How Old Are You?
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girlsonic
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Thanks! I had to fight to get a black car with all the dealerships they only had red and orange but I agree black is a sexy color
SuperFudd
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Well, lets see...
I remember riding in my uncle's rumble seat.
I remember thinking our nieghbor's new '50 Ford was ugly.
I remember 19.9 cent a gallon gas durring a price war. Remember gas price wars?
I drove my $500 "beater" '55 Ford Sunliner ( rag top ) to my Senior Prom.
A girlfriend bought a new Mercury Cyclone and I liked the dealership enough to go back and buy my first new car from them, a Cougar with a black vinyl top. Hmmm... I wonder if I can get one installed on a Sonic after market. Cyclone, Cougar, they knew how to name cars way back then.
Near as I can figure, that makes me 39.
I remember riding in my uncle's rumble seat.
I remember thinking our nieghbor's new '50 Ford was ugly.
I remember 19.9 cent a gallon gas durring a price war. Remember gas price wars?
I drove my $500 "beater" '55 Ford Sunliner ( rag top ) to my Senior Prom.
A girlfriend bought a new Mercury Cyclone and I liked the dealership enough to go back and buy my first new car from them, a Cougar with a black vinyl top. Hmmm... I wonder if I can get one installed on a Sonic after market. Cyclone, Cougar, they knew how to name cars way back then.
Near as I can figure, that makes me 39.
DrPhoton
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48. I learned to drive in my Dad's 1969 Impala - 2 door, red with black vinyl top and black vinyl bucket seats, 350 V8 engine with 4-barrel carb, manual transmission with a big chrome ball on the shift lever.
My first car was a 1973 Nova SS - another car with a 350 V8 and 4 barrel carb, but with an auto transmission. Dark green with a white stripe on each side. I put Thrush side winder sidepipes on it and it looked great.
Second car was a Triumph TR7 - blue with a white stripe - wrecked the engine when the oil pressure sensing unit sprang a leak and leaked all the oil out in a matter of seconds while I was cruising with the stereo cranked up. Managed to get another engine for it and got it replaced though.
Then I got married and got practical car - a 1984 Cavalier. Stuck with that until 1996 when I got a Teal Z28 - my first brand new car.
My first car was a 1973 Nova SS - another car with a 350 V8 and 4 barrel carb, but with an auto transmission. Dark green with a white stripe on each side. I put Thrush side winder sidepipes on it and it looked great.
Second car was a Triumph TR7 - blue with a white stripe - wrecked the engine when the oil pressure sensing unit sprang a leak and leaked all the oil out in a matter of seconds while I was cruising with the stereo cranked up. Managed to get another engine for it and got it replaced though.
Then I got married and got practical car - a 1984 Cavalier. Stuck with that until 1996 when I got a Teal Z28 - my first brand new car.
Mr. Oldman
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Too close to 73
1. Old enough to have driven my Dad's Packard to the Senior Prom.
2. Had a 58 VW Beetle in college. Drove it to Alaska from NY after.
3. Drove clunkers for a few years after marriage and kids.
4. Had several Chevys--2 Chevettes, 1 Cavalier, A Geo something-or-other.
5. A Suzuki Samurai and the later Chevy version whose name slips my
right now.
6. And most recently a couple Volvos--XC-70 and S40.
Funny how I sum up my life in cars! Now thinking about a 2013 Sonic RS
before I shuffle off this mortal coil or drive off the edge of the earth,
1. Old enough to have driven my Dad's Packard to the Senior Prom.
2. Had a 58 VW Beetle in college. Drove it to Alaska from NY after.
3. Drove clunkers for a few years after marriage and kids.
4. Had several Chevys--2 Chevettes, 1 Cavalier, A Geo something-or-other.
5. A Suzuki Samurai and the later Chevy version whose name slips my
right now.
6. And most recently a couple Volvos--XC-70 and S40.
Funny how I sum up my life in cars! Now thinking about a 2013 Sonic RS
before I shuffle off this mortal coil or drive off the edge of the earth,
Mr. Oldman
New member
Oh, I remember
The Chevy Tracker
The Chevy Tracker
DrPhoton
New member
Chevrolet seems to think that the target market for the Sonic is young people. I think they're wrong about that. It seems to me that it appeals to all ages. I had a lot of fun driving my TR7 20+ years ago when I was in college and I'm not really that different now - just older. I certainly don't feel attracted to the types of cars that my grandparents wanted at the age I am now - they were driving Oldsmobiles and such.
To me the Sonic seems like a great value, it's got great safety ratings, it's comfortable and fun to drive, etc.
I'm pretty sure you'll like the Sonic - I'm liking it more and more as I drive it more (I've only had mine for just over a week). Everyone who sees it seems to like how it looks also and that reaction seems to span the generations in age range as well.
DrPhoton
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My Dad still drives his Chevy Tracker. He also still drives his Black 1982 Impala Diesel - I got my first speeding ticket while driving that thing because the speedo was reading low by more than 5 mph. My dad also had a Geo Metro which he totaled in a rollover crash with my 85 year old grandmother in the back seat - he slid off an icy road. They had to take grandma out the back window on a board because they though she might have been hurt - she was hanging from the seatbelt before they unhooked her. Thankfully everyone was ok - not even any injuries that required treatment.
mprice2984
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New Sonic Owner
Im almost 61. Traded a smart car with 127,000 miles on it for a sonic 2LT with 1.4T and 6 speed manual. This is the most fun I've had on wheels since I sold my Porsche to pay for college. This little car is awesome and I've already gotten 49.9mpg on the highway.
Im almost 61. Traded a smart car with 127,000 miles on it for a sonic 2LT with 1.4T and 6 speed manual. This is the most fun I've had on wheels since I sold my Porsche to pay for college. This little car is awesome and I've already gotten 49.9mpg on the highway.
Eric Smit
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mprice2984
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You couldn't get 127k out of the original ones, the 452 2nd gen had a Mitsubishi engine that was pretty stout. I think it would have gone 200k but was tired of it. The Sonic is a gas to drive and a fantastic buy on top of it.
Domestic_Disturbance
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I'm 18, and got my sonic LTZ about a week ago only at 680 ish Km this is my first new car and second car overall, I used to own a 1991 Camaro, I was sad to see it go but the sonic quickly made my sadness go away
