Chevrolet Cobalt

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#1971 of 2171: Uplanderguy by tsjay; Jun 22, 2008 (6:51 pm)

Bill:

Enjoyed reading your post.

I think my 72 Vega GT Kammback just might have been the prettiest car I have ever owned. This picture does not do it justice.

How did you get the build date on your car? Is there a tag on them somewhere that gives the actual date and not just the month?

Tom

uplanderguy (Jun 23, 2008 4:42 pm)
uplanderguy (Jun 27, 2008 11:58 am)

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#1972 of 2171: Re: Uplanderguy [tsjay] by uplanderguy; Jun 23, 2008 (4:42 pm)

Replying to: tsjay (Jun 22, 2008 6:51 pm)

That silver color with the black hood stripe still looks great by today's standards! I always thought the wagon was the best-looking Vega bodystyle. Having the GT package available on the wagon was a neat thing. I remember thinking how unusual that was when the Vega was first introduced and I saw a GT wagon in the brochure.

About my Cobalt's wind noise from the driver's door..I know it sounds unbelievable, but today for the first time, I moved the remote mirror control (manual-remote) on the driver's door around significantly to get it right where I wanted it after my wife drove the car on a trip all weekend. Amazingly, I heard no wind noise at all on my 96-mile commute this morning at speeds of up to 75mph. I think the wind noise may have been coming through the mirror or its remote!

Bill P.

#1973 of 2171: Re: Uplanderguy [tsjay] by uplanderguy; Jun 27, 2008 (11:58 am)

Replying to: tsjay (Jun 22, 2008 6:51 pm)

I only know from the driver's door jamb sticker, that my car was built in April '08. When my dealer was searching for a 5-speed Cobalt LS sedan with ABS, they were able to determine that the car they dealer-traded for and that I bought, had only been in the original dealer's inventory eight days.

Bill P.

#1974 of 2171: Utility trailor by grosloup; Jul 02, 2008 (5:44 pm)

I've always owned S.U.V.'s or Vans in the past and next year I'm planning on trading my 05 Equinox for a Cobalt. But if I buy a Cobalt I'll be missing the storage space that I'm used to have. So, I was thinking of buying a utility trailer if I need to haul things like furniture, building materials, boxes or bringing things to the cottage. I see lots of Cobalt everyday on the roads and highways but never saw one towing a utility trailer.
Is a Cobalt able to tow a trailer?

poncho167 (Jul 03, 2008 10:09 am)
- grosloup (Jul 04, 2008 4:17 pm)
  - poncho167 (Jul 05, 2008 3:52 am)

#1975 of 2171: Re: Utility trailor [grosloup] by poncho167; Jul 03, 2008 (10:09 am)

Replying to: grosloup (Jul 02, 2008 5:44 pm)

Yes, I believe its 1,000 lbs but it could be slightly more.

grosloup (Jul 04, 2008 4:17 pm)
- poncho167 (Jul 05, 2008 3:52 am)

#1976 of 2171: Re: Utility trailor [poncho167] by grosloup; Jul 04, 2008 (4:17 pm)

Replying to: poncho167 (Jul 03, 2008 10:09 am)

I found this in the G.M.'s Cobalt's brochure...

TOWING

2.2L ECOTEC I-4 454 kg (1000 lb.) maximum gross trailer weight*
2.4L ECOTEC I-4 454 kg (1000 lb.) maximum gross trailer weight*

*When properly equipped. Includes weight of trailer, cargo, passengers and equipment.

Now I'm a bit confused, all the utility trailers that I looked at are all over 1,250 lb. The lightness one that would be handy for me was a 1,250 lb 4 X 6½ foot trailer.

So I presume that the Cobalt can't pull a utility trailer at all or there's something I don't understand here.

poncho167 (Jul 05, 2008 3:52 am)

#1977 of 2171: Re: Utility trailor [grosloup] by poncho167; Jul 05, 2008 (3:52 am)

Replying to: grosloup (Jul 04, 2008 4:17 pm)

Even the smallest utility trailer is a few hundred pounds. I would call your dealers service department and talk with them.

#1978 of 2171: Found out that I have a dreaded "Monday car" by tsjay; Jul 06, 2008 (9:55 am)

I sent Chevrolet Customer Service an Email asking for the build date on my Cobalt. It took them several days, probably about two weeks, but they finally called me and told me the car was built on 11/12/07. I checked the calendar, and that was a Monday.

Is it just a myth, or are there statistics to back up the assertion that cars built on Mondays have more workmanship related quality problems than those made on other days of the week?

Tom

okko1 (Jul 06, 2008 1:15 pm)
grosloup (Jul 06, 2008 1:56 pm)
grosloup (Jul 06, 2008 4:23 pm)
poncho167 (Jul 09, 2008 12:40 pm)
- horsey55 (Jul 14, 2008 9:02 am)

#1979 of 2171: Re: Found out that I have a dreaded "Monday car" [tsjay] by okko1; Jul 06, 2008 (1:15 pm)

Replying to: tsjay (Jul 06, 2008 9:55 am)

i heard it was friday

#1980 of 2171: Re: Found out that I have a dreaded "Monday car" [tsjay] by grosloup; Jul 06, 2008 (1:56 pm)

Replying to: tsjay (Jul 06, 2008 9:55 am)

There's a song that Johnny Cash sang many years ago and if I can recall the tittle is "One piece at a time" and in that song he says that the best cars are made on a wednesday because it's in the middle of the week.
But it only song lyrics.
Check on the net for the lyrics, kind of a funny song.