jackierayfrye

Im a 16 year old boy looking to buy my first car. I have done my research on cars and i have decided that i want a cobalt ss supercharged. I have worked and saved up 6500$ dollars and i found a 2006 Cobalt ss supercharged with 119,000 miles on it for 7,500$ I got him talked down to 6,000$ because he needs a suv. So my question is are Cobalts good reliable cars with that many miles on it? It is completely stock btw. Thanks

BlackielawlessSS

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Yes they are as long as they were maintained. My 05 is about to hit 104k.

Gelladuga69

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The LSJ is a reliable car. There are cars the same spec that have way more mileage and are running just fine.

Some quirks left me on the side of the road, but it's the nature of cars in general.

ECaulk

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Is it completely stock for the sale or has it been completely stock its entire life? Find a shop that will do at least a compression test, better yet a leak down test that will tell you how healthy the engine is quickly

Gimpster

^^^ I'm with this guy.

Make SURE its in good health before dropping your cash down. My previous SS/TC's were "stock" when I traded them in, but I had ran the everloving **** out of them for a year and put them back to mechanically and tune stock.

If the Cobalt you choose is indeed well cared for, I find these to be very reliable cars minus a few annoying suspension issues etc you can cheaply repair/upgrade.

chris88z24

The SS S/C is an excellent first car. Very reliable powertrain and very easy to work on. Parts are cheap and easy to find. Insurance is about average. Get a quote online and go from there, don't just call someone for a quote because they'll overcharge you.

I got my 07 SS S/C when I was 17; I'm 24 now and the car has 96k hard miles on it and it still runs great. It's not the best built car but if you can get around that and just drive the damn thing I think you'll be happy.

jackierayfrye

Im pretty sure its been stock all its life. He's getting me the VIN number later so i can do a carfax report on it

chris88z24

I'd get it for 6k. Like I said, 96k on mine and I drove the ***** off of it ever since I got it and I know it could do another 100k easy. Just keep fresh fluids in it and drive it.

goaliemo

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I think the cobalt/ion mix is a good first car. my first car was the ion sedan, still have it, still love it.
but like they said, have the tests done to see how healthy the engine is. they are easy and cheap to work on, but you don't wanna buy the car for 6k if it needs a tremendous amount of work to it also.

jackierayfrye

Yeah i was thinking that 6k was a decent price from what i have seen. He was wanting 7300$ originally

r3v07ut10n

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Guy on here has 300k+ km on his LSJ, still kicking. Ecotec motor is a solid motor platform.

goaliemo

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ive personally seen some ecos with over 300,000 miles on them, still running like new. even if you don't wanna mod it, just keep up with basic maintenance and it will last.

I just realized, I was 16 when I got my sedan. most 16 year olds want mommy and daddy to get them a mustang/Camaro/charger. I was excited over an Ion. lmao

SalvageBaltSS

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I recommend if you do buy it, drive it nicely or it will break and give you problems, those problems are not cheap to fix. Just a recommendation, and oh, insurance on these things are crazy high. Im paying $230 a month full coverage, clean record.

goaliemo

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I have a clean record as well. I am 20 years old, and 780 every 6 months for liability on the sedan. and was quoted 1500 every 6 months on my RL, just for liability. Its outrageous. Im more excited to hit 25 then 21 at this point.

Fidget

That would be me. As long as you take care of it and do the maintenance ie change engine oil change transmission fluid and LISTEN to the car since I know for me any time something sounds off I rather look into it and see what is the cause since it may be a warning sign that something is going to happen (knock on wood hasn't really happened to me)

The car should last you a LONG time.

Gimpster

Being old rules, $270/6mo for my TC $500 ded

SalvageBaltSS

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You can say that again! And you said your 20 and that's what they gave you as a quote? Crazy high, im 16 so I guess im happy its not higher. lol

jackierayfrye

I will be on my parents insurance so my 45 year old dad will be on the Cobalt and i will be either on the truck or suv

CudaJoe

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I pay $34 a month for insurance on my cobalt. $500 deductible. full coverage. I think my setup is 100k/300k/50k

goaliemo

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what I said earlier, both cars are in my moms name. im the primary on the sedan, and secondary on the RL.

Fidget

One thing to remember. Again I do not know you but my first thought when you said you were 16 and getting a SS/SC is that this could be a bad thing.

RESPECT THE POWER OF THE CAR! Try not to do foolish things. (at least when you first get it)

Get to know the car how it handles how it feels driving it. Once you are past that then you will be able to have more fun since you will know the capabilities of the car.

SalvageBaltSS

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Buddy, its 205 hp. Most family cars make more power, and are just as quick as a stock SS SC.

Gimpster

Sad, but true.

We live in a world now where the average Maxima/Altima is packing 300ish heh.

Fidget

Yes I suppose you are right.

Haven07

Lol what they said, was going to say it's not a motorcycle