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#78 of 157 Re: Break in advice. [exzur2071] by grosloup Mar 11, 2007 (7:43 am)
Replying to: exzur2071 (Mar 10, 2007 4:18 pm) Depending on your driving. Highway or city? Lots of city driving is worst on a break-in oil (or any oil as a matter of fact). I once went up to 2000 milles before my first oil change and everything went fine. What happens is that your engine is new, every bits and pieces got to get oiled and running good. If you could see all the small metal fragments in your break-in oil, you'd be surprised. All that metal friction that's going on in your motor cleans the debris off all metal parts. It's the same as if the oil was rinsing our motor. I once screened my break-in oil using a paper towel and could see small and short (thin as hair) pieces of metal. Newer models are not as worst as in the 70' and 80's. Replies to this message: jwesboy7 (Aug 18, 2007 10:08 pm) grosloup (Aug 19, 2007 2:48 am) cmhj2000 (Aug 19, 2007 4:20 am)
#79 of 157 my new cobalt by eegad Mar 28, 2007 (3:47 pm)
Bought a black 2007 Cobalt LS Sedan, with just auto transmission and the body side moldings as options on it.   Sticker was $14700. Dealer came down to $14100 on it. Minus roughly $2100 on my original GM card. Minus the $1000 Chevy spring cashback savings here in NJ. Minus $500 more GM cash back.   With tax/title/registration, the price out the door was $11554.
#80 of 157 Re: GM pricing?? [homerkc] by poncho167 Apr 04, 2007 (8:18 am)
Replying to: homerkc (Jan 23, 2006 2:30 pm) Is GM really the one that needs to wake up? The new GM warranty 5 yrs/100,000 miles is the best warranty in the industry. The Hyundai 10 year powertrain warranty is only good for the original buyer or immediate family member. It is not transferable to anyone else so a Hyundai owner needs to keep it 10 years for the warranty to stay in effect. This was part of the marketing Hyundai figured would work. Leave out the fine print details because who keeps a car that long any ways they figured, thus after they sell it it is no longer their responsibility. A lot of people think the Suzuki 7 year warranty is the best also.   Corolla better MPG you say. Well in general it may very well be, especially on paper. In July's 2006 Car & Driver they tested a bunch of compacts including the Cobalt and Corolla and the Cobalts average mpg was like 28.3 mpg edging the Corolla's 28.1 mpg average. So it just goes to show that the mpg figures are similar and in this case favors the Cobalt.
#81 of 157 Re: What I paid [jaltenbach] by borssack Apr 20, 2007 (11:41 am)
Replying to: jaltenbach (Feb 03, 2007 7:48 am) I also have the GM mastrcard but thought that they limited the amount of GM earnings you could receive to $1000 on the Cobalt. If I'm wrong and I can redeem all of my GM earnings - please let me know as I plan on buying a new car in the next week or so.   Thanks, Debbie Replies to this message: jaltenbach (Apr 20, 2007 2:52 pm)
#82 of 157 Re: What I paid [borssack] by jaltenbach Apr 20, 2007 (2:52 pm)
Replying to: borssack (Apr 20, 2007 11:41 am) I believe there are 2 kinds of GM Mastercards. The original one that came out years ago and the one GM wanted people to switch over to. I believe the difference between the 2 is that the original was good for only certain GM vehicles. The other one has reduced benefits but it covers all GM vehicles. I had $1700 of earnings but I could not use any of it towards a 2007 Saturn. I was told the only way I could use any earnings on the Saturn was if I switched to the other card but my earnings would then only be 20% of $1700. I did not switch years ago so I was able to used all of my accrued earnings I had up to that point. I would not ask your dealer how much of your earnings you can use, although your earnings should not come into play as far as getting your best deal from the dealer. In fact, I would be suspicious if he even asked you if you had a GM card during the negoiations. I believe the less the dealer knows about your buying power the better. When the deal was made,I then told my dealer that I wanted to put all of my accrued earnings towards the car. What I also did before I went to the dealer was call the number on the GM Mastercard and presented my question like this: How much of my accrued earnings can I put towards the purchase of a 2007 Cobalt? I was told any part or all of it. Hope this helps Deb.
