I just have a question concerning if cobalts handle well in the snow. Well atleast the 08-09 cobalt ss/tc since they have the traction control, cuz if i am right the supercharged balts don't have traction control, but I may be wrong. So i was wondering if any of the new ss/tc owners can let me know how they do with Montana/Wyoming weather? And if i do get a new cobalt i will def. get the LSD.


I would post this in the North Mountain Region forum but no one has been on there in like a year.

 

snow tires and you will be fine... my ss/sc was a champ in snow

 

my ss/sc doesnt do too bad in the snow, with snow tires at least. my only complain is that with the short 1st gear it makes taing off in the snow a delicate procedure, and doing a 2nd gear start is kinda hard on the clutch being the steep 2nd gear ratio.

 

yea i have a tc and im riding without snow tires...only cuz my job is within walking distance.... and it sucks ***** with the performance tires

 

I can't say for the s/c or the t/c, but my 2.4 is pretty decent.. I have all seasons on it, and have used both 17's and 18's on it.. For next winter I'm definitely gonna buy a dedicated set of winter wheels/tires though.. Now my 2.4 and my girlfriends 2.2 both DO have traction control, but **** that **** in the snow anyway. We're both auto, and the traction control turns off when you drop it into LOW.. Regardless, as long as you don't like in Antarctica, you should be cool, especially if you have a set of snow treads..

 

The Delta platform vehicles are decent on snow. I say ditch the stock tires though and pick up Blizzaks or something for the winter months.

For really bad weather, you'll have to use second gear starts and use what I like to call the "Steering assist" (ebrake to swing the rear around)

 

The only thing about the t/c is that you basically HAVE to source a set of stock 2.4 17's to use for winter because I don't think there's any 16's that work with the Brembo's, and most 17's don't either.. Ouch..

 

I was planning on getting blizzaks, but i wasn't sure if the limited slip would help a whole lot. I hear people always brag about stabilitrak that GM comes out with but i wasn't sure how it would handle with a coupe.

 

driving my s/c in the snow with stock tires is no fun. i can't stand driving this old 98 bravada. im def getting a winter set for next year

 

I disabled ABS so I can actually stop the car in the snow. ABS is not fun to have on snow-covered roads. I have Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50's, and the car is pretty good. I can bomb around in the snow with ease, just gotta use your head is all.

 

oh god my car is awful in the show...i have hankook ventus summer tires on and it just cant grip at all

I do hear that with some blizzaks the car is a beast though...so its prob just my tires

 

Yeah summer tires in winter FTL... I did one winter with the Pirellis and it was shitty.

 

yea man winter tires FTW! i had the pirellis for the first month of snow and i was afraid i was gonna die... put on 16s with snow tires... OMG i tore up the streets with the above "steering Assist" haha
its so much fun with the snow tires

 

...and you're surprised?

 

I wouldn't say my LT handles the best, but I did go through my neighborhood hitting patches of snow on purpose to kick the thing sideways for a brief second.. fun stuff. I can't wait til next winter when I get Blizteks on my steelies.

And btw i'm on stock continentals.. shitastics as I call them

 

My SC is a disaster in the snow

Dealer put on those shitty Mastercraft Avenger tires (pretty much the only other stock size besides the Pirellis)

 

BLIZZZACK's best snow tire period