2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Turbo - 12 Year Ownership Review
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- čas přidán 18. 05. 2024
- This 2009 Cobalt SS Turbo was my first car! I've had it now for just about 12 years, and am excited to FINALLY have it on the channel. I'll have more content on it here in the future too, so don't worry if something you want to know was left out. Let me know what you want to know/see in the comments!
2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS
2.0L Turbo I4
260 hp / 260 lb-ft
5-speed manual
FWD
Base price (in 2009) $23,425
Power Sunroof $750
Spare Tire and Wheel $75
Destination $670
Total Price $24,920
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Came for the Cobalt, stayed for the turkey call
glad I could deliver!
0 speed automatic transmission no automatic available.@@TopherDrives
@@TopherDrives you may not be pregnant but you did deliver on the turkey call
Never seen a Cobalt this mint, this is one hell of a first car and looks like you definitely appreciated it.
Right? They're usually all beat up.
A truly amazing story tbh. Looks brand new and the fact that you took such good care of it at a young age speaks volumes of your maturity.
Congrats on taking such great care of that Cobalt - I'm sure you made your grandpa proud! Thanks for sharing!
keeping your first car in such pristine condition for over a decade is freaking amazing dude
57k miles seems like he barely drives it
My first car was fucked when i got it
@@rosestrohm7986waste of a gorgeous car tbh, it’s not a historical artifact it’s a sporty economy sedan 😂
Sold my first self-purchased car due to financial obligations. It was the right choice at the time and it allowed me to be successful enough to buy my first home. I made a lot of memories in that car but I think that’s why I haven’t tried to find another one, bc it was more the memories than the car itself that I hold onto. It was a 2013 Focus ST in tangerine scream 🍊
oh man, the Focus ST is a great car! They made tons, so if you ever change your mind you'll be able to re-live your youth :)
Gay
@@druwvargo4287 what a douche thing to say. Big Nissan Altima energy in that comment lmao
Thats a hell of a first car, your grandpa must be a great guy!
Thanks! He's a legend, and the reason I'm into cars today!
Your story with this car is the definition of a true car enthusiast and I LOVE it
NEVER SELL IT! first car which your grandpa bought you, learned how to drive in it, took it to high-school and College. This car has such a wholesome story❤
I had a 2006 ss/supercharged and a 2008 ss/turbo and I still miss that car to this day. Keep it bro! It’s a beautiful car
Petrolhead from kenya, learnt of this gem from NFS MW still hoping to get one. The sound of the supercharger mated 2 manual is just heavenly.
That is the single most mint Cobalt SS to ever exist.
Keep it that way.
Excellent video. I was also lucky enough to have a 2009 Cobalt SS Turbo at 16. I was same as you, treated that car like gold and never winter drove it. I ended off having it fully bolted and tuned. That car put a smile on my face everytime I drove it. It was my dream car when I got it. I sold after 6yrs, it had 51,000KMs. Purchased from original owner who ordered it from a local dealership. Every option, including LSD and performance display. Absolutely loved that car. Sold in 2019 and still haven't taken it off my profile picture on here. Lol
love that you took such good care of it, really remarkable.
Very impressed how amazing it looks. You've done a great job taking care of it.
Dude I have an 06 SS mint! That is awesome that you're into this car as well!
Wow you really have taken care of it, looks gorgeous!!!! I think the design is pretty nice and different. Love it
This is the 4th Gen Prelude for me in 2001. Got it with 36k miles. Same thing, i had winter wheels. Garaged all the time. 95SE. Loved. Loved that car. I still own a 94 prelude si to this day. These Cobalt SS were very overlooked at the time. A friend had one and loved it. I wouldn't mind having one today.
The perfect 30 minute workout video thanks SSTOPHER!
I absolutely love TopherDrives and Mark of Excellence! They do a fantastic job showcasing the vehicles produced by General Motors, especially during the Great Recession era. Their passion for GM vehicles really shines through in their content.
I’ve been waiting for this for so long; the license plate is 🔥
Thank you so much for leaving the car stock…looks amazing
I can't believe how clean it is man. Beautiful car!
that car sounds so fricking awesome! i love it!
