I’ve had my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt for the past five months, and it’s been the best five months of my driving life. And one of the things that really captured my fascination with the Blackbird is that this bad boy has built-in SiriusXM satellite radio available on it. Aces. So in addition to six AM…
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Adventures with my jet-black 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS car.
Everyone loves a clean car
In terms of appreciation for my ’06 Chevrolet Cobalt SS, I’ve been doing something with it that I haven’t done that often with my previous two cars, the ’91 Pontiac 6000 or the ’05 Saturn Ion. I’ve taken it to the car wash more often than I have with with the “6” or with Cardachrome.…
Read MoreKarma is a Cobalt
I got up this morning, took care of all my morning chores and duties, then got in the Blackbird for a drive downtown. Stomach’s growling. Forgot to eat breakfast. No problem, I’ll pick up a breakfast sandwich at the Hess station in Watervliet on my way downtown. I pulled into the station, and as I…
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Is that a Blackbird or a Snowbird?
Yawn. It’s morning in America. Gotta get up. Rise and shine. Feet on floor. Toothbrush in mouth. Last night I played a game of trivia over at Brown’s; apparently the team A Few Cards Short of a Deck just nabbed their sixth consecutive trivia win, much congrats to them. As I drove back to the…
Read MorePep Boys’ Redemption
Pep Boys and I have a very bitter past. Years ago, when I had my Pontiac 6000, Pep Boys tried to do some repairs to it that actually made the car worse. So with that in mind, I’ve been reluctant to go back to Pep Boys to purchase anything more than an air freshener. Yesterday,…
Read MoreBarack Obama and the autoglass repair place
It’s Monday, January 21. I had the day off from the day job, and I wanted to get some errands done – get a picture framed up at Hobby Lobby for an upcoming fundraiser for my friend Bennett Campbell’s friend’s school; purchase something nice for my girlfriend Nicole; do this and that and that and…
Read MoreBlackbird 1, snowstorm 0
When I first acquired my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS, the car I’ve colloquially nicknamed “The Blackbird,” one of my readers saw a picture of the car and made a very astute observation. “the car looks great, but i can see that you need to get to a tire store soon…even with fwd, those tires are…
Read MoreHow OnStar completely failed me.
The blue button stared at me like a beckoning beauty, begging me to press it. I’ve only had the Blackbird for about two weeks – yep, my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS is now nicknamed the “Blackbird” – and although I knew the car had some subscription options available to it – Sirius/XM satellite radio, for…
Read MoreWhat’s in a name? Tell me…
Believe me, I wish I knew. Pardon my liberal snatching of Shakespeare’s soliloquy, but right now I wish I could come up with a personalized name for my new 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS car. I’ve rattled off dozens of names, most of which were followed up with the word “Nah…” Or the words “That won’t…
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Why I stay with General Motors cars
We all have our distinct loyalties to certain brands or trademarks. And in shopping for a car to replace Cardachrome, I’ve chosen to make some very tough and personal decisions regarding my choice of vehicle. First things first. I’m a single man. I don’t need an SUV, a crossover, a truck or a minivan. I’m…
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