hate my cobalt, trading it for an evo
12-04-2011, 07:42 PM
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The same could be said of most generation evos. It's a lancer with better powertrain and suspension. It's just got a much more expensive upgrade than the cobalt.
12-04-2011, 07:56 PM
#29
i dont talk crap. i speak from experience. i have 5 friends that have evos. they break more than cobalts, thats just what happens when you mod them a lot. never said theyre bad cars but if you get tired of a cobalt breaking, an evo is going to do it just as much.
12-04-2011, 08:01 PM
#30
Yeah evo's break just as much. Any car you mod isn't going to be perfect. Modding just adds stress to things so of course stuffs going to break and wear faster. Good thing about Evo's though is they have so much aftermarket support. I'm sure if the cobalt was still in production and being made either the SC or TC and more people owned them there would be more companies support the cobalt.
12-04-2011, 08:08 PM
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To the OP. Have you hit any water lately? Has it rained where you live? If so you could really benefit from a short ram intake. Cold Air intakes, especially AEM and Injen suck up water really easy. It can be dry out and you could have just sucked up water in the past. Try cleaning it and I bet it goes away til next time it rains.
12-04-2011, 08:14 PM
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OP either you bought someone else's problems or its your sketchy mod list. A 600 hp IC wouldnt be necessary unless your getting into serious power or racing which also beats the crap out of our "cheap thrill" Cobalts. Now that the cheap thrill ride is over are you ready to go mod the hell out of a beat to death (and probably expensive USED) evo or fork over some serious cash ($+30k) and hope your NEW mitsubushi never has a problem. but its warrantied cause you paid to play.
12-04-2011, 08:20 PM
#34
Wat?
Nurburgring times (from wikipedia)
7:57 Lancer Evolution X GSR Mark Chandler AMS conducted test September 2011
8:11.16 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Takayuki Kinoshita (Best Motoring video 14) Wet conditions, not a true time attack.
8:22.85 Chevrolet Cobalt SS/TC (2007) Motor Trend (10/2007)
Nurburgring times (from wikipedia)
7:57 Lancer Evolution X GSR Mark Chandler AMS conducted test September 2011
8:11.16 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Takayuki Kinoshita (Best Motoring video 14) Wet conditions, not a true time attack.
8:22.85 Chevrolet Cobalt SS/TC (2007) Motor Trend (10/2007)
12-04-2011, 08:23 PM
#35
why am i not surpriced to see a thread like this. Since when is getting an evo is the biggest upgrade coming from a cobalt? yea evos are nice and all, but they break just as much if not more than cobalts due specially if you dont know what ur dealing with.
12-04-2011, 08:51 PM
#38
For 20k I hope he broke more than a trans. They shouldn't warranty that either way.
12-04-2011, 09:01 PM
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The reason the Cobalt is slower is because GM (for some reason) lets their design engineers set their lap times (Cobalt SS TC, CTS V, and Corvette Z06/ZR1) while all other companies I know of let professional racing drivers set the times. When Car & Driver did the 2008 Lightning Lap (common reference) the Cobalt SS TC was 0.3 s faster than the current EVO MR and 6 seconds faster than the current WRX STI on VIR
12-04-2011, 09:09 PM
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my 2.4 cobalt is fine and never gave me trouble has 143k miles on it, my 08 tc has been hell since i got it and has 14k so maybe i just gota rotten apple from the bunch but its a pos seriously
12-04-2011, 09:15 PM
#44
still an experienced driver not a professional driver. check Motor Trend's Mustang GT vs BMW M3 comparison. MT drivers (experienced drivers) were something like 4-5 seconds slower in the M3 and 3-4 seconds slower in the Mustang than the pro driver on a 1.8 mile track. Imagine the gap on the Nurburgring (almost 13 miles). he's much higher than average, no doubt, but he's still not a pro driver.
12-04-2011, 09:26 PM
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On a note not pertaining to any particular car, OP if you want something reliable you're gonna be stuck driving a stock car all the time, pretty much any car will be unreliable once modded. The more modding your do the more reliability you sacrifice unless you really know what you're doing.
12-04-2011, 09:28 PM
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still an experienced driver not a professional driver. check Motor Trend's Mustang GT vs BMW M3 comparison. MT drivers (experienced drivers) were something like 4-5 seconds slower in the M3 and 3-4 seconds slower in the Mustang than the pro driver on a 1.8 mile track. Imagine the gap on the Nurburgring (almost 13 miles). he's much higher than average, no doubt, but he's still not a pro driver.
11 time scca national champ. I think he could be a pro if he had wanted. I don't think a pro is going to pick up some huge amount of time in an unfamiliar car.
12-04-2011, 09:29 PM
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