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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 12:13 AM
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I honestly could care less as to what your Cobalt's would do. This entire topic has nothing to do with that haha. The kid is asking if you have to be mechanically inclined to have a SS/TC and you come in saying if he gets a Cobalt he might as well kill himself, you my friend are an idiot
Lol ok you win
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 12:13 AM
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I gave the best advise he's gonna hear
Well to each their own I suppose. What would you suggest he buy? He is obviously someone who doesn't have much mechanical ability, so I don't see him stepping up to something like a Vette haha
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackBeast!
Nevermind its your first F.I. car my bad
np man. I do occasionally go to the strip, but not an everyday thing.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 12:18 AM
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Well to each their own I suppose. What would you suggest he buy? He is obviously someone who doesn't have much mechanical ability, so I don't see him stepping up to something like a Vette haha
Vettes arent expensive as people think. I would advise him to get a better platform and something with more aftermarket support.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackBeast!
Vettes arent expensive as people think. I would advise him to get a better platform and something with more aftermarket support.
Yea Idk what I would advise him to go with if he decided to leave the Cobalt family. LS platform is not a bad route to go, and would make him learn how to work on cars I personally think that for someone that isin't mechanically inclined such as the OP, the SS/TC would be a great car to start with since they are relativley easy to work on IMO
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 12:27 AM
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Yea Idk what I would advise him to go with if he decided to leave the Cobalt family. LS platform is not a bad route to go, and would make him learn how to work on cars I personally think that for someone that isin't mechanically inclined such as the OP, the SS/TC would be a great car to start with since they are relativley easy to work on IMO
Say for example he started with a 4th gen camaro ss vs a ss/tc. The potential on the ss is better and he'll learn more on that car than a cobalt
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackBeast!
Say for example he started with a 4th gen camaro ss vs a ss/tc. The potential on the ss is better and he'll learn more on that car than a cobalt
Very true, got a buddy who has a fully built 2000 T/A and I learned loads while working on that car.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackBeast!
Say for example he started with a 4th gen camaro ss vs a ss/tc. The potential on the ss is better and he'll learn more on that car than a cobalt
Yea, but you dont get 30+mpg with the camaro =P
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 12:34 AM
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Very true, got a buddy who has a fully built 2000 T/A and I learned loads while working on that car.
Yes and i dont regret my cobalts but if i knew what i knew now i wouldnt have bought the second one i had. I would have a turbo z06 by now lol
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 12:35 AM
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Yea, but you dont get 30+mpg with the camaro =P
When your buying a sports car gas isnt a factor. If you want to save on gas buy a prius
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by kdub1492
Very true, got a buddy who has a fully built 2000 T/A and I learned loads while working on that car.
Learned what?
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 12:37 AM
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When your buying a sports car gas isnt a factor. If you want to save on gas buy a prius
oh god no, im not worried bout fuel that much. I was just throwing that out there
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 12:38 AM
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When your buying a sports car gas isnt a factor. If you want to save on gas buy a prius
This. I get 10MPG in my racecar
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 12:44 AM
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This. I get 10MPG in my racecar
Love the smell of e85 in the morning i miss it
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 05:16 AM
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dont think i will be modding the car very heavy. just a little modded from stock is the plan. probably just exhaust and CAI and little stuff
No need for a CAI on these cars period regardless of engine. the restriction on these cars is usually in the exhaust. And I believe there's no need to modify the TC's exhaust as it has a full 2.5" exhaust.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by the jelly man
So I am wanting to buy an ss because I am tired of my old ls sedan being slower then my minivan. I want to stay in the cobalt community and get an SS/TC but my problem is that I dont know anything about cars at all. Is this going to be a big problem for me? It seems like most peoplee on here are very knowledgable about their cars and I am far that. I know it depends on the car but am I going to be running into a lot of problems that I can not fix on my own and not be worth buying the car?
I just got a 06 Ss and knew nothing and I read the forum everyday and it's inane how much I learned, get the car and read the forum and you will be fine


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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by the jelly man
So I am wanting to buy an ss because I am tired of my old ls sedan being slower then my minivan. I want to stay in the cobalt community and get an SS/TC but my problem is that I dont know anything about cars at all. Is this going to be a big problem for me? It seems like most peoplee on here are very knowledgable about their cars and I am far that. I know it depends on the car but am I going to be running into a lot of problems that I can not fix on my own and not be worth buying the car?
If Cobe can do it, you can do it too!

on the serious note, just get it man, I did the same thing, I know a lot about cars and I had an 05 LS Sedan for several years but once I got my SS/TC I just hopped into the LNF section and caught myself up on stuff that I need to know about the LNF, everything else is pretty much the same.
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