Literally my dream car 🥹❤️
Man that thing must've been f'ing sweet as a first car. I bought myself a meh-condition 2009 Mustang GT at 17 for a daily driver, but man this thing is so damn clean. I can see why you didn't touch a thing on this car, already so tasteful straight off of the lot. The brembo's the 5 spokes, and racing embroidered seats; just awesome.
This is really cool! I always lowkey wanted one of these, ever since I first drove it in NFS Most Wanted '05. Props to you for taking such good care of your first car! Like many others, I still wish I'd kept my first car; a 2003 Hyundai Tiburon. It was kind of a beater, but I would've loved to have started restoring it now in adulthood.
Thank you! Crazy how those early video game memories had such an influence on us.
Love these cars! I remember sitting in them brand new when my dad worked at a Chevy dealer. Definitely on my list of cars to own one day.
What a lucky guy, a cobalt SS as his first car. I can only wish!
I got the regular sedan version as my first car, I started reminiscing when you started to talk about all your memories in the car. Time flies.
I deeply resonate with your true appreciation of your first car.
I’m 27, my first car is an 89 Supra Turbo (from 19, lol) and I do absolutely still have it and have only kept it in the same condition and improved it ever since in this similar vain of passion and enthusiasm. It’s 1JZ swapped LOL. It’s a wonderful experience to be in ownership of a car that truly represents your own self. I feel inspired to create a video just like this! you’ll be shouted out for inspiration. 😂🙏🏽
I love how much you love this car.
Wow, what a throwback. I also learned to drive manual in a red, 2 door Cobalt, but it was just a base model. This one is a real time capsule, what a beautiful unit.
I learned in my white 2dr base as well. Finally picked up an 06 SS last year, free of rust.
What a beauty cleanest one ive seen😲👌🔥🔥
New dream car unlocked. I love this thing!
The 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS, what a fantastic vehicle! It was a true gem from General Motors during the Great Recession. The Cobalt SS was known for its sporty performance and sleek design. It really showcased Chevrolet's commitment to producing quality vehicles even during challenging times. Plus, the Mark of Excellence badge just added that extra touch of pride and craftsmanship. A great choice for any car enthusiast!
As the original owner of a 2007 Victory Red Cobalt coupe, this video makes me very happy. Sadly, mine is a LT, not an SS. Glad this car is out there and cared for.
Dude it’s so clean
4:12 "an hood strut", man I love top gear's influence on the car cummunity
Nice video. Nice that ur grandpa bought u such a cool car. My grandpa never owned a car in his life. He passed when I was 11. Im 18 now with an 04 lexus ES330.
My brother has an 08 Cobalt, other than the stereo system having issues and a cracked fuel pump housing it's been dead reliable for the last 4-5 years.
Man I can’t wait to get one. I was working part time after school at a Chevy dealership when this car came out. I still want one lol
This car is GORGEOUS and extremely well taken care of. I don't get why people hate on these
I'm in love with this car and the condition you've kept it in. Edit: my Alfa Romeo MiTo 10:38 has the same hidden compartment
My first car was mostly destoyed when I bought it, then I proceeded to destroy it some more, mostly through lack of experience or knowledge, not for lack of trying. That car is long gone now, but I was lucky enough to find a super nice one that was very, very similar to it but way cleaner. Anyways, fun car you have there and great job preserving it.
hell yeah dude. my first car was a 4 door ss. miss that thing
I like your car ! Very cool looking car
2008-2010 Cobalt SS is one great car. I had a 2010 SS and after tuning every 1999-2020 variations of GM v8 engines, factory boosted also, none of them had the engine control management like the 08-10 SS.
Basically these cars came with a wideband o2 sensor stock, no other GM came with widebands from factory at least from the v8 world that I know of. I've heard the Caddy Catera had one but that may be the only other one. Possibly the newer turbo 4 cyl GMs use one but I've never looked into them.
