His & Hers Sonic's; no more

[Papasonic]

For almost six years the wife and I have had matching Inferno Orange LTZ Sonic's: Hers a 1.8 auto sedan, mine a 1.4 manual hatch. Last week my wife traded her Sonic for a 2017 Malibu LT. We had discussed getting new Sonic's at some point, but the incentives and discounts are on in stock vehicles. There are never any desirable Sonic's available during these sales. Essentially we purchased a Malibu for Sonic money. Although pleased with the new Malibu, the novelty of having matching vehicles has now passed.

 

[shibbs]

For almost six years the wife and I have had matching Inferno Orange LTZ Sonic's: Hers a 1.8 auto sedan, mine a 1.4 manual hatch. Last week my wife traded her Sonic for a 2017 Malibu LT. We had discussed getting new Sonic's at some point, but the incentives and discounts are on in stock vehicles. There are never any desirable Sonic's available during these sales. Essentially we purchased a Malibu for Sonic money. Although pleased with the new Malibu, the novelty of having matching vehicles has now passed.

You nailed it. I'm waiting almost two months for mine to be delivered to the dealership after ordering exactly what I want.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

I got a 2017 Malibu 6 months ago and it's almost as good on gas as my Sonic. As of today I have over 28.5k on it and a lifetime average mpg of 33.4.

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[Natesriv]

I prefer the Buick version of the Malibu...I see one from my 3rd floor cubby and man it's slick.

I hear they can't get rid of Cadillac ATS's at all... I bet there's deals galore there!

 

[Papasonic]

This is my wife's new daily driver that replaced her Sonic: I still have my Sonic.

 

[Papasonic]

I prefer the Buick version of the Malibu...I see one from my 3rd floor cubby and man it's slick.

I don't disagree about the Regal vs the Malibu; but the summer sales event for Chevy, and this particular dealer taking 23% off of MSRP was too good to pass up. Besides, all the rest of my vehicles are Chevy's, except the GTO.

The Buick has a longer bumper to bumper warranty (4 year 50,000) and more standard power, although worse fuel economy; also I know it's an old stereotype, but I have always associated Buick with the older demographic of owners. I am now in that category (65 yrs) but don't want to give in yet. Maybe in a few years I'll resign myself to not worrying about a more youthful image. Sometimes I look at my orange Sonic with fender hash stripes and wider black wheels, and wonder; if it weren't mine, who might be driving a car that looked like this. If I didn't know better, I would believe someone 20ish probably owned that car. :blankface:

 

[SuperSonic15]

OMG!....in the new Buicks all you have to do is Push a Button??


I know I know...it's late. Face palm deserved.

 

[The Champ]

I prefer the Buick version of the Malibu...I see one from my 3rd floor cubby and man it's slick.

I hear they can't get rid of Cadillac ATS's at all... I bet there's deals galore there!

I wouldn't buy a Buick (prejudiced since our past president forced GM to discontinue Pontiac and keep Buick), but the ATS is a heckuva car. Buick isn't selling as Regals as Cadilllac is selling ATS's - Caddy has sold nearly 8,000 and Buick only has 7400 sold.

We have a 2014 ATS4 Premium model with the 2.0L Turbo - totally different price level though ($50,000.00 sticker). Bought it last year with 12,000 miles as a GM Certified vehicle and paid $28,000. Because it's Certified - I got nearly 5 years and about 50,000 miles of bumper to bumper warranty with it so it will be under full warranty virtually as long as I own the car.

 

[MORTIS]

Nice looking Malibu!

There are never any desirable Sonic's available during these sales.

I guess I was lucky when I got $5k off my new loaded 1.4 6spd manual LT in July 2015, but I had to drive 80 kilometers to find it.

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