New Cyber Grey Sonic turbo sedan owner - NorCal

[jdvrider]

Hey guys, been lurking here a long time and waiting for the release of the cyber grey color. Finally had one come in at my local dealer and went over to pick it up this weekend.

This is the 17th vehicle I have owned and the list ranges from classic trucks to a wrx, couple gti's, mustang 5.0, daytona shelby turbo, 1st gen scion xb, little bit of everything. The only thing 16 of the 17 have in common is manual transmissions, I really dislike autos and pretty much refuse to buy one.

My last vehicle was a 2011 Subaru Legacy - actually the car my ex-wife picked out that I ended up with in the divorce and didn't want so I was excited to get rid of it and get the sonic, wanted a little lower payment, better mpg and I didn't need a midsize car when it's usually just me with one passenger at most 95% of the time.

I actually stumbled on the sonic somewhat by accident, had gone to a local automall to drive the kia soul and hated it, remembered that Chevy had a new small car out and wasn't expecting much (I had a rental Aveo a few months prior and it was hands down the worst car I have ever been behind the wheel of) but I drove a turbo sonic hatch and loved it. Ended up with the sedan though because I think the rear quarters of the hatch look weird (and I'm a longtime hatchback fan). Also like having a trunk to store things out of sight.

Put 150 miles on the Sonic this weekend, getting 35.5 mpg so far with a mix of driving, like the way it handles and all of the technology with bluetooth/onstar,xm,usb port etc.

I'll be here a lot and hopefully diving into some of the DIY mods and a turbo tune shortly, hoping to have this car for a long time and really enjoy it!

 

[wingman]

Welcome aboard and congratulations on your purchase! Where in Norcal?

 

[jlslatton]

Pics!...and Welcome

 

[Ridethesky84]

Awesome!!

Hey guys, been lurking here a long time and waiting for the release of the cyber grey color. Finally had one come in at my local dealer and went over to pick it up this weekend.

This is the 17th vehicle I have owned and the list ranges from classic trucks to a wrx, couple gti's, mustang 5.0, daytona shelby turbo, 1st gen scion xb, little bit of everything. The only thing 16 of the 17 have in common is manual transmissions, I really dislike autos and pretty much refuse to buy one.

My last vehicle was a 2011 Subaru Legacy - actually the car my ex-wife picked out that I ended up with in the divorce and didn't want so I was excited to get rid of it and get the sonic, wanted a little lower payment, better mpg and I didn't need a midsize car when it's usually just me with one passenger at most 95% of the time.

I actually stumbled on the sonic somewhat by accident, had gone to a local automall to drive the kia soul and hated it, remembered that Chevy had a new small car out and wasn't expecting much (I had a rental Aveo a few months prior and it was hands down the worst car I have ever been behind the wheel of) but I drove a turbo sonic hatch and loved it. Ended up with the sedan though because I think the rear quarters of the hatch look weird (and I'm a longtime hatchback fan). Also like having a trunk to store things out of sight.

Put 150 miles on the Sonic this weekend, getting 35.5 mpg so far with a mix of driving, like the way it handles and all of the technology with bluetooth/onstar,xm,usb port etc.

I'll be here a lot and hopefully diving into some of the DIY mods and a turbo tune shortly, hoping to have this car for a long time and really enjoy it!

Congrats on the Sonic purchase. Would love to see pics. :banana:

 

[Theis01]

Welcome. Hoping to see some pictures soon.

 

[jdvrider]

Here's a picture I took on the drive back from the dealership Saturday. I need to get a better location and use a real camera, but I know there's not a ton of pictures of cyber grey out in the wild yet either.

A note on this color - I traded in a metallic grey Legacy, and recently owned both a 2005 Honda Element in grey and a 2008 Mazda 3 in grey. This Sonic grey is far and away the best looking in the sun out of the four. There is a ridiculous amount of blue metallic flake in the grey that looks awesome in the right light, next time I get a sunny day I'll play around with my camera and see if I can actually capture it.

And to the question of where I am in NorCal, I'm in the Santa Cruz area.

 

[jlslatton]

Perdy....

 

[Ridethesky84]

Does anyone have a white turbo sedan? Just wanting to see one!

 

[Ridethesky84]

Cyber grey looks Awesome!

 

[AndrewGS]

Welcome!

 

[TurboGrayLZ]

Welcome aboard, love the gray, I too think the back end of the hatchback is alittle funny lookin but I decided it would be more useful for my needs and I've been wanting a hatch for a few years. That's a very impresive line of vehicles you have owned, it's good to hear that you are happy with the turbo sonic.

 

[jdvrider]

The full list!

Just for reference, and in case anyone has any comparison questions, here's the full list of my vehicles in the order I owned them.

1967 Ford F100 (longbed, straight six, 3-speed on the tree converted to floor shifter)
1998 Chevy S-10 (first new car, 4-cylinder 5-speed 2wd)
1969 Ford F100 (shortbed, 360 V8, only auto I've owned)
1999 Subaru 2.5 RS (coupe, totalled in four days/250 miles - don't ask!)
2000 Volkswagen GTI VR6 (very fun, had lots of aftermarket goodies)
2002 Subaru WRX Wagon (fun, fast, expensive everything, gas, payments, insurance)
1989 Ford Mustang 5.0 (quick beater, sat more than I drove it)
1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX (bought from a neighbor, nothing but trouble)
2002 Chevy S-10 (regular cab, 4.3 V6, 5-speed, bad sport mini-truck phase)
1997 VW GTI VR6 (Ginster yellow, purchased in 03 with only 24k on it)
1987 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z (80's t-top turbo fun for cheap)
2005 Scion xB (fun little car, really wanted an element though)
2005 Honda Element (found out the color I liked was going away so I got one at the end of the model year)
2008 Mazda 3 (2.3 sport, fun little car)
2008 Ford Ranger (wanted a truck, bought for cheap when gas was expensive, 4-cyl 5-speed got 28mpg highway though!)
2011 Subaru Legacy 2.5i (ex-wife picked it out, had to go and I didn't need midsize or awd)
2012 Sonic Sedan...so here we are, vehicle #17, new vehicle #11.

 

[jdvrider]

Welcome aboard, love the gray, I too think the back end of the hatchback is alittle funny lookin but I decided it would be more useful for my needs and I've been wanting a hatch for a few years. That's a very impresive line of vehicles you have owned, it's good to hear that you are happy with the turbo sonic.

The thing that kills me is seeing it from the rear is actually fine, it's the upper portion of the hatch behind the doors that seems weird. Especially in the lighter colors where the big black plastic area around the door handle really stands out.

As a longtime hatchback owner I always hear about how much more room the hatch has for stuff, etc but that really only applies if you stack all the way to the ceiling. For me I can only think of one time I did that with any hatchback when I was using it to move. At this point in my life when I think about space I really only need the rear storage for things like luggage when I might have extra passengers too, in this case the sedan works best.

Or maybe I'm just lazy and want to be able to leave things out of sight in my truck.