I finally got my cobalt, i got an 05 cobalt w/ 15,700 miles and its awesome. i jus have 1 question it says cobalt ss on the car it feels and sounds like an ss but on carfax it says its and ls. now i know it cant be an ls cause it has poer locks power windows and has the keychain to unlock and lock the car and open the trunk. and when i floor it it sounds nowhere near an ls so i was wonderin if there was anyway to check out if it is an ss. my coworker has an ls (auto though) and i was gonna jus have a race and see if i do alot better to get an idea then have somewhat of a race wit my classmate who has an ss to see if i keep up. if there is any way to check thats simple and easy please let me know and thanx but i love my car ss or lt or ls it rides so smooth and i love the price i got it for cuz i still have the warranty

 

theres a ton of ways to tell, but just pop the hood what does it say? sounds like a fake to me

 

The price you got it for might be an indication too .... Post up some pics, there are some pretty good cues on these cars which can really help determine what year and trim model you have...

 

Nice pick up, Pop the hood and you should see a lable that says engine size. If it says 2.2L you have an LS, If it says 2.4L you ahve the SS my friend

 

I may be wrong, but didnt the 2.4 come out as an 06 model? I know when I got my Cobalt in 05, it was either getting a 2.2 or a 2.0 SC..

 

^^^ Yes, there was no 2.4 available for the '05 MY, so it's either 1) 2.0L S/C or 2) 2.2L. You probably got an LS, if you put the VIN into carfax and it listed it as an LS, then you have an LS. The VIN number won't lie.

The easiest way to tell though, seriously, is by the interior. If it's leather and the seats say "SS" then it's a SS/SC. If the seats don't say "SS" then it's not. Easy as that. But another easy, sure-fire way is by looking at your wheels. If there are 5 lugs, it's an SS, if there are only 4, then it's a 2.2.

 

if it says 2.4 vvt, has fog lights that are molded into the bumper instead of inserts, has 17" rims that look like normal SS wheels, then its a SS

 

yep, check under the hood...simple question.

 

Yep, but congrats anyway! They are an awesome car!

 

10th didget from the right in the vin should be the letter B if its an ss too

 

pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

lol so what is the update?

 

Does it have supercharger on the engine, an 05' Cobalt SS would be supercharged.

 

ROFL, poor kid. I hope he finds out what hes looking for.

 

Umm... isn't the easiest way to look under the hood?

There's this big silver thing right there in the front... looks kinda like a supercharger... really hard to miss.

 

5-bolt wheels = SS
4-bolt wheels = LS, LT, base, etc.

 

update?

 

Not all SS have a big silver thing right there in the front...

 

all the 2005 do

 

anything?

 

hes over at the guys place right now kicking his teeth in for selling him a fake car lol.

 

lulz

 

I've got a 2006 Cobalt SS Z06 for sale for $25000 if you want to buy it.

 

hey srry bout not responding ive been workin all weekend and my grandpas been in the hospital so ive been pretty busy this weekend but my friend look at my car and its an lt, but it came wit the stereo that u can order from chevy when u order the car and has the double-walled stainless steel exhaust tip plus aftermarket rims and new tires (not stock) so i still feel like i got an awesome deal and if the lt is this fast i cant wait till i get a supercharged next year after summer ( and i've drove 2 superchargeds but not that long)