Never Sell Your Cobalt SS Turbo!!!
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kinda like the doug nash 7 speed corvettes.
the 8 speed just uses something like a transfer case to give you a high and a low for each gear. it was just a silly thing that let them get more MPG's out of the car.
the 8 speed just uses something like a transfer case to give you a high and a low for each gear. it was just a silly thing that let them get more MPG's out of the car.
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Here's a couple cents' more of opinion.
First off, regarding rarity - very few sedans ever make the "rare" category. It doesn't really matter how few were made. With cars like this, sedans really won't mean a thing.
Second, the LNF and turbo-Eco variants are going into other models. If the 2.0 LNF never climbed out of the niche it was in, I'd wager that the SS/TC's would occupy a truly rare niche - the oddball performance GM compact. But there are better-trimmed cars bearing the Eco-TC. So, no real "exotic" value. Case in point - the LT1 in the fourth gen Camaros is arguably the starting point of the real horsepower wars. It is a transition engine between the first gen and third gen sbc's, and was the flagship (corvette) performance engine for a couple years, meaning its exotic factor is up there. However, you can buy these things all day long with pocket change. Maybe one day they'll be worth something like the cross-fire Camaro, but not now.
Finally, and sadly, the Cobalt SS represents a brief shining moment for a short lived car with no real following. Most cars of value have dudes who look back fondly at their first kick-ass car. The 'balt has too few of those dudes. If it was the start of a line of the next generation of "poor man's Corvettes" like the Camaro/Nova was, it would probably mean a lot more.
First off, regarding rarity - very few sedans ever make the "rare" category. It doesn't really matter how few were made. With cars like this, sedans really won't mean a thing.
Second, the LNF and turbo-Eco variants are going into other models. If the 2.0 LNF never climbed out of the niche it was in, I'd wager that the SS/TC's would occupy a truly rare niche - the oddball performance GM compact. But there are better-trimmed cars bearing the Eco-TC. So, no real "exotic" value. Case in point - the LT1 in the fourth gen Camaros is arguably the starting point of the real horsepower wars. It is a transition engine between the first gen and third gen sbc's, and was the flagship (corvette) performance engine for a couple years, meaning its exotic factor is up there. However, you can buy these things all day long with pocket change. Maybe one day they'll be worth something like the cross-fire Camaro, but not now.
Finally, and sadly, the Cobalt SS represents a brief shining moment for a short lived car with no real following. Most cars of value have dudes who look back fondly at their first kick-ass car. The 'balt has too few of those dudes. If it was the start of a line of the next generation of "poor man's Corvettes" like the Camaro/Nova was, it would probably mean a lot more.
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Here's a couple cents' more of opinion.
First off, regarding rarity - very few sedans ever make the "rare" category. It doesn't really matter how few were made. With cars like this, sedans really won't mean a thing.
Second, the LNF and turbo-Eco variants are going into other models. If the 2.0 LNF never climbed out of the niche it was in, I'd wager that the SS/TC's would occupy a truly rare niche - the oddball performance GM compact. But there are better-trimmed cars bearing the Eco-TC. So, no real "exotic" value. Case in point - the LT1 in the fourth gen Camaros is arguably the starting point of the real horsepower wars. It is a transition engine between the first gen and third gen sbc's, and was the flagship (corvette) performance engine for a couple years, meaning its exotic factor is up there. However, you can buy these things all day long with pocket change. Maybe one day they'll be worth something like the cross-fire Camaro, but not now.
Finally, and sadly, the Cobalt SS represents a brief shining moment for a short lived car with no real following. Most cars of value have dudes who look back fondly at their first kick-ass car. The 'balt has too few of those dudes. If it was the start of a line of the next generation of "poor man's Corvettes" like the Camaro/Nova was, it would probably mean a lot more.
First off, regarding rarity - very few sedans ever make the "rare" category. It doesn't really matter how few were made. With cars like this, sedans really won't mean a thing.
Second, the LNF and turbo-Eco variants are going into other models. If the 2.0 LNF never climbed out of the niche it was in, I'd wager that the SS/TC's would occupy a truly rare niche - the oddball performance GM compact. But there are better-trimmed cars bearing the Eco-TC. So, no real "exotic" value. Case in point - the LT1 in the fourth gen Camaros is arguably the starting point of the real horsepower wars. It is a transition engine between the first gen and third gen sbc's, and was the flagship (corvette) performance engine for a couple years, meaning its exotic factor is up there. However, you can buy these things all day long with pocket change. Maybe one day they'll be worth something like the cross-fire Camaro, but not now.
Finally, and sadly, the Cobalt SS represents a brief shining moment for a short lived car with no real following. Most cars of value have dudes who look back fondly at their first kick-ass car. The 'balt has too few of those dudes. If it was the start of a line of the next generation of "poor man's Corvettes" like the Camaro/Nova was, it would probably mean a lot more.
but if this car goes up in value and becomes super rare... i will find you! haha
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Anybody have any 4 doors from the annals of history that became anything valuable? I'm struggling to figure that out.
As for that "rare" yellow color. I have a "Mystic Teal" Z28 convertible; pretty rare color AND convertible. Car value right now? Just above "****"......
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Who says that Charger will be worth anything!!!!
Anybody have any 4 doors from the annals of history that became anything valuable? I'm struggling to figure that out.
As for that "rare" yellow color. I have a "Mystic Teal" Z28 convertible; pretty rare color AND convertible. Car value right now? Just above "****"......
