Love my new Sonic RS

[deash]

I took delivery of the car on 7-8 and couldn't be happier with the car and the quality of the car. I wanted to buy and finance all the Go Fast goodies that I could from Chevrolet, but this is where this positive experience broke down and here's why: in the GM performance parts catalog there is a great looking cold air intake, the best looking one I've seen after looking around and you also get a ECM flash with it to take advantage of the increased breathing and it's very expensive, but you cant buy it, it doesn't exist, it's just a photo in a catalog, the second item I wanted was the Borla exhaust and that also came with a ECM flash to take advantage of the low restriction exhaust and pick up a few HP, but while the exhaust was available, the ECM flash was not, so for $700+ the Chevy dealer will take your factory exhaust off and install a new exhaust that does absolutely nothing, I guess it's a little louder, but again it's $700 and does nothing, this is so flipping stupid I cant believe it. The third thing I wanted was the bigger brake package and to Chevy's credit they told the truth and said you cant get this yet and I who really knows if this is even in the works? the forth item I wanted and was able to purchase and finance and the finance part was important to me because I don't want to pay for these over priced performance parts out of pocket later and WON'T, I will purchase parts from others and save $$$$ was the lowering/sport spring-strut package after a hassle I did get this package installed on the Sonic and I am very happy with that purchase....so here's the deal, Chevy says they have all these performance parts for your new Sonic and they will install them and it won't void your powertrain warranty, but they don't have anything, nothing, zip, zero lower springs/struts are all you can buy and that won't help you pick up any HP so I'm disappointed and think this is wrong to lie to people purchasing your cars and would love to talk to the chevy customer service guy that frequents this forum

 

[Anarkii]

I actually agree with you. I have money sitting in my bank for the Chevy/Holden Sonic/Barina performance packages in that catalog but just like you, nothing is offered here. I would love to get the intake, exhaust and keep warranty but I can't see it happening, specially here in Australia. Shame really, there would be a good demand for it here if they provided a 20hp increase. If it happens, I cant see it becoming available until 2015 anyway.

 

[Maddog2020]

Sharp looking Sonic, I bet you turn some heads with that color! You should enter the SOTM contest, I would vote for your car. By the way a tune will get you more than 20 HP and it's relatively cheap.

 

[deash]

This color does turn some heads and a lot of people just can't handle it, it's funny really, it's really loud and that seems to bother folks a bit, some of my co-workers just can't believe I chose to custom order and pay extra for that color. I LOVE IT, I love green and loved the color when I saw it on the Camaro's a few years back and to me it's a custom auto color, I have seen street rods, custom auto's, dragsters and choppers all done in this color and have always loved the color. My oldest son doesn't even want to be seen in it Lol....all cars and trucks should be black or red or maybe silver.....whatever, LONG LIVE GREEN (bright green)

 

[Anarkii]

Sharp looking Sonic, I bet you turn some heads with that color! You should enter the SOTM contest, I would vote for your car. By the way a tune will get you more than 20 HP and it's relatively cheap.

Im sure I read that the dealer upgrades provided a 20Hp increase. I know Trifecta does more but I cant get that until my first service, and thats ages away yet as im only 575km on the clock

 

[Dogz]

Im sure I read that the dealer upgrades provided a 20Hp increase. I know Trifecta does more but I cant get that until my first service, and thats ages away yet as im only 575km on the clock

Wtf? Your missing a digit off that figure aren't you? You have to have done more Km's than that by now.

Love the green, wish we could get that over here.
The louder the better.

 

[Anarkii]

Wtf? Your missing a digit off that figure aren't you? You have to have done more Km's than that by now.

 

[sonic_braaappp]

love that color! and im right there with you on the catalog B.S., they shouldn't even advertise it if it's not available IMO

 

[DaBlackapino]

Interesting Color. Looks Pretty Cool.

 

[Eric Smit]

... that color is...

swell?

yeah, let's go there.