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Re: service issues [tcalof]
by grosloup
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Oct 12, 2008 (12:24 pm)
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Replying to: tcalof (Oct 12, 2008 10:50 am)
Wow!
I own a 2005 Equinox myself and looking forward to buy a Cobalt 2009. I thought that trading a Equinox for a Cobalt was not a good idea but actually someone out there made the switch (Equinox for Cobalt) like I intend to do.
Is your Cobalt a Coupe or Sedan? You're talking about winter... lots of snow in your home town? Winter driving is my biggest concern about buying a Cobalt because we have lots of snow here. I always driven Vans or S.U.V.'s and I'd like to try a small / economical car. Our kids have moved out, price of gas is high and the price/quality of the Cobalt is interesting.
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- #124 of 200
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Re: service issues [grosloup]
by tcalof
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Oct 12, 2008 (12:40 pm)
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Replying to: grosloup (Oct 12, 2008 12:24 pm)
I have an LT sedan. The options on the car that I bought were automatic and remote start. It came standard with all the power options and cruise already. I believe the '09 LT's now come standard with ABS, 16" alum wheels, but cruise is now an option. My med size city(700k) has lots of cold but only moderate winter snow. Most drivers here do not use winter tires unless they do a lot of rural driving or commute into the city on a daily basis. My previous small car, a 2000 Saturn SW2 wagon, had Bridgestone Blizzaks on separate rims. They made a world of difference in winter driving in the stopping/traction dep't. Their handling was so-so, as was the noise. I don't plan as of now to put winter tires on the Cobalt, as I am semi-retired and don't need the car on a regular daily basis. I actually bicycle year round and have a dedicated winter beater bike with single speed and studded winter tires. I have ridden it through as much as 12" of snow and at temps down to -40. If I need to go much more than 1/2 hour then I'll take the car. I put a Class 1, 1 1/4" hitch on the Cobalt for my bike rack. That way in the nice weather my wife and I throw our summer bikes on the rack and head out of town for a day of exploring and relaxing.
So far I can highly recommend the Cobalt.
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SNOW TIRES
by yooper53
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Oct 12, 2008 (6:06 pm)
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I live in Michigan's upper peninsula, lots of snow. I use 4 snow tires on my fwd sedan. Never a problem. Try it. You won't regret it.
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Re: service issues [grosloup]
by daddysangel
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Oct 12, 2008 (6:53 pm)
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Replying to: grosloup (Oct 12, 2008 12:24 pm)
grosloup. Me too.
Have a 2005 `Nox LT & looking to downsize after my WWII VFW dad no longer has any needs in this world.
My expectations are a little further down the road...say about in 2012 with a Chevy Cruze LT...Ion/Cobalt's successor.
O. K....returning to my traditional "lurker" status now. 
Daddysangel.
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Temp. Gauge
by dispencer2
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Oct 13, 2008 (3:20 pm)
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Never noticed the temp. gauge. Do you have to turn it on? All I seem to have is a speedometer, huge worthless tach and tiny gas gauge. I have an 09 LT1
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Re: service issues [mcribb]
by poncho167
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Oct 14, 2008 (3:22 pm)
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Replying to: mcribb (Oct 12, 2008 4:43 am)
I wouldn't go that far. GM has some excellent cars in every division to brag about.
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- #129 of 200
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Re: Temp. Gauge [dispencer2]
by tcalof
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Oct 14, 2008 (4:12 pm)
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Replying to: dispencer2 (Oct 13, 2008 3:20 pm)
You should read your manual regarding the information available from "INFO" on your steering wheel.
Didn't your salesman go over all that on delivery of your car? He/she should have.
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- #130 of 200
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Re: Temp. Gauge [tcalof]
by dispencer2
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Oct 14, 2008 (4:54 pm)
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Replying to: tcalof (Oct 14, 2008 4:12 pm)
Thanks - I'm not far from the dealership so we didn't do a detailed briefing. I'll check the owner's manual. I didn't see a digital display so I thought I'd ask. I wonder who decided to put a huge worthless tachometer in the car in lieu of a visible temperature gauge. I can see no reason for a tachometer -nobody ever had one before "muscle cars" came out and I don't need one on a Cobalt.
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Re: service issues [tcalof]
by dispencer2
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Oct 14, 2008 (5:00 pm)
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Replying to: tcalof (Oct 12, 2008 10:50 am)
By the way, I certainly agree with your comment about the tinny speakers. I have a friend with a Fusion and the standard stereo sounds like Constitution Hall. I'll probably replace these speakers eventually with something decent. If I had ordered the car I would have gotten the Pioneer system but with the "Employee" discount I found one on the lot that I could live with. Unfortunately it wasn't an LT2 .I'm not concerned with ABS. I had the system on a Malibu and the sensors cost quite a bit to replace . I lived with non-ABS brakes for 40 years. I have them on the Cadillac and that is my road car where they are more necessary.
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Re: service issues [dispencer2]
by tcalof
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Oct 16, 2008 (12:41 pm)
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Replying to: dispencer2 (Oct 14, 2008 5:00 pm)
Let me know with what you replace the "tin can" speakers with on your soon to be new Cobalt. I am also glad my '08 doesn't have ABS. I'm not a big fan of them on ice. My mother's Saturn Ion3 has them and on ice you can steer straight while braking, but you certainly can't stop. Also having driven for over 40 years without ABS I have never needed them and don't intend to get into a predicament where I would need them.
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