This Impala is in wonderful condition, I love those seats and wide, straight dashboard with column shifter. I love that steering wheel. I always had a thing for the exterior styling of these cars as well.
Just 16 years ago and the build quality was typical...GM embarrassment. Thankfully, the great recession replaced many of the bean counters with executives who are engineers. GM today makes cars just as comfortable and reliable as Toyota and Honda. Their problem is overcoming the memory of them making poor quality vehicles.
I'd rather have this '05 Impala over anything GM currently makes. I disagree about this car not being as reliable, The 3400 60° and 3800 Series II V6 engines were fantastic and reliable. The seats were very comfy and cozy, but still supportive in that classic car way. The people in Oshawa produced a hell of a car.
12:42 @@hakeemsd70mI owned two of these. One was a 2003 LS, and the second was a 2005 Base model. I had both engines offered. The 3.4 V-6, and 3.8 V-6. My cars received regular maintenance at the GM dealer. The manufacturers maintenance schedule was adhered to. Both cars developed leaks in the intakes, and head gaskets. Both also needed new transmissions by 70,000 miles. The GM dealers all said the gaskets and transmissions were an issue on these. The dealer said they had all the parts needed to reseal the top end of the engine, and they also had the transmissions in stock. The steering racks would only last 3 years and then they would leak fluid. Both cars needed ABS Traction Control Modules. These cars are money pits. You can go broke spending money on repairs. The trunk release solenoids on both cars broke and had to be replaced. One Impala needed to have a catalytic converter. The only thing good about these cars was the comfort the seats provided. Two of the worst cars that Chevy ever made and I have owned a lot of chevys.
This Impala is in wonderful condition, I love those seats and wide, straight dashboard with column shifter. I love that steering wheel. I always had a thing for the exterior styling of these cars as well.
Aggressive Italian style. Like Ferrari
I had that same exact year color Impala. I loved it.
I’m Thor purchasing one like this any concerns I should have
Been thinking of grabbing a good one for my family of 4
very good and comprehensive review
Thank you kindly!
Love the review brother!
Great video keeping quality alive
I’ve hit 120 with mine but did the governor trick me?
I have that exact same car same color it has 118 000 km and it's great
14 years old
Sir, it's a 16 year old car.
You, I, and neighborhood reviews think this car is 14 years old
@@shashankp350 He never said that dude.. How old are you...?
He said that this car is 14 but I’m 15
@@shashankp350 Okay, and to prove that you’re 15.. take a car out for a drive.. if you don’t, I’ll report your channel for being underage..
This is a7th generation Impala not an 8th gen. The 8th gens were introduced in late 2005 as 2006 models.
Yeah, I went back through my notes and saw I said it incorrectly.
@@NeighborhoodCarReviews Gotcha 🤘😎
2006-2013 (up to 2016 when you include the fleet models), is the 9th generation Impala.
How come this is not rear wheel drive car
This Impala was based on the 2nd generation W body platform, which, like all W bodies, were all FWD.
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Just 16 years ago and the build quality was typical...GM embarrassment. Thankfully, the great recession replaced many of the bean counters with executives who are engineers. GM today makes cars just as comfortable and reliable as Toyota and Honda. Their problem is overcoming the memory of them making poor quality vehicles.
I'd rather have this '05 Impala over anything GM currently makes. I disagree about this car not being as reliable, The 3400 60° and 3800 Series II V6 engines were fantastic and reliable. The seats were very comfy and cozy, but still supportive in that classic car way. The people in Oshawa produced a hell of a car.
@@hakeemsd70m I love my 05, newer cars feel like big toys 😎
2005 is when GM was building quality cars. Around 2008 is when the quality started to decline
12:42 @@hakeemsd70mI owned two of these. One was a 2003 LS, and the second was a 2005 Base model. I had both engines offered. The 3.4 V-6, and 3.8 V-6. My cars received regular maintenance at the GM dealer. The manufacturers maintenance schedule was adhered to. Both cars developed leaks in the intakes, and head gaskets. Both also needed new transmissions by 70,000 miles. The GM dealers all said the gaskets and transmissions were an issue on these. The dealer said they had all the parts needed to reseal the top end of the engine, and they also had the transmissions in stock. The steering racks would only last 3 years and then they would leak fluid. Both cars needed ABS Traction Control Modules. These cars are money pits. You can go broke spending money on repairs. The trunk release solenoids on both cars broke and had to be replaced. One Impala needed to have a catalytic converter. The only thing good about these cars was the comfort the seats provided. Two of the worst cars that Chevy ever made and I have owned a lot of chevys.