Need an SS owner from Illinois to inspect a Cobalt
10-22-2009, 06:09 AM
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Need an SS owner from St.Louis/Illinois to inspect a Cobalt
I live on the west coast, and out here there aren't a whole heck of a lot of used SS/TCs available for sale around here.
I tracked down a nice one that someone's selling in Granite City, Illinois (near St. Louis) at a price I can live with. Obviously I can't easily trek down there to check it out, so I'd like to ask if anyone who lives nearby would be willing to check it out for me. It's an '09, but it has HEAVY miles for its year (24k!!!), so I know it's been driven hard. I'm also worried about rust due to road salt. I'd love to have a fellow SS owner to check it out and tell me if it's worth pursuing.
Anyone care to help a potential owner-to-be out?
I tracked down a nice one that someone's selling in Granite City, Illinois (near St. Louis) at a price I can live with. Obviously I can't easily trek down there to check it out, so I'd like to ask if anyone who lives nearby would be willing to check it out for me. It's an '09, but it has HEAVY miles for its year (24k!!!), so I know it's been driven hard. I'm also worried about rust due to road salt. I'd love to have a fellow SS owner to check it out and tell me if it's worth pursuing.
Anyone care to help a potential owner-to-be out?
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10-22-2009, 03:49 PM
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I live on the west coast, and out here there aren't a whole heck of a lot of used SS/TCs available for sale around here.
I tracked down a nice one that someone's selling in Granite City, Illinois (near St. Louis) at a price I can live with. Obviously I can't easily trek down there to check it out, so I'd like to ask if anyone who lives nearby would be willing to check it out for me. It's an '09, but it has HEAVY miles for its year (24k!!!), so I know it's been driven hard. I'm also worried about rust due to road salt. I'd love to have a fellow SS owner to check it out and tell me if it's worth pursuing.
Anyone care to help a potential owner-to-be out?
I tracked down a nice one that someone's selling in Granite City, Illinois (near St. Louis) at a price I can live with. Obviously I can't easily trek down there to check it out, so I'd like to ask if anyone who lives nearby would be willing to check it out for me. It's an '09, but it has HEAVY miles for its year (24k!!!), so I know it's been driven hard. I'm also worried about rust due to road salt. I'd love to have a fellow SS owner to check it out and tell me if it's worth pursuing.
Anyone care to help a potential owner-to-be out?
10-23-2009, 01:58 AM
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Nevermind. A carfax report indicated that the car was in a rear-end collission.
Dealer was down to $15990. Would've taken it if its history was clean.
http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/in...lASC&cardist=0
Dealer was down to $15990. Would've taken it if its history was clean.
http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/in...lASC&cardist=0
10-23-2009, 03:09 PM
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(BTW: Dealer was shocked when I told him the carfax report shows an accident on it. Apparently it takes 30 days for them to show up on carfax. Your friend must've been quick after the accident to get rid of it.)
10-23-2009, 04:26 PM
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makes me laugh knowing they are trying like hell to rape someoneoh and with no muffler lmao also the interior rattles like no other probably gonna fall apart(thank you subs)
10-23-2009, 08:37 PM
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Skittle lover: LOL those ************* said they sold it already DONT buy it. turns out my steering rack was broken, the back rotors are destroyed (pads too),the tires are bald as hell, the tranny deffinately has a few teeth missing off some of the gears(probaly 2nd and 3rd), and i know for a fact the clutch is just about shot....the jokes on them. lol i love how they say MINT with a burn hole in the seat and all, what morons makes me laugh knowing they are trying like hell to rape someone
oh and with no muffler lmao also the interior rattles like no other probably gonna fall apart(thank you subs)
makes me laugh knowing they are trying like hell to rape someoneoh and with no muffler lmao also the interior rattles like no other probably gonna fall apart(thank you subs)
I kinda figured it'd be a bit "excessively loved" with it having 24k miles on it. :P
10-24-2009, 01:59 AM
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Is he on this forum at all?
