# new car **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 4, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796 "2007-05-04T18:18:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/1 "2007-05-04T18:18:49Z")
here is the story,one of my friends mom is going to buy her a new car for college, so they go test drive a colbalt, the get a total to see how much it is, comes to $17something thou. i thought wtf for 17k i could find a nice BWM or something better than a GM. well anyway, they want to buy GM due to the “discount” they get. i cant see spending 17k on that car. any ideas? i do have them looking at saturn and poniac seeing they are GM. they are car clueless and i know the sales people love them. ideas? id like to go with them and see what they tell them but cant due to school. thanks and sorry for horrible spelling ---
**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/2 "2007-05-04T18:28:09Z")
hehe… well, let them buy a GM…they’re helping GM against Toyota…lol ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/3 "2007-05-04T18:33:18Z")
buy a toyota or maybe even better yet a honda civic /thread ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/4 "2007-05-04T18:42:26Z")
well they only want a GM due to the discount… ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/5 "2007-05-04T18:53:32Z")
g6? ---
**Author:** ![Superium](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/superium/32/7405_2.png) [@Superium](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Superium)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/6 "2007-05-04T19:20:08Z")
My family gets a GM discount…we only buy Toyotas 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/7 "2007-05-04T19:46:32Z")
17k seems like kind of a rip off if it’s not an SS Cobalt. That’s the price before their discount right? Cobalt’s a good idea but don’t spent $17k on a car that’ll be worth half that in 3 years. For that much money, discount or not, they should go buy her a Corolla and not have to think twice about the car till she’s out of College. ---
**Author:** ![jkucz28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jkucz28/32/7503_2.png) [@jkucz28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jkucz28)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/8 "2007-05-04T19:57:07Z")
[quote=“BikerFry,post:7,topic:28796"”] 17k seems like kind of a rip off if it’s not an SS Cobalt. That’s the price before their discount right? Cobalt’s a good idea but don’t spent $17k on a car that’ll be worth half that in 3 years. For that much money, discount or not, they should go buy her a Corolla and not have to think twice about the car till she’s out of College. [/quote] +1 ---
**Author:** ![Sc1chik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sc1chik/32/7243_2.png) [@Sc1chik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sc1chik)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/9 "2007-05-04T20:00:20Z")
[quote=“BikerFry,post:7,topic:28796"”] 17k seems like kind of a rip off if it’s not an SS Cobalt. That’s the price before their discount right? Cobalt’s a good idea but don’t spent $17k on a car that’ll be worth half that in 3 years. For that much money, discount or not, they should go buy her a Corolla and not have to think twice about the car till she’s out of College. [/quote] :word: my friend’s cobalt is crapping and it’s 3 years old… i mean somehow the key managed to come out of the ignition while it was running… There are definitely better ways to spend $17K But definitely have them look into a honda or a toyota. ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/10 "2007-05-04T20:06:10Z")
three veedubs for under 17 grand ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/11 "2007-05-04T20:39:01Z")
:lol: Hope… ---
**Author:** ![PsngrSeatsR4Boys](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psngrseatsr4boys/32/3078_2.png) [@PsngrSeatsR4Boys](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PsngrSeatsR4Boys)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/12 "2007-05-04T21:32:20Z")
my friend’s girlfriend just picked up an 07 cobalt for 12,500. 17k is a little redic. ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/13 "2007-05-04T22:47:36Z")
If you get a good price or discount on a piece of shit you still wind up with a piece of shit. Hopeless reasoning. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/14 "2007-05-04T23:48:39Z")
i payed 14 for my 05cobaltnew. best dd i ever bought 60k on the odometer and the only problem was a wheel bearing. ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/15 "2007-05-05T05:27:17Z")
[quote=“BikerFry,post:7,topic:28796"”] 17k seems like kind of a rip off if it’s not an SS Cobalt. That’s the price before their discount right? Cobalt’s a good idea but don’t spent $17k on a car that’ll be worth half that in 3 years. For that much money, discount or not, they should go buy her a Corolla and not have to think twice about the car till she’s out of College. [/quote] ive been trying to beat this in theres heads,im going to have to go with them, 12,500 seems better for a colbalt than17k no its not a SS. the sales guy told her black interior only came in the SS. she just wants black cloth. i told her for 17k i could get her a colbalt, putt SS interior in it and a sunroof ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/16 "2007-05-05T07:21:54Z")
SAAB! i always forget the one but make them buy the one that is a WRX. it is the bast gm they make right now 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/17 "2007-05-05T07:49:57Z")
Get her a Civic, it’s the best car for the fit, and for a “GM” family, that’s a real kick in the balls. X… ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/18 "2007-05-05T12:55:52Z")
bro, you can get a used 05-06 cobalt for 8-9 grand with under 10k miles on it. I wouldn’t spend 17 on a new one. My next dd is going to be a cobalt, a used one. ---
**Author:** ![cooter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cooter/32/7199_2.png) [@cooter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cooter)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/19 "2007-05-05T13:17:35Z")
i own a 06 corolla and have no complaints here…great car and awesome on gas…i average 35-36 mpg i looked at a cobalt and didnt like it. ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/20 "2007-05-05T14:19:20Z")
Corolla FTW. Cobalts look :bloated: and will be worth next to nothing when it’s time to sell it. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796.md?page=2)