Did the LS have a manual transmision option? Someone at work said the clutch went out on a base model cobalt. I always thought only the SS came in a manual.

 

Well idk about the ls but yeah some basemodels came with manual

 

Ok thanks,
I thought the LS was the base model.
Maybe I"m mistaken.
BTW: My employer just got a 2010 LT for the company. I told the supply guy that the battery (IT looks factory) will proably not last the winter. (THey last 5 years f rom what I understand)

 

Yes, it was standard on ls to come with a manual.
as far as battery, my 08 ss still has its stock battery and my 08 ls was changed last year. still have it, it hadn't died but I could tell some cold mornings it was getting weaker so i put It on a mower. still going good.

 

Ls and LT= basemodel

 

I have a manual LS and my battery is original from 07

 

The original battery in my lsj lasted 9 years. Just went last year.

 

Automatic was roughly an $800-1k option.

My 06 LS was a manual. So much more fun than that crappy automatic. Automatic held decent power though. Auto always needed the shift kit from B&M

 

Pretty sure manual came standard. Auto is usually a more expensive option.

 

Learned how to drive stick on my 06 ls actually. I'm pretty sure all the xfes are manual aswell. Speaking on the 06 and batteries. I sold the car last year with the original battery still in it. Worked like a charm.

 

Never noticed a manual driving around though haha, unless the average driver is just really good at it.

 

You mean you actually notice non SS Cobalts?

 

I know I do when I see the damn thing covered with that chrome door trim from walley world. Or I'll purposely park next to one lol

 

I know this post is older now, but I just had to say that there is a trim under the LS, and that is base. I would know, because I own one, lol.

 

LS is the lowest model. My car has no options

 

Me too. My first Balt was a base manual. The level below ls is just cobalt

 

I suppose it depends on the year as well, as 2005 was the only year that I know of that had a base. But at one point, there was a trim under ls.

 

Mine is 07, but not a single option and its an LS

 

Ah, That makes sense. So, I guess that means that the 06-10 LS was the equivalent of the 05 base. Manual windows and locks, no cruise control, and no keyless entry.

 

Yeah my base was an 05 equipped as described here ^^^^