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Old 02-06-2007, 10:20 AM
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I was tired of my 04Corolla, already...and so I was doing some research on it, and I saw the blue one, but at first it reminded me way too much of my moms blue cavalier, then i saw the black one...SS.SC...but then the Civic Si came out, checked that out, didnt like and everyone and their mama had one...
I had sworn just one year ago that I would never drive a stick again....stuck in traffic for four hours...yeah , not fun...but i realllly wanted to autocross again!
Bout a month later, I took the black one for a test drive and fell head over heels...Walked away that day from the dealership, cause i knew they werent givin me a fair price... brought the fiance in next day, and he talked em down over 5000 dollars....Best bang for the buck i say! Think this ones a keeper
Old 02-06-2007, 10:32 AM
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Saw the original concept in a magazine. Then saw the commercials with it and the vett. It looked like a fun car to have. Then saw it at the detroit auto show in the beginning of 2005. Then bought it in march of 2005.
Old 02-06-2007, 10:33 AM
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well i had always loved the SRT-4, and when they stopped making them i was sad.
So at the time i wasnt even really shopping for a car and my mother in law had a copy of "wheelz". needless to say I fell in love with those big 18 inch rims, that spoiler, and the promise of some serious get up and go.

funny thing is i forgot about it for quite a while, until i started to get really financially stable and noticed one on the lot at the local chev. went in to just kinda tease myself and have a look. and wifey says...."i love it...lets try for financing"

rest is history.
Old 02-06-2007, 10:37 AM
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Had 96' Medium Bright Blue Metallic Z24, read and saw concept photos, knew i was going to have a SS/SC in late 2002 or early 2003, i forget
Old 02-06-2007, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by HackAbuse
I first remeber seeing it in that commercial where the Cobalt and Corvette are playing with the giant bouncy ball
thats how i first saw the cobalt, but didnt really have an interest towards it just yet, then i found this site and joined and read up on things, that made me want to have one
Old 02-06-2007, 10:42 AM
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i was reading the consumers buyers guide and looking at every car under $15000 for my next car....saw the ion, but didnt like the gauges being in the middle, then i saw the cobalt....hell that was before i even knew saturn and chevy were both owned by GM
Old 02-06-2007, 10:47 AM
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I first got word of the Cobalt in Car and Driver but what really sold me was see the commercials with the SS's and the corvette playing. After doing some further research i knew i just had to have one
Old 02-06-2007, 11:00 AM
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i just got back from iraq and wanted a mazda rx-8 went to the aafes post dealer and asked he said they only sell domestic cars, he asked if i ever heard of the cobalt i said "What the **** is a cobalt" he handed me the brochure, i then went on leave and came back and paid for it in cash.
Old 02-06-2007, 11:02 AM
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i was in the process of looking for a new car and was orginally going to get a auto cavy 04 left over hgad like 300 miles with stripes and that fancy wing for like 15k then my step bro said check out the new cobalts and from that point on i was sold :P
Old 02-06-2007, 11:07 AM
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I'm on the same page as IMADREAMER.

I worked for a Buick/Hummer dealership in 03' and my boss and I religiously followed all new concepts for GM. The second I heard about the Cobalt and the potential of destroking and supercharging the EcoTec I was sold. I followed the car from a rumor from our local rep all the way through auto shows and finally production. The first day they put out the concept picture of the Victory Red SS/SC I had it on my desktop...

Never would've thought back then that I would own one three years later!
Old 02-06-2007, 11:13 AM
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I've lived on the JBO for the past 5 years. That should explain it all.
Old 02-06-2007, 11:50 AM
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eversince i saw the cobalts playing aroudn with the ***** in the city i wanted one.... needless to say my cavaliers transmission went so i buoght a cobalt
Old 02-06-2007, 11:53 AM
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I happened to see one of the first one's at my dealer rolling off the truck when I took my dads 2002 Cavi to the shop for something.... I took it for a test drive (which was my 05 LS) and was sold, then I joined this site.... and 11 months later traded in the 05 LS on the 06 SS/SC!!!
Old 02-06-2007, 11:53 AM
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when i first started dating JohnKB8. thats the first time i ever saw a cobalt then about 9 months later i got my white cobalt
Old 02-06-2007, 11:57 AM
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I first saw the SS/SC at the Nascar 500 here in Phoenix. It caught my eye from day 1!
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i seen the add on tv with the vette and the cobalt. when it bumps the vette and then the vette does a 180 and the cobalt flashes the lights. then i did my research and found that it had a supercharger. i was sold. then came the time to start saving for the down payment.
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I finished paying off my truck and now the wife wanted a car. She wanted a 4 cyl. to save on gas cause the truck ate too much. We walked the lot and she liked the look of the cobalt. She doesn't like automatics and the only standard they had was on the showroom floor. It was a red ss/sc and had all the bells and whistles. One scary test drive later.......
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Originally Posted by HackAbuse
I first remeber seeing it in that commercial where the Cobalt and Corvette are playing with the giant bouncy ball
You got a link to that? I wanna see it.
Old 02-06-2007, 01:48 PM
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i was jsut looking for a new car wlaked in to the gm dealer too see what my buddie whoes the sales person could offer me price wise for a car... then he told me about the cobalt..

so i was going to get the four door because this was december 2005 when they first came out but then he told me if i wanted to wait till april 2005 that the ss\sc would be in..

so i did:d ....
Old 02-06-2007, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Fallen33
You got a link to that? I wanna see it.
There were a few of those commercials. I think three. But they're no where to be found now. I wish someone had them, but I haven't seen anyone with them since the commercials came out years ago...
Old 02-06-2007, 09:53 PM
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Wow, to be honest I can't honestly say when I first learned about the cobalt, but I'm pretty sure I found about their existance while researching cars when I wanted to get a new car. Its funny, before i got the ss/sc I was all ready to except that fact that I was gonna only get an LS if that, because the week before I got turned down for a TC. Ya know, I love my car a ton, but it still hurts that I never got the TC, now I just jet passed them to rub it in.
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