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Old 12-01-2015 | 03:37 AM
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new member here - interested in buying ss/tc

Hello!
I am a father of 3 and I use my car for my work. I am considering a Cobalt SS/TC for my daily driver.
Car History:
2004 Saturn Ion Redline - I owned this car for nearly 10 years when I made one of the biggest mistakes of my life and traded it in on a 2013 Mazdaspeed3.
I loved both cars, and really should have kept the Saturn. It needed a new suspension, header and cat but with just over 100k on the clock it drove like a champ.
The Mazda was expensive and in a move to save money, I traded that in on my current car, a 2014 Chevy Cruze Eco.
Now, the Cruze is a great car with outstanding fuel economy and will go to my 14 year old daughter when she gets her license. That won't be for a couple years obviously.
In the meantime, I plan on researching my next car purchase.
My choices so far are:
Ford Focus ST
Ford Fiesta ST
(a distant 3rd) Subaru WRX
and finally, in the interest of saving money from a 2013+ model year car, a 2009 Cobalt SS/TC 4 door or a 2010 Cobalt SS/TC 2 door.
The qualities I need in a car are 1, above all - reliability. It must start and run every day. 2, space for the family - it needs a back seat. 3, for my own sanity - horsepower and handling. It needs to be fun! The Cruze just takes all the pleasure out of driving.
Having 3 kids, 4 doors are important to me, but not entirely essential. With less than 500 4 doors being made, it will be much easier to find a good, low mileage 2 door than 4 door.
Does anyone have any links or good advice on what to look for before buying a ss/tc?
Thanks to all

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Old 12-01-2015 | 05:37 PM
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Get the st or wrx
Old 12-01-2015 | 06:24 PM
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Save and get the rs when it comes out.
Old 12-01-2015 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by turbocharged717
Get the st or wrx
Why do you say that?
Old 12-01-2015 | 06:52 PM
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Its no fun sitting in the back seat of a 2 door cobalt. If space is an issue, get an lnf sedan or a different car
Old 12-01-2015 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by BeDizzle01
Why do you say that?
If your in that market range you'll have more fun out of those than a cobalt. And if you go to sell it later it'll hold its value better than the cobalt will.
Old 12-01-2015 | 10:43 PM
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The TC deff. checks off the fun factor, and unless you eff with it it should prove very reliable, a lot the people I know that have problems with there cars fucked around with them too much.

Plus thanks to resale values being non existent you can get a TC sedan for a damn good price.
Old 12-01-2015 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by StevoElSupremo
The TC deff. checks off the fun factor, and unless you eff with it it should prove very reliable, a lot the people I know that have problems with there cars fucked around with them too much.

Plus thanks to resale values being non existent you can get a TC sedan for a damn good price.
Thank you! That's really what I wanted to hear. The ss/tc sedan looks like it will fit the bill for me at a third of the cost of my Speed 3 and half the cost of a slightly used Focus ST.
I doubt I would modify it any past a stage 1 tune and visual stuff like wheels etc.
Old 12-02-2015 | 12:59 AM
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Yeah man go for a sedan should be lots of fun.
Old 12-02-2015 | 12:04 PM
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TC sedan!
Old 12-02-2015 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by BeDizzle01
Why do you say that?
Problems with engine failure
Old 12-03-2015 | 01:48 PM
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Yup,i agree.^
Old 12-03-2015 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by turbocharged717
Problems with engine failure
Why do the engines fail? I thought the 2.0 was a good engine. The LSJ in my Saturn was damn near bulletproof, even with my stage 2 tune.
Do stock engines fail frequently or is this more a symptom of tuned/ modified engines?
This is why I lost interest in ever owning an rx-8 BTW. Damn things don't last for ****.
Old 12-03-2015 | 11:15 PM
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You will get mixed answer about reliability, But I am with steve on this keep it relatively stock and it will last< That is my 2 cents tho.

Cheap car, Cheap parts and I consider them reliable.

Everything else will cost you more and bend you over for parts lol, Also take into account the focus is a new car and bugs aren't all fixed yet I bet.
Old 12-04-2015 | 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by BeDizzle01
Why do the engines fail? I thought the 2.0 was a good engine. The LSJ in my Saturn was damn near bulletproof, even with my stage 2 tune.
Do stock engines fail frequently or is this more a symptom of tuned/ modified engines?
This is why I lost interest in ever owning an rx-8 BTW. Damn things don't last for ****.
Bad design from factory or in the tunes. So either stock it could go or modded. Lsj is better
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