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Sedans Chevrolet Cobalt I love/hate my Cobalt
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Replying to: mytemp095 (Apr 23, 2008 3:53 am) |
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I bought a brand new 08 Cobalt LS four door sedan with the 2.2 L engine and auto tranny on June 3, 2008. I like the car, and I believe I will end up being very happy with it, but I have had a couple water leaks that kind of "dampen" (yes, pun intended) my enthusiasm. There was a sheet metal to sheet metal seam in the trunk that was not sealed at the factory, and this was the source of one water leak. It also turned out that the back glass was not sealed properly, and the window shelf, or "package tray," as I believe it is called, got wet when I washed the car. The service manager at the dealership had the local auto glass guy come out and fix the leak, but he wanted me to let him order a whole new gasket and have the back glass completely reinstalled, along with a new package tray (in case the old one might warp from being wet). [How do you like THAT for a service manager? They get a lot of bad press, but this guy takes great care of me. He is more upset about my water leak than I am.] I agreed to let him get a new gasket and package tray for me, but I won't be able to take the car back for the repair for a couple weeks. There are many pluses with this car, and they outweigh the negatives so far. I believe that when the selling price is compared with what you get, it is clear that the Cobalt has tremendous "bang for the buck." Sure, I could have bought a car that I would have been happier with, but NOT for the kind of money I spent on the Cobalt, especially with the $2000 rebate taken into consideration. I think some people have unrealistic expectations, and that comment is not directed at anyone in here... I haven't even read very many of the posts in here yet. The only negatives so far are the two water leaks (The dealer is doing a very good job of taking care of me on those issues.) and the lack of back seat leg room (Well, It IS a compact car, so that is to be expected.). On the plus side are the following: *Good styling *Surprisingly good acceleration for a four banger "gas sipper" *Good mileage (I got 28.5 MPG last fill-up for a mix of city and highway driving. Have not yet had the opportunity to run out a whole tank of gas on highway driving.) *Good handling *Good ride *Quiet ride ( by comparison to other compacts) *Comfortable seats *Great trunk room So, my friends, if the water leaks are fixed and "stay fixed," and if no new problems arise, then I am going to be VERY happy with this car. Tom |
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Replying to: kittychick314 (Dec 05, 2007 10:43 pm) |
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Replying to: steve333 (Jun 18, 2008 1:38 pm) |
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| I bought my Cobalt Nov '07 and I still can't get used to the pedals in the car. They feel awkward. My previous car was a Chevy Corsica V6, I simply pivoted my foot to go from braking to accelerating. The Cobalt is more of a lift up and over movement that feels so ergonomically awkward. I'm terrified whenever I need to brake. Then there's the lightness of the car. When driving down hill I feel like I'm on a rollercoaster ride. The pluses, I've had great gas mileage and no real problems. | |
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| My cobalt sat for two months with the parking brake applied. When I tried to drive it this week, the left rear wheel was locked up. How do I unstick the brake? | |
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Replying to: cobalt_bc_ (Jul 02, 2006 6:16 pm) |
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I still love my Cobalt but now am in the club for issues taking place with it. It's an 07 with 24000 miles on it to date, and up to now the only real issue I had ever had was the sunroof rattling and leaking air. Recently, I noticed a thumping coming from the front driver's side which seems to get much worse on bumpy surfaces. I also had a squeaky rear brake on the passenger side. This week I took it into the dealership to have the problems addressed. They fixed the brake pretty easily, just needed adjusted, cleaned and greased, they "fixed" the sunroof which took two attempts and it still rattles some. I had already taken it in for the same thing before and they just can't seem to get it right but yet they say it's fixed. Not sure what to do about that.I'm just sick of dealing with it. But as far as the thumping goes they think it is something in the steering column but cannot pinpoint exactly what, so now I have to bring it back in this week coming and they want to put a whole new steering column in it. I am really starting to wonder if it's worth all the hassle? It should not fall apart that easily in my opinion for still being a relatively new car. 
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Replying to: justus3 (Oct 11, 2008 7:25 pm) My problem is that my Balt drives poorly on the Freeway-gets caught in the grooved and the front end moves this way and that. 2 different brands of tires and it still does it. |
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I would consider the car not very good if I have to have it repaired below 60 or 70000 miles. I guess in all makes some will need repairs. I am sorry to say this but the Cobalt is nothing but a updated Cavaleir( cannot spell). The Malibu is very nice but everything else except CTS is a joke.
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