On ramp 1, Cobalt SS 0

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@AlpineSkiier

Thanks.

State Farm kicks ass. Not only do they cover the car, but they cover all medical bills since its no fault (even though I have medical insurance) right down to the prescription I filled.

Highly recommend SF.

no fault has nothing to do with State Farm, it is a NY requirement, just sayin.

hope ya get through it, that shitty because of a little ice

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@AlpineSkiier

Alright. Let’s play hardball.

The power to weight ratio of a STOCK Cobalt SS Supercharged is 13.6. My car isn’t stock, but that’s besides the point.

The power to weight ratio of a STOCK GTO is ~ 10.8

Not an incredible difference, really. And that’s being generous with the WHP on the GTO.

thats a 25% increase, i would call that close to incredible.

[PJB]

@94Gt5.0

Explain how I drove a 325hp Mach1 on drag radials year round then?? :lol

well youre just nuts.

[GermanPSI]

@JClark

Owning a car you love but only getting to drive it 6mos out of the year sucks. Use that $500 to learn how to drive in the snow and enjoy your car year round.

I think not driving my car year round makes me like it even more. Id get sick of driving it everyday

[cazwrx187]

I look forward to the winter

[JClark]

@PJB

But some cars really arent made for winter driving. Move south if you want to drive them all year.

I know for sure my Mustang would totally suck in the winter. It has a hard time on wet pavement. That being said Im supposed to be putting it away for the winter today or some time in the next few days if my friend didnt already put it away for me.

All of my M3s did great in the snow. If you need traction, get snow tires.

[PJB]

Id rather just have my 4wd truck for the winter.

[crazyz250]

My prelude insurance was $900 for 6 months full conerage

put my 92 civic as my primary vehicle and the prelude as my “recreational” vehicle

prelude insurance dropped to $425 for 6 months still with full coverage

I take the prelude off the road from dec1 to april1. Those four months its in “withdrawn from use” and is $35 a month to insure (cannot be driven, covers theft, fire, vandalism etc.)

my $500 civic gets ~37mpg and when someone slides into me or the salt truck chips the side of my car or its too cold and i cant wash it, i dont care. I wouldnt even enjoy driving my nice car during the winter just thinking of all the salt thats rotting it away.

[bennyfizzle]

Word^

Something very therapeutic about winter beaters.

[Alpine]

I look forward to the salt rotting my car away so that I have an incentive to buy a new one. haha

The Cobalt should be done sometime next week, assuming there are no delays (which there will be, there always is). Then it’s back in my posession for a few days and AWAY SHE GOES

Somewhat sad, considering I did have some great times/memories with it.

As for driving a RWD car in the snow… it’s not as big of a deal as one may think. 400hp or not, that all depends on the driver. Also the 3800lb curb weight will keep it planted decently along with the snows I will be buying for it.

[LKSi]

@AlpineSkiier

that all depends on the driver.

uh oh :rofl

[K20power]

My dad’s '03 BMW 540i 6spd is horrible in the snow with 4 brand new Blizzaks. I’m pretty sure the 540i is somewhere around 3500lbs or so as well and has a 360hp/360tq(or somewhere close to that) V8.

I can only imagine that a big body GTO is horrendous in the snow.

[Gendy]

@crazyz250"

My prelude insurance was $900 for 6 months full conerage

put my 92 civic as my primary vehicle and the prelude as my “recreational” vehicle

prelude insurance dropped to $425 for 6 months still with full coverage

I take the prelude off the road from dec1 to april1. Those four months its in “withdrawn from use” and is $35 a month to insure (cannot be driven, covers theft, fire, vandalism etc.)

my $500 civic gets ~37mpg and when someone slides into me or the salt truck chips the side of my car or its too cold and i cant wash it, i dont care. I wouldnt even enjoy driving my nice car during the winter just thinking of all the salt thats rotting it away.

whos your carrier? I wonder if i could get withdraw from use from Allstate

[Alpine]

maybe i’ll just buy a honda civic like everybody else on this forum.

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@AlpineSkiier

maybe i’ll just buy a honda civic like everybody else on this forum.

thats what all the cool kids are doing!!

[crazyz250]

@Gendy

whos your carrier? I wonder if i could get withdraw from use from Allstate

state farm, they are awesome.

@AlpineSkiier

maybe i’ll just buy a honda civic like everybody else on this forum.

if you forget about what everyone else is doing and just think about it, it makes sence.

[Alpine]

I’m not buying a civic. not now, not neva.

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@AlpineSkiier

I look forward to the salt rotting my car away so that I have an incentive to buy a new one. haha

The Cobalt should be done sometime next week, assuming there are no delays (which there will be, there always is). Then it’s back in my posession for a few days and AWAY SHE GOES

Somewhat sad, considering I did have some great times/memories with it.

As for driving a RWD car in the snow… it’s not as big of a deal as one may think. 400hp or not, that all depends on the driver. Also the 3800lb curb weight will keep it planted decently along with the snows I will be buying for it.

Lmao and your 3000lb cobalt on dry pavement did well with snow tires:haha

[crazyz250]

I think you could make a smarter decision with your money. dont buy the goat

• its orange, you may like it but chances are when you go to sell it the majority of your perspective buyers wont
• your 2007 $24k chevy is now worth $10k in 2009. This car will do the same except this time you’ll be paying for it, not your grandparents.
• just bc you have snow tires on a RWD car doesnt mean its going to be glued to the ground
• weight does help, but its all up front. that 6.0L motor is heavy. how much of that 3800lbs is over the back wheels? its like a lowered 350hp 2wd truck in the winter.
• Have you even looked at other cars? besides the new sti we drove. You just drove through denoyer and said oh thats a nice car i want it
• just bc the cobalt was wrecked doesnt mean you have to sell it right away. why not wait till spring? The dealer wont give you your car back unless its 100% fixed. If anything goes wrong its their dime to fix it. Quick decisions like this often end up ftl
• the whole nice car/winter beater thing is nice, for those who can pull it off. you wont have room in your driveway because this car will take up your whole driveway, so youll be driving it year round and over the course of a few years it shows vs. a garage car
• EPA says 25mpg hwy but in reality your going to find that 17-19 mpg around town is more like it. Premium remember. Between work/school i drive about 250 miles a week, similar to you so thats a sold $50+ a week in gas
• its a fucking boat

Some cars i would consider
Evo
http://albany.craigslist.org/cto/1512571091.html
WRX Limited
http://albany.craigslist.org/cto/1513307241.html
WRX STI
http://westernmass.craigslist.org/cto/1525208146.html
Speed 6
http://westernmass.craigslist.org/cto/1530408612.html
#1 pick
http://albany.craigslist.org/cto/1531160357.html

Maybe not these specific cars but ones similar to them. Now go ahead and make some smart ass remark or be all thick headed but im just tryn to help… you should consider something else.

[K20power]

lmao @ the Astro Van :rofl