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2007 Chevrolet Cobalt
LT 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
Total with Options (Automatic Transmission)
MSRP-------Invoice------What Others Are Paying
$15,635----$14,754------$15,303
What people are actually paying (16,248.00)
Invoice (15,365.25)
MSRP (16,330.00)
Seems like $14,600 might not be too bad. I'm not sure where you live, but you could try e-mailing a couple of other dealers to see if they can beat it.
Good grief it sounds like YOU were doing the squeezing - $2,035 off the list price on an "economy" car. Many dealers' coupon specials around here only offer $1,000 off....
Anyway congrats on a great deal.
It's a brand new yellow 2006 Cobalt SS Supercharged. The interior is leather, black with yellow inserts. The only option is the sunroof.
What kind of MPG you get with the 2.0L Supercharged engine?
You ever drive just normal?
It has been snowing with temperature below freezing point here in the Buffalo area since I got the car last January 31st.
The car comes with Pirelli Pzero summer tires which is not good on the snow.
I have just driven the car for 51 miles.
Early in Novewmber, I went to a Vokswagen dealer to negotiate a price for a Volks Rabbit with my 2001 Aztek as the trade. The offer was $3,000.
When I was negotiating the price of my Cobalt SS supercharged in the last week of January, David Chevy Pontiac in Nigara Falls, NY offerd me $6,500 for the same car the Volks people want for 3,000 bucks.
However, I decided to keep the Aztek, because the car has served me very well in foul and lousy winter weather here in the Buffalo region.
Good Luck.
I've been doing it this way for over 30 years, and haven't had one let me down yet...
Thanks.
Sticker was $14700. Dealer came down to $14100 on it. Minus roughly $2100 on my original GM card. Minus the $1000 Chevy spring cashback savings here in NJ. Minus $500 more GM cash back.
With tax/title/registration, the price out the door was $11554.
Corolla better MPG you say. Well in general it may very well be, especially on paper. In July's 2006 Car & Driver they tested a bunch of compacts including the Cobalt and Corolla and the Cobalts average mpg was like 28.3 mpg edging the Corolla's 28.1 mpg average. So it just goes to show that the mpg figures are similar and in this case favors the Cobalt.
Thanks,
Debbie
At first I was going to special order it, but couldn't really find a dealer that would give me a good deal on a special order, so I was actually set to close on a different one that didn't have all the features I wanted, when this dealer called and told me they had this configuration coming in on a truck. I checked with GM and the VIN number is indeed assigned to them. I'm a bit concerned as I actually don't have the car in my possession yet.
Would have walked had the inventory manager not come out to assure me that is WAS on the way and would be here in a couple of days and it turns out the minute I saw him I recognized him as an old friend from way back. Shocker for both of us. But, he's always been a trustworthy guy, so I don't think he's lying to me.
They gave me a loaner to drive (also a Cobalt) until mine come in.
Surprisingly, the keys are fought over when someone wants to run and get something.
The car is comfortable, and very easy to park. Surprisingly, the little 4 cylinder has lots of pep and sips the gas sparingly. Other than lack of storage space for little items like sunglasses and other crap, I find it a blast to drive.
I got a really great deal on the car, $13,500 out the door... that's with tax!! I did get the supplier discount and and additional $1500 in rebates for a local car show plus a Chevy cash back bonus. I paid more than this for a Honda motorcycle with one third the content... what a bargain. To top it off was the 5 year, 100,000 mile warranty. What a sweet deal, we're happy with the entire transaction.
MSRP 13900 -
minus
-Dealer discount
-1000 GM rebate
-500 conquest rebate
-4 instant value coupons ($1000 total)
-$2900 in original GM card earnings
+ tax tags doc
Out the door $8950
I don't think it is possible to do better than this
for a new car of this caliber
Sure it is an econo-box next to the chrysler SRT-8
but I will get better gas mileage when I drive this one and I let my brother drive the SRT
Perhaps even three times as much, will be quite refreshing
Amazing though
cobalt costs more to insure than a 4400 pound SRT with 425 HP
Good luck
--jjf
I am in the market for a new car and have decided on the Chevy Cobalt. Many local dealers are running ad's for under 10 G's. I know these are for this car only kinda things but I have seen a lot of the ad's from many dealers in Miami. I know I qualify for the GM Supplier price as well and thats around 900 or so off. It is a LS 2dr coupe model. No options, just 5speed ac and a radio with cd player, which is all i am looking for. Need cheap transportation. Is this from your opinion as low a price as I'm gonna find for this car?
