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Old 12-16-2009 | 09:26 AM
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My Saturn wouldn't pass smog so it got the boot (trade in) and a newer better model put in its place.

First: No tripping on the whole Brand X thing. I don't like it any more than you do but Fucked-Over-Rebuilt-Dodge Motor Company wasn't offering 0% over 72 months.

Details: It's quick. Shifter is a little vague. Handles like it's cutting grooves in the road to guide itself, VERY solid and snappy handling. Came with 18x7 and 18x8 wheels, brembo 4 pot front brakes and vented disc rear single piston setup. Clutch is touchy as ****. Came with a pillar mounted boost/vacuum gauge that looks to be made by autometer. Runs 15psi at full tilt and makes 5psi at 1800rpm with a the throttle just barely open. Boost comes on fast as hell. Came with XM for a year and OnStar for a year free. Bluetooth, USB, accessory audio-in and plenty of steering wheel mounted controls. Oh yeah... and a sunroof. To top it all off the back seat is usable by adults and the trunk if ****** cavernous.

Overall it's a great car. All the fast I want and none of the headaches. Not going to mod it at all.. it's got every single thing done to it from the factory that I would have done. Chalk one up for chebby... they got this one pretty much right.



On a lesser note, the mustang will be sold sometime in the new year.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 09:30 AM
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so when does the 5.4 go in?
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 09:36 AM
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wtf? Srsly? A cobalt?
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 09:39 AM
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If I had to have a Cobalt, that'd be the one. It will hang with GT mustangs all day in the straights, and then rape them in the corners.

R3d, hows the TQ steer? bad? none?
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 09:42 AM
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none at all. it's a helluva car
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by zigzagg321
If I had to have a Cobalt, that'd be the one. It will hang with GT mustangs all day in the straights, and then rape them in the corners.

R3d, hows the TQ steer? bad? none?
You're on the green stuff again aren't you? FWD top heavy 4 door "raping" a Mustang in the corners. You must be on stronger stuff then ever before.

You know me, I'm a pretty level headed guy, but a 260hp FWD car "hanging with GT's in the straights" does not sound very plausible either.. I wonder how much power it actually puts to the ground.. 200 ish? IDK man, I guess it's possible, but doesn't seem very likely.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 10:10 AM
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You're on the green stuff again aren't you? FWD top heavy 4 door "raping" a Mustang in the corners. You must be on stronger stuff then ever before.

You know me, I'm a pretty level headed guy, but a 260hp FWD car "hanging with GT's in the straights" does not sound very plausible either.. I wonder how much power it actually puts to the ground.. 200 ish? IDK man, I guess it's possible, but doesn't seem very likely.

read up on the car before you bash it. I think you need to have a toke this time.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 10:19 AM
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I hope you have better luck with your Cobalt than my best friend had with hers. She got one the first year they were out (2005, I think), it was the regular 4 cylinder. She had to take it to the dealership almost 20 times for recurring transmission and electrical problems in the less than 2 years she owned it. The car had problems shifting into gears, the headlights would dim or just turn off while she was driving, the horn would blare and not turn off... she was always having problems with it.

She took care of her car, but I think it was built on a Friday or a hangover Monday. Whenever I drove it, I liked it. It was pretty nice and rode really well.

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read up on the car before you bash it. I think you need to have a toke this time.
I had a friend that had a Cobalt SS that ran low 12's in the 1/4. He upgraded the clutch, supercharger and a whole bunch of other ****. It was a pretty bad little bitch and looked good, too. He didn't rice it out. Kept it pretty much stock on the outside except for smoking the headlights/tails and putting some wheels on it.
 

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Old 12-16-2009 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by zigzagg321
read up on the car before you bash it. I think you need to have a toke this time.
I read the review on leftlanenews.com and it really doesn't seem like anything all that special?.. What am I missing?

I mean, it's a Cobalt.. With a turbo.. and some suspension stuff.. Oh and the battery is in the trunk. To me it's kind of like buying an SRT-4 neon, you can call it an SRT-4 instead of a neon, but guess what?.. It's still a Neon.

