James Fabin’s Advice about the 2006 Chevrolet Impala:
The 2006 Chevrolet Impala has some tough competition. Compared to the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, the Impala provides more room but with lower quality and less overall comfort. The Dodge Charger is also a worthy competitor, offering better road manners and sharing some of its engineering with Mercedes-Benz. The Nissan Maxima can be had, though stripped of most of its options, for about the same price as the Impala LTZ that we drove. And then there are the Koreans – the Hyundai Azera offers more standard features and a longer warranty. Looking at price alone, it may appear the Impala offers the best value – but that lower price was made by cutting corners, corners that are too visible as you drive the car. My advice is to take your time and test drive the competitors before making your purchase – you may find something else a bit more rewarding to live with. Thom Blackett’s Advice about the 2006 Chevrolet Impala:
Around these parts, there’s obviously lots of talk about which cars are winners and losers, which offer the most bang for the buck, which look and perform the best, and which we’d recommend. For quite some time, with notable exceptions, when it comes to our recommendations, discussion has been limited to Hondas, Toyotas, Nissans, Chevrolet Corvettes, Chrysler 300s, and so on, because it’s got to be something we’d put in our own driveways and make payments on every month. Given that, I’d have no problem suggesting a test drive of the 2006 Chevrolet Impala. Of course, that’s after waiting a year or so for Chevy to work out any redesign-year bugs, and since Chevy has a reputation to build and not protect, I’d point out the beatable three-year/36,000-mile warranty to the dealer and start negotiations with invoice as a starting point and work down from there. Christian Wardlaw’s Advice about the 2006 Chevrolet Impala:
After cruising around southern California, including a road trip to Joshua Tree National Park, for a week in our 2006 Chevy Impala LTZ test car, I feel like a tourist – and not just because of the surroundings. Scrub the leather interior, and this Impala is just like countless rentals I’ve driven in my past. I’m convinced this impression is related to my olfactory and aural senses, a remembrance of General Motors new car smell combined with the sound of a merely adequate V6 from behind the firewall and a rental agreement tucked above the right visor. Certainly, this impression isn’t due to visual or tactile receptors, since I think the Impala is a nice looking sedan that feels good to drive and proves comfortable over time. As for a recommendation, well, I can’t say I would put this car at the top half of someone’s must-drive list, but if you’re seriously considering the purchase of a Chevy Impala, neither would I steer you clear of the car. And that’s a big improvement over the Impala it replaces.
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