The ad in the paper in nj is for a cobalt LS auto for only
9495 + tax tags
BUT
you must qualify for
military $500
and
DEALER Loyalty $1500 (you purchased a car from them in the past 6 months and are trading it in on the cobalt)
WHAT A JOKE
I am not saying your miami dealer is using these deceptive tactics, but please do yourself the favor of reading ALL the fine print and calling ahead to the dealer to get info/elig on all rebates necessary to get the ad price.
There is a legit gm conquest rebate ($500) which you get so long as you have a non-GM product in your household
If you can get the dealer to combine this with
4 instant value certificates (worth $1000 total)
you will be doing great
Considering the aveo has only a $500 rebate a comparably
equiped cobalt may actually be cheaper
Good Luck
--jjf
I am in the market for a can and I got a quote on a New 2007 Chevy Cobalt LS for 12,500 OTD. I know the invoice for this car is 12,450 plus destination charge, tax, title, registration, and what ever else they try to stick you with. I am not sure of the color but for that price it could be limabean green for all i care. Should I hold out a bit or jump at this?
1. subtract 1000 consumer rebate
2. subtract 1000 GMAC bonus cash (as long as you use GMAC, but you can refi, or pay it off, the next day if you choose)
3. subtract 500 GM conquest rebate (as long as a non-gm vehicle is registered in your household, could even be your mothers or girlfriends as long as the address matches)
Then add tax, title, and doc
THIS IS THE MOST YOU SHOULD PAY FOR ANY COBALT
If you can get the dealer to throw in some $250 GM instant value certificates (my dealer gave me 4 certificates a few weeks ago, see my earlier post) you can save some more money
Many dealers will tell you they have no more certificates ...
respond to them "You are gonna have to save me another $250 (off the above calculated price) if you want to earn my business"
Then just sit there and say nothing
If they say no get up and walk out
There is no shortage of cobalts on dealer lots
You will find this deal or better elsewhere
Good Luck
P.S. I got mine at Lafferty Chevrolet in PA (near philly)
No BS painless process and he is willing to deal...
if you live nearby give him a call or email
The owner gets personally involved in many of the deals
So they are not applicable any longer
Here is an example of an ad in NJ
Cobalt LS 4 Dr
MSRP 14770
only option is auto as far as I can tell
includes
-1000 factory
-1000 bonus ( must finance through GMAC, but can pay off anytime)
-500 conquest
-500 military
10,779 plus tax and MV
with a 5spd this deal would have been about 800 less
also I don't know if 6cd changer is avail on LS
mine only had single disc with MP3 as option
any reputable dealer will email you an itemized quote upon request
Invoice
- 1000 regular rebate
- 1000 GMAC Bonus Cash
- 500 Conquest
Add state sales tax and MV/DOC
If you are military you get another $500 but most won't
Also you may get some dealers to go into holdback (sell below invoice) but I have found that for whatever reason GM dealers rarely do.
If you don't mind the crank windows the LS is where your best value lies. Get a pair of $20 floor mats at wal-mart or pep boys and you are ready to go.
Even if you didn't plan to finance you could pay it off before you got the first bill.
Also if anyone at your address owns a non-gm vehicle you get $500 conquest cash
As far as price paid you should look to be at invoice or less.
-automatic is only option
MSRP 14,530
1000 GLOBAL loyalty (must be trading a car purchased at global in the last year)
500 military
1000 bonus cash
500 conquest cash
1000 factory cash
$8,985 plus tax tags doc
Almost no one will get the global loyalty or military
So you would be looking at $10,500 plus tax doc and tags
You would most certainly be under $12000 out the door for a pretty decent (though basic) set of wheels
Of course it is one unit only and probly sold already but global runs these loss leaders once a week
One thing for sure you are doing much better with a cobalt than if you bought an Aveo or one of those low end hyundai/kias
6500 for the unit you got was about as good as it gets for a new car.
granted
1. the cobalt/g5 has some advantages over the previous cav/sunfire
2. the cav/sunfire MSRP's were sooooooo unrealistic
BUT your deal tops just about any one I have ever seen
No tax in NH is always a plus
Good shopping brother