# The Chevy COBALT Looks Like the Cavalier?

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**Created:** [March 11, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chevy-cobalt-looks-like-the-cavalier/294116 "2005-03-11T23:59:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chevy-cobalt-looks-like-the-cavalier/294116/1 "2005-03-11T23:59:58Z")

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I don’t know how GM does it…thjey spemnt millions on the replacement for the 24 year-old Cheverolet Cavalier platform…and managed to design something that looks just like the Cavalier!  
Granted, I’m sure they came upwith a modern car…but it just seems to me that the cars look exactly alike!  
of course, the cavalier wasn’t anything special…it came out with an unbalanced 4-banger, and was a noisey, hard riding little car.  
Has anyone test driven the new Cobalt? Is it a lot better than the car it replaces?

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chevy-cobalt-looks-like-the-cavalier/294116/2 "2005-03-12T00:20:59Z")

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It’s based on the same platform as the Saturn Ion. From what I’ve been reading, it’s much better than the long running Cavalier.

I had a friend who owned a 1993 Cavalier. It didn’t exactly set the road on fire, but it was dependable. He had it for about 10 years before buying a new car.

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chevy-cobalt-looks-like-the-cavalier/294116/3 "2005-03-12T00:48:48Z")

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I’m on my 2nd Cavalier now; my first one made it past 120K without major overhaul. They weren’t flashy, but they got the job done.

I was wondering if the Cobalts were meant to be the “new” Cavaliers; they certainly do look similar.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chevy-cobalt-looks-like-the-cavalier/294116/4 "2005-03-12T01:45:27Z")

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The Cobalt is a direct replacement for the Cavalier.

I seem to recall the Cavalier Z24 convertible as being not too shabby looking.

[pic](http://jwvess00.home.insightbb.com/jay/z24/newtop.jpg)

The two-tone with the striping/decal package looked even better.