Talk me out of it Oppo!

"Long Live the Longdoor" (victoryred08) 06/24/2016 at 20:43 • Filed to: None

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I’m going to look at this tomorrow:

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Anything I should watch out for? Aside from what the seller’s detailed in the ad?

MountainRoadPhysicist > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 20:45

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What are you planning on doing with it?

TylerLinner > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 20:46

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I’ve heard bad things about Cavaliers...

...but I’ve always thought the coupes looked pretty cool.

Good luck, I guess.

TheHondaBro > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 20:47

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Looks like a Cavalier. You might want to watch out for that.

Pcm9799 > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 20:47

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Did it work?

Long Live the Longdoor > TheHondaBro 06/24/2016 at 20:49

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coqui70 > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 20:49

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500 bucks? Do it as long as it passes inspection, does not burn oil and doesn’t smell like dead skunk shit inside.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 20:49

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These have the Quad 4, right? If so, NP. These things kinda suck, but the things that fall apart are quick easy fixes and/or won't strand you. My cavalier was a penalty box, but I always started.

RallyWrench > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 20:50

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Hard to kill, but hard to love. Too bad the original wheels are gone.

The Lurktastic Opponaught > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 20:50

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Why would you do that to yourself? My third car was a shitty early gen cavalier with ~140k. Blew the head gasket at 150k. At least it was a manual.

sony1492 > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 20:56

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Slap some Toyota badges on it, and your good to go.

Long Live the Longdoor > The Lurktastic Opponaught 06/24/2016 at 21:01

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I’m just looking to buy something cheap to learn to drive stick and teach my wife. I was contemplating keeping the car that I buy as a project car, but if it’s complete shit then I’ll just offload it.

Long Live the Longdoor > coqui70 06/24/2016 at 21:03

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Meh, I’m actually not too worried about inspection, my parents have a bit of land in the country where I can learn to drive stick and fix it slowly to make er road worthy.

Long Live the Longdoor > Pcm9799 06/24/2016 at 21:05

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LOL, I’m stepping back from the ledge and starting to look at used Golfs again.

gmctavish needs more space > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 21:05

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I’ve never experienced a car that felt so poorly slapped together as a 2004 Cavalier I drove once, the fisher price interior is awful. $500 is not a lot of money, but I wouldn’t pay that much for it....around here at least, I don’t know what the pickings are like for cheap cars in your area

Long Live the Longdoor > MountainRoadPhysicist 06/24/2016 at 21:06

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Learning to drive stick and teaching my wife; generally just hooning it about. Was contemplating keeping whatever car I buy as a project car, but maybe not this if I buy it.

Birddog > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 21:09

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The ad won’t come up on mobile..

Rust. Rocker panels, behind anything you can’t see.

Otherwise it’s a detuned Olds Quad4 with a Getrag 5 speed and it can be serious fun!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 21:09

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No old Corollas or Tercel manuals for that cheap a price....? They’d be infinitely not-a-Chevy-Cavalier, i.e. better.

RazoE > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 21:11

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Don’t buy a cheap car to learn stick in. Buy a good car and drive it exclusively. Buying a rust pile with a dying clutch will teach you the wrong way.

The Lurktastic Opponaught > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 21:11

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MGB GT PROJECT!

Long Live the Longdoor > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 06/24/2016 at 21:13

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According to wikipedia, it’s the 2.4L (the 2.3 Quad 4 was dropped in 1996). Apparently the Z24 also has “sport tuned suspension”. As far as I know, it’s basically the precursor to the 2.4L Cobalt SS.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 21:16

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BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 21:24

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The head gaskets will almost definitely be leaking. So there's that. Plus it's generally crap, but if you're just using it to learn stick, you'll be okay.

Steve in Manhattan > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 21:25

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Do you own a tow truck? Because it’s the only thing that will make this move ....

Long Live the Longdoor > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 06/24/2016 at 21:33

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LMFAO, yup, that made my night! What a perfect time for this video!

