I bought an 07 Cobalt coupe off the showroom floor in late 2006. Mine was a 5 speed manual, got 40mpg on the highway. Drove it for over ten years, great car!
Bought an 09 for my wife at 104k miles. It's now at 215k and the only actual repairs that It's needed were cam solenoids. I'm not especially a gm fan but it's been a great car and solid dependable. Parts are cheap it's decent on gas, tires are cheap. It is what it is, a good entry level car that you can send your kids off to school and not have to worry about it.
Current owner of the sedan. Same color. I got 180k miles. Love the car most repairs I can do myself. Changed the ignition coil and replaced the compressor myself. It’s pretty zippy if you shift yourself. I have an auto. Goes to 100 easy.
@@carsonac4163 I'm not sure it ever worked in the ones I drove. I was amazed at how they had both the heaviest steering in the world, and also zero steering feedback.
@@pguth98 The Cobalts are recalled for electric power steering issues, ignition key switch issues, shifter/steering lock issues and various other issues. These things have so many recalls and service bullitins
Nice fair review. I just picked up a 2006 LS in the same color and coupe style from my mom to give to y 16 year-old twins to use. Ours only has 21k miles on it so it’s got a ton of life left and it’s been well taken care of. Great practical cars with a solid economy engine.
I purchased a 2009 Cobalt sedan new in Nov. of 2008. One of the best Chevies I ever owned. For me it was great looking, solid, had superb outer panel fit and I loved the satellite radio. I do remember the seat and door panels got extremely dirty after only one year! It was my first car with a DIC (driver information center) that I also enjoyed. Oh, it was also extremely good on snow and ice. I always liked the rear 3/4 view of the coupes. The rear window and tail light styling are reminiscent of the first generation Chevy Corvair coupes.
I remember seeing these new when I was in elementary school. Admittedly I really liked the coupe. One of my teachers had a bright red one that as an 8 year old at the time seemed like the coolest thing in the world! I particularly thought the rear mounted antenna was interesting for reasons I do not entirely remember offhand.
Yes! I liked the rear mounted antenna on my 2009 Cobalt. Brought back memories of cars of the 1950's with rear mounted antennas (I was a a school age boy in the 1950's).
I had a '08 sedan that I bought with about 25k miles. Ran it up to over a quarter million miles and finally got rid of it when pretty much the entire suspension and steering finally wore out in 2019. It still had the original battery, only a touch of rust and was probably the most reliable car I've ever owned. Oil, filters, wiper blades, tires, brakes and an interior door handle are the only things I ever changed. Not exciting but it always got me there.
Government regulation, specifically CAFE standards. Since the 70s the US auto companies have been forced to redesign everything on a more or less ongoing basis for about 50 years. That's why the cobalt disappeared for the Cruze and whatnot. And why the great pushrod v6s are gone. The Japanese brands make cars that don't ride great and which allow a bunch of road noise.
@@admiralkrankandhismightyba158 I think it’s pretty obvious by their record that Americans can not compete with the Japanese. They stopped making sedans and compacts cars whereas the Japanese keep making them. Losers.
I just remember all the recalls on these cars. And the one time my buddy hit a guard rail in one and the thing was so rusted out that it completely tore out the front subframe.
I love my ‘08 LT coupe - same paint as yours. Didn’t pay much for it and haven’t had any significant issues with it other than some minor electrical and sensor fixes. I swapped out the stock head and tail lights with smoked LED assemblies, blacked out the badges, repainted some of the black trim with plastidip, added window tint, new exhaust, new tires, new motor mounts, new throttle body, black hubcaps, new stereo header and speakers, custom LEDs in the interior and heated seats, plus a few engine mods. All in all cost me a whole lot less than a newer car and added a lot of the features you’d otherwise get. Been fun to tinker with on weekends. It looks faster than it is but keeps up well enough with modern models and the turn radius is great. I get people trying to race me in way faster cars and I’m like, nope, but I appreciate the impression. Plus that ecotec just keeps tickin and the fuel economy is dang nice to have especially right now. Anyhow, thanks for the review! Didn’t think I’d see another on TH-cam until they’re genuinely vintage, but I agree they definitely hold up.
