i plan on looking at an 06 leftover silver ss/sc just because the guy is going to give me a good deal on the car. now getting back to my question how reliable are these cars? the only thing i have heard that the clutches in them are weak is that true? thank you for your help

 

i got 5000miles on my SS/SC stage 2 and sound system are the only things i have had done

no problems with the lsj clutch or anything

 

ive heard diffrently...clutchs are one of the strongest parts on these cars unless ur always beating in it..like 6 days out of the week...but they are really nice cars for the money,and are worth it..ohh did i mention they are cheap to mod?

 

most people have solved there clutch issues (including myself) by NEVER shifting below 3000 RPM. These clutches don't like low rev shifting and will glaze over, resulting in terrible slippage.

This along with not riding the clutch during launches should make your clutch pretty dependable until you reach really severe horsepower levels.

 

why dont the clutches like low shifts or under3k rpms?

 

dude theyre reliable for the most part... just keep in mind that it is a newer model and it might take them a little while to work out all the problems, but its reliable. Also beings its a newer model, the dealer i go to is always willing to work on it just for the experience :-)

 

oh yeah forgot about that part i always shift over 3k close to 4k

 

Because they just don't!!!! lol It's better to do it to save your clutch in the long run so it wont slip and im sure the other guys will let fill u in on it.

 

this car would be my daily driver besides the winter time.

 

Good question! Its just one of those funny quirks that every car has.

But in all honesty, this method WORKS. Shortly after stage 2, I had catastrophic clutch slip because i always use to shift at low RPM thinking i was saving gas.

However, after reading that article, i tried always shifting at 3000 or higher, and since then, i have never slipped, not even once. Even after adding several more mods and driving the car rather "spritedly" every day.

 

I smoked the clutch early (2,500 miles) at the track slipping it in second gear... but I stopped beating the crap out of it and continued to add miles to it! The clutch ain't great but it will last if treated half decent. I am rolling on stock original clutch and have 41,000 + miles on my 05. I shift below 3k all the time I just don't hold the accel to the floor after that hell the car pulls itself at even lower revs. in Fact shift at 3k to get decent fuel milage. and at 55 60 mph set the cruise and leave it in 4th if the highway is a little up and down... that will really save you gas!

 

16,000+ miles on my ss/sc, not a single problem **knock on wood** sunroof occasionally rattles (pretty much once or twice in a blue moon), but aside from that, nothin.

 

ive got 25000 miles on mine with no problems the clutch is still going fine and i learned to drive a stick the day i picked it up so i havent exactly been gentle with it

 

i haven't had my car for a year and the block cracked.....cobalts are nice, just don't over mod them..

 

well pretty much the cars i have test drove so far in order that i like: 1. an 04 redline, 2. an 03 mazdaspeed protege 4. vw gti and last 05 srt4

 

I have 29,000 on mine. I have a clutch issue, vibrations & jumping rmp @ idle. My schedule is busy, so i didn't get a chance to take it to the dealer yet.

 

whats mods did you have on your car to crack the block or how much hp were you pushing? for it to crack.

 

You can overmod any engine. But of course it's easier to do this with some than others.

I'm gathering reliability data on the Cobalt. My next set of results is due in mid-May. I'll break out results for the SC if I have respnonses for enough of them. You can read about the research in the thread stickied at the top of this forum (thanks to the admin) or here:

Vehicle reliability research

Always looking for more participants, with just about any car.

 

21000 miles here on my 05 and i love it...no problems other than stock shifter which i took out and put in a hurst...love the car p.s. it is my daily driver also