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07-19-2013, 02:39 PM | #1 |
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FRS/BRZ vs. Cobalt SS
Since it became such a big topic in the "Come race me bro" thread, I decided to create a thread for those wanting to talk about the Cobalt SS.
The floor is yours @Brzetto, @fatoni,
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I can't wait to get to NC. I know these little shitboxes are everywhere.
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well i never said that the cobalt is the car i prefer. im only a member of two car forums and neither of those are for cobalts. in a "come race me bro" encounter, the cobalt is better. you can be disgusted by it or not but the cobalt just goes around a track faster.
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Horsepower can't save a cobalt. Pig with a lipstick in my opinion, such a bad car. The value is not too bad though, they are so cheap.
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Cobalt was discontinued due to poor sales, nobody wanted that shit box.
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yeah, just like the s2000 and 240sx and supra and rx7 and mr2 and alltrac celica and 510 and 240z and e-type and elise and eventually the frs. cars get discontinued. the cobalt is gone because the cruze is here.
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Wrong on the Supra and RX-7, those were discontinued because the dumbassed manufacturer priced them right out of the market, both were getting prohibitively expensive thus nobody wanted to pay $40,000-$50,000 for those two. The others were discontinued because the same idiots erroneously thought nobody wanted performance cars anymore. There will always be a desire for performance cars. |
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07-19-2013, 04:30 PM | #10 |
That headunit though...
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Fatoni is right if you go pure lap times, ~8:30 vs. 9:10 stock for stock at Nurburgring. But that definitely doesn't make the Cobalt a better car, especially when you start slapping mods on both.
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That headunit though...
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(Also, that was a damp lap for the twins).
Do a tune, tires, and a few bolt-ons (exhaust and intake) and you're very competitive NA for a pretty cheap price. Start throwing on some boost, and you're even or tearing apart the SS with equal modification.
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I really am not a fan of the cobalts but the SS TC are quick cars and that ecotec (or however its spelt) motor is one of the best 4 cylinders out there
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Stock tires are the absolute weak point of our cars when competing for time.
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Wait, was this thread started to cause shit and drama on the internet?
Oh, hello internet. |
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