I bought a ls recently so wonderful to find a modern-car so bare bones, and I would like to say that the noise in the cabin is way quieter than I excepted
Still have mine, still love mine! Sometimes he needs a minute to recalibrate himself but still 16 years later I barely touch the gas and I’m easily at 55. Gas mileage is still great. I was almost completely on empty last time I needed to fill up and a little over 10 gallons was $42. The interior might not have bells and whistles but under the hood there’s plenty of heart. I don’t think the cobalt got the proper credit it deserved from people but 16 years later parts are affordable and it’s still such a fun little car to drive.
I have an 07 LS manual with aftermarket intake, header, downpipe, catback exhaust, stage 1 axles and a tune. I fucking love it. Then I have a 2011 Camaro SS for the summer. Also a manual.
I have a 2008 Cobalt it has 110,000 MI I drove it from New York to Atlantic City New Jersey then the Pennsylvania no problems awesome car! Keep up the oil changes n maintain a clean air filter
I've owned both the '05 LT Cobalt & Pontiac G5 '09. I'll take the G5 any day hands down. Granted they're the "same" car but Pontiac changed some things like the seats & interior styling. Along with different Fuel/timing maps from both cars of the same year. The clutch was never unresponsive or heavy, just don't skip leg day lol. What a lot of people don't know is that the Ecotec was designed by lotus; They're almost bullet proof... I ran the LT for over a year with a blown head gasket & it just kept going. Even if you were to get an LAP engine not the LSJ; you just need new rods & pistons for internals (add an EatonM62 or a turbo) and you can see 400WHP easy; In fact they've had these engines up to 800HP. As for rusting, if you live near any salt water or have long winter months, any car will rust.. With proper maintenance you shouldn't have an issue; talking to the ones who never wash their car. My G5 with almost 200k miles still pulls hard. Headers, SS cat back, intake, tune & some nice lightweight 17" wheels; HP tuners is reporting an avg of 165 vs stock 148. Overall a great learning car to wrench on or do modifications to as parts are cheap in price. My only honest gripes 1:) No passenger Door lock cylinder(It's just not there) 2:) Window motors are slow AF 3:)The infamous "Ecotick".
Loved your video! I have a 2008 Pontiac G5 SE with the 2.2L and it's been driving now for 16 years and 285000km and still runs strong somehow 😆 (0 to 60 in less than 8 seconds for a fwd auto isn't bad either)
Ive always loved cobalts. My youth paster had one when I was in middle school. he would rip that damn thing sideways was full of us middle school axe body spraying boys sideways while blasting notorious. good days
There was also a Pontiac version of this car - The Pontiac G5. After GM's 2009 bankruptcy, both cars were discontinued. Someone has a yellow Pontiac G5
Hey Zack keep it up with the reviews man, for the longest time you were stuck at 59k subscribers, now you're pushing almost 72k congrats👌🙏 I don't know how you have all the time to review these cars and edit it but I appreciate you
A little theory on why they might make all their entry level cars start with a c is probably because the first letter of Chevrolet is c therefore indicating first or begging
Ive had my 2010 Cobalt LT since new. The car is basic and does nothing well, but does nothing wrong either. It will get you from A to B with no issues. Other than oil changes and brakes this car has cost me nothing until year 15, when I decided to put a bit into it to keep it going another 5 years safely. Its easy to work on and parts/tires/insurance are all cheap. I have no regrets. Its been a great little car.
Currently have an 05 coupe, 2.2 auto. It's nothing special, paint is shot, rust is taking its toll, but everything works, ac, keyless, abs, you get the point. Slap snow tires on it, and go. Minor repairs here and there, but 1200 well spent 3 years in
My dad bought one of these new in 2007. has 200k miles, original clutch. Drive train still runs like the day it rolled off the lot. Everything else is junk, but boy did they get the power train right on this.
common issue cause by the shifter stalk breaking internally and causing a pin to fall out so it cant actuate the park position switch that tells the computer the car is in park so it can let go of the key
I daily drive a $350 Cobalt LT, as others mention, the clutch is too heavy, but the fuel economy is strong, the radio is loud, and air conditioning is cold and it turns on every time. I affectionately named it "Pile of Shit".
Also, that ticking noise you're referring to, especially if there is low oil in these engines is the timing components. These are interference engines. The tensioner guide breaks and rattles along the timing chain. Keeping the timing components properly lubricated will keep these cars running.
