Steve Dallas
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I got a Sonic about a month ago, and am enjoying it. It's a Sonic Sedan LTZ 1.4 Turbo, with an automatic.
To be honest, it was a bit of a downgrade in some ways, but an upgrade in others. My last car was a 2010 Camaro SS, and I loved that car. However, because of health issues I can't really drive a clutch anymore on a daily basis, so I had to trade that car in. Though this car will never compare to the Camaro as far as performance & handling, it's peppy and gets great gas milage. The handling is also pretty tight with the LTZ package.
Though I had looked in Autotrader & Cars.com...I basically went in knowing exactly what I wanted as far as color & trim package...which they didn't have in stock. They managed to find exactly what I wanted from another dealer about 30 miles away that wasn't listed yet.
Overall, I like the car, especially the milage. Was getting 42mpg the first time I took it on the highway for a longer run. Combined, it's been about 28mpg. Compare that to the 14mpg I was getting before (with premium), and so I enjoy paying less each month for gas by a large margin. Not that the 14mpg wasn't worth it
To be honest, it was a bit of a downgrade in some ways, but an upgrade in others. My last car was a 2010 Camaro SS, and I loved that car. However, because of health issues I can't really drive a clutch anymore on a daily basis, so I had to trade that car in. Though this car will never compare to the Camaro as far as performance & handling, it's peppy and gets great gas milage. The handling is also pretty tight with the LTZ package.
Though I had looked in Autotrader & Cars.com...I basically went in knowing exactly what I wanted as far as color & trim package...which they didn't have in stock. They managed to find exactly what I wanted from another dealer about 30 miles away that wasn't listed yet.
Overall, I like the car, especially the milage. Was getting 42mpg the first time I took it on the highway for a longer run. Combined, it's been about 28mpg. Compare that to the 14mpg I was getting before (with premium), and so I enjoy paying less each month for gas by a large margin. Not that the 14mpg wasn't worth it
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