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Old 09-09-2010 | 05:17 PM
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In b4 take em to the twisties....oh wait.
Old 09-09-2010 | 05:27 PM
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To make you all feel better, our cars will hang with a SC Cobalt SS just fine lmao... 260hp Turbo.....err.......Oh, that's right, I can do donuts! Which means, Mr. Cobalt, you're gay.

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Old 09-09-2010 | 05:28 PM
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Old 09-09-2010 | 05:39 PM
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Would you guys believe the a Cobalt SS turbo went around a race circuit a few tenths faster than an Evo X and over a second faster than a 2010 STi?
Old 09-09-2010 | 05:45 PM
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I pass Cobalt SS's on the track pretty easily. They are definitely faster on the straights but being on their rear bumper around a corner is painful to watch. They're so understeery and twitchy eww!
Old 09-09-2010 | 06:00 PM
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Im a firm believer that RX8's and hot chicks have a lot in common. They're both hot as hell, fun to bang around the corners, the inside is nice and snug.

However, they're high maintenance, expensive, and really tempermental with what you buy them.
Old 09-09-2010 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Renesis07
Im a firm believer that RX8's and hot chicks have a lot in common. They're both hot as hell, fun to bang around the corners, the inside is nice and snug.

However, they're high maintenance, expensive, and really tempermental with what you buy them.
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Old 09-09-2010 | 06:39 PM
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Tell your cobalt friend to go torque steer into a wall.
Old 09-09-2010 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Renesis07
Im a firm believer that RX8's and hot chicks have a lot in common. They're both hot as hell, fun to bang around the corners, the inside is nice and snug.

However, they're high maintenance, expensive, and really tempermental with what you buy them.

so true so true...........
and who needs donuts anyway
Old 09-09-2010 | 11:31 PM
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actually theres a guy running stock Cobalt SS at autocross and he was doing pretty damn quick.
Old 09-09-2010 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 2tone
i like mountain dew, a lot

I do have to say, that if this thread hasn't taught us anything, that mountain dew is amazing. Especially from a fountain rather than a bottle.
Old 09-10-2010 | 03:44 AM
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If I remember correctly, the newest cobalt was praised quite a bit for it's performance. A lot of comments about how surprising the handling was considering it was a fwd car. Definitely not a bad car for the money. Definitely not the same driving feel, but you get a pretty good performer.

Saying a car is better because it can do donuts is kind of stupid... That would be like someone bragging because their car can torque steer.
Old 09-10-2010 | 03:53 AM
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If it makes you feel better:

2005-2006 Corolla XRS (celica gts motor) with I/H/E and PFC will beat RX8's and S2000's top end, or at leat to 130.

It's all over youtube.

Oh and it gets 30+mpg.
Old 09-10-2010 | 06:16 AM
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true. but the thing is still a cavalier AND butt ugly.
Old 09-10-2010 | 06:31 AM
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If you sit on the couch, or armchair, or plastic lawn furniture, and pull out a sheet of paper and a calculator to figure out which is the better car, the Cobalt will win.



If you actually get behind the wheel to figure out which car is better, the RX-8 wins.




So I guess it depends on if you are actual driver, or not.



Edit: On paper we still beat them in looks, safety, features, ride quality, and build quality. Safety being a big one for me. I won't buy a Cavalier for safety reasons alone, even if I could reconcile myself with the rest. The 8 takes care of you. The Cobalt doesn't.

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Old 09-10-2010 | 06:49 AM
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Cobalt SS = Pig in Prom a Dress
Old 09-10-2010 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by 8 Maniac
That would be like someone bragging because their car can torque steer.
But... but...
Old 09-10-2010 | 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by the1jesster
Cobalt SS = Pig in Prom a Dress
Wouldn't "prom dress" imply that it looked good?


Maybe a pig in prison coveralls.....
Old 09-10-2010 | 07:13 AM
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Old 09-10-2010 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by utsaucy
I do have to say, that if this thread hasn't taught us anything, that mountain dew is amazing. Especially from a fountain rather than a bottle.
chex mix, greatest food snack in the land.
Old 09-10-2010 | 07:33 AM
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Old 09-10-2010 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by utsaucy
I do have to say, that if this thread hasn't taught us anything, that mountain dew is amazing. Especially from a fountain rather than a bottle.
oh dude, have you had the new "throwback" one in the bottle?? it uses real sugar cane or something instead of sweetner...it is a-m-a-z-i-n-g!
Old 09-10-2010 | 08:44 AM
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[quote=RIWWP;3706931]Wouldn't "prom dress" imply that it looked good?

This simply means you can put a S/C on it and a body kit but in the end it is still a econo **** box
Old 09-10-2010 | 08:46 AM
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[QUOTE=the1jesster;3706996]
Originally Posted by RIWWP
Wouldn't "prom dress" imply that it looked good?

This simply means you can put a S/C on it and a body kit but in the end it is still a econo **** box
dont forget about the giant wing !!!!!!!!


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