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11-02-2007, 02:48 PM
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I finally settled on a new car...
Well guys, I finally did it... I'm glad I held out on getting a new car, because I got a great deal...
Yesterday I sold the Firebird to a kid and bought an 06 Cobalt... for 8,500... I am really happy with it too. I didn't think much of it cause it was a Cobalt, but this thing actually picks up and goes better than the Firebird did. The blue book on it was 10,700, so I'd say it was a good deal and a nice daily driver... No reason this thing shouldn't last me 15 years or so... Anywho... I'll leave you guys with a few pictures of it. (As if you don't already expect to know what it looks like or something. lol  )   And of course I had to put an artsy picture of it in here too. lol...
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11-02-2007, 02:54 PM
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Re: I finally settled on a new car...
Very nice...my brother drives one and it is a great ride...also ive they can be moded...but I can see you want this as a daily driver...NICE PURCHASE
and good luck
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11-02-2007, 03:18 PM
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Re: I finally settled on a new car...
Nice buy, sounds like you got a deal on it.
So I take it its not supercharged?
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11-02-2007, 03:28 PM
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Re: I finally settled on a new car...
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I don't have any plans of modding it, as I want it to be a reliable daily driver that I can always count on. I'm sure the Talon will be really reliable too with all I've done, but I still want a back up car... The Firebird just wasn't fitting the needs either... Especially at 17MPG...  So far I am averaging about 30MPG on this thing... Definitely a nice improvement.  I may do a few appearance things, like tint the windows and possible lower this thing... Eventually... Right now it sits up pretty damn high for a car... 
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11-02-2007, 03:43 PM
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Re: I finally settled on a new car...
I'd say find a nice set of stock cobalt ss wheels and springs. That way you don't have to worry about bustin up the shocks with stock springs.
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11-02-2007, 03:56 PM
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Re: I finally settled on a new car...
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I bet some retard has already wrecked one somewhere bad enough that its totaled, but that stuff will be fine.
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11-02-2007, 04:00 PM
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Re: I finally settled on a new car...
definately
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170k, 27k on JDM motor MBC @ 14.5 psi Datalogger Intake T-Pros Downpipe Gutted Pre Cats Mods to come: Upgraded Fuel System and 75 shot of Nitrous, Full Exhaust and hopefully 15Gs Audio Sony Deck Eclipse 6x8 2 ways in the back Clarion Kevlar cone Component System in the front 2 Alpine Type S 10 inch DVc Subs 1 Audiobahn 10 inch DVC D Jones Series One 800 Watt Jensen amp and a soundstream 300 watt 4 ch to the speakers And still under 4000 lbs w/ me in the car
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11-02-2007, 07:01 PM
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Re: I finally settled on a new car...
Those are nice cars. Did you hear that GM is puting the turbo engine from the solstice GXP in the 2009 Cobalt SS. Supposed to come with like 260 HP from the factory.
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11-02-2007, 08:28 PM
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Re: I finally settled on a new car...
Nice car... I was going to call bull shit on you finally deciding until I saw pictures. The ecotec is a good boost motor from what I hear, they take to it really well and their internals are built good.
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 Build on hold until I get a good paying job, either in school or once I get out. At that time a full tear down and complete rebuild should be in order. The Purple People Eater will ride again... January 2011 can't come soon enough.
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11-02-2007, 08:31 PM
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Re: I finally settled on a new car...
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11-02-2007, 08:37 PM
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Re: I finally settled on a new car...
No Brian, leave it stock. You need a good car because you know that Talon is going to not be nice to you... I think you need to THROW SOME D'S ON THAT BITCH!
Seriously though, I think they are a smooth looking car when you lower/rim them. I really like the SS kit too, I would for sure do that if I had one. The S/C'd ones really arent that fast, I matched pulls with one when I was on 3 cylinders last year...
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Build on hold until I get a good paying job, either in school or once I get out. At that time a full tear down and complete rebuild should be in order. The Purple People Eater will ride again... January 2011 can't come soon enough.
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11-02-2007, 09:13 PM
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Re: I finally settled on a new car...
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Oh it's so tempting to turbocharge it... It's already so fun to drive!
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11-02-2007, 09:40 PM
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Re: I finally settled on a new car...
Scratch the SS wheel's idea... The SS and base Cobalt's run different lug patterns... SS wheels are 5x110 and base wheels are 4x100...
 Do they even make some good looking 5 spoke wheels for my lug pattern? Is that what civics and those sorts of cars run?
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11-02-2007, 10:05 PM
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Re: I finally settled on a new car...
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 No seriously though, IMO the difference between the Cobalt and the Cobalt SS is like the difference between the Lancer and the Evo....
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Build on hold until I get a good paying job, either in school or once I get out. At that time a full tear down and complete rebuild should be in order. The Purple People Eater will ride again... January 2011 can't come soon enough.
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11-02-2007, 10:23 PM
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Re: I finally settled on a new car...
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