Chevy naming their compacts C is like Ford naming everything but the E-Series with an F. Remember when they tried to do that in the late 00s? It was a cheap car with decent engines and a dangerous steering column. Like you said, it serves a purpose and that's OK. The coupe looks pretty good. My co-worker had one of these as her first car. I wish small cheap coupes were still a thing. You used to be able to get a coupe of every compact for a little bit of sport. Honda held out the longest with the Civic but the sales just aren't there any more.
Ive got a 09 2.2 coupe manual a 08 ss 2.4 auto and a 2009 ss turbo sedan. And all of them are amazing cars and are around 300-350k km and run without issues.
Haha yup. Although I have a friend who's dad bought a brand new base model one in 2009 with a stick shift, and it's had a new engine. Then again, even though he's a mechanic, it seems that he doesn't take the best care of it.
A slightly used, GM certified Cobalt was the first car I bought after I graduated College. I simultaneously loved it and hated it. The 2.2L Ecotec engine was the best part of the car, and the car was great on the highway for a small car. Overall it wasn't a very good car and the interior was a real let down, but I still feel nostalgic about it.
Don't know where you found at that an 07 doesn't even have an aux input but they definitely do bc I currently own two of these cars same year and submodel so definitely got that one wrong
I had a 05 cobalt. Loved it. 2dr 5spd. Fun car to drive. I loved the styling except the front end. It looked the the designers just gave up. At a 140k the computer went out. Said it cost more than the car to fix it so I junked it.
The first car you get in NFSMW...this or the IS300, or the MK5 GTi, but since you'll get that car after winning your first blacklist race, almost nobody opted for the GTi.
I own one of these (sedan version)...mine has controls for the radio on the right side of the wheel, and the radio does have a 3.5mm aux port...the front speakers dont work tho, because of some design issue with the radio. They replaced it once under warranty and they worked again for about a year before failing again. The shifter is garbage, it has a habit of breaking internally in a way that causes a pin to fall out so it will no longer activate the park position switch (cause by just putting a hole through the plastic shifter stalk for the pin that actuates the switch, but not reinforcing the stalk around the hole in any way), which means you have to use the manual release button under/inside the steering column to get the key out. I just deal with it, it's not worth spending hundreds of dollars to replace the part when GM never redesigned the part to address the defect that causes it to break in the first place. The interior is absolutely cheap, but the drivetrain is rock fkin solid. Mine has 120,000 miles on it, and aside from normal maintenance (and a warranty recall on the gas tank for developing cracking causing a leak), the only problems Ive had under the hood are an oil pan gasket leak and a seized-up starter. Even at that age, in city driving I still get 29-30mpg, and I can make the 850 mile drive to see my family back north on exactly 2 tanks of gas, so about 35-36mpg highway. For the $11k I spent to buy it in 2008, I've been pretty happy with it.
This car lasts forever, I have the 2008 pontiac version which I bought new and I still drive it, and I still see Cobalts/Pontiac G5's every day. It is a basic car with mediocre performance but the only real problem I have with it which may make me change cars soon is the suspension, it's always rough but riding in new cars and getting in to mine, you notice the difference.
My theory is that Chevys compact cars start with c because compact starts with c, same with Malibu starts with m because mid size starts with m, and spark and sonic start with a because subcompact starts with s, just a theory though
Late to the party, x long-term platform owner I loved my little G5 for the biggest issues. Had to do with the steering components eating themselves alive constantly to the point where you just stopped fixing it and live with the shaky steering wheel
I just bought one to get to work and home and I enjoy it not bad not the best but gets the job done transport me to work plus I have 1 friend so this is perfect 😂
Honestly that SS sedan was only a 2.4 NA engine, 2.2 was standard across all the rest except there was a rare gem among those cars that I personally liked and would love to see a review on. That one is the Coupe SS 5 speed with the 2.0 supercharger with 205 hp or the later turbo charged 260 hp version. would love to see how they held up 15 years later.
I had an 06 LS sedan for 15 years. Good car except that it had to have the front struts replaced 4 times and I only put 100k on it. Those Michigan roads didn't help.
@Jonathan A I always considered the Cobalt just a Cavalier with a different name. The Cruze seemed like a much different car than both. I think the Cobalt failed to meet sales expectations more-so because GM mistakenly thought the Cavalier name was too damaged to reuse it. I think Chrysler made the same mistake with the Dodge Dart, bet if it had been named Neon which it kind of looked like anyway, that its future would have been different also.
