Evolution VIII or Cobalt SS
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Evolution VIII or Cobalt SS
ok heres the deal...... i need honest consumers and not people that will pick the evo because they own one...... heres my situation. i have 2 cars with similar prices and cannot decide which one is going to be my best option.... heres the specs.....i like both cars a lot so give me your honest opinions on which and why.....
2005 Mistubishi Evolution VIII
Silver, 37000 miles, leather recaro seats, sunroof, infinity sound system, tinted windows almost bone stock except for an exhaust and k and n typhoon intake. cars almost mint aswell. i can probablly haggle it to $22500 out the door.
2009 Cheverolet Cobalt SS Turbocharged
BRAND NEW! Black, 2 miles(off the truck and into stock), black cloth sport seats with ss embroidered in, pioneer 7 speaker sound system with ipod dock and sub, boost gauge, premium floor mats, 18" alloys, high rise spoiler, 0% financing for 60 months and the total comes out to be like $24300 out the door.
2005 Mistubishi Evolution VIII
Silver, 37000 miles, leather recaro seats, sunroof, infinity sound system, tinted windows almost bone stock except for an exhaust and k and n typhoon intake. cars almost mint aswell. i can probablly haggle it to $22500 out the door.
2009 Cheverolet Cobalt SS Turbocharged
BRAND NEW! Black, 2 miles(off the truck and into stock), black cloth sport seats with ss embroidered in, pioneer 7 speaker sound system with ipod dock and sub, boost gauge, premium floor mats, 18" alloys, high rise spoiler, 0% financing for 60 months and the total comes out to be like $24300 out the door.
the 09 ss cobalts are turbocharged?? well i know ive driven both because a room mate had an 06 ss cobalt. and theres really no comparison to the evo.... they are nice cars but you will be happier with the evo.
just decide for yourself.
If you get a cobalt ss just don't be like those stupid ricers on youtube who think their car is godly fast because they beat another car on a retarded highway pull.
If you get a cobalt ss just don't be like those stupid ricers on youtube who think their car is godly fast because they beat another car on a retarded highway pull.
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daily driver with mods and once in a great while hit a road coarse..... the thing is the cobalt gets better gas mileage then the evo and i will be the first owner of the cobalt so i will have known where its been and how its been driven..... the evos all wheel driver and overall kooler..... both have pros and cons.... yes the new cobalts are turbocharged and make 260hp while still getting 22 city and 30 highway.... if you go to hahn racecraft and get the flash tuner, exhaust, intercooler, downpipe, hot and cold side pipes and intake it will put you right at like 365hp to. im not worried about mods either because both ams and hahn racecraft are out here for both cars and i can go to either or and i do most of my own work.
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im asking for opinions because its hard to decide both are nice..... and both are pretty decent deals..... and no i dont plan on ricing it out.... personally im more into camaros and mustangs then either of these cars...... im no stranger to racing and so forth..... this is just going to be a daily with a few mods... i have no intention of racing this car except for once in awhile..... thats what i have the camaro for
Well I know ALOT about the cobalts since I used to own a Ion redline previously to the evo. Only thing about the cobalt is once you mod it, bye bye warranty. And there are having a few problems with some of the balts, overall great car though. If your passion is truly racing and cars, then this should be a no brainer for you because FWD will get you very angry lol
O and thats crank hp man, those cars with max bolton's are making about 320-330 whp, then again though, your gunna have to have slicks on the car to run lower then high 12's
GL on whatever car you chose!!
O and thats crank hp man, those cars with max bolton's are making about 320-330 whp, then again though, your gunna have to have slicks on the car to run lower then high 12's
GL on whatever car you chose!!
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yeah i know its crank horsepower just like i believe a stock evo is 283 at the crank..yeah trust me i know of slicks too lol. the camaro was running mid 9s before i decided to put a turbocharged big block in it..... that use to be my daily and now i need something else. i mean i love racing and all but this is mostly going to be a street car. it might see a road coarse twice a year at road america or the autobahn country club and thats about it.
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Haha I can understand your frustration but you did ask this on an evo board 
The newer cobalt is worlds away from the supercharged variant I will give it that, sadly it's following hasn't improved very much though.
I'd say test drive both and go from there.
The newer cobalt is worlds away from the supercharged variant I will give it that, sadly it's following hasn't improved very much though.
I'd say test drive both and go from there.
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ive driven many evos.... and i test drove the cobalt last night.... i like both cars.... other then the recaros in the evo i think the cobalt has nicer interor and a better audio system..... performance wise the evo picks up and spools faster..... yeah i know i asked this on an evo board but im asking on an evo board, cobalt board, ls1tech etc.... i want all biased opinions as to what i should get because im using this as a daily.... if it was for pure peformance it would hands down be an evo.
The new Cobalt is an absolute beast, it's as fast as a new Evo X MR on the track which is itself supposedly faster than the previous IX and VIII at the same tracks. It's a matter of deciding what you want and what your intended goals are for the car. If you're staying relatively stock, both cars are fine. People who drive AWD cars (myself included) tend to treat FWD or even RWD cars as if they were lepers, suffering from an incurable disease. It's total BS. FWD cars can be perfectly fine performance cars, Honda has known this for years. Unless you plan on pushing large amounts of power and drag racing, traction won't be an issue. If you live somewhere where there isn't any snow (or very little), both cars are again on par. Drive both and see which one you like the most. A big plus for the Cobalt is that Chevy may offer factory approved upgrades (I'm not sure whether this got canceled). Mod an Evo and you're warranty is gone, hell the car you're talking about likely has no warranty to speak of already.
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Motor Trend tested the Cobalt around Willow and it was almost as fast as the Evo X MR! forget about gas mileage, after you're done nodding either one they will be about the same. If you can afford the maintenance of the Evo I would get it. If not, Cobalt is better for you. I just rolled over 84k miles today and was thinking about how my Evo feels stronger than it did with 10 miles on it. If you treat her right she will reward you with years of driving pleasure. Don't forget about resale value!
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if i put it back to stock they will never know hahah. just put the air box and stock exhaust back in. gm offers upgrades but nothing worth buying in my opinion. i live where it snows.... the joys of chicagoland but ive griven an extremely fast turbocharged camaro through rain and snow for the past years..... anythings better then rear wheel drive when it comes to snow. realistically like i said theres pros and cons to both which about make it even for me and thats why im getting as many opinions as possible