As for that burn mark... was he a smoker? Heh... the history on this thing keeps getting better and better. I knew I was lowballing when I offered $12.5k, but... damn. Kinda spot on now.
Heh... crazy thing is even now I'd still consider taking it. I'd take the savings and use it to swap in a 6-speed Saab F40 tranny, and any Cobalt I get will eventually get new rear rotors and brakes anyway since the stock ones are notoriously ****. Only remaining variable would be the steering rack... just cross fingers and hope warranty would cover that one. Should still be valid so long as he didn't do any mods (er... he didn't, did he?).
Only thing that'd make me hesitate is the question of lasting damage from the accident though, and now that burn. FRQ_FLYR was kind enough to drop by and peek at the car and said the right-side decklid was off skew a bit. And that burn mark... Ugh.
Ahh what if's. It'd be a fun project, and a great story to tell on the forums. I'd sure as hell treat her a lot better than the previous owner did. More likely the dealer'll auction it off though.
As for that burn mark... was he a smoker? Heh... the history on this thing keeps getting better and better. I knew I was lowballing when I offered $12.5k, but... damn. Kinda spot on now.
Heh... crazy thing is even now I'd still consider taking it. I'd take the savings and use it to swap in a 6-speed Saab F40 tranny, and any Cobalt I get will eventually get new rear rotors and brakes anyway since the stock ones are notoriously ****. Only remaining variable would be the steering rack... just cross fingers and hope warranty would cover that one. Should still be valid so long as he didn't do any mods (er... he didn't, did he?).
Only thing that'd make me hesitate is the question of lasting damage from the accident though, and now that burn. FRQ_FLYR was kind enough to drop by and peek at the car and said the right-side decklid was off skew a bit. And that burn mark... Ugh.
Ahh what if's. It'd be a fun project, and a great story to tell on the forums. I'd sure as hell treat her a lot better than the previous owner did. More likely the dealer'll auction it off though.
10-24-2009, 05:08 AM
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I do not know if he is on here or not nor I do not know of the modification history of the car.
From what I can tell the car was never tuned though.
From what I can tell the car was never tuned though.
10-25-2009, 07:04 PM
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Is he on this forum at all?
As for that burn mark... was he a smoker? Heh... the history on this thing keeps getting better and better. I knew I was lowballing when I offered $12.5k, but... damn. Kinda spot on now.
Heh... crazy thing is even now I'd still consider taking it. I'd take the savings and use it to swap in a 6-speed Saab F40 tranny, and any Cobalt I get will eventually get new rear rotors and brakes anyway since the stock ones are notoriously ****. Only remaining variable would be the steering rack... just cross fingers and hope warranty would cover that one. Should still be valid so long as he didn't do any mods (er... he didn't, did he?).
Only thing that'd make me hesitate is the question of lasting damage from the accident though, and now that burn. FRQ_FLYR was kind enough to drop by and peek at the car and said the right-side decklid was off skew a bit. And that burn mark... Ugh.
Ahh what if's. It'd be a fun project, and a great story to tell on the forums. I'd sure as hell treat her a lot better than the previous owner did. More likely the dealer'll auction it off though.
As for that burn mark... was he a smoker? Heh... the history on this thing keeps getting better and better. I knew I was lowballing when I offered $12.5k, but... damn. Kinda spot on now.
Heh... crazy thing is even now I'd still consider taking it. I'd take the savings and use it to swap in a 6-speed Saab F40 tranny, and any Cobalt I get will eventually get new rear rotors and brakes anyway since the stock ones are notoriously ****. Only remaining variable would be the steering rack... just cross fingers and hope warranty would cover that one. Should still be valid so long as he didn't do any mods (er... he didn't, did he?).
Only thing that'd make me hesitate is the question of lasting damage from the accident though, and now that burn. FRQ_FLYR was kind enough to drop by and peek at the car and said the right-side decklid was off skew a bit. And that burn mark... Ugh.
Ahh what if's. It'd be a fun project, and a great story to tell on the forums. I'd sure as hell treat her a lot better than the previous owner did. More likely the dealer'll auction it off though.
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