@Jonathan A I didn't even know or care who you are. I was just commenting an opinion and for some reason you feel attacked... Weird! The Cavalier and Cobalt were alot alike, both had cheap tacky interiors with little styling, similar driving dynamics despite the newer chassic under the Cobalt, and looked alike. The Cruze was a huge leap forward in every measure.
If you could get past the deadly ignition recalls and get those repaired as well as the parking brake and power steering recalls this car is a gem. My grandma had this car for 13 years and it had been through being sideswiped, ran into a ditch, and backed into, but it still ran like a dream. We all loved that car no matter how cheap it was. It was our 2008 Chevy Cobalt LT sedan.
Its funny i got the sedan version but instead of SS seats i got the SS steering wheel lol cars a great beater. Resurrected mine from the dead to use it for work this year. Just not a fan of the rocker rust but fuck it ill just drive it into the dirt anyway
I had an 09 sedan. I had so many fucking problems. The key fell out of the keyhole several times, and would get stuck many other times, even after 2 dealer "fixes". Check engine light and misfire at 44k miles, an auto so it got shit mpg. Windy windows were nice but the transmission gave out when i was at a friend's while parked, it rolled down a ravine and hit a tree. Good riddance.
Our 06 just turned 220k, just amazed
I bought an 07 Cobalt coupe off the showroom floor in late 2006. Mine was a 5 speed manual, got 40mpg on the highway. Drove it for over ten years, great car!
What did you trade it for, a cruze?
Bought an 09 for my wife at 104k miles. It's now at 215k and the only actual repairs that It's needed were cam solenoids. I'm not especially a gm fan but it's been a great car and solid dependable. Parts are cheap it's decent on gas, tires are cheap. It is what it is, a good entry level car that you can send your kids off to school and not have to worry about it.
Current owner of the sedan. Same color. I got 180k miles. Love the car most repairs I can do myself. Changed the ignition coil and replaced the compressor myself. It’s pretty zippy if you shift yourself. I have an auto. Goes to 100 easy.
I learned to drive in a pair of Cobalt sedans. That experience really taught me the importance of owning literally any other car.
I also learned on one. Electric power steering failed during my drive
@@carsonac4163 I'm not sure it ever worked in the ones I drove. I was amazed at how they had both the heaviest steering in the world, and also zero steering feedback.
@@pguth98 The Cobalts are recalled for electric power steering issues, ignition key switch issues, shifter/steering lock issues and various other issues. These things have so many recalls and service bullitins
Nice fair review. I just picked up a 2006 LS in the same color and coupe style from my mom to give to y 16 year-old twins to use. Ours only has 21k miles on it so it’s got a ton of life left and it’s been well taken care of. Great practical cars with a solid economy engine.
I purchased a 2009 Cobalt sedan new in Nov. of 2008. One of the best Chevies I ever owned. For me it was great looking, solid, had superb outer panel fit and I loved the satellite radio. I do remember the seat and door panels got extremely dirty after only one year! It was my first car with a DIC (driver information center) that I also enjoyed. Oh, it was also extremely good on snow and ice.
I always liked the rear 3/4 view of the coupes. The rear window and tail light styling are reminiscent of the first generation Chevy Corvair coupes.
I had a manual, the clutch was so heavy it drove me crazy in traffic. Got great gas mileage though. And the car was not bad overall.
Mine was the opposite, pretty light clutch.
no need for leg day when you daily drive a cobalt LT
I remember seeing these new when I was in elementary school. Admittedly I really liked the coupe. One of my teachers had a bright red one that as an 8 year old at the time seemed like the coolest thing in the world! I particularly thought the rear mounted antenna was interesting for reasons I do not entirely remember offhand.
Yes! I liked the rear mounted antenna on my 2009 Cobalt. Brought back memories of cars of the 1950's with rear mounted antennas (I was a a school age boy in the 1950's).
It makes it look like a RC car?
I had a '08 sedan that I bought with about 25k miles. Ran it up to over a quarter million miles and finally got rid of it when pretty much the entire suspension and steering finally wore out in 2019. It still had the original battery, only a touch of rust and was probably the most reliable car I've ever owned. Oil, filters, wiper blades, tires, brakes and an interior door handle are the only things I ever changed. Not exciting but it always got me there.
