Used 2006 Chevrolet Impala Consumer Reviews
Used Impala for sale
Christine
G.R., 12/15/2022
2006 Chevrolet Impala SS 4dr Sedan (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Got IT New in 2006. I have Been in and out of dealership for the pass 17 years. No killing, my glove box is full of pink Bills. I am a mécanique engenering officer in the Army but this car is a do not Buy. Had to spend around 25 k over the years.
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Reliable, comfortable, solid enough highway mpg
James ray, 10/30/2022
2006 Chevrolet Impala LS 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I ran into one with 148,000kms in december of 2021, I am just passing my 10th month of owning it. Now its hanging just over 160,000kms and it relatively speaking, is still going strong for its age. It's a smooth ride, with surprisingly modern features, a large trunk and cabin space, as well as solid highway gas milage. Power windows are nice. It has a clear, good sounding stock sound system that is on par with a lot of today's midrange speakers. It also comes with AC for those blistering hot summer days. It also has two power outlets in front, and one in the back as well. Lastly, cruise control is easy to use, and for the most part pretty smooth at holding its pace, only getting slighly confused on what rpm to hold on some inclined roads. The only thing the LS in particular is missing is an Auto start feature on the FOB, which you can look for in other trims of this series of Impala's. As well as bluetooth connectivity for music and calls, which can be solved by buying a cheap $25-$30 bluetooth reciever of some sort. Comfort for your money spent here is quite high. The large cabin space really lets you have a solid amount of space up front, even with the seats pulled up some what. The seat's are quite comfortable as well, the back seats in particular are surprisingly cushy. So regardless of the back seating's leg space feeling slightly cramped, comfort shouldn't be a problem as a back seat passenger at all. To get the point across, I have gone on a fair amount of day trips with this thing, and have not gotten any complaints about the seating being uncomfortable, and needing a break to stretch for a bit. Even on the longer ones this seems to not have been an issue whatsoever. Even I as the main driver didn't need to do so despite the front seats lacking the cush the back seating has. The storage space of this thing is more than adequate for the size of the car. in fact, it quite regularly exceeds my expectations when I see how much stuff can go in there. We once had a fairly large stroller, probably $200-300 dollars worth of groceries and what ever random junk I had in there, and some other miscellaneous purchases, and it still had a small amount of room to work with. So any extremely large grocery hauls to Costco are practically covered with this, no sweat. If you get a trim with lowerable back seats, it just goes up from there. As long as you aren't expecting to move anything too wide, or tall, there is a fair shot it will fit into this trunk. Now, the ride. She's smooth, quiet, has a sensible amount of power and acceleration, and turns well enough for how long this car is. The power is enough to both keep pace with traffic, and make progress in it if it is safe to do so. So regardless of what some other's might say about it not being as powerful as you think, I think of it the other way around. For an 06 sedan, its got more kick than you would expect, while still being a practical in the sense that it's design isn't screaming at you to push it to it's limit, it's power is only there when necessary, which it provides well enough. Parking is the only place where it's size can make the handling feel a bit like a boat, as well as certain streets where a U-turn can is turned into a 3 point turn because of it's size. Even then, the parking can be adapted to fairly quickly, and Uturns and 3 point's are very specific cases that are either illegal (uturn), inconvenient, or down right impossible do to surrounding traffic, so it comes up less then you would think. and it's as manageable as adapting to parking her. The nose being pointed down is the only downside to this ride, as well as the weird suspension system this thing is on. With the nose down, you have to watch yourself on sharp but short inclines such as going over some sidewalks into either residential parking areas, or alley ways. Because if you go to fast the car will hit the pavement and that repeatedly happening can't be to good. Which happens because the suspension is soft? I don't know how accurate of a description this is, but hear me out. On standard level pavement she's a beaut, but as soon as the pavement is uneaven to a moderate degree, you really feel the car move and slightly rock with the road, which at higher speeds can be very uncomfortable. But do to it being soft, it handles more cheaper pavement and gravel better than I thought. If you are a majority city/highway driver and road maintenance is well tended to, the suspension issue doesn't really exist for the most part, which is very true in my time with it, since city and highway is all I'm ever on. Gas is better than you would think. Highway in particular is solid even today, averaging about 9-10L per 100km, and depending on how you optimize that, it could go down a bit. Which with the cruise control in the mix, you might have a fair shot at keeping said lowered number consistent as well. At my usage, you can easily get 700km highway on a full tank, and at it's estimated 7L/100km, technically a bit over 1000 is possible in one go, but I have yet to go pure highway, only mixed travel. On that note, city isn't bad per se. But if your driving in city for hours a day, looking else where isn't the worst idea. It works for me, because I keep it to the necessities, and some recreation at most once a day, and at most 5 days of the week. So I only need to fill it every 10 days give or take, letting it get just under half. This driving is already putting its milage in question, so if you do more than I do then it might go down to at worst a fill every 3-5 days, which for the tank's 77L capacity, is just god awful. In review of the past 10 months, I can confidently say I do not regret buying this used, It is reliable, comfortable, it is modern enough and suits my driving habits well. Being minimal city, and predominately highway kilometers. If this sound's like you, then this car might be the one you didn't expect you'd need.
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Great car
Dale, 08/21/2018
2006 Chevrolet Impala LS 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Excellent performance and value
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06 Impala SS
eeterson, 02/19/2012
2006 Chevrolet Impala SS 4dr Sedan (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought this car used with 60,000 miles. I ignored the fact I test drove it with check engine light and warning lights. Wanted this great looking big engine fueled car. Used car dealer turned the car over with all issues "fixed." Light came back on, transmission needed to be rebuilt. Dealer fixed that, had to fix trunk release issue. Power door locks stopped working. Sensors were going through the six months I had this car. Lots of little annoying things. Unreliable car but FUN TO DRIVE. Loved the power. And for all its flaws it was safe. I ended up rolling this thing pretty badly, totaled the car. Walked away uninjured.
Nice to drive - when it works
waldo57, 11/07/2012
2006 Chevrolet Impala LTZ 4dr Sedan (3.9L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
I just (thankfully) traded in my 2006 Chevrolet Impala LTZ that I had for 3 years. It was a complete nightmare. I replaced the power steering pump twice, and had the power steering service four or five times on top of that. When the weather got cold, the power steering pump would "pressurize" and blow the hose right off, leaking power steering fluid all over the ground. The dealership charged me several hundred dollars to "fix" it, but by the time I traded it in several months later, the power steering pump was making a grinding noise again. Other than these problems, the car was very nice. It handled well, and has plenty of power for passing or moving in traffic.