Anyways, what's amazing about the wideband is the ability of closed loop fuel trimming at heavier/full throttle. The v8 engine variations and 05-07 SS, only had narrow band o2 sensors so once you go heavier throttle and trigger power enrichment, you're in open loop and no full throttle fueling is being added or subtracted (positive ltft fuel trims carry over if experienced prior to power enrichment though, but still no active trimming in power enrichment).
I recently tuned a 2019 Corvette z06 which is supercharged from the factory, no wideband from factory just narrowbands so no trimming in boost. While the 08-10 Cobalt SS Tc with its Bosch ecu has a wideband stock, very neat!
Knew it was a turbo when I saw the thumbnail. The supercharger ones had those mirrored fat spoke wheels as a dead giveaway. What a beautiful car and still plenty quick even by today’s standards. You might get people who still call it a “Slobalt”…pay them no attention. You have a car certainly to be proud of!
that is one fantastic looking cobalt.
Wow what a cool car it’s completely preserved Wow you don’t see cobalts like that anymore.
I had this exact car in black (2009 with the low profile spoiler). Did the GMPP upgrade and then added a high flow downpipe and a custom tune. Think was an absolute rocket.
that thing is mint. Future classic.
My boyfriend had a 2005 base Cobalt. He bought it in 2007 used and had it till last Spring 2023. Had 185,000 miles but was rotting out so fast underneath. The suspension kept breaking on it and it started to have transmission and timing chain issues. He beat the car up. This SS one though, is super nice and hot.
My buddy had the turbo model as his first car, as well. They were incredibly underrated and I think it's because of the supercharged model before it, which was garbo in comparison. The turbo model was great. Fairly light, very good handling and made a ton of power from just a downpipe and tune.
This is one hell of a first car. For a 15 year old car, it looks like it just rolled off the dealership. I really envy you that you were able to have a car like this at 16.
Hope I can do something like this for my kids and grandkids!! So cool
Love the Kumho Tires!!!
sweet car man, nice to see a stick shift for your first car and its in such great condition too
My mom sold her Caravan to give me half the money to buy my first car, I had to work to get the rest. Her and my dad pulled up in an 06 supercharged SS with around 40,000 miles on it in 2011. My jaw was on the floor, I was also 16. Only deal was she got to drive it to work until I went to college. I bought the new Si recently, it’s cool to be back in a small boosted car that’s good on fuel but the goal is to someday buy a low mileage LNF to just have and take care of. Love your car Toph, a time capsule to see for myself.
Absolutely love this video. GM makes some serious great cars that were overlooked because of the perception and interior quality. This thing is a gem along with the skyline red. Did you know that GM offers a stage 2 kit that bumps up the power significantly and is a legit GM part? You should check it out!
Love those seats
Back when turbos meant a car was fast and not to make up for lack of displacement
Such a rare car. I probably see one every 5 years or so
Fun fact: they did actually make a hot version of the Cruze, it’s just badged as a Buick. The Verano, which rides on the same platform, had the second generation of this engine, the LHU, as an option, though they’re extremely rare. Even rarer still are the ones that were optioned with the 6-speed manual. I think I’ve seen exactly one in my life so far among the countless standard versions.
Buying another car to take better care of your first car . That is what true love is .
My first car I ever bought was a 2007 Audi a3 hatch Quattro 3.2. It got totalled and to this day I’d still take that car over anything it was so beautiful.
Currently daily a 2015 bmw x3. But it has some issues buts been a great car for 5 years
Very nice condition! Love the Cobalt. Old GM.
I always liked these cars. I remember being 8 and playing Forza Motorsport 2. I picked this one in blue for my first car 😆
This bodystile should make a comeback. It has aged very well. Respect for keeping it in such good condition :)
Not many turbo'd 260HP cars survive a dude's teenage years lol
You know it’s in ultra mint condition when the Chevy bow tie is not chipped at all. Just amazing how it’s still in showroom condition!
It's nothing shameful that your grandfather bought this for you. Mine did the same with a 350z, which I later traded in cause we didn't do my insurance correctly, so it was super high. Eventually, I got another one, but i wished things weren't lost in translation for the original my grandpa bought me.
Roadtrip with Emily in the Cobalt SS, for sure!
I remember racing around with these cars with my modded grand prix gtp and regal gs back in the day.