Unlike Honda & Toyota, who keep redesigning and improving their cars, the American automakers discontinue them and replace them with a new model
and replaced with something even worse at that
Government regulation, specifically CAFE standards. Since the 70s the US auto companies have been forced to redesign everything on a more or less ongoing basis for about 50 years. That's why the cobalt disappeared for the Cruze and whatnot. And why the great pushrod v6s are gone.
The Japanese brands make cars that don't ride great and which allow a bunch of road noise.
@@admiralkrankandhismightyba158I would rather drive the Japanese compacts. American cars are pure crap.
@triggeredcat120 I don't know who told you that, but they're wrong.
@@admiralkrankandhismightyba158 I think it’s pretty obvious by their record that Americans can not compete with the Japanese. They stopped making sedans and compacts cars whereas the Japanese keep making them. Losers.
I just remember all the recalls on these cars. And the one time my buddy hit a guard rail in one and the thing was so rusted out that it completely tore out the front subframe.
I love my ‘08 LT coupe - same paint as yours. Didn’t pay much for it and haven’t had any significant issues with it other than some minor electrical and sensor fixes.
I swapped out the stock head and tail lights with smoked LED assemblies, blacked out the badges, repainted some of the black trim with plastidip, added window tint, new exhaust, new tires, new motor mounts, new throttle body, black hubcaps, new stereo header and speakers, custom LEDs in the interior and heated seats, plus a few engine mods.
All in all cost me a whole lot less than a newer car and added a lot of the features you’d otherwise get. Been fun to tinker with on weekends.
It looks faster than it is but keeps up well enough with modern models and the turn radius is great. I get people trying to race me in way faster cars and I’m like, nope, but I appreciate the impression.
Plus that ecotec just keeps tickin and the fuel economy is dang nice to have especially right now. Anyhow, thanks for the review! Didn’t think I’d see another on TH-cam until they’re genuinely vintage, but I agree they definitely hold up.
Got an 09 with a 5 speed coupe, fun little cars and love the power it has, an upgrade over a 96 4 cylinder s10
I bought a 2010 in 2019 with 100,000 miles to commute to my job. It now has 180,000 miles, and nothing but regular maintenence.
I just got my first colbalt Lt and I love it shout out to the colbalt gang💸
I bought a ls recently so wonderful to find a modern-car so bare bones, and I would like to say that the noise in the cabin is way quieter than I excepted
Dude, I just found out that this was owned by my good friend Miller lol!! Love that car!
Thier 4 bangers of course they dont have huge power but they are simple and reliable.
my coworker owns a Cruze and I also like it and the Cobalt also.
nice clean lines and not bad styling.
you know what you are getting.
Still have mine, still love mine! Sometimes he needs a minute to recalibrate himself but still 16 years later I barely touch the gas and I’m easily at 55. Gas mileage is still great. I was almost completely on empty last time I needed to fill up and a little over 10 gallons was $42. The interior might not have bells and whistles but under the hood there’s plenty of heart. I don’t think the cobalt got the proper credit it deserved from people but 16 years later parts are affordable and it’s still such a fun little car to drive.
I have the same car but a sedan. And yes my 2008 has an aux with the stock radio
I have an 07 LS manual with aftermarket intake, header, downpipe, catback exhaust, stage 1 axles and a tune. I fucking love it. Then I have a 2011 Camaro SS for the summer. Also a manual.
I have a 2008 Cobalt it has 110,000 MI I drove it from New York to Atlantic City New Jersey then the Pennsylvania no problems awesome car! Keep up the oil changes n maintain a clean air filter
I've owned both the '05 LT Cobalt & Pontiac G5 '09. I'll take the G5 any day hands down. Granted they're the "same" car but Pontiac changed some things like the seats & interior styling. Along with different Fuel/timing maps from both cars of the same year. The clutch was never unresponsive or heavy, just don't skip leg day lol. What a lot of people don't know is that the Ecotec was designed by lotus; They're almost bullet proof... I ran the LT for over a year with a blown head gasket & it just kept going. Even if you were to get an LAP engine not the LSJ; you just need new rods & pistons for internals (add an EatonM62 or a turbo) and you can see 400WHP easy; In fact they've had these engines up to 800HP. As for rusting, if you live near any salt water or have long winter months, any car will rust.. With proper maintenance you shouldn't have an issue; talking to the ones who never wash their car. My G5 with almost 200k miles still pulls hard. Headers, SS cat back, intake, tune & some nice lightweight 17" wheels; HP tuners is reporting an avg of 165 vs stock 148. Overall a great learning car to wrench on or do modifications to as parts are cheap in price. My only honest gripes 1:) No passenger Door lock cylinder(It's just not there) 2:) Window motors are slow AF 3:)The infamous "Ecotick".
