Faults:

Nothing at all.

General Comments:

I was looking for an equivalent replacement for my 1999 Saturn. This car is comparable to that.

So far the car has operated flawlessly. I like the 5-speed transmission. After having had automatic transmissions for the past 15+ years, I find it to be fun and gives the car more zip.

I think that the low resistance tires are a bit slick on wet roads and will probably switch to regular tires when it comes time to replace them.

After I put about 3000 miles on the car my highway mpg has settled in at about 40 mpg. My combined mileage hovers around 35 mpg.

This is the first car I've owned with the oil life indicator. It's nice to have and the oil lasts for 10,000 miles.

Faults:

One flat tire after about 3 weeks (sheet metal screw).

At 5600 miles, the key tumbler wouldn't turn (fixed by dealer).

Could use better seats and an arm rest. I'm looking for one at the wreckers.

General Comments:

Great car for the $

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

Our 2009 Cobalt is a distinct improvement over our 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier, which did quite well for us.

The Cobalt steers better on the highway and the 5 speed transmission shifts very smoothly.

The fuel mileage is excellent. If we drive with a little care we can easily get over 35 mpg with a mix of about half city and half highway driving.

The car rides very well and has no rattles when going over bumps. The car has a light feeling personality, which I like, and is very handy around the city even though it has a manual transmission. It feels like it is a high quality car.

The electric power steering, a fuel saving measure, works very well so that you don't know that it is electric.

The gas tank at about 12 gallons is a little small; 16 gallons would be better.

The low rolling resistance Continental Contact AS tires, also a fuel saving measure, were a little slippery on a wet road when the car had about 1000 miles.