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Great car for the cost. Great performance, acceleration and looks. Big upgrade from the Cavalier.
Let me tell you how good the Chevrolet Cobalt is... mine has less than 500 miles and its sitting at Chevrolet dealership as I type this for constant stalling problems, anything will make it stall pressing the brakes, turning on the a/c..it's a nightmare. What makes it so bad is that they have given me a bare bones Aveo as a loaner car while they are trying to find the problem and the Aveo looks like a sick roller skate, not to mention its way slow and smells of cheap plastic. I let that crooked Chevy salesman con me into trading in my 2002 Chevrolet Prizm for this pile of junk, but according to him it was way better than the Prizm that I had... never in a million years I had the Prizm all that time since new and never had one problem and now the "new" Cobalt is sitting in the dealership gathering dust!!
I think in a years time the cobalt could be a great entry level car (good power, build quality, ride etc) but first year cars are always the guinea pigs. Whenever you have a new frame, underpinnings, electrical etc, there are going to be design and/or building flaws. I am much more of a Ford fan than Chevy, but I can even tell you that the first year the FOrd Focus came out was a NIGHTMARE. There was something like 7-10 recalls and all kinds of little nitpicky problems. Squeaks, leaks, rattles, stalls you name it. Hang in there and hopefully it can be fixed easily.
Do you have any back-up to your claim for your statement? All an xB is, a Toyota Echo that looks like a packing crate. Better gas mileage than the Chevy? City, yes. Highway, no. The xB is rated for 31 city, 34 highway. The Cobalt is rated for 26 city/35 highway.
My old Chevy Corsica got donated to charity at 360,000 miles due to underpinning rust problems. Still on the original motor and transmission. And no, mine didn't just get lucky.
The above comment is poor quality, before you post, back up your alleged claims.
Bought my Cobalt May 31, 2005. Currently has over 4,000 miles on it (July 24, 2005). Air conditioning went out at 2,000 miles, known problem with the wiring harness and over-charging at the factory. It took the dealer 1 day to fix it. Running great ever since. I'm getting the same gas milege as I did with the '92 Corolla I traded in which had over 437,000 miles on it. I'm very pleased with the Cobalt, constantly being amazed at the quietness of the ride and the handling. The list of standard features far beats what came with the Corolla so many years ago. How times have changed!
Before I start let me say that I am a die hard Chevy man, but, my 2005 Cobalt which I have had for three months and 3600 miles has already had water infiltration, the radio locks out when it feels like it, the brakes are noisy, the front seat headrests tilt too far forward for my taste, although the toyota designed 2.2 ecotech engine while being underpowered is great on gas, 23.6 mpg around town with the air on. In all, I would rather have the Sunfire with the same engine and a more comfortable interior.
The Ecotec is not Toyota designed. The engine was designed in a cooperative effort between GM and its corporate partners Saab and Opel. The design effort was headed up, and the engine itself is entirely assembled in the USA. It is a highly advanced design, and has undergone more durability testing than any previous GM engine.
In my opinion, the Ecotec is the best four cylinder engine on the market. I also disagree that it is underpowered. I have a 140 HP Ecotec in my 2003 Cavalier, which now has 40,000 miles, and has given me exemplary, 100% trouble free performance. I have not driven a Cobalt, so I do not have any first hand knowledge of its performance characteristics. But, the Colbalt is an entirely different platform than the Cavalier, and built to deliver much better driving characteristics (not that I have any complaints about my Cavalier).
I would suspect the Colbalt is an excellent car, equal to or better than a Civic or Corolla, but as usual, will never be given any good press that it might deserve, because of naive biased perspectives as illustrated in the comment above mine. Perhaps I am old fashioned, but there are still a few of us left that prefer to give our great country the benefit of the doubt.
I bought a 2005 Cobalt in March of 2005. I've had good results except with the stalling problem as well. It's stalled previosuly while backing up, making a left turn and today it stalled while traveling on the Interstate at 65 MPH with the cruise on. Right now it has 4800 miles. Took it immediately to the local Chevy Dealer and they said there were no codes to be found in the computer, nothing in GM's database about this issue and nothing loose that they could find (loose battery cable or something like that). I'm going to take it to the dealership I bought it from with the comments from this web page and see if I get anywhere. Other than that, the car's great. Thanks for posting this information.
I have to say I am a big fan of the cobalt. For one its quick and for two its handling is great I bet my friend that I can race him and leave him in the dust (he has a 2004 ford focus) i raced him and beat him, and that was just stock. but all in all the only problem I have with it is the CD player it just doesn't play, but other than that it's a great car in my opinion.
I currently own a 2001 Cavalier Z24 and it's not bad at all. I am (was) considering trading it in towards a Cobalt, but I'm not so sure now. I figured I'd wait a few years until GM works out all the kinks in the Cobalt. Seriously, I love the Cavalier and I'm sure I'd love the Cobalt too. All my friends who drive Honda and Toyota give me hell for driving my Chevy, but, all I know is that nothing major has gone wrong with my car, except for normal wear and tear. Clearly people are buying GM cars, so maybe people should stop being so harsh on GM!
I bought a 2006 Chevy Cobalt LT with the 2.2 liter four banger. I have about 2K miles on the car and I have not gotten less than 30 mpg... the car is quiet at low speeds and at highway/interstate driving. It has plenty of power. My wife owns a 2004 chevy Cavalier with the same motor and while the cavalier is a good car it does have its squeaks and rattles however the Cobalt is completely different. This time GM did it right. I have the four door sedan and it came with the 2LT pkg, 16" alloy wheels... it looks like a million dollars and I get great comments about its appearance all the time for college students and faculty employees. Everything about the Cobalt has been improved, headlights, interior, exterior... its extremely easy to drive and handles responsively... its the best buy for the money on the market today. Toyota, Honda and Nissan eat your heart out,,,, I've owned them all Corolla, Civic, Sentra and the Cobalt is a much better vehicle.