Miss my 2009 sedan in black such a fast car especially with the GM stage 1 tune and the loud pops with the no lift shift feature.
I'd love to find a clean sedan someday. They're almost impossible to come by
Did you put the GM tune on? Or did it come installed by previous owner?
@@TopherDrives Had it put on right before I traded it in, it’s just a new map sensor and an ecu flash done in an hour. Bought mine around 2011-2012 traded it in for a Xtreme edition Colorado that came into my dealership.
Bought new 2009 HHR SS back in the day. Dark blue with chrome wheels. Gorgeous . Fast, useful, but horrible transmission shifter. Drove through 120K miles. Quoted $5K for new control arm bushings and clutch work. Time for new car.
So freaking cool this car came with a boost gauge from the factory in 2009….
Bro still owns his 1st car after a decade😮
That’s crazy about the mileage lol. My 335d has gotten about 27k miles since last July, and it’s at 179k now.
my fav car from the NFS MW, man if only I can have my hands on this version, I will change it into evil one 👹😍💗
I might be one of the only people who feels this way, but i have always loved the way the cobalt looks. The SS was underappreciated. The regular trims, used and abused daily. I still see cobalts around, they are usually beat up like used Altimas. Here in the Midwest, usually rotted out but still rolling. These were no where near as unreliable as the replacement, the Cruze. The Cobalt was not the worst car in terms of reliability, but still had that cheaper gm feel that got it a harsher reputation than i feel like it deserves. The biggest failures i knew of were power steering issues and the key problem. I would own one, simple straightforward cars.
I bought an 09 Sedan SS after having several other platforms. Other than my H/C 450whp GTO the Cobalt was the fastest. Only made 340whp but with only 2900lbs to move around it went!
those sedan turbo ss are so rare!
@@ShaiyanHossain It sure was! Super fun car.
A Probe is a pretty cool winter beater
It's a Delta platform car - it feels old school because while being initially made into a vehicle in 2003, it's design is from the 90s and was meant to be used in Saturn vehicles as early as 2000 (obviously, it was not - that didn't happen until the Ion in 2003 according to Wikipedia).
gah dang that thang is beautiful ❤
My dad had a cobalt with a big bass speaker in the back and it would shake the car when we would listen to music...
Sadly that car broke down and was unfixable and he now has a new car.. I want a Cobalt SS to be my first car when I get my first car so badly just for the nostalgia
What a gem
She's a beauty
Hey bro I just picked up a absolutely mint black 2009 turbo one, it has 25k miles, stock turbo with all the bolt ons you can do, dropped with bc coils all around on some beautiful enkei’s, was previously set up for meth has the box in trunk, and so much more, what do you think it’s worth roughly?
my first car in 1987 when i was 19 was a white 75 monte carlo with a 350 in it
I remember when these came out, I was jealous as an SRT4 owner because these things were making some steam once modded
do you plan on making anymore videos on the gs400?
It is a beautiful car.
thank you!
I have this engine in my 2011 Saab 95. Man I have had a lot of timing chain issues with this engine. 2.0 ecotec turbo right?
Cheap fun little cars. Capable of doing over 140mph. I miss the simple gauges! Too much extras in the new vehicles today.
That 260hp GM LNF 2.0t was so ahead of it's time debuted in 2007 yet a 2024 GTI still only has 241hp
VW under rates the horsepower. The GTI makes that power at the wheels so it’s comparable to the Cobalt and makes 260-270 crank horsepower.
You should do more videos on the cobalt ss turbo
If you ever decide to mod it definitely look into ZZP because they have done so much to this car that they offer just about any upgrade you want.
Dude! I'm 19 and I have a really clean eagle talon that I won't drive in the salty roads and bought a 95 ford probe for winter. See a pattern?
I'm pretty sure the Cobalt SS Turbo has the very same engine as the European Opel Astra OPC of the era. However, the two cars probably feel quite different to drive. I think their rear suspension is different, and the Astra was a 6-speed I believe.
Every cobalt i see on the road are all beat up and abused. Your cobalt is the cleanest ive seen