My Little Car

[slobalt]

My daily ride..........

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa197/lightninbalt/alterego.jpg

[NewSpeedSteed]

Well I'll be the first to comment, I like it. I've always been intrigued about Cobalts (mainly the 'SS' model) and from what I've read Chevy did a pretty good job on them. It's a shame that they dropped the supercharged SS version (couldn't meet the upped emission standards) I would really consider one for a daily driver. The main thing that worries me is the same thing with the SRT-4: snow driving. I have heard horror stories about SRT-4s and Cobalt SS's in snowy weather. And since this is Iowa and we have the 5 seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Road Construction) I have to pass. I almost bought a '05 sliver SS for 14 grand. But walked away because I didn't need another car payment at the time.

Damn, I got way off subject, and deleting all of that is too much work, so once again nice car... the color is perfect.

[DustinsDuster]

i like the looks of those little cars...if only they were RWD, thatd be pretty awesome.

[ZEE]

Those stock tires are crap in the snow. Put different tires on and it's no worse than your standard front wheel drive car.

[slobalt]

Thanks for the comments. Guys here at work are telling me horror stories about the Iowa winter. I learned to drive in Wyoming in my moms Pinto, I'm hoping I can remember everything I learned about winter driving. Plus I figure I'll be switching over to the ol' truck with sandbags. Did a lot of ice driving in Texas with it, now that's fun.

[Scott]

I had a buddy with a cobalt that looked excatly like yours and he rolled it after sliding into the ditch last winter.. better get some snow tires for the front, it makes hella difference

[ZacFields]

I flat out fell in love with the cobalt SS in 05 when they came out. I went to Pat McGrath chevyland and test-drove one (was one of my first manual tranny experiences) and I just loved it. The options were awesome, and the car was as zippy as anyone ever needs. But in 2005 I was 19-20 and working part time at quik-trip, so I did not have the money to pay for the car payments/insurance on a brand new supercharged car.

But definitely love the car. One day in the somewhat-distant future I will probably purchase an SS. Like nate said it definitely sucks that they stopped making the supercharged version, but who knows if that is a temporary thing or if they just had to go back to the drawing boards for a couple years to figure out how to comply with the new emission standards.

Zac

[Domestic Disturbance]

if those rims r 17s i have some snow tires 4 sale :bigthumb:

[slobalt]

Hmmm......I've got 18's on the car and 16's no the truck. No luck there.

[tylers88]

Zac I'm not to worried cuz the Camaro was supose to be gone for ever to but that's supose to be out by the end of next year or early 09, I think that's what I heard anyway. I think the only car that hasn't come back(or have plans to) that people would buy would probably be a new Vega.

O yea and kiss my :butthead: to the people who make the emision laws.

[slobalt]

Chevy went and turbo'd the HHR maybe thats the plan for the Cobalt too.

I'm gonna hold out for the new Camaro. Cobalt will be paid off in 18 months, just in time.

[DustinsDuster]

Chevy went and turbo'd the HHR maybe thats the plan for the Cobalt too.

I'm gonna hold out for the new Camaro. Cobalt will be paid off in 18 months, just in time.


cool, when you get one of those, you can come out and race my new Challenger. we'll see which one is faster...

[slobalt]

cool, when you get one of those, you can come out and race my new Challenger. we'll see which one is faster...

that'd be something to see.

[Domestic Disturbance]

ls3 :bigthumb:

[tylers88]

Dustin I do have to hand it to Dodge the new Challengers look cool as hell. And the LS3 will have 1 major draw back almost garented(spelling??) :cop:

[Domestic Disturbance]

guaranteed. whats that drawback? pushrods?

[DustinsDuster]

i dont think pushrods are a drawback. i like my torque curve...

[Domestic Disturbance]

ya i like my pushrod engine. i didn't know if he was a ford fan or something though, otherwise whats the problem with it?

[krustindumm]

It's a shame that they dropped the supercharged SS version (couldn't meet the upped emission standards) I would really consider one for a daily driver.

i find it funny that gm will drop the cobalt ss (22/30mpg) for emissions reasons, but the AWD 6.0L trailblazer (14/17mpg) stays in production no problemo.

And it's all about C.A.F.E. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_ ... el_Economy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Average_Fuel_Economy)

Fuck the EPA for making useless laws, Fuck GM for extorting loopholes, and Fuck the average American consumer for buying into the bullshit.

[Kevinmach1]

My wife's brother actually designed the front and rear of the cobalt. He will be glad to hear you like it...

[slobalt]

My wife's brother actually designed the front and rear of the cobalt. He will be glad to hear you like it...

Funny you should mention that, while I like the car overall the only thing that I didn't like was the rear. The rear end just didn't look right for some reason I can't quite place it though.

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa197/lightninbalt/rear1.jpg
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[Domestic Disturbance]

ya i hear you. i love the way the tail lights look on those though. it might be the fact that your backbumper looks like its stretched. still good looking cars