Traded my Sonic in on a Genesis Coupe.
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Lovehanayo
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Who said he wasn't married? LOL... You're 21 and think you know everything...LOL
j/k -- I'm 45 and with a girlfriend.... and an exwife... LOL Couldn't be more happy !!!
:banana:
sx sonic
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I never understood this thinking either.
I could have afforded much "flashier" and expensive cars instead of my Sierra w/t (as basic as you can get) and Sonic, heck I could have afforded "loaded" trims for either.
Instead I opted for the trims and models that suited my transportation and work needs the best, the rest is just "excess" with a premium $$$ slapped on.
Both do the job they were intended for. My truck was used to haul my bike and get to work/school moderately cheap. It did that quite well and now is parked for when I need to do things only a truck can do.
The Sonic was selected as a great MPG commuter that had to have room for friends and be fun to drive. The only cars that were even close to fitting the bill was a Cruze ECO or a Hybrid. The Cruze ECO was quite a bit more and didn't offer me anything that the Sonic wouldn't do, and they still don't make hybrids that are anywhere near as fun or efficient as they should be. Anything "fancier" was significantly more expensive and more compromised to my total needs than a Sonic
So 1.4 M/T LT it was (i went fancy with power windows
)If you were to offer me a 2013 BMW 750LI (over $100k car) I would take it. Sell it. By the same Sonic and pay off my house.
What's the point of living in excess?
Haha nice.
I don't have a credit card but I always put alot down on any big purchases (and pay everything else up front).
My truck I paid half up front and the rest the next day.
The sonic I'd put like 1/3 down by the time I refinanced at my home bank and was paying double on my car payments until being on strike and no layed off for many months.
And yea I'm only 24 and putting myself thru school for a second time. Not rich just willing to sacrifice the cool, flashy stuff for the things I need or really,really want.
SonicBoy24
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By my count, you are at least 12 points down, and GM is all the better off.
Sorry if I sound bitter, but your reasoning has never made sense.
Lovehanayo
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I don't understand trading in the car based on the smell. I would've at least tried to had GM fix that problem before going upside down on it.
But I guess of you're happy, more power to you.
There were some people wanting to trade their sonics for the RS or another sonic and I think it would've made them upside too in a way and it would've been for almost the same car.
(Although I do agree the LTZ and the RS are very nice).
But I guess of you're happy, more power to you.
There were some people wanting to trade their sonics for the RS or another sonic and I think it would've made them upside too in a way and it would've been for almost the same car.
(Although I do agree the LTZ and the RS are very nice).
BrianJ88
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The only other instance of the fishy smell I have heard of Is Edmunds long termer. I was reading about that before they even posted a thread on this forum about it.. However GM replaced the seats in their car, and the smell remained. Whether it was something else or the smell just lingered who knows.
Lovehanayo
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I remember that. That was odd.
It must've been something else if they replaced the seats. It probably was the cabin air filter and nobody knew because that's kind of an odd/bizarre thing.
Lovehanayo
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Mine does too. I cheat though and use air fresheners but it still smells fresh and after a year, I still fall in love with my sonic every day.
I'm glad I picked black even though it's tougher to keep clean
I'm glad I picked black even though it's tougher to keep clean
firstorbit84
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Seriously. Poor life planning and poor financial planning right there.
RoXXXanne13
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damn this guy is gettin DA BIDDNIZZ for trading lol.. im not gonna lie I went to trade mine for a BRZ, I called my insurance company and they said they would drop me.. cuz I have tickets n stuff.. then I went further n they said they would give me 9900 for my sonic.. I was like yeap im out.. Do what makes you happy tho man, the more I have the sonic the more I fall in love with it, haha Im 20 years old with a divorce now.. so I think RoXXXanne is my gf now.. and im gonna continue to spoil her good luck with the new ride!
good luck with the new ride!
ChrisJ
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damn this guy is gettin DA BIDDNIZZ for trading lol.. im not gonna lie I went to trade mine for a BRZ, I called my insurance company and they said they would drop me.. cuz I have tickets n stuff.. then I went further n they said they would give me 9900 for my sonic.. I was like yeap im out.. Do what makes you happy tho man, the more I have the sonic the more I fall in love with it, haha Im 20 years old with a divorce now.. so I think RoXXXanne is my gf now.. and im gonna continue to spoil her
You're 20 years old and divorced? Had a pretty good run there eh?
$ub$onic
The Sticker Guy
You're 20 years old and divorced? Had a pretty good run there eh?
Ya, that didn't take long...
Love my wife, but.
I still have a obsession over mechanical things
I never understood this thinking either.
I could have afforded much "flashier" and expensive cars instead of my Sierra w/t (as basic as you can get) and Sonic, heck I could have afforded "loaded" trims for either.
Instead I opted for the trims and models that suited my transportation and work needs the best, the rest is just "excess" with a premium $$$ slapped on.
Both do the job they were intended for. My truck was used to haul my bike and get to work/school moderately cheap. It did that quite well and now is parked for when I need to do things only a truck can do.
The Sonic was selected as a great MPG commuter that had to have room for friends and be fun to drive. The only cars that were even close to fitting the bill was a Cruze ECO or a Hybrid. The Cruze ECO was quite a bit more and didn't offer me anything that the Sonic wouldn't do, and they still don't make hybrids that are anywhere near as fun or efficient as they should be. Anything "fancier" was significantly more expensive and more compromised to my total needs than a Sonic
So 1.4 M/T LT it was (i went fancy with power windows
If you were to offer me a 2013 BMW 750LI (over $100k car) I would take it. Sell it. By the same Sonic and pay off my house.
What's the point of living in excess?
Haha nice.
I don't have a credit card but I always put alot down on any big purchases (and pay everything else up front).
My truck I paid half up front and the rest the next day.
The sonic I'd put like 1/3 down by the time I refinanced at my home bank and was paying double on my car payments until being on strike and no layed off for many months.
And yea I'm only 24 and putting myself thru school for a second time. Not rich just willing to sacrifice the cool, flashy stuff for the things I need or really,really want.
Good attitude SX.
Here are some comments from a guy twice your age:
1. Debt is the drug powers that be use to control you. Stay as far away as possible.
2. Real well off folks don't need an $80k car to tell people they are rich....people with real money try to hide the fact they have it....especially if they earned it.
3. The guy in the 80k BMW is just like most everyone else...2 paychecks away from poverty, and certainly worse off than the guy in the paid off Sonic.
4. There are 2 kinds of people...savers and spenders. The spenders piss it away no matter how much they make.....look into the lottery winners who barely last 10 yrs before they are dead or bankrupt.
and finally....
5. "The money cannot be bigger than the man" to quote Ayn Rand. see also "A fool and his money are soon parted".
Anyone who has to finanace a car is not in a good place.
Sounds like youy have that figured out already!