Loved your video!
I have a 2008 Pontiac G5 SE with the 2.2L and it's been driving now for 16 years and 285000km and still runs strong somehow 😆
(0 to 60 in less than 8 seconds for a fwd auto isn't bad either)
How’s the car now ?
4:15 Higher-end models had steering wheel mounted radio controls on the right hand side
Ive always loved cobalts. My youth paster had one when I was in middle school. he would rip that damn thing sideways was full of us middle school axe body spraying boys sideways while blasting notorious. good days
There was also a Pontiac version of this car - The Pontiac G5. After GM's 2009 bankruptcy, both cars were discontinued. Someone has a yellow Pontiac G5
Don't forget the pursuit in Canada. I had one of those
The quote at 2:47 is my favorite quote from Mr Regular. Nothing is more true than that statement.
Hey Zack keep it up with the reviews man, for the longest time you were stuck at 59k subscribers, now you're pushing almost 72k congrats👌🙏 I don't know how you have all the time to review these cars and edit it but I appreciate you
I just drove one of these today at the dealership I work at. Very reliable little cars
A little theory on why they might make all their entry level cars start with a c is probably because the first letter of Chevrolet is c therefore indicating first or begging
Ive had my 2010 Cobalt LT since new. The car is basic and does nothing well, but does nothing wrong either. It will get you from A to B with no issues. Other than oil changes and brakes this car has cost me nothing until year 15, when I decided to put a bit into it to keep it going another 5 years safely. Its easy to work on and parts/tires/insurance are all cheap. I have no regrets. Its been a great little car.
Currently have an 05 coupe, 2.2 auto.
It's nothing special, paint is shot, rust is taking its toll, but everything works, ac, keyless, abs, you get the point. Slap snow tires on it, and go.
Minor repairs here and there, but 1200 well spent 3 years in
Im driving a 07 cobalt sedan Lt and just hit 170k Miles and cars runs and drives great
Just when you thought there was no room for another car reviewer. Love your style! (Up front, down below)
Some models such as the Pontiac G5 do have buttons on the right side of steering wheel for radio controls
My dad bought one of these new in 2007. has 200k miles, original clutch. Drive train still runs like the day it rolled off the lot. Everything else is junk, but boy did they get the power train right on this.
It actually looks like a slightly refreshed 7G Honda Civic
A company I used to work for used these for their fleet and I remember once the key wouldn't come out of the ignition.
common issue cause by the shifter stalk breaking internally and causing a pin to fall out so it cant actuate the park position switch that tells the computer the car is in park so it can let go of the key
I daily drive a $350 Cobalt LT, as others mention, the clutch is too heavy, but the fuel economy is strong, the radio is loud, and air conditioning is cold and it turns on every time. I affectionately named it "Pile of Shit".
Also, that ticking noise you're referring to, especially if there is low oil in these engines is the timing components. These are interference engines. The tensioner guide breaks and rattles along the timing chain. Keeping the timing components properly lubricated will keep these cars running.
Chevy naming their compacts C is like Ford naming everything but the E-Series with an F. Remember when they tried to do that in the late 00s?
It was a cheap car with decent engines and a dangerous steering column. Like you said, it serves a purpose and that's OK. The coupe looks pretty good. My co-worker had one of these as her first car.
I wish small cheap coupes were still a thing. You used to be able to get a coupe of every compact for a little bit of sport. Honda held out the longest with the Civic but the sales just aren't there any more.
I had a 07 cobalt lt coup that was a 5-speed manual an it had a 2.2 motor an it was an amazing experience
Ive got a 09 2.2 coupe manual a 08 ss 2.4 auto and a 2009 ss turbo sedan. And all of them are amazing cars and are around 300-350k km and run without issues.
