# thinking about getting a skittle **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 8, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024 "2009-12-08T10:08:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![turbod\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbod_ss/32/5352_2.png) [@turbod\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbod_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/1 "2009-12-08T10:08:57Z")
so my truck is about to take a shit!! i was looking to get a srt4 for my dd. maybe a few little bolt ons, nothing major. just wondering what you guys think? ---
**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:** [December 8, 2009, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/2 "2009-12-08T10:15:57Z")
Lame FWD winter car DD? Get something like a legacy GT or something a little more grown up. 335Xi 5 speed ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/3 "2009-12-08T10:18:42Z")
Are they really called “Skittles?” ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/4 "2009-12-08T10:20:24Z")
Ugh…do you drive in the city? WAY too bumpy for me, especially in the winter. ---
**Author:** ![glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/5 "2009-12-08T10:20:50Z")
> [@turbod ss"](#): > > so my truck is about to take a shit!! > i was looking to get a srt4 for my dd. maybe a few little bolt ons, nothing major. > just wondering what you guys think? Have you driven one before? Some people are a little _meh_ about them untill they take it for a rip. I wouldn’t DD it in the winter though. > [@Onyx Z32](#): > > Are they really called “Skittles?” Yes. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/6 "2009-12-08T10:21:24Z")
having a cobalt SS and a neon is pretty lame, man. Honestly, you’ll be kicking yourself when you realize that you could have been driving a really cool car instead of 2 “meh” cars. I don’t mean any disrespect by that, either. It’s how i’m kicking myself for going through 2 lotus, 2 STIs and a range rover. If I just sucked it up and planned a little bit I could be driving a Ferrari 360 or maybe even a 430. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/7 "2009-12-08T10:23:58Z")
An SRT4 is WAY more fun than a Cobalt SS. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/8 "2009-12-08T10:24:22Z")
yeah, but they both suck. the srt might just suck less. ---
**Author:** ![EVOLUTION\_VIII\_MR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evolution_viii_mr/32/5187_2.png) [@EVOLUTION\_VIII\_MR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EVOLUTION_VIII_MR)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/9 "2009-12-08T10:24:35Z")
> [@newman](#): > > having a cobalt SS and a neon is pretty lame, man. > > Honestly, you’ll be kicking yourself when you realize that you could have been driving a really cool car instead of 2 “meh” cars. > > I don’t mean any disrespect by that, either. > > It’s how i’m kicking myself for going through 2 lotus, 2 STIs and a range rover. If I just sucked it up and planned a little bit I could be driving a Ferrari 360 or maybe even a 430. ☹ sell the cobalt, forget the srt4, buy something like an evo / sti and drive it all year round ---
**Author:** ![turbod\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbod_ss/32/5352_2.png) [@turbod\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbod_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/10 "2009-12-08T10:25:35Z")
no ive never driven one before. my buddy has one that he drives all year round. he said he doesnt have any problems. no i dont drive in the city. i pretty much only drive back and forth to work which is highway the whole time. my cobalt is being redone this winter with a bigger turbo kit and tons of cf work. im shooting to be in the 11s with the ss. ---
**Author:** ![turbod\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbod_ss/32/5352_2.png) [@turbod\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbod_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/11 "2009-12-08T10:27:02Z")
> [@EVOLUTION VIII MR](#): > > sell the cobalt, forget the srt4, buy something like an evo / sti and drive it all year round if i bought an evo or sti i wstill wouldnt drive it in the winter. i would put to much money in it to want to drive it in the winter. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/12 "2009-12-08T10:27:43Z")
why would you buy something so similar though? You have a FWD pocket rocket. It’s like buying an Evo and an STI, or an F150 and a Silverado. Try something RWD for a change of pace, or get an AWD car that will be good in the winter, or get an SUV or truck if you have one now for utility, but not an SRT4. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/13 "2009-12-08T10:31:02Z")
> [@turbod ss](#): > > my cobalt is being redone this winter with a bigger turbo kit and tons of cf work. im shooting to be in the 11s with the ss. in 2-3 years you will strongly regret the decision to do this when you realize you could have been driving something way cooler ---
**Author:** ![turbod\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbod_ss/32/5352_2.png) [@turbod\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbod_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/14 "2009-12-08T10:34:37Z")
i really like a gsx eclipse, awd good in the snow. how would that be? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/15 "2009-12-08T10:38:22Z")
if you have a fun car already, just get something good in the snow and RELIABLE for the winter I am not gonna down the road of convincing you that a highly modded cobalt ss is a waste, because the only BIGGER waste would be the argument that you’d put up. ---
**Author:** ![02NismoSpecV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/74df32/32.png) [@02NismoSpecV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02NismoSpecV)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/16 "2009-12-08T10:39:32Z")
subaru legacy gt. with a downpipe and greddy sp2 3" exhaust. and call it a day ---
**Author:** ![turbod\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbod_ss/32/5352_2.png) [@turbod\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbod_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/17 "2009-12-08T10:48:57Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > if you have a fun car already, just get something good in the snow and RELIABLE for the winter > > I am not gonna down the road of convincing you that a highly modded cobalt ss is a waste, because the only BIGGER waste would be the argument that you’d put up. lol. ---
**Author:** ![turbod\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbod_ss/32/5352_2.png) [@turbod\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbod_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/18 "2009-12-08T10:49:55Z")
> [@02NismoSpecV](#): > > subaru legacy gt. with a downpipe and greddy sp2 3" exhaust. and call it a day never really thought about a legacy before. was really only thinking about the WRX. ill have to look into the legacys to. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/19 "2009-12-08T10:50:39Z")
daily the cobalt, enjoy it, but don’t throw any more money into it while you save and plan you future which still has a chance of owning a cool car. You obviously don’t get it now, but someday you’ll realize newman was right. At which point you’ll have a cobalt SS that you’ve got $40k into sitting broken in your garage and worth $5k. meanwhile you’ll be driving some other car like an SRT4 and really hating life in general while being too poor to change your situation. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/20 "2009-12-08T10:52:02Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > daily the cobalt, enjoy it, but don’t throw any more money into it while you save and plan you future which still has a chance of owning a cool car. > > You obviously don’t get it now, but someday you’ll realize newman was right. At which point you’ll have a cobalt SS that you’ve got $40k into sitting broken in your garage and worth $5k. meanwhile you’ll be driving some other car like an SRT4 and really hating life in general while being too poor to change your situation. I’m like a poster child for bad automotive decisions. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024.md?page=2)