Long Live the Longdoor > Birddog 06/24/2016 at 21:34

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It should be interesting, I’m kind of excited lol.

daender > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 21:35

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Except it doesn’t have forced induction, which is what makes the Cobalt SS as fun as it is. It’s more like a predecessor to the Cobalt Sport coupes. Also, look for rust, these are rust-prone cars.

Long Live the Longdoor > RallyWrench 06/24/2016 at 21:36

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Ya, the OE wheels would have been nice.

Long Live the Longdoor > daender 06/24/2016 at 21:46

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My wife and I had a 2.2L Cobalt for about 8 years, it had an aftermarket intake and was actually pretty good fun. The Cobalt SS name was actually used for the NA 2.4L too, which was basically just the 2.2L with a bit more push (like 20hp). Granted, the S/C or T/C SS would no doubt be more fun.

Something just occurred to me... I know far too much about Cobalts than any one person really should... I think I’ve become a Tupperware enthusiast.

Long Live the Longdoor > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/24/2016 at 21:50

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I’ve contacted a couple and they’ve been picked up within hours of the ad going up! There was this red corolla (I love red cars) about 30min from my house that I wanted buy it was gone too quick :(

Birddog > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 21:51

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They can be fun. Once you get over the stigma of Cavalier. The “Z” cars were actually pretty good.

Long Live the Longdoor > Birddog 06/24/2016 at 21:53

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Ya, I owned a Cobalt for 8 years, I’m already over the Cavalier stigma lol.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 21:59

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Someone says Cavalier and I can only think of this. When I was in college I saw that, from then on the Cavalier had a whole other meaning!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 22:01

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Awww......a Toyota Echo would be a reliable ride to learn on as well! I had a friend with a Sunfire (the Cavalier’s platform mate) and he had no shortage of issues with it....he’d also paid $500 for his...

boredalways > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 22:08

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hmmm...only if you have a tattoo that reads “No Regerts"

Birddog > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 22:09

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Hell, you’re golden! Make it a bracket racer.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 22:21

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AE89 Corolla instead?

Long Live the Longdoor > boredalways 06/24/2016 at 22:24

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It can be arranged

Long Live the Longdoor > Birddog 06/24/2016 at 22:28

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I should totally start 24 hours of lemons in Canada!

Long Live the Longdoor > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/24/2016 at 22:30

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My Toyota engine codes are a little rusty, which is the AE89 (I tried Google but to no avail)?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 22:33

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XJDano > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 22:41

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A past coworker named Copeland has a tattoo on his back that says COPLAND in real fancy script.

MountainRoadPhysicist > Long Live the Longdoor 06/24/2016 at 22:45

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Ahhh, pretty much the only use for that car is to learn stick with. Not sure about that price, but it is your money.

Long Live the Longdoor > XJDano 06/24/2016 at 23:13

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Haha, awesome!

Long Live the Longdoor > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/24/2016 at 23:14

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I’m jelly, I’ve seen ZERO corollas like that around here... blame Canada.

thebigbossyboss > Long Live the Longdoor 06/30/2016 at 22:03

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I drove a Cavalier in ontario (eastern ontario here) for 6 years and 144,000 kms. By the time I sold it it had 234K Kms. Great little cars, engine lasts forever.

thebigbossyboss > RallyWrench 06/30/2016 at 22:07

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I loved mine for the first 130,000 kms I put on. By the last 14K kms (at this point the car has 234K) I was over it. But the new owners love it. I sold it for $900. They said the car was so cheerful and happy haha.

That was the car 2 days before I sold it. Miss it a little bit.

Long Live the Longdoor > thebigbossyboss 06/30/2016 at 22:20

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Niagara area here. My wife and I drove a 2.2L Cobalt for 8 years and I actually quite liked it (it had an aftermarket intake which got to just the right pitch of ear rupturing satisfaction).

When I was doing the research on these, at least according to wikipedia, I discovered that the SL’s were supposedly developed entirely by Saturn (I always assuming that it was a sister to the Cavalier/Sunfire like the Ion was to the Cobalt/G5). It’s actually got a 1.9L engine instead of the Cavalier/Cobalt 2.2/2.4.