Originally Posted by OldNBold

My neighbor had a 1997 Chevy Cavalier with over 100,000 miles on it. She babied it all along and was the sole owner. It started getting unreliable so (things breaking that shouldn't) she decided to go get a Cobalt (she's a chevy person and thinks that the car lasted as long as it should at 100k...She was able to get $1000 for the car. sold it to a friend instead of letting the dealer have it for 1k.

She's had her colbalt less than a month and it's left her stranded 3 times. It's been towed back to the seller each time with a "known defect" they supposedly resolved each time. The car sputters, stalls, and stops, or when turned off won't start again.

Okay, it's NOT an SS, but guess what...you buy a chevy you deserve what you get. She's now sorry she didn't go see the Honda dealer like I told her. 2 more tows and it qualifies for a return under the lemon laws I'm told.

Great numbers on the track are fine, but reliability and resale value are just as important...and chevy has neither.

My Civic is my first non-american car and thanks to it I won't be buying any more fords, chevys, or chrysters...

Originally Posted by cg95660

Jrfish- I should have been more clear. I am trying to say good built 4cyl.