Anybody have any 4 doors from the annals of history that became anything valuable? I'm struggling to figure that out.
As for that "rare" yellow color. I have a "Mystic Teal" Z28 convertible; pretty rare color AND convertible. Car value right now? Just above "****"......
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Got a couple of things to ask and throw out there,
How do you find out what production number your car was in the line.
I lived in chicago until recently, BARELY ANY COBALT SS's that I seen besides a few once in a great while (must be cruising through or what not), the area was majorly STIs and EVOs. If you didnt have one of those two, you werent "cool / in the crowd". People looked down on my SS when I bought it and its fine I dont care, I spent 16k on my brand new car and chuckle when I hear these kids buying there 33k - 37k STI / EVOs brand new. The day I moved out west (first was Lanark, IL and then to the Quad Cities) I seen ABOUT 8 different Cobalt SS's from SCs and TCs just driving to work. Its all about where you are at to actually see how rare these cars are and what kind of crowd you have around you.
For me my car is going to be modified slightly(full bolt ons and possibly a bigger stock looking turbo upgraded suspension), take care of it with general maintenance, and drive it during the summer (when i am not on my motorcycle) and just drive it like it should with a daily turbo exercise and just going around corners faster than i should lol.
if the car fails, it fails. If the car lives on, i will keep it and just drive it. Will it be worth anything later on, maybe not, but will I have those memories 20+ years later of how I had my cobalt ss and just flying around corners like a crazy man, HELL YEAH! and i can say I enjoy/ enjoyed the car. When we do move to the alternative fuel source, i want to be the guy that still has a gas engine (most likely not the case in my life time but we will see)
And just for the record, I think the whole AWD chevy may be coming out (Depending on the ATS sales) sooner than you think. Platform is there, now will Chevy combat the Euro AWD later or will that be just a Cadillac attempt.. That will be a car I would love to get if it ever takes off.
Just a couple of cents from me
How do you find out what production number your car was in the line.
I lived in chicago until recently, BARELY ANY COBALT SS's that I seen besides a few once in a great while (must be cruising through or what not), the area was majorly STIs and EVOs. If you didnt have one of those two, you werent "cool / in the crowd". People looked down on my SS when I bought it and its fine I dont care, I spent 16k on my brand new car and chuckle when I hear these kids buying there 33k - 37k STI / EVOs brand new. The day I moved out west (first was Lanark, IL and then to the Quad Cities) I seen ABOUT 8 different Cobalt SS's from SCs and TCs just driving to work. Its all about where you are at to actually see how rare these cars are and what kind of crowd you have around you.
For me my car is going to be modified slightly(full bolt ons and possibly a bigger stock looking turbo upgraded suspension), take care of it with general maintenance, and drive it during the summer (when i am not on my motorcycle) and just drive it like it should with a daily turbo exercise and just going around corners faster than i should lol.
if the car fails, it fails. If the car lives on, i will keep it and just drive it. Will it be worth anything later on, maybe not, but will I have those memories 20+ years later of how I had my cobalt ss and just flying around corners like a crazy man, HELL YEAH! and i can say I enjoy/ enjoyed the car. When we do move to the alternative fuel source, i want to be the guy that still has a gas engine (most likely not the case in my life time but we will see)
And just for the record, I think the whole AWD chevy may be coming out (Depending on the ATS sales) sooner than you think. Platform is there, now will Chevy combat the Euro AWD later or will that be just a Cadillac attempt.. That will be a car I would love to get if it ever takes off.
Just a couple of cents from me
You cannot. No one knows as the cars were never "numbered." It's literally impossible to know, even if you were to send GM the vin number they would not have any idea.
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Thats why I died (not really) when I had to sale my Mystic Chrome 04 Cobra it was # 291 of the Coupe made out of 1010 made of the Conv and Coupe. I think it was like 4000 something Cobras made that year. hell it had 5678k on it! 
Damn divorce!
Damn divorce!
this is a good site for reference.
http://service.gm.com/dealerworld/vincards/
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Well i dont think either the Cobalt in an trim level will have the cult following of other chevys i bet it will do all right. Just makes me wonder what an ion redline would go for as there were less than 5900 built over three years with just over 1000 being comp package. The rarest being an 05 Comp pack no sunroof or other options! But i still see them on CL for the same price as the SS/SC and even a few cheap SS/TC's right around 8-10K depending on options miles and condition! I will safely say that when i get my next ion redline it will be both comp pack and no sunroof and unmolested when i buy it and NEVER SOLD!
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There are almost a million people in Indianapolis, and I can count on one hand the number of SS/TC's I've seen. I bought mine in January of 2011, and I had to drive four hours to get it, because it was the ONLY one for sale in the entire state that I could find. I think it's promissing that the LNF is being used in the ATS and Regal, but I highly doubt these cars will ever be any more popular/valuable than they are now. They might not depreciate to total ****, but it's definitely not a collector's car.
I'll tell you what I really wish I would have bought, is a Solstice GXP coupe. Those things are going for upwards of $40k last I looked.
I'll tell you what I really wish I would have bought, is a Solstice GXP coupe. Those things are going for upwards of $40k last I looked.
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I've had 2 cobalts before, 06 sc and 09 tc, currently looking for a 10 tc, I really like this cars, but I cannot say I would keep any car for ever there will always be another car I want, but cobalts are what I can afford
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I'd like to think I won't be driving my Cobalt for the next 6 years but everything new generally underwhelms for the money, the fuel economy or something. I am still convinced the SS/TC is the best daily driver produced in the last 10 years.
