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#236 of 294 Re: Gas mileage ain't everything [elias] by laserblue Jan 04, 2009 (3:43 pm)
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"? Replies to this message: elias (Jan 08, 2009 4:33 am) laserblue (Jan 08, 2009 5:22 am)
#237 of 294 Re: Gas mileage ain't everything [laserblue] by elias Jan 08, 2009 (4:33 am)
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. Replies to this message: laserblue (Jan 08, 2009 5:22 am)
#238 of 294 Re: Gas mileage ain't everything [elias] by laserblue Jan 08, 2009 (5:22 am)
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.
#239 of 294 Re: Well, I'm shopping today, and thanks [Blot] by kochise Jan 08, 2009 (4:12 pm)
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.
#240 of 294 Re: American manufacturing huh? [gr00v3] by dispencer2 Jan 08, 2009 (5:17 pm)
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.
#241 of 294 Re: Gas mileage ain't everything [laserblue] by poncho167 Jan 09, 2009 (4:54 pm)
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.
#242 of 294 37 mpg isn't BS by Kristen81 Feb 02, 2009 (12:11 pm)
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.
#243 of 294 Where's my 37 MPG? by timb24 Feb 07, 2009 (6:40 am)
Just bought a new 09 Cobalt LT XFE w 5spd manual transmission 3 weeks ago. Have 600 miles on it. Filled up twice. DIC and manual calc says 30 MPG. Both tanks have been mostly highway miles. My commute to work - 2 miles to highway; 20 highway miles; 2 miles to office. So it's around 50 miles/day. To try and maximize MPG, I use the cruise at 65 mph. I also have been short-shifting to keep the rpms down and save a little more fuel. Even in town I run in 5th gear at 35-40 mph to keep the rpms down. Any thoughts? I'm very disappointed. I traded in a 95 dodge intrepid 3 liter 6 cylinder with 160,000 miles on it -- I was getting 28 mpg with that.   BTW, who's the chevy genius that designed the XFE 5th gear to run around 2400 rpm at 65 mph? There's no need for that on a level highway. I'd like to be running around 2000 rpm at highway speed and save some money. They should have added a 6th gear. Replies to this message: tsjay (Feb 07, 2009 5:39 pm) powderkegg (Feb 07, 2009 6:16 pm) timb24 (Apr 13, 2009 4:55 pm) malexbu (Apr 13, 2009 5:38 pm) powderkegg (Apr 14, 2009 5:45 pm) timb24 (Apr 15, 2009 4:52 am) poncho167 (Apr 17, 2009 7:26 am) and 1 more...
#244 of 294 accessories for cobalt ..help by kochise Feb 07, 2009 (3:21 pm)
Would like a website to purchase some side molding for my base model cobalt. Would like to pimp it up a little to make it look like a ss version. (I wish) thanks
#245 of 294 Re: Where's my 37 MPG? [timb24] by tsjay Feb 07, 2009 (5:39 pm)
Replying to: timb24 (Feb 07, 2009 6:40 am) That's a bummer, timb24. It doesn't take much in-town driving to pull down your mileage, but I would still expect you to do better than 30 MPG with the driving mix you have described.   Try something, if you are willing. Get leveled off at 65 MPH and set your cruise control, as you say you do routinely anyway. Reset the average MPG (average, not "instant") on the DIC to zero and keep an eye on it. See what it is showing when you finally have to get back on city streets. I would think steady cruising at 65 MPH should get you something very close to the advertised 37 MPG.   Tom

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