viperaider
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I bought mine due to a longer drive for a new job. Spent two months looking into my options and dollar for dollar this car seemed to be what I was looking for as far as price/performance/value/MPG.
Why did you buy a sonic?
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Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
I have an old work truck, and I decided that rather than replace it in a year or two, that I could probably baby it along for another 5-10 years if I stopped using it as my daily driver as well; use it just for hauling loads that wouldn't fit in whatever little runabout I could pick up for under 15K.
I decided on a hatchback, and I think I test drove just about all the ones on the market, I may have skipped one or two that just looked bad on paper, but most, anyway.
I had about decided on a Fiesta, honestly all the little hatches in my price range were more or less the same, and I've been driving Fords a long time. But I got into a Sonic and that was the end of the "they are all the same" thing... they are, it turns out, all inferior.
I planned to use the Sonic about 60% of the time, but it turns out I can put almost all my business cargo in there, I've only resorted to the pickup for sheets of plywood or steel and a few large loads that would have meant two trips in the Sonic. Really roomy with the rear seat down. And its done great service as a passenger vehicle too, I have put my 6'4 son and three of his similarly sized friends in there and driven around in moderate comfort, anything less than four passengers it's practically luxury.
I had to drive a Focus around for a week at one point this summer, and despite being the next size class up, it was effectively smaller both in cargo and in passenger space.
I decided on a hatchback, and I think I test drove just about all the ones on the market, I may have skipped one or two that just looked bad on paper, but most, anyway.
I had about decided on a Fiesta, honestly all the little hatches in my price range were more or less the same, and I've been driving Fords a long time. But I got into a Sonic and that was the end of the "they are all the same" thing... they are, it turns out, all inferior.
I planned to use the Sonic about 60% of the time, but it turns out I can put almost all my business cargo in there, I've only resorted to the pickup for sheets of plywood or steel and a few large loads that would have meant two trips in the Sonic. Really roomy with the rear seat down. And its done great service as a passenger vehicle too, I have put my 6'4 son and three of his similarly sized friends in there and driven around in moderate comfort, anything less than four passengers it's practically luxury.
I had to drive a Focus around for a week at one point this summer, and despite being the next size class up, it was effectively smaller both in cargo and in passenger space.
schofell84
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union made in flint michigan, good gas mileage, room for my tools in the back with the seats down.
barch88
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I really loved the Focus hatch I test drove, interior wise. Love the ****-pit look.
rdss
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This thread already exists....
http://www.sonicownersforum.com/forum/general-discussion/7484-why-did-you-buy-sonic.html
http://www.sonicownersforum.com/forum/general-discussion/7484-why-did-you-buy-sonic.html
laborsmith
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The turbocharged engine is made in Flint; the car itself is assembled in Orion Township, both in Michigan.
Since I have posted in this thread I will answer that the Sonic is an American assembled sub-compact w/ an optional turbocharged engine and the hatchback to me looked like an excellent candidate for modding.
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Smallssonic1120
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Safety ratings were a big reason my parents liked the sonic. I'm really tiny so I needed something small but still very safe. New driver probs lol now after having my sonic for awhile and all the mods she's come a long way!
Oh and the gas mileage isn't that bad either
Oh and the gas mileage isn't that bad either
ScarabEpic22
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Needed something small, good on gas, fun to drive, and a GM (i.e. tuneable with EFILive/HPTuners ). My TBSS was killing me at 14-16mpg hwy and 10-12 around town, plus I wanted another car. No more worrying how I'm getting to work in the am when I have my TBSS ripped apart.
). My TBSS was killing me at 14-16mpg hwy and 10-12 around town, plus I wanted another car. No more worrying how I'm getting to work in the am when I have my TBSS ripped apart.
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