Originally Posted by Permafried-

I would assume the vast majority of people that bought the non-SS versions purchased them to get from point A to point B and leave it parked in their driveway the rest of the time. I would have been at the first meet but unfortunately I had other things come up and couldn't make it down that weekend which was disappointing but unavoidable. My biggest thing is to get from here (far north of London) to TO (depending on which side it's on and how many times I get lost ) could take me up to three hours there and three back which is a hell of a lot of driving to chill for maybe one or two before I gotta turn back around again but I'm sure it'd be worth the trip.

I think maybe once you see the aftermarket pickup for the 2.2L Ecotec you'll see more people out with their non-SS Cobalts it's just going to take a bit. Some may also feel somewhat inferior (sorry lack of a better word) hanging with a bunch of SS/SCs particularly because of the HP and cosmetic differences, but this is definitely not the case with myself. I stood in the parking lot, I looked at the LS and then the SS, did my research both into the car, insurance, etc. and made my decision. I bought the LS fully knowing what the differences were and with full intentions of modding it and it's good to see a number of us around here taking pride in what we own .

I'm really gonna try to make it to one of the meets this summer, just need to make sure to keep the weekends free as long as possible and start saving up that change to attack every Timmy's along the way .

Permafried-