Well guys, I finally gathered the nerve to do it. I traded her in for a brand new 2012 Chevy Cruze ECO.

This car is amazing and could easily out run my old car if it was involved in a race where time wasnt a factor and only distance mattered.

I got $15,500 for the trade in and the cost of the car was $20,000. Ended up with a 66 month loan which I didnt really care for at 4.79% financing. Monthly payments are $286/ month with lifetime oil changes.

Had negative equity of $11,100 to pay off the old car :/

Here is the pic!

 

 

Omg omg omg omg why ?

 

im guessing the Cobalt isnt the "her" lol

 

you didnt trade the cobalt? --> https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/08-1...out-go-284643/ lol

this lol

 

wait, weren't you just talking about a blown turbo? and then you went and traded it in? lol

 

im guessing hes talking about trading his gf in for the cruze?

 

I hope not it was a yellow sedan you can't trade them in

 

So if you owed $11,100 left on your loan, you only had around $4000 down. Plus dealer fees etc. So you only put about $2800 down and financed a little more than $20k and by the end of 66 months, you'd have paid at least $25000

Well, I personally would have waited until the car was paid off before getting a new loan. If your turbo was blown, $1500 for a new turbo is a lot cheaper than $25000

That said, I'm speaking out of my ass, because I don't know what I'm talking about, so the truth is, I am sad to see you go, but happy for ya.

 

Yeah, its illegal to trade them in. The American Automotives Act was signed into law on July 20th, 2010, to protect the rare yellow sedans from ending up on a used car lot.

 

Epic fail.

 

this is disgusting, i thought that comment in his turbo thread was a joke.

 

this. I'm sorry but your new purchase seems like a GIANT Leap Backwards IMO, But if your Happy thats all that matters I guess

 

He is just joking guys I think its a rental

 

I really hope this is a joke... I would hate to see a Yellow SS sedan go to a used car lot.

 

Come on ppl he is doin warranty work..I hope

 

I doubt it, I think he really did trade. He stated he's broke, and if he can get a new car with way less miles without paying anything up front and keeping his payments about what they are now. Then I'm sure he did

It really depends on what you want. If you want fuel economy, ride comfort, and quality then no it's a leap forward, but if you're looking for performance, well of course. Remember speed isn't everything for everyone!

 

He started the blown turbo thread at 8:01 and then this thread at 8:44. I don't think that's enough time to buy a new car. plus what dealership is open before 9 anyway?

 

Good point, but most dealerships in Colorado open at 7. That I can't comment on in his area. Good detective work

 

meh just bored at work...

 

Yeah it is probably the rental while the warranty work is being done

 

Woah woah woah guys! I did trade in A car, not the cobalt lol. The gf had a 2011 Sentra SER SpecV. She kept complaining about buying premium gas and 31 mpg was not enough for her 100 mi round trip from work everyday.

We got the Sentra for 19,500 fully loaded January of 2011. Low interest rate of 1.99%. and her payments were $277 on it. She had the spec V packed which had the 12 speaker Rockford Fosgate setup, review back up camera, Navigation, and sunroof.

I put down $1500 and her old car traded for like $3500. The loan she had then was $16,200 for 5 years. Too me this was still backwards and I had a hard time making the final decision to go with it and pay an additional $9 a month on less of a car but I wanted to have a Cruze too lol. Plus we didnt have to spend the $1200 to register and title the damn sentra in DE since we moved.

 

You guys are super slooths! What cobalt SS with 66k miles on it gets a $15,500 trade in price lol.

 

Haha I figured. No way you could get that much for a trade in value for a cobalt.

 

this is what i was thinking i was getting ready to drive over there and trade mine in lol