Malibu. Worth the money?

[FFFEMT]

Brother passed away. 2021 Malibu LT 1.5 Turbo. Leather Package, Driver l & ll confidence Package, Tilt Power Sunroof, Midnight edition. Has all options except Navigation and 2.0 Turbo. 29k miles. Is it worth $23k? Excellent condition.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

In this market, it is

 

[Nick1994]

Depends if you care about power. The 1.5T is gutless.

 

[atikovi]

You want to buy it from the estate or sell it for the estate?

 

[Zaedock]

Sorry about your brother man.

 

[gregk24]

Sorry for your loss. For 23K I'd personally look for something with a better reliability record, but that's just me and you or others may have other priorities.

 

[earthbound]

not my way to spend 23k, but someone loyal to GM would probably have differing views....however in this crazy current world you'd probably get that amount...

 

[fisher83]

Sorry for your loss. Unless the car has some sentimental value, I'd probably pass on it as well.

 

[Blinker]

Sorry to hear about your brother.

But yes, that is a very well equipped Malibu. Most LT’s don’t have leather seats or a leather wrapped steering wheel/gear shift. That’s a good price.

 

[Blinker]

Depends if you care about power. The 1.5T is gutless.

The 1.5T is more than enough power in the Malibu.

 

[FFFEMT]

You want to buy it from the estate or sell it for the estate?

Sell it for the estate. KBB shows $27k to $29k private sale and $24k to $26k trade in. We are thinking sell to dealer. Short time frame

 

[eljefino]

Try Carmax/ Carvana too for bids.

 

[Blueshound]

I am sorry for your loss.

I have sold at least half a dozen cars from estates and in almost every case a sale to a dealer was the way to go. I'd call 3 or 4 places and take the highest offer.

Unless money is super-tight and you have the time and patience. Then you might hold out for a private sale.

 

[atikovi]

Mileage on the high end but expect you might get around $23K selling to a dealer.

 

[fisher83]

Carmax has been giving some pretty crazy high offers lately. Thats where I'd take it in this situation. They used to come in on the low end in the past. I sold two vehicles to them last year and it was quick and painless. I checked a couple of other dealerships first and Carmax was higher by a lot. They gave me $7k more for my F-150 than the Ford dealer was offering me and they were higher on the Subaru also.

 

[gregk24]

Sell it for the estate. KBB shows $27k to $29k private sale and $24k to $26k trade in. We are thinking sell to dealer. Short time frame

If you're looking to sell, Carmax took good care of me when we sold our 2020 Jetta.

 

[Nick1994]

The 1.5T is more than enough power in the Malibu.

I drove a 2018 Malibu rental car and it was unbelievably slow.

I had a 2015 Sonata at the time that wiped the floor with that Malibu. And it wasn't a quick car.

 

[wemay]

Sorry for your loss. My condolences.

The 2021 Malibu is a sharp car. I would say "yes".

 

[tbm5690]

I drove a 2018 Malibu rental car and it was unbelievably slow.

I had a 2015 Sonata at the time that wiped the floor with that Malibu. And it wasn't a quick car.

Agreed, 160 horse in a car that size by no stretch of the imagination is adequate.

 

[Blueshound]

Agreed, 160 horse in a car that size by no stretch of the imagination is adequate.

Will you two please go fight in some other sandbox? OP asked if he was getting a decent price for his brother's car.