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#20 of 76 Re: Cobalt and Cavalier? [brookesmithey] by daniel10 May 01, 2005 (1:27 pm)
Replying to: brookesmithey (Mar 31, 2005 9:54 pm) I would agree i own a cobalt and it is 10 time better than any cavalier it has more head room more horsepower as well as better interior . on looks issue i think it looks like a civic in the front .
#21 of 76 Re Cobalt and Cavalier? by sarah05cobalt Jun 04, 2005 (12:59 am)
I agree with the person above me I own a cobalt and even though the price range is around that of the cavalier (on the base models) I would have to say that the cobalt out does the cavalier on so many levels the cavalier looks as cheep as they come. when buying a cavalier you get what you pay for but when buying a cobalt you get so much more. Bottom line Sunfire's and Cavalier's suck ass. I would know because I just traded in an 03 sunfire on my cobalt. The cobalt is SO SWEET it really gives imports a run for their money you can read any car review and it will say the same thing. The cobalt ranks right up there with the civic and the carolla but it has more horse power. Research it on any car review and you will get the same thing. I read about 10 cobalt car reviews before purchasing the car and they all had nothing but good to say about the cobalt, and when reading the car review on a cavalier and sunfire they both had many negatives. All the important car critics out there say that Chevy has indeed out done themselves with the new cobalt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cavalier suck COBALT RULES!!! And buy the way there is nothing wrong with the interior of the cobalt it does not look cheap it looks very detailed for the money. my BF's 350 doesn't have as much chrome on the interior as my cobalt!!! and as for the person who is talking about the mazda 3 having so much more power than the cobalt. I looked up how much power a mazda 3 has and I quickly figured out why it's called a mazda 3, because it has 3 more horse power than the cobalt. 3!!!!! Thats it. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!
#22 of 76 Re Cobalt and Cavalier by gmoudy Jun 10, 2005 (11:57 pm)
OK folks, let's look at some of the "better" points of the Cobalt compaired to the Cavalier. These will be on the coupe models only.   1. More headroom: Cobalt front 38.7 inches Cavalier front 37.6 inches. Not too much of a difference to be a big deal.   2. More horsepower: Cobalt 2.2L 145HP Cavalier 2.2L 140HP. Not too big of a deal since the Cobalt weighs about 374 pounds more than the Cavalier. You'll need the extra HP.   3. Both vehicles have almost the same interior volume and cargo space. Both vehicles are about the same in overall length.   4. If the Cobalt is supposed to be in the economy class, than why is it $3300 more than the Cavalier?   I've owned three Cavaliers and enjoyed all of them. In fact, I still drive a 1998 Z24. Looks and runs great. I cannot say that I like the Cobalt as a replacement for the Cavalier. This is my opinion. I know that some others just love their Cobalts. Everyone has their own likes. I just don't see the big deal about the Cobalt.
#23 of 76 gmoudy by muffin_man Jun 11, 2005 (12:33 am)
If nothing else, the Cavalier has some of the worst crash test results of any car in the US. The Cobalt is one of the class leaders. Replies to this message: gmoudy (Jun 11, 2005 2:20 am)
#24 of 76 Re: gmoudy [muffin_man] by gmoudy Jun 11, 2005 (2:20 am)
Replying to: muffin_man (Jun 11, 2005 12:33 am) You'll need to show that to me. I looked up several crash test reports on the Cobalt and they all stated that it was not tested yet. The Cavalier has a 4 star frontal crash rating.
#25 of 76 locally... by explorerx4 Jun 11, 2005 (9:27 am)
a 2000 explorer drifted out of it's lane and hit a cobalt . the cobalt driver was killed. don't forget the star rating is vs vehicles in the same class.
#26 of 76 Motortrend comparo by ambull Jun 11, 2005 (11:09 am)
Motortrend compared the sportiest models of several econos and rated Focus ST ahead of Cobalt, which was dead last - not sporty enuf. I agree.
#27 of 76 Title goes here by muffin_man Jun 12, 2005 (1:34 am)
gmoudy - go to iihs.org or nhtsa.gov   explorex4 - I'm sure someone in an explorer has killed someone in just about every car out there, don't single out the Cobalt.   ambull - I didn't really understand that comparison. The base Cobalt is not meant to compete with the Corolla XRS or the Focus ST. It competes with the regular Corolla and the regular Focus. If they're going to take the top of the line 'sport' models of these cars, why not use the Cobalt SS? If there is no sport-sedan version of the Cobalt, why include it, just makes it look bad. Replies to this message: ambull (Jun 12, 2005 6:50 am) explorerx4 (Jun 12, 2005 12:35 pm)
#28 of 76 Re: Title goes here [muffin_man] by ambull Jun 12, 2005 (6:50 am)
Replying to: muffin_man (Jun 12, 2005 1:34 am) They didn't compare the base Cobalt; they compared an LT I believe. They didn't do an SS because it's a coupe and they were comparing sedans. They compared the sportiest Cobalt sedan available. They didn't compare any Civics because none were sporty enough, so maybe they should have excluded the Cobalt too, but left it in because it is a new model.   The sportiest model would be the 2006 SS? sedan with the forthcoming 2.4 Ecotech, but that's not available yet.
#29 of 76 Re: Title goes here [muffin_man] by explorerx4 Jun 12, 2005 (12:35 pm)
Replying to: muffin_man (Jun 12, 2005 1:34 am) i wasn't trying to single out the cobalt. i just happened to see a story in the paper about the acccident. a 4 star rating for any car of that class does not buy you much safety.

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