Why did you choose Sedan or Hatchback?
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Kevinmcm84
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Could not agree more. Very hatch. Much filth.
ecohauler
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Agreed on both points. My first two cars were station wagons, then I only had sedans for a few years, and I really missed the rear wiper. It's not as necessary with a sedan, but I find myself wishing I had one when I go to reverse in the rain.
I've always liked hatchbacks and station wagons more than sedans for the functionality, and I like the look of those shapes in general, but the taillights on the Sonic hatch look much better than the sedan's taillights to me. I think the Cruze looks better from the back than the Sonic sedan as well.
AndrewGS
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Bastian
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I agree. But in Europe everybody have/want an HB or a SUV. BMW, Mercedes and Audi know that and release ugly car since like 10 years. I talk about Audi a1, a2 (the ugliest car since the first Fiat multipla), a5 and a7 sportback, BMW I3 or série 3 compact, X6, X1, série 1, série 3 And 5 liftback, Mercedes classe A (the old one), etc. Sedan look like more serious and more qualitative here. In my country, when you buy a sedan people think you are original, fool, stupid or very rich. I'm original. 
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SolemnSinner
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I've always enjoyed sporty hatchbacks...and I'm 43.
I didn't even know the Sonic existed until I hit the Chevy lot in February of this year.
It's about personal preference, and your needs/wants.
I saw the Sonic Hatch, and it was a no-brainer for me. RS Turbo(sporty), White Diamond Tricoat(right color), Hatchback(potential for beast sound system), and I was sold.
2 weeks later the wife and I bought a 2014 5.0 Mustang...guess we have trunk space now....
I didn't even know the Sonic existed until I hit the Chevy lot in February of this year.
It's about personal preference, and your needs/wants.
I saw the Sonic Hatch, and it was a no-brainer for me. RS Turbo(sporty), White Diamond Tricoat(right color), Hatchback(potential for beast sound system), and I was sold.
2 weeks later the wife and I bought a 2014 5.0 Mustang...guess we have trunk space now....
Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
I went looking for a vehicle that could take over some of the cargo duties from my F150, and let me drive around with greater fuel economy instead of taking the truck everywhere when I only need the truck bed sometimes. I figured if I could handle 50% of the cargo duties the whole deal would pay for itself.
I brought (empty) boxes with me and the first thing I did with every car I test drove was load the boxes in. Didn't matter how well the car drove if I couldn't fit boxes of swords in, so I wouldn't even do a test drive if it failed that test.
No sedan made the cut. It just wasn't possible to load the boxes in there, even with fold flat seats, the shape of the space was wrong. It was interesting to see that the Sonic sedan had so much more space, for the most parts hatches seemed to have more space than sedans... but the space wasn't usable for my particular application.
I also liked the look of the hatchbacks better than sedans; sedans all sort of look alike to me, while hatchbacks seem... I dunno, unusual, sporty, practical, fun.
I ended up discovering that I could use my Sonic hatch for about 95% of my cargo runs, the poor F150 sits idle almost all the time. I love driving the Sonic and I take pride in getting every job I can done with it. Yeah, it's dinged up, scratched paint, little rips in the vinyl dash... it's (this is the same thing I always said about the truck) a cargo vehicle, what part of that don't you get?
I brought (empty) boxes with me and the first thing I did with every car I test drove was load the boxes in. Didn't matter how well the car drove if I couldn't fit boxes of swords in, so I wouldn't even do a test drive if it failed that test.
No sedan made the cut. It just wasn't possible to load the boxes in there, even with fold flat seats, the shape of the space was wrong. It was interesting to see that the Sonic sedan had so much more space, for the most parts hatches seemed to have more space than sedans... but the space wasn't usable for my particular application.
I also liked the look of the hatchbacks better than sedans; sedans all sort of look alike to me, while hatchbacks seem... I dunno, unusual, sporty, practical, fun.
I ended up discovering that I could use my Sonic hatch for about 95% of my cargo runs, the poor F150 sits idle almost all the time. I love driving the Sonic and I take pride in getting every job I can done with it. Yeah, it's dinged up, scratched paint, little rips in the vinyl dash... it's (this is the same thing I always said about the truck) a cargo vehicle, what part of that don't you get?
The hatch looks so much smaller than a sedan, it really looks like a totally different car to me. I do not mind small station wagons, but with Sonic hatchback, there is very little room for luggage with the rear seat up. I can sleep in my '09 Impala trunk if I fold the rear seats (flip and fold flat type). There is over 6 ft of room there with the rear seats folded. I needed a car with a huge trunk and this was the biggest I could find for the money. Sonic sedan's trunk is nowhere close in size, but still respectable size for a small car.
I frequently pick up relatives at airports and they have a lot of luggage.
I frequently pick up relatives at airports and they have a lot of luggage.
Mlib26
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I loled at this. None of my friends understand me when I do that.
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Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
I know what you mean, with my hatch I either have lots of cargo space, or I have passenger space, not both. The Sedan would be a smart move if you frequently have lots of people and lots of stuff. But I almost always have either just myself plus lots of large ungainly cargo, or lots of passengers and hardly any stuff at all, or one or two passengers and a modest amount of stuff, which can fit in there by folding down either the 60 or 40 seatback.
And I cheat, because I have the F150 crew cab, if I really need passengers plus cargo, I just break down and haul out that old heap.
Stew
Sedans Rule!
I'm generally a sedan guy although I do like hatches, just not the hatches where the back is so upright and there's so little room from the back bumper to the rear wheels, like the Sonic.
Hatches with a more sloping rear window and a little more crush space behind the back bumper look good; in fact my last car was a hatch which I really liked.
Hatches with a more sloping rear window and a little more crush space behind the back bumper look good; in fact my last car was a hatch which I really liked.
Ms.DannyStone
Still love it
Love the sedans but wanted an RS so bad and couldn't wait for the 2015 RS sedan
teginder81
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i dont like the look of most hatchbacks, with a few notable exceptions they look like mini station wagons to me. and really, jsut dont appeal to me aestetically. notable exception is I do technically have a hatchback, its a 95 Camaro, which has a rear hatch instead of a sealed off trunk, but don't think it really counts But there are more and more hatchabcks coming out that I probably will give a more serious look at when I go to buy another car.
But there are more and more hatchabcks coming out that I probably will give a more serious look at when I go to buy another car.
mowcowbell
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Well, then I am a tool and lovin' my hatch!
I'd feel like someone's grandma every time I enter or exit a Sonic sedan.
