Lenny - Newbie from Germany

[xtremsonic]

nice pics and welcome to the forum.

 

[AndrewGS]

Looks great, Lenny! Congrats!

 

[Eric Smit]

i'll trade you. ;P I'll even cover shipping.


-Eric Smit

 

[Lenny]

Thanks for your participating in our joy !

@Eric.Smit: Just searching for the 'automatic jet pilot' amongst all the gimmicks in that car - in that case maybe we could skimp the shipping costs !

Especially @AndrewGS: You see, the dealer already did remove the 'AVEO'-emblem on the trunk hood as i requested before picking it up yesterday ! Now it's ready for your 'SONIC-LTZ' logo - thanks again b.t.w. for your service !

Greetz

Lenny

 

[Eric Smit]

Well I suppose if you just fly over here, than shipping would be moot. I wonder if it still gets 67 mpg while it's flying through the air? If it takes JP8, I can hook you up on a refuel. haha.


-Eric Smit

 

[Fit4Sonic]

Hello @all,

German/European rear headrests:

Lenny

Oh man, they even give you guys Continental Extreme Contact DWS tires instead of the "el-cheapos" [in comparison] we get in the U.S. And those headrests are exactly like the rear headrests in my Honda Fit Sport.

How do you like that... the Sonics are made in the U.S. and we get screwed on features compared to the rest of the world. It's probably the overbearing costs our unions levying against GM the reason we get short-changed in some areas!

Nice ride! opcorn:

 

[pcguy]

Great thread and congratz to Lenny and his boss, err wife..........

 

[Lenny]

O.K., Eric, thanks for your offer ! But the common rail technology of this diesel-engine sadly does not like the JP8 fuel :sadbanana: !
B.t.w.: Your 67 mpg mentioned (but not while flying through the air ) is for the british/french vcdi eco-Diesel version (and it also could be the consumption in GBR-mpg's - i don't really know ). My diesel-version for the first 100 mls tells me 4,4l/100KM or 54 US-mpg / 64 GBR-mpg !

@pcguy:

...and his boss, err wife..........

...from where do you know this ??

@Fit4Sonic: Don't despair of your country's "idiocies". Take comfort in your onstar and cheaper fuel ) for you - for me)

Greetz

Lenny

 

[BenSteiner]

@Lenny Wilkommen im Sonic Forum. Ich komme urspruenglich aus Augsburg in Bayern bin aber vor knapp ueber zwei Jahren in die USA gezogen. Ich versuche jetzt schon immer paar Teile aus dem Deutschen Markt fuer meinen Sonic zu bekommen. Wie z.B. die Kopfstuetzen fuer den Ruecksitz. Falls Sie mir paar Informationen zum Preis bekommen koennten, weare ich echt gluecklich

 

[Eric Smit]

Ah, only 54? That engine sucks! ;P


-Eric Smit

 

[Lenny]

GREAT - a former "KRAUT" on board - Hi Ben, i'm pleased to meet you here :banana:!

Sorry @ the others, but let me write a few words in German to Ben:

Hallo noch einmal in deutsch und viele Gruesse nach Uebersee aus Deiner "alten Heimat". In Dasing (bei Augsburg) bin ich zu Pontiac-Firebird-Zeiten ein paar Male auf meetings gewesen und habe dann dort immer im Best Western "campiert" . Alles Gute weiterhin und uns beiden viel Spass hier im Forum !

So, now for your headrest request, Ben: Have a look at THIS THREAD !

@Eric: Let it have the run-in done and then we shall meet again !

Greetz

Lenny

 

[pridkana]

Nice car...I have same one parked outside

Ist that ECO really for start/stop, because my seller said that with eco mode turned on it should spare the turbo (acr is more lazy), and I found start/stop mode in menu?

Off topic: Weisst du vielleicht ob Leute in Deutschland auch Probleme mit Geräucshe wegen Schwingungsdämpfer haben? Bei mir gibts nämlich vorne Recht Geräusche so als etwas schlägte....warte fast 2 Monate an ein Neues Schwingungsdämpfer (das soll die Geräusche machen).