It's 2023, and here in the Ohio Valley, the 2000-05 Impala is far more common than others in its class, like the 2000-04 Toyota Avalon, and the nearly extinct Dodge Intrepid. I see several of these cars, and many older GM cars, daily.
@@hakeemsd70m you’re right. In the last five years I’ve saw maybe 3 intrepids. No Avalons of this age and more impalas. In my area of Knoxville Tennessee the 06-2016 impala and impala limited are still quite popular and seen regularly.
Kid at school’s parents bought one of these new in 2000. I can still hear him trying to convince us that this model was a “luxurious Corvette” like the SS models of the mid-90’s.
I used to love the GM 3.8 and all the Impalas that followed I had a 95 Oldsmobile Delta 88 3.8 V6 4 speed great riding car fast acceleration. Lost it with 100,000 Mi on it all original to an accident. Replaced it with a 98 Buick LeSabre same engine same transmission great vehicle sold it with 188,000 miles on it. All original that I bought a 2003 Chevy Impala that looked identical to the silver LS in this video put 120,000 miles on that and then traded it for a 2007 Chevy Impala with a 3.9 V6 4-speed automatic LT2 placed approximately 150,000 miles on that all original. Then I traded that in for a 2014 Chevy Impala Limited LT with 3.6 V6 6 speed automatic and traded that all original with 155000 miles on it. And that was the last Impala I owned all those Vehicles were a great experience and I would do them all again.
@@ronhoover5516 unfortunately I'm in the market for something new and I really haven't found anything I like out there. I always buy used usually a lease return or something with low miles. I currently Drive a 2017 Chevy Equinox. Which has served me well. But because of the reliability that customers claimed goes downhill with these as they get old and now that I have about 90,000 on it I want to trade it before it runs into problems. At this point I don't know what I'm going to get I'm thinking something around a 2019 or 20 model year but not sure yet. What it is going to be. I was actually looking towards Toyota or Honda because of the reliability. But I was even informed that their reliability has fallen through the years and the price they want for them I feel is not worth but they are asking.
@@cld2930Mercedes V6 N/A engines were pretty stout, my E350 is about to break the 200,000 mile mark while only having the belt tensioner fail on me around 150k miles.
Next to the Impala SS, this body style is my favorite next to the Monte Carlo SS, and Cavalier Z24 convertible. I would like to find me a 2005 model in white, black, burgandy, and Plum color in the SS version sunroof with the 3800 Supercharged engine.
I inherited a barely used and well maintained 00 Impala soon after my daughter was born. The car was fine for about six months and then started to fall apart. The 3.8 was a great engine but put in a cheaply made car. Ended up rolling it when someone played chicken on a two lane road (to be fair it did crash well and I walked away scratch free). They did me a favor.
The downsizing wasnt favored by police officers across the country. They weren’t as fast and durable as the caprice of the 90s. However these cars with the 3800 engine were very reliable and more practical than the crown Vic especially with the fold down rear seats
Had a 2004 Impala SS in black with gray leather. Had the 3.8 with the supercharger. Wish I still had that car. It was a lease and I turned it in at the end when I should;ve bought it instead. I got it after trading in a 2001 Monte Carlo that had head gasket issues (was that a common problem with the 01 MC?)
GM made a lot of bad cars but the Impala generally wasn't one of them. Many documented examples of 2000s Impalas lasting to 200k and more. For American about as bulletproof as could be had.
I owned a 2003 Impala LS, and a 2005 Impala Base model. I would not own another. Both the 3.8 V-6 and 3.4 engines developed intake gasket problems, transmission problems started at 65,000 miles, rack and pinion steering gear leaks at 20,000 miles, traction control module problems, and wheel hub problems. These cars were money pits. Would have been better off buying a Ford Crown Victoria or Mercury Marquis. Every 3 years or 20,000 miles a steering rack needed to be replaced on these cars because of poor design. Transmissions start acting up at 65,000 miles, and go completely at 70,000 miles because they were designed for a smaller engine and smaller car. If I want a other Impala, it would be a 1965 SS 2 door with the coke bottle styling.
I still can't believe people buy cars based on 0-60, skidpad, slalom, and braking feet. I buy cars..most of them..based on Insurance institute safety, comfort, decent handling, not too difficult to repair...
You these cars weren't terrible but they have not aged well at all at least you could get one with the 3800 series 2 V6 otherwise these are $1,500 specials on used car lots someone who wants just a car
bought an 04 3400 4 years ago for 1k with 200k miles! underbody just got too rusted. faulty passlock system was incredibly inconvenient to say the least. Just moved on from it but got my fair value and then some. Just bought a 2012 Impala with the 3.6 300hp. for another bargain of 3k..wow it's quite a car and an upgrade in nearly all ways to this early 2000s gen. lack of unique character in its appearance might be the only knock on contemporary impalas as an all around regular person sedan.
Good luck finding one of these for $1,500 nowadays, unless it has like 200K miles on it. Most of these Impalas with 100-150k miles are at least $3-$5K on used lots now, at least in the Midwest.
Toyota and Nissan really weren't any better. Car interiors improved drastically in the 00's, only to be ruined by screens and touch points in the 2010's.
and now in 2020s invasive technologies that link your personal information to your car and to live networks. I sure hope this trend gets called out because if it doesn't we're gonna be surveilled heavily based on our driving habits. Driving credit scores and such.@@hakeemsd70m
Please anyone who has one of these 8th generation impalas if you have the orange antifreeze coolent have it flushed out immediately because the orange so called coolent is not coolent it's sludge. My 05 has it and it literally ruined the engine. Why I know because my 04 that I have has a whole lot more miles on it and I never had any trouble with it because my 04 has the GREEN antifreeze and these cars both have the identical everything except the two only have different shades of red. They both have the 3.4 liter engines. The orange so called orange antifreeze I believe was a huge mistake that Gm made or was convinced some how to use because of the type of head gaskets supposedly we're different, not sure of that but my 04 is prof that the green antifreeze is definitely supperior...
I used the green antifreeze in my 2003, and 2005 Impalas, and still had problems with the Intake gaskets failing. People think it was the red Dexcool coolant that caused the gaskets to fail. Switching to the green coolant did not stop my gaskets from failing. The 3800 Series II engine has a poorly designed intake plenim and intake that causes leaks. GM knew there was a problem, and came out with the 3800 series III engine which had a design change for the intake. GM went from the plastic intake to a metal intake, and the change was supposed to stop the problem.
The 3400 engine is a nasty engine. It has intake gasket issues, and see what happens when the water pump goes. When the water pump goes you are in for a big surprise. The entire top end of the engine has to be taken apart, and all the gaskets have to be replaced. The heads have to go to a machine shop, and you may have to replace burned exhaust valves. The aftermarket water pumps are also garbage, and my mechanic does not recommend them for this engine. My mechanic will only use a genuine GM water pump purchased through the dealer. The problem happened to me. I hate the 3400 engine for this reason. A slight overheating issue leads to major problems.
