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Originally Posted by 84Cressida
I remember when the Cobalt came out back in 2005. It was the car that would send the Corolla to the junkyard according to the GM faithful.  |
Most likely because before the Cobalt, being a GM fan might have been pretty depressing aside from trucks. Doing significantly better than the Cavalier is what the Cobalt did do...its just the Cavalier set the bar really really low. I respect the Cobalt SS mostly because its the SS division working really hard to make your daily rental into something actually truly worth considering. The standard Cobalt/G5 however...its too generic to be perfectly honest. It just isn't the best at something, just average at...well everything. The only unique feature all Cobalt/G5 have over the competition...hood struts instead of a prop rod.
I guess being a GM car fan now is a bit mixed. While newer GM cars are clearly better than just the ones a few years ago, the loss of the excellent G8 and a significantly revitalized Ford make things much harder. Ford's product revamping is really aggressive that just about everything that has been updated, redesigned or brand new is really good now. Ford set the bar for how good domestics can be...can GM pass it because Chrysler clearly can't.
