Bye Bye Aztek, it's been fun......my new ride is.....

[Dsuupr]

I loved and miss my old Cobalt. Never a problem and always got 38+ mpg. I hope you are still enjoying it.

[regfootball]

1 year update approaching fast.

[regfootball]

2 year review

21,500 miles

anyone want this car?

highs - cheap, sprightly motor in some cases, mpg at 55 mph darn nice

lows - cheap, steering not the best, engine booms, clutch and shifter not much good, mpg at higher mph not what you'd like, panel gaps, interior not great

summary - would like to get rid of this vehicle by now but i am actually lucky to have it so ............

for what it is and what i paid it does the job but the cobalt in no way is aspirational.

[G. David Felt]

Bummer to hear this about the Cobalt as I liked the looks of these cars.

[Blake Noble]

2 year review

21,500 miles

anyone want this car?

highs - cheap, sprightly motor in some cases, mpg at 55 mph darn nice

lows - cheap, steering not the best, engine booms, clutch and shifter not much good, mpg at higher mph not what you'd like, panel gaps, interior not great

summary - would like to get rid of this vehicle by now but i am actually lucky to have it so ............

for what it is and what i paid it does the job but the cobalt in no way is aspirational.

The negative aspects of the Cobalt are why I'd rather hunt down a Saturn Astra instead. It may be an orphaned car from a dead, orphaned brand, but at least the steering is electro-hydraulic and not just electric, the interior isn't made from bits of old VWs, and the engine has a nice Euro exhaust note. Most of the ones in circulation still have a remander of GM's factory 5 year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty, which is a huge plus.

Edited May 4, 2012 by black-knight

[regfootball]

I've always wanted an Astra......at the time i bought the Astras were gone. I actually once had a deal on a new Astra and then passed up on it due to layoff rumors at work at the time. I still look for used ones. If I found the right deal, i would trade it in a heartbeat.

[Drew Dowdell]

Probably a decent little runabout to pick up gently used for not a lot of money

[G. David Felt]

Astra at a bottom price with warranty would be a hidden gem.

[vonVeezelsnider]

As a former Cobalt owner I have to say that yeah, it had a great little engine which I loved very much, and it was of course really easy to drive with those big mirrors and little blind spots but there were so many little but obvious quality issues that I would say never again.

[G. David Felt]

WOW, so sad to hear this about the cute little cobalt

[regfootball]

there was a fantastic astra XR coupe w leather and about 20k miles at a dealer recently i was oogling. prob right now is if i buy, i should buy from my own shop + i would prob lose money and 2 years.

another 4 door astra with panaramo roof and stick is out there from an affiliated sourced but has more miles.

by this point in time, with 2013's and 2014's on the horizon, i would only backtrack to an 08 of anything unless it was a screaming deal. remember, the astras had no armrest, cupholder, bluetooth, or USB ......... but boy did they drive nice.

I could not believe how nice the black leather interior of the verano was i sat in the other day. blown away. might be GM's best interior. Or close to it. where is the verano coupe!!!!!

Verano could seriously be the car that busts the door open for Buick, it's unassuming at first but i think with the right tweaks and marketing could really define a new Buick moving ahead.

Another local shop has a used 011 Regal Turbo stick with 1k miles i would love to own. Too bad I could in no way buy the car, too much dough for me.

Edited May 6, 2012 by regfootball

[regfootball]

oh, and to add, I am SOOOO glad I never bought a CObalt SS. No way it was worth 7k more. Yes the engine and dynamics were fantastic....but at the end of the day, it was still a cobalt......

[daves87rs]

Much of the reason the Cobalt is just a beater....blah.