I went frugal and realistic with my purchase

"LJ909" (lj909) 02/28/2015 at 19:17 • Filed to: None

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Yep I finally got a car for those of you that had been reading my articles on !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , or the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! will know its been awhile. Longer than it should have taken. But like I've said before I like to do my hw on cars, or at least try to know all I can and weigh my options.

I settled on a 2014 Chevy Sonic Hatch (the sedan has weird proportions to me. As do all the other sedan versions of hatches in that class).At the last moment I decided to be frugal and realistic to a point and not go with the Solstice. I had avoided the Sonic because for some reason, with it replacing the forgettable Aveo, I thought it was going to be smaller than it is so I never even considered it even though I loved the looks of the 5 door. I finally gave in with really no options left and went to go take a look at one and came away impressed.

I got the mid level LT because sadly the dealer had no turbo LT's or RS's stocked, and the local dealers that did had them way more than I wanted to pay. For what it is though its a pretty decent car with enough power to get around town and good gas mileage. Ample room for my sons stuff too with the fold down rear seats and hatch. Overall I'm pretty happy with my decision and from what I've seen there's a nice little after market for these so mods updates to follow. Hate or praise comments can commence now.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > LJ909 02/28/2015 at 19:19

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caramel flan frap from star bucks in the cup holder?

daender > LJ909 02/28/2015 at 19:21

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Neat car, I can't remember names but someone here has a black RS turbo and it's a fun auto-cross car! The interior appears to look better than the HHR I used to beat on!

Jayhawk Jake > LJ909 02/28/2015 at 19:24

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Welcome to the family!

I'll be happy to help with any questions. (Mines an RS btw)

Funktheduck > LJ909 02/28/2015 at 19:26

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Congrats. Go forth and hoon or drive like a responsible adult. Whatever makes you happy.

mazda616 > LJ909 02/28/2015 at 19:31

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Cool! I had a Sonic LTZ hatch as a rental in late 2012 and I remember it fondly. It was fun to drive and had a ton of features that I didn't expect in a car of that class.

jkm7680 > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/28/2015 at 19:31

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That shit is tasty.

dogisbadob > LJ909 02/28/2015 at 19:32

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nice touch

jkm7680 > LJ909 02/28/2015 at 19:38

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Nice buy! Interior looks very usable.

LJ909 > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/28/2015 at 19:42

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Ha! Yessir Its been a long day lol

LJ909 > daender 02/28/2015 at 19:43

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Yea its interior is worlds better than the Aveo, and some GM stuff from just a few years back. I mean its not like blow away quality (what do you expect at this price point?) but still its a nice places to be in I cant complain. Seats are surprisingly comfortable. Like really.

LJ909 > Jayhawk Jake 02/28/2015 at 19:44

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Thanks. You have any mods? And where did you get your wheels? Or are those black RS wheels. I wanna do some things to mine.

LJ909 > jkm7680 02/28/2015 at 19:45

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It really is. Its stylish, but at the same time simple, quality and usable.

jkm7680 > LJ909 02/28/2015 at 19:47

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The only thing I don't like is the little plastic compartment under the dash around at the bottom of the light switches. I thought that was a compartment at Dc Auto Show and pulled that fucker off. Needless to say, it was not a compartment. Luckily, it went back on.

LJ909 > jkm7680 02/28/2015 at 19:48

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I don't really like that compartment either. Its not deep enough to hold my phone so I have to sit it in the cupholders or in the two compartments on either side of the dash.

jkm7680 > LJ909 02/28/2015 at 19:50

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Just making sure we're talking about the same strange compartment, haha.

LJ909 > jkm7680 02/28/2015 at 19:52

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Oh lol yea that one is just used for change.

jkm7680 > LJ909 02/28/2015 at 19:52

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Thought that thing was the door to Narnia haha.

Jayhawk Jake > LJ909 02/28/2015 at 19:55

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I have the DDMWorks intake, BNR downpipe, ZZP catback, ZZP rear swaybar, MTech short shifter, and trifecta tune. The wheels are just some cheap ones I got from tire rack when I bought tires for autocross last year. Right now they're sporting new sticky tires and sitting in the garage, I've got the stock RS wheels though I switched out the center caps for silver ones off the Cruze.

LJ909 > mazda616 02/28/2015 at 19:56

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Yea it is surprising. One of the things that sold me was that it had 2 aux ports, and usb port, and bluetooth for phones or streaming music standard.

LJ909 > Jayhawk Jake 02/28/2015 at 19:59

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Nice. Your my inspiration. I dont wanna copy or anything but still im going to look into those mods. Especially the catback. Now will having the non turbo engine limit me with some of those things?

Jayhawk Jake > LJ909 02/28/2015 at 20:01

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Some of it will be different. You don't have a downpipe, but you can get headers for example. I also don't think you see as much of a gain from a tune as you would with a turbo

And feel free to copy, I don't mind. I had it first :P

LJ909 > Jayhawk Jake 02/28/2015 at 20:08

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True true. But with it being as light as it is, im sure any gain, even the smallest, will be noticeable. Im trying to go lower too so im going to look into some suspensions and that rear swaybar. It already handles pretty impressively for what it is. Apparently Corvette engineers provided some know how in the suspension setup and ride department. Do you see stock Sonic's doing good in autocross?

Jayhawk Jake > LJ909 02/28/2015 at 20:34

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I haven't seen stock, but mine runs pretty darn well

LJ909 > Jayhawk Jake 02/28/2015 at 20:36

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Cool. Thanks for the info. I have anymore questions ill ask you

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > jkm7680 02/28/2015 at 23:16

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Dude it so is. I tried it yesterday and was mad at myself for only getting a grande and not a venti

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > LJ909 02/28/2015 at 23:17

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Well you fucking deserved it haha

jkm7680 > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/28/2015 at 23:30

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I really don't go to Starbucks often, but I tried that today and damn. Stuff tastes great, I'll get that large size tomorrow instead of the thimble size.

Casey Callaghan > LJ909 03/01/2015 at 03:09

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No manuél :(