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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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Cobalt SS?

My brother was thinking about getting one, so what do you people think about them?
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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I thought about it.....nothing wrong with it. Went with the EVO. Enough said.
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 05:51 PM
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^ good choice but my brother doesn't need all that power
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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And that is why I didn't go with the cobalt. I wanted power and numbers and performance. When I get a bit older, I may settle for a car like the cobalt with ok numbers and a sport feel. Like I said, nothing wrong with it.
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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Cobalt Schutzstaffel.
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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Fairly decent... but I test drove one, and it has a reallll floaty rear end and doesn't handle well. I also kept sliding off the seat and hitting the door when I cornered hard. I really wouldn't buy one.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 12:09 AM
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Still a GM
See the taurous thread
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 01:56 AM
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I like it, does it come in white?

Edit: No white....Go for a used ACR in white. Cant go wrong.

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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 04:22 AM
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Best car for the money right now.. Make sure you get stage 2.

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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 05:23 AM
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I just dropped a deuce, looked down, and said, "Hey, cool! It looks like a Cobalt SS!"

Cobalt SS FTL. At first I thought the car looked kinda cool, so I was at the auto show last year and decided to sit myself in one. The moment I got in, I got out. It was horribly cheap, and IMO wasn't much better than a Cavalier. It just wreaked of cheapness.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 09:30 AM
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i like seeing the kids w/the cobalt SS always ride my *** like i want to race them or something??? ****ing punks
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 02:53 PM
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Get a SRT4 ACR. I have a lot of respect for that car.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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srt-4 > cobalt ss
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 04:29 PM
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Friend of mine has a Saturn Ion Redline, the same thing as the Cobalt SS. I drove his car and I am happier with my NA Lancer OZ. My car will be much faster than his car when I throw a turbo on there.

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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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Cobalt is the best bang for the buck compact car.

Car and Driver tested the Cobalt SS, Civic Si, VW GTi and MX-5 --- the Cobalt killed them all around the track -- it beat the GTi and Civic Si by 4-5 seconds!

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...000-page4.html

the Cobalt SS had the strongest and most reliable binders......The Cobalt was also the most settled of the three, with excellent body control through the high-speed esses. The GTI felt soft, but its body motions remained fairly stable. The Civic was the floppiest.

The Cobalt SS’s supercharged Ecotec engine collaborated with an excellent gearbox to charge down the straights with authority. The result was a maximum speed of 117.1 mph and a lap time of 3:20.6 — four to five seconds quicker than the other front-drivers, the GTI and the Civic.

The Cobalt is the new SRT-4 except better looking(2-door coupe).
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