Hi from Northwest of Chicago, Illinois

[chris101]

I'm actually not YET a Chevy Sonic owner.

I'm here to research and gleem information.

My interest is in a 1.4 turbo hatchback 6spd manual.

I really like the newer look of the redesign but perhaps a 2015 or 2016 will speak to me. I really like the burnt orange color as my #1 choice.

I had a Chevy Spark EV and that hatchback is what actually drew me to the Sonic hatchback. I miss shifting thus the 'manual' is a must.

 

[cwhaiyan]

15 & 16 were the most reliable of the pre facelift years if your looking to do cosmetic mods there isn't much out there yet for the 17+ engines are the same alot of parts still list years that stop at 15 or 16 but it will still work only real down side is the coolant system has a couple weak points

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[chris101]

15 & 16 were the most reliable of the pre facelift years if your looking to do cosmetic mods there isn't much out there yet for the 17+ engines are the same alot of parts still list years that stop at 15 or 16 but it will still work only real down side is the coolant system has a couple weak points

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Thanks. You mean ALL/ANY have coolant issues? I saw the the water pump seems to fail prematurely already.

 

[cwhaiyan]

All 1.4's the coolant reservoir is plastic and tends to crack and the water outlet tends to crack also the water pump is mostly a problem on 12-14's there is a TSB warranting them out to 10yrs or 150,000

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