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Re: Gas mileage ain't everything [poncho167]
by laserblue
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Jan 03, 2009 (2:33 pm)
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Replying to: poncho167 (Jan 02, 2009 4:37 pm)
Do you have that small car called "Smart Car" made by Mercedes in the United States? Is that what you mean by "micro car"? They are small and it's a 2 seater.
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Re: Gas mileage ain't everything [laserblue]
by elias
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Jan 04, 2009 (11:09 am)
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Replying to: laserblue (Jan 03, 2009 2:33 pm)
Yes we have the "smart car" in USA but Cobalt gets 3/4 as much mpg and carries 5/2 as many people in 5x as much comfort. Probably costs less too. So cobalt is actually smarter.
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Re: Gas mileage ain't everything [elias]
by tsjay
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Jan 04, 2009 (12:55 pm)
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Replying to: elias (Jan 04, 2009 11:09 am)
I like your reply, elias.
It is easy to fall into the trap of considering only one aspect of a car's performance, like gas mileage, for instance.
Yes, there are cars that get better gas mileage than does the Cobalt, but they would not necessarily have the affordability, ride, room, comfort, and acceleration of a Cobalt. Styling is a matter of taste, but in my book, the Cobalt's styling is another major plus. I don't know of any other car that would rate as high in all of these areas and still sell for such a low price.
I could not be happier about my purchase of a Cobalt, except that, as I have often stated, I would sure like to have cruise control; I should have looked for one that had that feature, but I took the last one on the lot. I have nearly 11,000 miles on my stripped down 2008 Cobalt LS sedan with the automatic transmission, and I am well pleased with the car.
Tom
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Re: Gas mileage ain't everything [elias]
by laserblue
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Jan 04, 2009 (3:43 pm)
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Replying to: elias (Jan 04, 2009 11:09 am)
I totally agree with you and I wouldn't consider buying one either but I wanted to know if that so called Mercedes "smart car" is what you call "micro car"?
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- #237 of 295
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Re: Gas mileage ain't everything [laserblue]
by elias
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Jan 08, 2009 (4:33 am)
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Replying to: laserblue (Jan 04, 2009 3:43 pm)
lazerblue, yes i think 'smartcar' is an adorable microcar, almost as cute as our president-elect's ears.
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Re: Gas mileage ain't everything [elias]
by laserblue
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Jan 08, 2009 (5:22 am)
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Replying to: elias (Jan 08, 2009 4:33 am)
Yes, it's a nice, sweet, economical and safe little car to own but the price tag ARGGGHH!
It must be perfect to drive it in big cities like New-York, Washington, Miami, Chicago ect... easy to mix in heavy traffic and to park.
To make myself clear here, I wouldn't consider buying one because it's not exactly the perfect car to own when you have 9 kids and a wife + a 27 foot trailer to pull. But it's still a nice little car for those who can afford it.
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Re: Well, I'm shopping today, and thanks [Blot]
by kochise
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Jan 08, 2009 (4:12 pm)
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Replying to: Blot (Jan 03, 2009 10:15 am)
hello blot, Well, i quess i can comment here. I have had my chevy cobalt 2 door coupe for almost 5000 miles now. I really like it and the gas mileage is really really very good. I just filled up today and it cost be almost 16 dollars. I can go about 380 miles on that. I have no reason to make this up. The drive is very sturdy and stable and i feel its a good little car. We have always owned chevys and they have never done us wrong. You wont go wrong on a cobalt. I bought a two door coupe and its black with a back spoiler. Its the base model. I have no problem that it doesnt have power windows. To be honest i dont like power windows because i always think i am going to lock myself out. I just wish i would of upgraded to the abs brakes though. I really think i would like the 4 door better for more room, but actually its just me driving to work every day in it.
If theres anything else you need to ask about the cobalt, just write. I just bought mine 4 months ago, brand new.
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Re: American manufacturing huh? [gr00v3]
by dispencer2
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Jan 08, 2009 (5:17 pm)
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Replying to: gr00v3 (Dec 26, 2008 10:11 am)
Funny that on a list of the biggest sellers in the US the Ford F150 is first and the Silverado is second. The Prius isn't on the list. I bought a 2009 Cobalt in September. It has been on several long trips and has about 2500 miles on it now. It has not experienced any warranty problems or any problems at all. It gets around 23 mpg in town and 34-38 on the road. It is more comfortable than the Toyotas I've driven with the stiff 'European" suspensions. The worst car I ever had (briefly) was a 1984 Toyota Tercel. It had absolutely no redeeming qualities and cost more (for a base model) than a loaded Pontiac Sunbird. I also owned for 300 miles until I could find someone who wanted to buy it -a new 2006 Solara convertible. It shook all over the place with convertible flex and rode like a truck. A rented Avalon was great on gas and rode smoothly but had lots of road noise and wind noise. My 2003 Cadillac DeVille is much quieter. I don't understand Consumer Report's love of everything Japanese. Service is expensive, Toyota's customer service is terrible (remember the sludge compaints?) and they don't make anything that looks as sharp as my red Cobalt coupe.I can't fit in the butt ugly Yaris and the Corolla looks like everything else in the parking lot. I'll stick with what I've got, thanks.
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Re: Gas mileage ain't everything [laserblue]
by poncho167
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Jan 09, 2009 (4:54 pm)
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Replying to: laserblue (Jan 03, 2009 2:33 pm)
Yes, we just got the so called Smart car last year. The U.S. doesn't have the diesel model Smart like in Canada so its not that Smart as mentioned. It probably is considered micro but I was thinking of some smaller cars from Europe. The Mini Cooper used to be a micro car before it was made bigger for the U.S.
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37 mpg isn't BS
by Kristen81
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Feb 02, 2009 (12:11 pm)
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I'm very impressed with the mpg on my 06 Cobalt. I've only had it a month, so I will have to manually average out the mpg and see how it matches up with the computer, as many have mentioned ...
... But the computer shows me 35-37 on the highway. 26-27 is the lowest instant reading I've gotten, and that's for hilly in-town trips, with stoplights and turns every few minutes.
Over the holidays, before buying this Cobalt, we rented an 08 Cobalt to drive 600 miles each way. Got 37 mpg according to the rental 08's calculator.
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