(I was watching pass time the other day and they had two kids on there with SRT-4 Neon's and when they asked them what they were driving both of them just said SRT-4's and had taken the Neon name off of the trunks of their cars. LOL)
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 10:36 AM
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why are you selling the mustang? if you can afford a brand new cobalt SS, i'm pretty sure you can keep the 'stang.


red is a traitor for going to chevy.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Leonide
why are you selling the mustang? if you can afford a brand new cobalt SS, i'm pretty sure you can keep the 'stang.


red is a traitor for going to chevy.
Yet, I'm sure he wouldn't be a traitor if he had gotten a Corvette.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 10:50 AM
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fwd generally has less drive train loss than a rwd car. I won't knock it I've heard those are pretty fun cars....... The supercharged 5.4 badass-and-a-half-ness will be gone though
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Leonide
why are you selling the mustang?(
He's been throwing the idea back and fourth for a while I think with his 24hr classified ads every once in a while...
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by WNRacing
You're on the green stuff again aren't you? FWD top heavy 4 door "raping" a Mustang in the corners. You must be on stronger stuff then ever before.

You know me, I'm a pretty level headed guy, but a 260hp FWD car "hanging with GT's in the straights" does not sound very plausible either.. I wonder how much power it actually puts to the ground.. 200 ish? IDK man, I guess it's possible, but doesn't seem very likely.
220ish average to the ground from what I've seen.

It corners better than any stock car I've driven short of M3's and Vettes. The thing is seriously better in a corner than I am so far. And yeah... it's pretty close on power and weighs 500lbs less than a mustang so I'll bet it'll give a stock stang a run for its money.


Originally Posted by Black Sunshine
I hope you have better luck with your Cobalt than my best friend had with hers. She got one the first year they were out (2005, I think), it was the regular 4 cylinder. She had to take it to the dealership almost 20 times for recurring transmission and electrical problems in the less than 2 years she owned it. The car had problems shifting into gears, the headlights would dim or just turn off while she was driving, the horn would blare and not turn off... she was always having problems with it.

I think her Cobalt was just built on a Friday. She took good care of it. It was just a shitty car.
So far reports from owners of 09' SS cars have been splendid. Don't think I didn't do a bunch of research before buying.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 11:02 AM
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I never get to drive the mustang and it's a big asset waiting to be liquidated to eliminate a modest chunk of debt. With that debt gone I can go out and buy a 2011 Boss in a year and have plenty of car and a helluva lot more money to mess with.

Anyone that wants to give 13K for the stang can have it. I'll even have it tuned for ya.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by r3dn3ck
So far reports from owners of 09' SS cars have been splendid. Don't think I didn't do a bunch of research before buying.
Oh, I'm sure you did. You're not stupid, you wouldn't just to drop all that money on a new car without knowing what you were getting yourself into.

Also, my best friend is one of those who if she didn't have bad luck, she'd have no luck at all, so it honestly didn't surprise me with all the problems she had with her Cobalt.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 11:22 AM
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If you really do end up selling the stang r3d, would you consider trading the wheels? Mine for yours, and I could probably muster up some cash.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 11:26 AM
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I can't hate one bit on the SS cobalts. Thoes are good cars. They are magicians in the corners and are plently fast.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 11:30 AM
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Sweet car man! 4 pot brakes, damn! thats baller.

Thats the speed 3's arch rival.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 11:42 AM
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Russ: Sure man. They're DD's. My tires are new too.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 01:49 PM
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Congrats on the new car man.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by r3dn3ck
Russ: Sure man. They're DD's. My tires are new too.
Cool man. Let me know how much and I'll see what I can do. The front tires on mine are new and the rears still have some life on them.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 03:30 PM
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make offer. Feel free to pop by the house and take a look. It's on crestmont.
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 00blkstanggt
If you really do end up selling the stang r3d, would you consider trading the wheels? Mine for yours, and I could probably muster up some cash.
That'd be sweet...three members of this board having the same set of wheels
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Badfish
That'd be sweet...three members of this board having the same set of wheels
I was thinking about that earlier...

your old wheels are *****!!
 
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Old 12-16-2009 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by r3dn3ck
Anyone that wants to give 13K for the stang can have it. I'll even have it tuned for ya.
13K Really? Man i would think your babey is worth more than that!
 
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Old 12-17-2009 | 08:34 AM
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13K Really? Man i would think your babey is worth more than that!
It is, but not many people would pay for a modified-to-the-hilt streetable racecar. When you modify, you never get out what you put in.
 
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Old 12-17-2009 | 08:55 AM
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It is, but not many people would pay for a modified-to-the-hilt streetable racecar. When you modify, you never get out what you put in.
dont I know it! so true, so true.
 
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Old 12-17-2009 | 08:57 AM
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I may have time today to swing by. I'll hit you up around 4:30.
 
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Old 12-17-2009 | 09:10 AM
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I shall endeavor to be around. May lag a bit... traffic and all.
 



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