View Poll Results: Scion tC or Chevy Cobalt SS/SC
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tC or Cobalt SS/SC?
#1
tC or Cobalt SS/SC?
I will be purchasing my first car in a few months and I am torn between the Scion tC and the Chevy Cobalt SS/SC. I know the tC would be much better value and I would be able to buy a brand new tC. The cobalt ss/sc, is much faster and would be funner to drive, but I would have to purchase a used one with like 30k miles on it. Keep in mind my bro has a tC that would be kinda wierd gettin a car just like him.
So let me hear you honest opinions on which one I should get.
So let me hear you honest opinions on which one I should get.
#4
Get a BRAND NEW tC. Yes, the SS might be faster but add a S/C to the tC and it actually is faster. Plus, you don't know (unless you know) the person who drove the SS before you. They could have driven the hell out of it. Also, like I always say "there's nothing like that new car smell!"! Chevys are crap. Get a car from a company that knows what its doing-Toyota. Just don't get the same color as your bro and you should be aiiight.
#5
Originally Posted by WannaTc
BOTH! If the tC had 40 morer hp I definatly get one... But I have been doing some reading and the Cobalts seem to be pretty reliable to?
That is attainable with mid-heavy modding. If you have the $ to go FI, then buy a brand new tC. 40 HP is a "walk in the park" to gain if you have the dollars.
Cobalts are still Chevy's...and Chevy doesn't have a reputation for quality. Save yourself time, money and a headache. Buy a tC.
#6
i have to admit the cobalts are REAL fast and are serious competitors, just like the SRT-4 the SS is seriously underrated in horsepower, some people are getting 220-230 at the wheels which is around 290-300 HP at the crank, so they can be some serious power horses....
#8
I can't get a test drive with a permit! Because with new cars, the salesman has to drive them off the lot and remain in the passenger seat at all times. So no new car test drives for me, which really sucks cuz I would like to PICK UP the car on my b-day.
#9
Originally Posted by Jake25
i have to admit the cobalts are REAL fast and are serious competitors, just like the SRT-4 the SS is seriously underrated in horsepower, some people are getting 220-230 at the wheels which is around 290-300 HP at the crank, so they can be some serious power horses....
#10
Originally Posted by WannaTc
I can't get a test drive with a permit! Because with new cars, the salesman has to drive them off the lot and remain in the passenger seat at all times. So no new car test drives for me, which really sucks cuz I would like to PICK UP the car on my b-day.
Buy a tC and turbo set up. You'll get much more than a 40 HP gain and if you take care of the car and turbo, reliability won't be an issue.
#14
Like everyone says...Power vs Reliability AND Power!!!
The tC has better #s than the Cobalt SS S/C, turbocharged... though...
only advantage I will give the SS S/C is from the factory S/C....forged internals STOCK....pushin up to I guess 25psi...while we can push..10? Without blowin it up..haha. But us...200whp 180whp est vs 215whp and 195wtq est...they got a bit more...just a bit....I have read a lot...At 19psi with proper tunin so forth so on, they can just push a bit more than 275whp and 275wtq...whcih is nice...but smaller pulley, snout, TONS of stuff for 1k money....
but they are not reliable!!! plus you get MORE satisfaction outta a toyota....build it up more
Scion looks WAY better, SPECIALLY THE INTERIOR!!!! The steering wheel on those SS SUCK ___!!! seats are NICE recaros though...ONLY nice thing....
The tC has better #s than the Cobalt SS S/C, turbocharged... though...
only advantage I will give the SS S/C is from the factory S/C....forged internals STOCK....pushin up to I guess 25psi...while we can push..10? Without blowin it up..haha. But us...200whp 180whp est vs 215whp and 195wtq est...they got a bit more...just a bit....I have read a lot...At 19psi with proper tunin so forth so on, they can just push a bit more than 275whp and 275wtq...whcih is nice...but smaller pulley, snout, TONS of stuff for 1k money....
but they are not reliable!!! plus you get MORE satisfaction outta a toyota....build it up more
Scion looks WAY better, SPECIALLY THE INTERIOR!!!! The steering wheel on those SS SUCK ___!!! seats are NICE recaros though...ONLY nice thing....
#15
Oh it shouldnt be MUCH of a difference...but insurance...the tC is a bit cheaper which is nice...plus bone stock is...what 16800 compared to 22k....
get it TRD supercharged, TRD Springs, TRD exhaust...lookin at 21k...looks n sounds better will handle better no doubt
PLUS tC is A HATCH!
get it TRD supercharged, TRD Springs, TRD exhaust...lookin at 21k...looks n sounds better will handle better no doubt
PLUS tC is A HATCH!
#16
The only options I can afford are the airbags, lowering springs and shift **** + pedals. Thats why I would have to buy such a used cobalt. Not to mention the APR for a used one is more so I could only finance like $16,500 for a balt when I could spend 18k on a tC.... Hmmm I think I've figured out that the tC would be a much better deal! But man thats gunna suck my bro is gunna have a faster car!! (rsx-s )
#18
Don't know that I could afford a turbo, maybe if I get the tC is my parents divorse and then get a job for mods and gas only! That would be kickass! But I dont know how that divorse stuff works? Can anyone fill me in right quick?
#19
Mine arent devorced. I'm pretty sure the parent that your not with has to pay child support, which i hear is a pretty big sum. But your parent that you stay with recieves this and gets to choose if they want to give it to you or keep it and help pay for your stuff. I guess.
#20
I was in the same place a month ago. Which one to get? Yes the Cobalt SS/SC is faster but if you do your research, you will see that the tC got consumer reports top picks 89 out of 100, not to mention you can fit people in the back seat of the tC. The colbalt got poor marks at best. Get the tC, do the mods your self it will be better in the long run.