ss slobalt

ok so i have a 2006 ss 2.0l with 88,xxx miles and theres a dealer that has a 2009 turbo for sale with 32,xxx miles and i want to trade for it. im wondering if cobalts start experiencing bad problems with high mileage or anything and not so much personal preference but is it worth it to have a turbo cobalt over the super? any help opinions or anything cuz im a bit stumped on wether its worth it. i drove it and i like it alot but will that "new" feeling with having a turbo eventually wear off or what? thanks guys!!

northvibe

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seats are better
suspension is better
mounts are better
knuckles and axles are better
better brakes
stock vs stock its faster
both are pretty good reliability wise

How much do they want for the 2009?

08ShowbaltLS

definitely do it. the turbo handles better, looks better, seats are better, motor is better and has way more potential than the sc. how much were they asking for it?

woah haha almost identical post!

northvibe

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WHAT?! way more potential? In what regards? Power? no. The highest HP cobalts are LSJ engines with turbo's on them. But as a DD or weekend warrior, yes.

PenguinPIE

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only if it is a non-G85 model

but definitely go for the turbo if the price difference is not too big

denlou

I drove a TC when I was thinking about trading, the thing was gutless to a very gently modified LSJ in the bottom end (for obvious reasons).

I've got a 06 LSJ with 5000 miles on the motor, so I'll probably be holding onto it for a while. Besides that RPD in the new Cobalts looks so tasteless, though the suspension does rock but I can swap that out easy enough.

northvibe

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me friend with a g85 LSJ likes my seats over his..BUT his are leather with heat. Mine have better bolsters so depends on what you like.

Studmuffin02

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Do it!!!!!!

northvibe

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Did you drive a BRAND new one? They are weak until break in is done. No joke. I drove a friends stock broken in LNF the night before I bought mine and when I drove mine with 11 miles I was like...WTF this is weak.

Nighthawk243

IIRC, the PCM limits boost during break in, no?

ajjaro

lsj has been around longer...noob

chris88z24

The T/C is the S/C without the powertrain quirks and a slightly less reliable engine.

Get it.

CanadianCobalt

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LNF is limited by injector size. LSJ is not. I'm yet to see someone even be able to run straight E85 on an LNF.

Oh yea, noob.

Joel

red06SC

which has absolutely no correlation to the lack of fueling options for the LNF...noob

lol

missed the above post before I submitted

PenguinPIE

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yea the seats are subjective, but the recaros are not worse compare to TC seats

ramrod1337

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i went from an lsj to an lnf and im extremely happy, lnf feels a lot more solid tho ive never driven the coupe and you have tc and competition mode and the usb port the brembo brakes are a plus until they get wet, could just be mine but when its wet out my brakes blow, but yes it will wear off and you will want to go faster but thats why you add mods or gms1 its enough to wear tires down with the quickness

ss slobalt

well I love how stiff it feels and just the turbo sounds way better then the whine on the supercharger but hey that's me. an mine has 88,xxx miles ad they found a guy to buy mine for 12 grand and the '09 has 32,xxx miles and they want 15,499 for it and the guy said he can definitely come down on it. but it's missing the sub, some scratches all around the car and the decked says locked on it but the dealer said they can fix it. what's the stock psi for the T/C cuz it boosted at around 18 is that normal for the turbo?

Ph3lix_004

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sounds like a great deal, very little price difference

northvibe

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youre a noob, you know the lnf has fueling issues you cant fully tune for? ya...true story. Hence the reason there is a 1000hp build book for the lsj and not the lnf.

northvibe

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its not injector size...... the stock ones could go to 500hp for sure. But you can make new ones, no one has asked a company to do so. VW di engines have upgradeable injectors.

denlou

So when is all this going to matter to the OP?

/pissing contest

ssblackstealth

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turbo ftw.....

Joemaster70

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just twincharge ur ss/sc ull get the best of both worlds plus ull be 1 of a kinda

ss slobalt

yeah that's why I'm deciding itbut I didn't know if it was worth It or not

hunter19707

I say it's your money, and you are the one that has to drive it. Do what you feel you will be happy with. BTW, I love my LNF and it is extremely fun to drive. It has around 32,000 miles as well.