Hello from Turkey, I have a clean diesel Sonic

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2014 Blue RS

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Good music choices in the first two vids. That last one definitely sounds like a diesel. What's your fuel economy like?
 
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Welcome to SOF!

You've owned a Sonic, er Aveo for 4 years; what took you so long to join here?
 
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murat

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Hello to everyone!

2014 Blue RS said:
Good music choices in the first two vids. That last one definitely sounds like a diesel. What's your fuel economy like?
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It's actually FM Radio in Istanbul :D You can listen it from: http://188.227.181.186:9450

It says 86 MPG on the catalog, you can reach that if you cruise at near 45mph stable. I'm getting 66MPG very easy in very high density traffic. And very high quality EN590 normed Eurodiesel is %20 cheaper than the standart gasoline in Turkey. It has also stop the engine when you stop feature. When you put it in neutral it's stops the engine, when you hit the clutch the engine starts again. My friends have other diesel cars but they never even imagine what MPG I get, even in a 1.4 diesel Fiesta(And it can beat the 1.4 diesel Fiesta very easy when it comes to performance). My best friend bought a second hand diesel Sonic after he saw it for real. Because it's not available brand new here no longer. That's way I'm here also.

My Sonic LS:
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Me at 2012 Autoshow Istanbul:
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I'm a very Ford guy but the Sonic beats the Fiesta all the way, thats why I bought it, especially when it comes to safety.
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The designer of this car is a Turkish man, his name is "Murat Güler"
http://www.automotive.com/news/make...-the-lincoln-mkc-concept-127759/photo_03.html

This is my old 2000 model year Fiesta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8He4RSjYI (I'm cutting off the gas pedal little bit after 90km/h because of the coming curve)
My Sonic can't beat my old gasoline Fiesta but I bought it for fuel economy and safety. But the Sonic is better at highway speeds and ramps on the highways. It has much more torque and willing 5th gear. I can reach the 10% tolerated max speed in law at any ramps on any highway of Turkey, while not downshifting from the 5th gear or going off the cruise control.(5th gear is the last gear on 75hp 190nm torque LS and LT Sonics in here, LTZ has the same 1248cc block diesel but 95hp, 210nm torque, with an advanced variable turbo and 6th gear).

This is my dream car, Escort RS Cosworth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2IqTm-TLuc You might not know it but it's a real legend in car industry. If you want to buy it now, just one is on for sale in Turkey now and he wants 55.000 Euros for it.
 
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SuperSonic15 said:
murat said:
Nice looking sonic! I work in the aerospace industry as well. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you too :) It has actually 4 times more milage than my Sonic. It's retired from a car rental fleet for high milage and has 3 crashes. In Turkey, second hand cars are very expensive. 20 years old Mercedes Benz E200s are over 15.000$ and importing a car which older than brand new is forbidden. I don't know why but Turkish people don't see old cars as a risk. Craftsman everywhere, workmanship is very cheap. Almost no car for junkyards. They can merge 3 scraps to a scatheless car :D I'm not that kind of guy, I'm very perfectionist. I bought it brand new and always went to authorized service, thank to God. I'm asking for petrol stations for their EN590 certificate, my friends call me crazy :D Diesel Sonics are very diesel sensitive, if you buy diesel from a random station, you can see the "Code 89" fault on the gauge. It has a very big sticker on the windshield that says "Don't buy any diesel which doesn't meets EN590".
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Turkey Diesel Sonic

Welcome, Murat! Nice ride! I always find it amazing what products that U.S. international manufacturers don't bring to the U.S. Your Sonic diesel is a perfect example. When I visit Europe on business, I annoy my local hosts to no end, taking pictures of what might be to them commonplace vehicles. I saw a Cruze turbo diesel station wagon in London. Chevy has no plans to bring it out here in the U.S. I've seen Ford Transit Connect mini-minivans powered by a 1.8 turbo diesel with a 5-speed manual that locals told me pulls down 60mpg all day long. Ford U.S. offers only the anemic petrol model with a thoroughly uninspiring CVT transmission. These ROW-only (Rest Of World) vehicles could offer U.S. manufacturers an easy out to meet EPA CAFE ratings, and let consumers enjoy thrifty, yet peppy performance, but no go. There's a story in there somewhere...
 
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Sonic Attack said:
Welcome, Murat! Nice ride! I always find it amazing what products that U.S. international manufacturers don't bring to the U.S. Your Sonic diesel is a perfect example. When I visit Europe on business, I annoy my local hosts to no end, taking pictures of what might be to them commonplace vehicles. I saw a Cruze turbo diesel station wagon in London. Chevy has no plans to bring it out here in the U.S. I've seen Ford Transit Connect mini-minivans powered by a 1.8 turbo diesel with a 5-speed manual that locals told me pulls down 60mpg all day long. Ford U.S. offers only the anemic petrol model with a thoroughly uninspiring CVT transmission. These ROW-only (Rest Of World) vehicles could offer U.S. manufacturers an easy out to meet EPA CAFE ratings, and let consumers enjoy thrifty, yet peppy performance, but no go. There's a story in there somewhere...
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Ford Transit Connect is a minivan that designed and manufactured in Turkey, my country :) 60MPG is great, it's known for high consumption in here. Fiat Doblo(Dodge Ram Promaster City) has a better new-tech Multijet diesel engine which used in Sonic. Fiat Doblo is a another Turkish designed and manufactured minivan anyway :) Ford's model range was very different in 90's here. Even the Ford Escort was very different. Ford Escort MK2 is known as World's best rally car. I have a Turkish Ford-Escort community forum: Türkiye Escort Kulübü .
 
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2014 Blue RS said:
One of many beautiful country's I'd love to visit.
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It's best time to visit. Because the American Dollar achieved a new record :D 1 dollar = 3,05 Turkish Liras today. According to this, you can visit thro any city for less than a dollar with city busses. Istanbul to Ankara flight ticket is about 19$. No visa required and insurance is very cheap.
 
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Sounds like a sea of change is happening. I'm glad you love your country as I do. I wish politics and religion didn't get in the way of good people loving people like it does.
 
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2014 Blue RS said:
Sounds like a sea of change is happening. I'm glad you love your country as I do. I wish politics and religion didn't get in the way of good people loving people like it does.
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There is nothing we can do better instead of loving.
 
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