Considering a Cobalt SS S/C...reliability?
09-13-2006, 01:10 PM
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..and a word of advice, the dealer can be your friend or your enemy. If you act like a punk ass kid and expect them to solve all your stupid and badly comunicated problems you'll probably get screwed. Saying that your car runs like crap and you want them to fix it won't help your car or the dealer. If you have a problem I would bring it here to the forum and then you can take some possible solutions with you back to the dealer.
Comunicate with the dealer and let them know what you are doing and ask for their input, that's usually all it takes. The dealer will apprecaite your insight as you spend time on the forum. I saved my dealer tons of time by telling them to check with GM and make sure the computer download was correct since the GM server had been sending out the wrong tunes. That bit of info was gained from the forum and my dealer really appreciated it.
Comunicate with the dealer and let them know what you are doing and ask for their input, that's usually all it takes. The dealer will apprecaite your insight as you spend time on the forum. I saved my dealer tons of time by telling them to check with GM and make sure the computer download was correct since the GM server had been sending out the wrong tunes. That bit of info was gained from the forum and my dealer really appreciated it.
09-13-2006, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by NoRemorse
Getter idea... buy a 2.5" pulley, 60# injectos, and make friends with someone who has HPTuners.
265-275whp for less than $400
265-275whp for less than $400
The dealer also checked out my install and will contineu to honor my warrantee!
Come on,
smaller belt, pulley, injectors, and tune for $525 is dang cheap!
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09-13-2006, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by BradyB
Sorry there's on one here with HP Tuners that I would trust to touch my car, just because somebody has HPT doesn't mean they can tune better then GM.
The dealer also checked out my install and will contineu to honor my warrantee!
Come on,
smaller belt, pulley, injectors, and tune for $525 is dang cheap!
The dealer also checked out my install and will contineu to honor my warrantee!
Come on,
smaller belt, pulley, injectors, and tune for $525 is dang cheap!
Well, if you want to go that way... You can buy:
3" pulley $100
injectors $150ish
HPT credit $80
And have someone with HPT to give you somehting VERY similar to the stage tune... not that anyone has access to it
I have seen the sotck tune, and it is less than impressive. You should see the stock injector maps!!! LOL!! they are funny to look at!
09-13-2006, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BradyB
..and a word of advice, the dealer can be your friend or your enemy. If you act like a punk ass kid and expect them to solve all your stupid and badly comunicated problems you'll probably get screwed. Saying that your car runs like crap and you want them to fix it won't help your car or the dealer. If you have a problem I would bring it here to the forum and then you can take some possible solutions with you back to the dealer.
Comunicate with the dealer and let them know what you are doing and ask for their input, that's usually all it takes. The dealer will apprecaite your insight as you spend time on the forum. I saved my dealer tons of time by telling them to check with GM and make sure the computer download was correct since the GM server had been sending out the wrong tunes. That bit of info was gained from the forum and my dealer really appreciated it.
Comunicate with the dealer and let them know what you are doing and ask for their input, that's usually all it takes. The dealer will apprecaite your insight as you spend time on the forum. I saved my dealer tons of time by telling them to check with GM and make sure the computer download was correct since the GM server had been sending out the wrong tunes. That bit of info was gained from the forum and my dealer really appreciated it.
09-13-2006, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by NoRemorse
And have someone with HPT to give you somehting VERY similar to the stage tune... not that anyone has access to it
I have seen the sotck tune, and it is less than impressive. You should see the stock injector maps!!! LOL!! they are funny to look at!
I have seen the sotck tune, and it is less than impressive. You should see the stock injector maps!!! LOL!! they are funny to look at!
09-13-2006, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by IMADreamer
I think you will be pleasently suprised with this car if you purchased it. American cars in general have gotten a bad rap on reliability because of what happened in the 80s. Those are just old worn out stereotypes that the import crowd won't let die. My father has now owned 4 GM cars in a row and each has gotten him well over 100k trouble free miles. I think the worst thing that happened was on his 92 Olds Cutlass Supreme when he had to get a 02 sensor, under warrenty. No biggie really.
Getting disowned by the import crowd isn't a bad thing.
As for gas milage, if you drive on the highway alot expect much more then 25mpg. I get over 30mpg on out of town trips.
Good luck car shopping!
Getting disowned by the import crowd isn't a bad thing.
As for gas milage, if you drive on the highway alot expect much more then 25mpg. I get over 30mpg on out of town trips.
Good luck car shopping!
I love my cobalt, and when the end of my lease is up and with all the aftermarket i have planned to it is done, i will test drive a wrx. if i still like my ss/sc more than the wrx, im buying it out.
Its a unique car / more rare car to see on the streets. I get more looks driving my ss/sc than i do in any of my friends other cars (even my buddies mini cooper s)
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