I stalked my former Chevy Malibu... What I found shocked me!

[DirtyBlueshirt]

Yesterday I found the VIN for my 2006 Chevy Malibu that I traded in when I got my first 2011 Ford Fiesta in 2010. I did not expect to see it in a wrecking yard with such catastrophic damage. Many feels were had.

Many memories with this car. I bought this in 2007. It took me and Damien from Washington to Michigan, then myself to Florida for my original CTN "A" School. After three months, I went back to Michigan to pick up Damien, and then took a marathon run to California. I traded it in in 2010 for my first Ford Fiesta. In it's final 4 years, the Malibu gained 60,000 miles on the odometer an was finally in what appears to be a rollover accident. It looks like they replaced the stereo at some point, but you can see the original radio in the rear seat, including the afternarket XM satellite tuner I installed (the small white box behind the stereo).


First, some memories of the better times:


Car #5: 2006 Chevrolet Malibu LT V6 (2007-Present) by Aaron Slater, on Flickr[FONT=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]
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2006 Malibu by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

All Packed Up... by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

All cleaned up... by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

All cleaned up... by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

All cleaned up... by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

All cleaned up... by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

Cruise Control by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

Fuel Economy by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

The Attentive Damien by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

Damien the Lookout by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

My view for the past 2 days by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

Damien at rest by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

And now, the carnage:


Fate of my 2006 Malibu by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

Fate of my 2006 Malibu by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

Fate of my 2006 Malibu by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

Fate of my 2006 Malibu by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

Fate of my 2006 Malibu by Aaron Slater, on Flickr

 

[me32]

Well that sucks

 

[Chris G]

Amazing how people just TRASH cars over a short period of time.

 

[GateCityRadio]

How do you look up stuff like that?

 

[DirtyBlueshirt]

How do you look up stuff like that?

the VIN number and Google.

 

[GateCityRadio]

simple enough lol
thanks

 

[Rejeme]

Creepy. I've always wondered what has become of cars I've traded in or sold. You can literally spend years in a vehicle.

 

[Rejeme]

Holy cow! Just noticed the biohazard sticker on the window.

 

[DirtyBlueshirt]

Holy cow! Just noticed the biohazard sticker on the window.

Yeah, not surprising. The Auto Auction industry will label it that way if there's bloodstains.

 

[Xtreme545]

That's where Chevy malibus belong, in the junkyard lol

 

[DirtyBlueshirt]

That's where Chevy malibus belong, in the junkyard lol

That's harsh...

 

[Xtreme545]

That's harsh...

Not a fan of grandma crap cars lol

 

[DirtyBlueshirt]

Not a fan of grandma crap cars lol

Then don't comment.