#83 of 157 Just got mine... by printergirl May 25, 2007 (5:26 am)
I just purchased a LT Coupe in Rally Yellow with Ebony seats for $15811.00 -- out the door, including tax, tag, title the whole nine yards. It's options include the Street Edition Pkg (spoiler, sunroof, body side moldings) and auto transmission. It was the exact configuration I was looking for and was VERY hard to find on a local lot.   At first I was going to special order it, but couldn't really find a dealer that would give me a good deal on a special order, so I was actually set to close on a different one that didn't have all the features I wanted, when this dealer called and told me they had this configuration coming in on a truck. I checked with GM and the VIN number is indeed assigned to them. I'm a bit concerned as I actually don't have the car in my possession yet.   Would have walked had the inventory manager not come out to assure me that is WAS on the way and would be here in a couple of days and it turns out the minute I saw him I recognized him as an old friend from way back. Shocker for both of us. But, he's always been a trustworthy guy, so I don't think he's lying to me.   They gave me a loaner to drive (also a Cobalt) until mine come in. Replies to this message: sharkman1 (May 25, 2007 6:57 am)
#84 of 157 Re: Just got mine... [printergirl] by sharkman1 May 25, 2007 (6:57 am)
Replying to: printergirl (May 25, 2007 5:26 am) WOW, that sounds great!! Holding out for what you wanted paid off. My experience wasn't pleasant, but I like my '06 LS coupe just fine and so far(22,962 miles) haven't had any of the problems mentioned here. Luck of the draw, I guess. Good luck and enjoy!
#85 of 157 Re: Has anyone bought one yet? [mb-s65] by schlog May 25, 2007 (7:59 pm)
Replying to: mb-s65 (Nov 30, 2004 2:03 pm) We purchased an LS 4 door in March as we needed an additional car so that my daughter could use her moms car for after school activities. The car has A/C, automatic transmission and spoiler.... that's about all the options. Surprisingly, the keys are fought over when someone wants to run and get something. The car is comfortable, and very easy to park. Surprisingly, the little 4 cylinder has lots of pep and sips the gas sparingly. Other than lack of storage space for little items like sunglasses and other crap, I find it a blast to drive.   I got a really great deal on the car, $13,500 out the door... that's with tax!! I did get the supplier discount and and additional $1500 in rebates for a local car show plus a Chevy cash back bonus. I paid more than this for a Honda motorcycle with one third the content... what a bargain. To top it off was the 5 year, 100,000 mile warranty. What a sweet deal, we're happy with the entire transaction.
#86 of 157 Deal set up by chrylsersrt8 Jun 12, 2007 (5:59 am)
Replying to: bryce712 (Nov 06, 2005 8:11 am) Im getting a 2007 coupe LS 5-spd only option MP3 player MSRP 13900 - minus -Dealer discount -1000 GM rebate -500 conquest rebate -4 instant value coupons ($1000 total) -$2900 in original GM card earnings + tax tags doc Out the door $8950   I don't think it is possible to do better than this for a new car of this caliber   Sure it is an econo-box next to the chrysler SRT-8 but I will get better gas mileage when I drive this one and I let my brother drive the SRT Perhaps even three times as much, will be quite refreshing   Amazing though cobalt costs more to insure than a 4400 pound SRT with 425 HP Replies to this message: chetj (Jul 05, 2007 10:23 am) chrylsersrt8 (Jul 07, 2007 2:15 pm)
#87 of 157 9,848 for a new '07 Cobalt LS by delcorbett Jun 19, 2007 (9:08 pm)
I am in the market for a new car and have decided on the Chevy Cobalt. Many local dealers are running ad's for under 10 G's. I know these are for this car only kinda things but I have seen a lot of the ad's from many dealers in Miami. I know I qualify for the GM Supplier price as well and thats around 900 or so off. It is a LS 2dr coupe model. No options, just 5speed ac and a radio with cd player, which is all i am looking for. Need cheap transportation. Is this from your opinion as low a price as I'm gonna find for this car? Replies to this message: jfritsch (Jun 19, 2007 11:08 pm) chrylsersrt8 (Jun 25, 2007 4:49 am) chrylsersrt8 (Jun 26, 2007 3:49 am)

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