| View Full Version : Catera? Malibu? DopeStar 156 03-05-04, 11:20 PM I drive a 99 Chevy Malibu and I parked one day next to a Cadillac Catera and notices a lot of similarities. Are they the same car? Much like a Camaro and a Firebird are the same? They seemed to be the same length and had similar looking aspects. Vesicant 03-05-04, 11:34 PM Nope :cool: The Malibu is I believe, based on a Saab 9'3, and the Catera is based on an Opel Omega which shares very little if any with Saab (mainly only the engine). Im surprised, this is the second time ive heard of people thinking and/or mistaking the Catera with a Malibu :hmm: . Reguardless, there you go... question answered. :D DopeStar 156 03-05-04, 11:43 PM Oohh... Ok thanks. The only car I'm sure about was an Oldsmobile which I believe was a Cutlass. They both look perfectly identical. I'm also suspecting the Pontiac Grand AM being another. Well thanks for the knowledge! Playdrv4me 03-06-04, 03:59 AM Nope :cool: The Malibu is I believe, based on a Saab 9'3, and the Catera is based on an Opel Omega which shares very little if any with Saab (mainly only the engine). Im surprised, this is the second time ive heard of people thinking and/or mistaking the Catera with a Malibu :hmm: . Reguardless, there you go... question answered. :D I dont think the previous Malibu had anything to do with the Saab, the 04 does share architecture with it. The previous Malibu shared platforms with the current Impala and as mentioned, was a dead ringer for the more luxurious and now defunct Olds Cutlass version. Vesicant 03-06-04, 09:56 AM Hey dope, you ever have any problems with your Malibu? I hear they are a Barrel full... tailight problems, brake & driveline problems, HVAC Problems. STS 03-06-04, 10:12 AM Hey dope, you ever have any problems with your Malibu? I hear they are a Barrel full... tailight problems, brake & driveline problems, HVAC Problems. you shouldn't be talkin jeff.... you own a catera. :lildevil: Vesicant 03-07-04, 03:25 PM you shouldn't be talkin jeff.... you own a catera. :lildevil: Bah, I havent had any MAJOR problems with my Catera... yet? :shhh: El Dobro 03-07-04, 08:05 PM The Catera has a closer relative in the L-Series Saturn. They even share the same engine. The suspension is different though because the Saturn has FWD. Vesicant 03-07-04, 08:47 PM I agree... I wonder about the L-Series and if that will have the same oil cooling problems the Catera did... from 2000 up its been "fixed" but occasionally you'll still find someone with a problem. Not only that, but the tensioner failures still show up, in any year really; but not so much 2000 +. El Dobro 03-07-04, 09:07 PM The V-6 Saturns have the oil cooler leak, but so far, there's no problem with the tensioners. Vesicant 03-07-04, 09:29 PM The V-6 Saturns have the oil cooler leak, but so far, there's no problem with the tensioners. Apart from that engine, theres the slightly larger version (only by .2 litres) in the Cadillac CTS. I havent heard any problems yet, but maybe its too new to tell. STS 03-08-04, 08:14 PM Apart from that engine, theres the slightly larger version (only by .2 litres) in the Cadillac CTS. I havent heard any problems yet, but maybe its too new to tell. the CTS, yes, even the newer ones, is just as bad as the Craptera El Dobro 03-08-04, 10:36 PM The techs call them Caterables. STS 03-08-04, 11:08 PM I am a tech. And I call it a craptera, shi+era, pos, MFer, etc... jealous57 03-09-04, 03:33 AM I like my craptera.......:p Vesicant 03-09-04, 05:39 PM Quit making fun of me! :crying: .... ;) DopeStar 156 03-20-04, 09:52 AM Hey dope, you ever have any problems with your Malibu? I hear they are a Barrel full... tailight problems, brake & driveline problems, HVAC Problems.LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!:histeric: Vesicant 03-20-04, 10:54 AM Had to ask, I knew you wanted to join the fun of fixing problems like we do. ;) | |