Suspension is one of areas the car is the strongest stock. A rear sway bar is really all that is needed. There is only really one option that is better than stock as far as shocks/springs is concerned and it is the powell YYZ springs and Koni Yellows. Coilovers are relatively ineffective on this car because of the…

Wonder what tires the alfa was on. The cobalt ss was running stock 225/40 18 contis when it lapped and there is certainly MUCH better rubber out there. I'm sure some better tires on the little ss would close the gap. Add in the GM stage 1 (or aftermarket tune if your not worried about the warranty) and I'm willing to…

Yup. Find a yellow one and buy it. there are only something like 11 yellow 4 doors left.

4 door in 2009 on the ss/tc I wish they would quit mentioning the supercharged car. It didnt do the platform justice like the ss/tc did.

Just a whole lot of douchebaggery here. I would still tend to blame the bikers as they slightly out douche the guy in the rover. Of course we don't know what happend leading up to this, but break checking a 5k lb truck is certainly very, very stupid. Hard to tell who was worse, although assault seems excessive.…

Hehe. There is a guy on the forums that runs 3:07s consistantly with a 20 psi tune (super conservative 23 psi is more common) stock suspension and stock width 225/40 18 Nitto NT05s (there are much stickier tires out there and a few people run a 17x9" wide wheel and 255/40 17s) This car is a serious track monster stock…

These are appalling inside in base form. It feels like a fischer price car on the inside.

Read the rest of your comment my bad. Couldn't agree more. Base models (and even the supercharged car) were pretty horrible. It really is no wonder they sold in small numbers. Hell Chevrolet literally spent no money marketing the 2nd gen turbo car and to my memory there was one commercial and a magazine spot for the…

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Very cool

Saw one autocrossed on street tires by a pro level racer @ a scca winter event in colorado. Surprisingly flat handling even on street tires and completely stock it was holding its own.

I'm usually right there with you, but really? Cars have, for better or worse, character oozing from every oriface and despite my generally cynical view on everything else cars bring out the kid in me. I guess I'm one of them too, but ive just never seen someone take that approach. Maybe you work on cars for a living…

I'm Usually with you and am for most of your rant here but really?

Well written and I agree with your sentiment. As a matter of fact I would say that horsepower is always the answer. The ability to move FASTER than traffic is, in my opinion, just as important as being able to slow down.

But does this offset depreciation? Probably not. Add to that higher insurance rates and paying more tax on more depreciation and I don't really see where you are coming from. If you have decent credit you can finance a used car in the mid 2% range through a credit union or the like. I just did and I'm a snot nosed 24…

Please find me some xj autocross pictures for me. Not because I doubt you, just because I'm at work & lazy.

Easy. A low mileage used car that is still under warranty. Most of the 'teething' issues are worked out by this point and usually you get all of the new car feeling with none of the new car insta-depreciation.

wow 30k for a vehicross back then?!?

Where?