I've heard mixed things about those. I think I'd rather have a cavalier though
Change the oil and they are cockroaches.
Haha yup. Although I have a friend who's dad bought a brand new base model one in 2009 with a stick shift, and it's had a new engine. Then again, even though he's a mechanic, it seems that he doesn't take the best care of it.
A slightly used, GM certified Cobalt was the first car I bought after I graduated College. I simultaneously loved it and hated it. The 2.2L Ecotec engine was the best part of the car, and the car was great on the highway for a small car. Overall it wasn't a very good car and the interior was a real let down, but I still feel nostalgic about it.
Don't know where you found at that an 07 doesn't even have an aux input but they definitely do bc I currently own two of these cars same year and submodel so definitely got that one wrong
Nobody cares about the failed big bottle test dude! The Chevy Cobalt coupe is a great car.
Chevette also started with a "c"....
They did this with several other cars too: Corvair, Camaro, Corvette, Corsica
I had never before thought about Chevy using so much alliteration! 😂😂
It works is pretty accurate. I only have the 5 speed with the 2.4. Something to commute in
Whats a good car to go out exploring, tooling around it. Basically decent mpgs, comfy seats
another great review. I will try to binge watch other episodes later this evening. this takes me back to simpler Times in college..
I had a 05 cobalt. Loved it. 2dr 5spd. Fun car to drive. I loved the styling except the front end. It looked the the designers just gave up. At a 140k the computer went out. Said it cost more than the car to fix it so I junked it.
I wanted this car so much as a kid 😂😂
The first car you get in NFSMW...this or the IS300, or the MK5 GTi, but since you'll get that car after winning your first blacklist race, almost nobody opted for the GTi.
Well that one was the SS Supercharged.
Love that corvette interior!!!!
I own one of these (sedan version)...mine has controls for the radio on the right side of the wheel, and the radio does have a 3.5mm aux port...the front speakers dont work tho, because of some design issue with the radio. They replaced it once under warranty and they worked again for about a year before failing again. The shifter is garbage, it has a habit of breaking internally in a way that causes a pin to fall out so it will no longer activate the park position switch (cause by just putting a hole through the plastic shifter stalk for the pin that actuates the switch, but not reinforcing the stalk around the hole in any way), which means you have to use the manual release button under/inside the steering column to get the key out. I just deal with it, it's not worth spending hundreds of dollars to replace the part when GM never redesigned the part to address the defect that causes it to break in the first place. The interior is absolutely cheap, but the drivetrain is rock fkin solid. Mine has 120,000 miles on it, and aside from normal maintenance (and a warranty recall on the gas tank for developing cracking causing a leak), the only problems Ive had under the hood are an oil pan gasket leak and a seized-up starter. Even at that age, in city driving I still get 29-30mpg, and I can make the 850 mile drive to see my family back north on exactly 2 tanks of gas, so about 35-36mpg highway.
For the $11k I spent to buy it in 2008, I've been pretty happy with it.
This car lasts forever, I have the 2008 pontiac version which I bought new and I still drive it, and I still see Cobalts/Pontiac G5's every day. It is a basic car with mediocre performance but the only real problem I have with it which may make me change cars soon is the suspension, it's always rough but riding in new cars and getting in to mine, you notice the difference.
Cobalt is the goat
My theory is that Chevys compact cars start with c because compact starts with c, same with Malibu starts with m because mid size starts with m, and spark and sonic start with a because subcompact starts with s, just a theory though
That cubby is great for phones if you are using an aux cord... if you have an aux cord
I have a 2008 supercharged base auto. It's quite fun. Much better than stock. 😂
I have the same car with a 5 speed, it feels much more responsive with a manual. 😊
Come drive my 850 turbo when its got a new head. Its a beast i always get compliments from surprised passengers lol.
Late to the party, x long-term platform owner
I loved my little G5 for the biggest issues. Had to do with the steering components eating themselves alive constantly to the point where you just stopped fixing it and live with the shaky steering wheel
I just bought one to get to work and home and I enjoy it not bad not the best but gets the job done transport me to work plus I have 1 friend so this is perfect 😂
The 5 speed with the 2.2l is 10x better
Why is that? I just got a 09 same setup
@madebydade305ify a manual trans always more fun
Found one for $7,695 with 80k miles
Honestly that SS sedan was only a 2.4 NA engine, 2.2 was standard across all the rest except there was a rare gem among those cars that I personally liked and would love to see a review on. That one is the Coupe SS 5 speed with the 2.0 supercharger with 205 hp or the later turbo charged 260 hp version. would love to see how they held up 15 years later.
