2012 Chevy Sonic LTZ Hatchback

[BrianH]

I've been around the forums a little bit already, but I might as well post my intro in here. My name is Brian, I'm a fulltime college student from western Pennsylvania. I ordered my car back in the end of November last year and it's about to reach my dealership within the next couple of days. My car is fully loaded:

2012 Chevy Sonic LTZ Hatchback
Inferno Orange
1.4L Turbo Inline 4-Cylinder
6 Speed Manual Transmission
Sunroof
Bluetooth
OnStar
XM Radio
17" Wheels
Cruise Control
Power Windows
Remote Entry
Heated Leather Seats (Jet Black/Dark Titanium)
Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel
Fog Lamps
Rear Roof-Mounted Spoiler

EDIT: First pic of it in my driveway! A friend of mine wants to play with his Canon Rebel using my car, so I might have some nice professional ones to put up sometime. Enjoy!

 

[BoG233]

Sound Great . Welcome to the forums .

 

[Papasonic]

I have the same vehicle that you are going to get, with the exception; I don't have the sunroof.

This car in LTZ trim is "The Real Deal". You will enjoy and have fun driving with this one!

The "17s" make it corner very well; especially on interstate ramps.

The best part is that while you are having fun driving, you are getting exceptional fuel efficiency too.

Papasonic

 

[BrianH]

Sound Great . Welcome to the forums .

Thanks for the welcome!

The best part is that while you are having fun driving, you are getting exceptional fuel efficiency too.

That was one of the major determining factors for choosing this car, aside it's incredible price tag. With everything fully loaded onto the car, I didn't even break $20k either. The only downside I found to this vehicle option is that because it's a manual, I can't have the remote starter.

 

[robd53]

That's ok... 6 gears of fun > remote start.

 

[BrianH]

That's ok... 6 gears of fun > remote start.

I just have to keep telling myself that during these cold winter days, ahaha. With heated leather seats, sitting in the car to let it warm up won't be so bad either.

 

[wingman]

Welcome. Thats the car I got minus the "Z". Even in LT trim this car is incredible.

 

[BrianH]

The dealership called me up this morning and said it arrived. They're working on getting it ready and should have it finished very soon. I'll have pics up as soon as I can.

 

[svzuki]

Congrats!

 

[BrianH]

Congrats!

Thanks! They called me up around 4pm and said that it won't be until tomorrow until I can pick it up. Weird that it took longer than 6 hours to pull it off the truck and get it ready for pickup. They didn't even do the DuPont yet, which they're going to be doing first thing tomorrow morning. They're giving me a "gift" for some reason though, because it's been such a long wait and they were unable to get it out to me today. I wonder what it could be, lol ...
opcorn:

 

[douglas]

Thanks! They called me up around 4pm and said that it won't be until tomorrow until I can pick it up. Weird that it took longer than 6 hours to pull it off the truck and get it ready for pickup. They didn't even do the DuPont yet, which they're going to be doing first thing tomorrow morning. They're giving me a "gift" for some reason though, because it's been such a long wait and they were unable to get it out to me today. I wonder what it could be, lol ...
opcorn:

Hmm, maybe they got lost going from the truck to the staging area and went for a 3 hour joy ride????

 

[BrianH]

Hmm, maybe they got lost going from the truck to the staging area and went for a 3 hour joy ride????

Hahaha, Mark (my dealer) did say a few days ago that he wanted to drive it. It's the first LTZ 1.4L Turbo they've had at the dealership. I'll probably get it with 100 miles on the odometer already, lol.

 

[AndrewGS]

Welcome and congrats!

I got my dealer's first Turbo Sonic and thankfully I got it right off the truck with only 3 miles on it.

 

[BrianH]

Welcome and congrats!

I got my dealer's first Turbo Sonic and thankfully I got it right off the truck with only 3 miles on it.

Thanks! Yeah mine just rolled off the truck yesterday. I have a feeling that some of the guys over there are itching to test out the 1.4L Turbo though, so I dunno how many miles they'll put on it before I get it tomorrow, lol.

 

[Papasonic]

My dealer felt the need to put 8 miles on mine prior to delivery. It too was the first LTZ turbo hatch delivered to their dealership.

Papasonic

 

[BrianH]

My dealer felt the need to put 8 miles on mine prior to delivery. It too was the first LTZ turbo hatch delivered to their dealership.

Papasonic

Mine had 15 miles on it before I got it. The owner of the dealership even took it for a spin. It's no wonder they couldn't get it to me in time, ahaha. The owner did give me a $100 gift card though, because they couldn't get the car finished yesterday and I had to wait till today to pick it up.

I updated my original post with a pic. I'll post more when it's daylight and I can get some good pics of it. It looks red, but it's really Inferno Orange. The lighting can play tricks with your eyes, lol.

 

[Papasonic]

Do I see some front splashguards in your photo?

 

[BrianH]

Do I see some front splashguards in your photo?

Indeed. I just noticed them today actually, ahaha. I don't have rear ones though, nor did I specifically order them. *shrugs* I'm considering getting rear ones, because I'm noticing a LOT of dirt gets kicked up onto the back of the car somehow.

 

[robd53]

I just have to keep telling myself that during these cold winter days, ahaha. With heated leather seats, sitting in the car to let it warm up won't be so bad either.

Yep. Winter can go away anytime now Heated seats are quite nice on the cold days.

 

[Papasonic]

Indeed. I just noticed them today actually, ahaha. I don't have rear ones though, nor did I specifically order them. *shrugs* I'm considering getting rear ones, because I'm noticing a LOT of dirt gets kicked up onto the back of the car somehow.

As owners of hatchbacks we will be spending a lot of our leisure time at our local car washes, trying to keep the rear ends of our cars clean! The flat back design assures that road debris will collect there; unfortunately splash guards have little to no effect in preventing this issue.

Papasonic