so u pay just under $30,000 and it couple of years its worth under 10...... remined u of z24 anyone

 

What did you expect. A little research before you buy would have gone a long way in your case. If you were worried about resale you should have leased on zero down or bought a Corolla.

 

Cliff yer mistaken there....Toyota has one of the highest worldwide recall numbers...

 

Sounds like great info (source?), but the thread is about resale value not recall frequency.

 

i have always did fine at GM dealers. they took care of me with the sunfire and when i was ran of the road in the G5 and fucked up my rim they helped me find a place that does rims and fixes them.

 

When you go to trade your cars in at the dealer. The price they will give you is the price that that particular car is going for at that present time at the auctions. They do NOT give you whatever is in Kelly's Blue Book. If the car is in demand at the auctions, they will give you a higher price. If there is no demand for that car at the auctions, they won't give you what you would expect for it. I learned this when I used to sell cars. So the price you get from them say this week, could be either higher or lower if you go back next week.

 

I was reffering to cavalierss's post

 

i have the same problem with the flakes on the rims. that just poor work there. "stone chips" yeah right..

 

same as my LT, the dealer told me 12.5k a few months ago. I think it's probably worth around 11k right now. I know what you mean, cobalt really looses its resale value. I suspect that my bro's 03 civic might worth more than my cobalt right now.

 

i think a part of this reason is due to car rental companies since they sell a lot of cheap cobalts every year.

 

nope im an 05 with 33 and i was offerd most 14,000 where ever i went lowest 12,000 . i had to end up keeping the car cause of the difference between what i owe and what its worth.

 

I don't know about anyone else but when I did research on the SS/SC I found out that the depreciation was horrible...mostly because it is an economy car and because it is American. However, I bought it anyways knowing that I would drive it for ten years plus and didn't plan on selling it. The reason for this is because there is a really bad stigma that American cars are less reliable than imports, which may have been the case in the 80's, but is not true anymore. Any car that is taken care of and used in a reasonable manner will last for a very long time. So many of GM's vehicles have had better track records than companies like Honda and Toyota but they get no press for it. Plus its always deceiving when people who drive imports say that all that goes wrong are "minor" problems and when you ask them what it was they say "oh the transmission fell out", WTF is up with that. They just don't want to admit that they sold out their country and still got screwed. And by the way, when you actually do need a part for your import be prepared to wait weeks for it to come in while you pay up the ass for it. Also, the fact that customer service is better is a fantasy. People think that Honda, Nissan, Toyota, etc. will just fix anything you want right on the spot no questions asked, but its not true. If that were the case they wouldn't be making so much money right now. They will give you the same bullshit about how its your fault. Unless you bought a BMW, Lexus, or Mercedes-Benz your customer service isn't going to be fantastic, but if you did it better be considering that you spent $50,000+ on a car! Anyways, enough ranting but saying that a car is better just because it is an import is a big stinking load of ****.

PS-here's a good example of the great job Toyota is doing, http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=116181 to make sure you read the last sentence, it says that they recalled 2.7 million vehicles in 2006 alone! If you want more examples just type Toyota and recall into google

 

brakes are a wear item just like your clutch. that's why 99% of all dealers won't even touch 'em!! if your rotors are rusty and making a noise or the pads are cracked, etc. it's not the dealers fault or GM's fault, in the case of the rotors getting rusty i would blame it on the climate in canada and the salt on the roads and as far as cracked pads i would blame that on your driving habits (heating up the brake pads excessivly). if it was a mechanical problem with the brakes like the caliper or slide pins i would say yes that's a warranty issue but i don't think something like a squeek is a warranty issue as far as the brakes go. the rims are bull **** they should replace them! i would tell them you want to the Chevrolet customer solutions center and tell them what's going on and point them to this website.

 

good luck with the 350z you and tire rack will be best friends ...

 

well in my case i haved own nissan as well honda and toyota if i had an issue dealers whould fix it trust me they will, they dont have to call up there dsm district manager to make warrenty issue,unless service manager orr mechanic cant fix or resolve and most imports have tech support that know what there talkin about just tell let u know i had a 2002 infinti g20 my first brake job was at 104,000kms and just replace pads... tell me if u can do that on a gm or ford car

 

dude you may want to try spell check!!! every one of your posts makes you look more and more like the effin Rain Man!!

 

what color Z? i want to trade mine for a white 6 sp coupe there pretty cheap

 

atleast your trading up !!!

 

I'm reaching that point on my '05 s/c. Dealers are jerking me around, won't let me take it to another dealer...I have a pond in my rear footwell for 3 weeks....Smells great too.

Damn car has 19K kms..wtf?

 

blue or silver

 

good luck guys with ur cobalt ss, but i never expericed this problem with imports, or had to bitch on da phone with a gm reps,and dealers like this b4 and its funny the 350z is cheaper on insurance for me

 

That sucks. My car rattles a lot less than my girlfriend's 04 Nissian. So good luck with that.

 

My thoughts exactly. It's amazing to me how this goof is complain about wear items that most likely have been abused by him. Then he turns and starts saying crap about leaving the engine behind on the interstate when his problems are not engine related. If that's not a ricer, retard response of the year! I on the other hand, treat my car with care and it still acts and looks like new. I also have had the car as long and have more miles piled up on it in wintery weather.

 

well first of all this thread was about the problems i had with gm since july/05 with rims flaking and passenger rear brake making a funny noise it sounded like i had flat tire and they told me i need a rear brake service,buddy i baby my cars when i had my g20 first brake job was over 100k

 

well when i get my turbo kit SLEEPER you let me know i'll race you with that japanese crap and hope you can catch up

well bring it on r u sure ur car can make a long trip to toronto its only two days away,but then again i dont race so u be wastin ur time coming down and plus if u drive here u may leave ur motor somewhere on inter state 75