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Old 04-23-2013, 10:19 PM
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Hello

Hi guys and gals, my name is Gary. I just purchased a 2006 Cobalt SS/SC with 126k on the clock. Coming from a 2003 mitsu eclipse GS I got the itch for another sporty and decently quick car since before the Mitsu I owned a 95 H/C/I stalled with gears trans am.

Anyway hope to learn alot of information from this place so I'll be lurking around quite often gathering information and learning the ins and outs of cobalts.
Old 04-23-2013, 10:24 PM
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Welcome to the forums! Any pics of the new car?
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Old 04-23-2013, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by JshLnsctt
Welcome to the forums! Any pics of the new car?
Thanks, and no not yet, I just got home with it not 4 hours ago and its dark already and work comes really really early lol. Will try to get some pics before too long though.

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your GF have a cobalt? just looking at your screen name haha

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Old 04-23-2013, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by DSmastery
your GF have a cobalt? just looking at your screen name haha

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Lol nope she has a honda civic hehe. Its just my initials, im horrible with coming up with screen names so I stick with generic stuff.
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Originally Posted by GfSwindle06
Lol nope she has a honda civic hehe. Its just my initials, im horrible with coming up with screen names so I stick with generic stuff.
haha gotcha

easier to remember later
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Well I finally got some pics to upload. Mother nature finally cooperated for a couple days and gave me time to wash it.
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That's her in all of her completely stock beauty.
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untouched haha
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Completely untouched thankfully.
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I don't know if you know this, but when buying this car you actually signed a secret contract that states you must lower it.

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While I would love to be able to lower my car, the misses would not agree to that at all lol. I expressed interest in wanting to do that to my eclipse when I first got it and that was a huge no. When I mentioned it about this car, it was still a no.

Only thing I am really thinking about doing is maybe an exhaust, replacing the factory electric boost gauge with a mechanical boost gauge to get more accuracy and better response as well doing an FXR 3.0 retro on my headlights. I have everything I need already from my eclipse, just gotta get a spare set of headlights to do it on since this is my DD and I can't go without headlights for several days while I work on them.
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Just tell her it's a need, like shoes, or purses, or nails, or whatever she is in too
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I wish I could that but she isn't into anything like that lol.
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Another black Cobalt, Welcome to fun land.
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Looks great, welcome!
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welcome, this platform is alot more durable than the 4g64
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Originally Posted by Gobolt210
welcome, this platform is alot more durable than the 4g64
Yea and alot more aftermarket support as well. 3G eclipses got left in the dark as far as aftermarket performance. Definitely feels good to have something that rides better, handles better, looks better, and has more power and gets the same and in fact better MPG so far.
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Nice ride... and i agree would look 100% better if lowered~




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