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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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- #131 of 200
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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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- #132 of 200
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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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- #133 of 200
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Re: Temp. Gauge [dispencer2]
by poncho167
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Oct 17, 2008 (3:43 pm)
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Replying to: dispencer2 (Oct 14, 2008 4:54 pm)
If it didn't have a tach then people would be complaining about that. Magazine write-ups would have more negative comments.
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- #134 of 200
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Re: Temp. Gauge [poncho167]
by dispencer2
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Oct 28, 2008 (1:12 pm)
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Replying to: poncho167 (Oct 17, 2008 3:43 pm)
Magazine writeups already are negative - especially CR that loves everything Japanese. I've had problems with every Toyota I had the stupidity to buy. My Camry Solara convertible rode like a truck and flexed all over the place. I sold it at 350 miles. Generally all the Toyotas I've ever driven except for the Avalon ride stiffly and the road and wind noise on the Avalon shouldn't be there on a $35,000 car. In any event, I'll trade this useless tach any day for a temperature and oil pressure gauge and ammeter. Wish they were options. They should put the tach in the obscure little place that the fuel gauge is. Fuel level is fairly important and to place it in a very small gauge is pretty poor planning.
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- #135 of 200
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Seat Belt
by dispencer2
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Oct 28, 2008 (1:16 pm)
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The driver's seat belt goes through a plastic ring. There is a slot on the side of the ring and ofentimes the seat belt comes through the slot and snaps back into the back seat area - a long reach and uncomfortable for someone with arthritis in the shoulder.. Chevrolet should have put the slot on the top of the ring. I jammed a small piece of plastic in the slot and the seat belt stays in the ring.
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- #136 of 200
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Still well pleased with mine
by tsjay
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Oct 29, 2008 (10:02 am)
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After almost five months and 6700 miles of ownership, I am TOTALLY satisfied with my Cobalt. It still amazes me that you get so much car for such a low sticker price.
That car is all I hoped it would be and MORE. I figured it would get good gas mileage, but I didn't count on its having such great acceleration and good handling. I didn't know that I would be getting a car that is just as much fun to drive as it is "practical." It was just supposed to be a boring, but economical, means of transportation for my commute to work.
Good job, Chevrolet! You "got it right" when you built the Cobalt.
Tom
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Re: Seat Belt [dispencer2]
by dispencer2
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Nov 03, 2008 (4:26 pm)
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Replying to: dispencer2 (Oct 28, 2008 1:16 pm)
I should have mentioned that I have the coupe. The sedan has a totally different seat belt assembly on the column between the doors. I rented an 09 LT1 sedan for 3 days in Philadelphia (drove to Harrisburg) and had no problem with the seat belt. Disappointing gas mileage on the road - around 32.. I get that in my Cadillac. No cruise which was annoying but it least had keyless entry and power windows and locks.. The Caliber I rented in Baltimore had neither and it was a pain to lock and unlock it. No power windows or mirrors either. No information system. Nothing at all except automatic and power steering. Rented it from Thrifty. The Cobalt came from Enterprise. They can't "guarantee" keyless entry, cruise, etc. unless you get a Malibu or larger. This didn't use to be the case. All rental cars seemed to be upgraded models. Ask for Cobalts.. They at least have the basics.
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