I'm considering selling my car for a brand new Scion TC. It's not like I'm racing or speeding...might as well get something comfortable and ok looking. But then Lancer...it's almost paid off...

 

Also, i am boosted and i have the ported 4g93 manifold, rrm header, full exhuast, rrm TB, magnum rail.

The car is pretty fast, especially compared to stock. Plus i like knowing that i turned a >100whp car into a car that denies alot of NA import any sort of satisfaction.

 

I just saw a black cobalt ss yesterday at the movies and it looked really nice. I am actually thinking about it as well... Whats the difference between the cobalt and srt-4 besides the turbo/supercharger and looks?

 

Lol, yeah it right pissed me off. It's not just the dyno, it's other things too. At the moment the only way I can make power is by turboing. Well if I do that sure it'll be fast, but it won't be reliable (lets me realistic here). It also squeaks and groans all the damn time, the paint is less than stellar and the suspension leaves much to be desired in terms of a balance between comfort and performance.

 

CAN I GET AMEN!!!! I have done EVERY imaginable suspension mod and my lancer still handles like crap. The car makes all kinds of weird noises, the paint sucks and I guarentee you if you turbo your lancer, you are going to be disappointed with the outcome.

I say you will be disappointed with the outcome because it is not going to be as fast as you expect and you are going to end up wasting more money stage 2 upgrades.

 

And a lancer "oz rally" is Japanese made crap

 

The motor is different as well. The previous SRT-4 had the engine out of the turbocharged PT cruiser (I think). The Cobalt has an ecotec engine which is pretty new.

 

I don't see how someone can say the Cobalt is crap. The engine is proven to be very reliable and able to handle a lot of power and it comes with a 100000 mile, 5 year warranty. My mitsubishi came with a 60000 km, 3 year warranty, new mitsubishi's come with a 100000 mile, 10 year warranty.

 

Thanks for being honest, I'm seriously going to consider getting a new car now.

 

They say that because they don't know anything about the vehicle. Plus you get recaro seats, 18in wheels with good rubber, factory performance exhaust, and like you said a very good platform.

 

^Agreed, it's like all the evo owners that say the SRT-4 is POS or the Z06 is an overpriced chevy.

 

Bro, the SRT-4 is far from crap. People just can't get passed the fact that it is a neon. The motor is nearly indestructible. The shop that tunes my lancer has a shop 2005/06 SRT-4 with 250miles on it. It is brand new. Chrysler gave the car to them. The rule was that they couldn't touch the internals of the engine, appearance of the car and it had to be reliable. They got 510whp on stock internals and for daily driving, they tune it down to 350whp.

People with foreign cars are ALWAYS going to think American cars suck and vise versa. They just want to think they have the best machine. It's the same deal with playstation and xbox. The best thing for you to do is testdrive every car and decide for yourself and read lots of reviews. I wish I did that 6 years ago before I bought the lancer; But I was 16 at the time and was mesmerized by the yellow, body kit and OZ Rally accents. Haha, But I guess Mitsubishi did their job.

 

Don't worry, you don't need to tell me how good the SRT-4 is. I went to the Chrysler Gold Medal Tour and damn is that thing fast.

 

What color would you get the cobalt ss in?

 

Everyone thinks that the paint jobs on Lancers/Evos is crap - the only way to get a good paint job is to repaint the entire car.

That said, if you are that depressed about your car then it might not be such a bad idea to move on to something with more power.