I own a modified 2005 Cobalt SS that I built. I have an acceleration video on my channel
@@boostedcivic2332 Pretty cool, Dreams do come true lol.
@@RayRayP2001 That one wasn't supecharged haha
@@boostedcivic2332 Yeah I know I watched a couple of them before I found it. still cool to watch though.
@@RayRayP2001 The video was ironic. Glad you liked it 👍🏻
Love to see an rcr reference
I had an 06 LS sedan for 15 years. Good car except that it had to have the front struts replaced 4 times and I only put 100k on it. Those Michigan roads didn't help.
Can't believe they lost the cavalier name to cobalt and cruze. Both of those are literally a modern cavalier
@Jonathan A I always thought a clean well kept cavalier made a nice ride, my neighbor drove one back an forth for years.
@Jonathan A I always considered the Cobalt just a Cavalier with a different name. The Cruze seemed like a much different car than both. I think the Cobalt failed to meet sales expectations more-so because GM mistakenly thought the Cavalier name was too damaged to reuse it. I think Chrysler made the same mistake with the Dodge Dart, bet if it had been named Neon which it kind of looked like anyway, that its future would have been different also.
@Jonathan A I didn't even know or care who you are. I was just commenting an opinion and for some reason you feel attacked... Weird! The Cavalier and Cobalt were alot alike, both had cheap tacky interiors with little styling, similar driving dynamics despite the newer chassic under the Cobalt, and looked alike. The Cruze was a huge leap forward in every measure.
"It's just that opening that kind of hinders it." TWSS😜
Used to these were everywhere
May I ask why don’t you like coupes? I personally would love to have a coupe.
Just got a 2008, it has an aux cord port 😎
If you could get past the deadly ignition recalls and get those repaired as well as the parking brake and power steering recalls this car is a gem. My grandma had this car for 13 years and it had been through being sideswiped, ran into a ditch, and backed into, but it still ran like a dream. We all loved that car no matter how cheap it was. It was our 2008 Chevy Cobalt LT sedan.
Its funny i got the sedan version but instead of SS seats i got the SS steering wheel lol cars a great beater. Resurrected mine from the dead to use it for work this year. Just not a fan of the rocker rust but fuck it ill just drive it into the dirt anyway
Always thought the coupe was nice looking. Not the 4 door though.
Can you do an review on a 2008 Kia Optima
They are a hell of a lot better than a Cobalt
I had a cobalt same year and color!
Honestly, these weren't great cars. The Cavalier was a better built product, and that's a bold statement.
Car Wizard says these were not as reliable as the Cavaliers they replaced. Anyone with experience with this car? How true is that?
Mine has 258300 alternator is next?
Nice vid
Fog light button yet not fog lights, very interesting lmao
Lol it probably had been wrecked in the front at some point and the owner or collision shop couldn't find the rarer fog light-equipped front bumper.
Mine is the 4 door 2010 have a 171000 miles only thing Major was 2 batteries and a water pump
What’s that color?
Please do another buick park avenue 99 to 05 ultra
Those things in accidents are not the greatest, definitely from first hand experience. They are very fun to drive if you got the manuals one though!
I had an 09 sedan. I had so many fucking problems. The key fell out of the keyhole several times, and would get stuck many other times, even after 2 dealer "fixes". Check engine light and misfire at 44k miles, an auto so it got shit mpg. Windy windows were nice but the transmission gave out when i was at a friend's while parked, it rolled down a ravine and hit a tree. Good riddance.
Some of your info is a lil off..
I remember when I was a baby I remember my mom having the sedan version and my mom got into a accident with a tree I don’t know how
I thought entry level was the g5. Ya know the same cheap car, but Pontiac made it feel cheaper somehow.
I own this car now it’s black I’ve bought for $1,200 and my grandfather and Grandmother made this company
This car has issues, but it also has good points including reliability and price!
I'd rather have the stock radio. Preferably with a tape deck.
the ecotecs are good when its paired with a small car.
avoid suv ecotecs theyre underpowered and die faster