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    Tire Pressure: Dealer/Car/or OnStar?

    What would you do? The tire pressure label on the car says 38psi all around. I just had my first oil change (from the dealer) and they dropped the pressure to 33psi all the way around. I now have a maintenance update from OnStar letting me know my tire pressure is low (but not dangerously...
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    Saw a Spark out in the wild...

    Let's just say they look better in the photos. In person, it looked like somebody put a Sonic in a really big vice and squished it. :)
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    Impending Road Trip

    Planning to do a 600 or so mile road trip this coming weekend. Any advice from those who have logged long trips in their Sonic?
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    Cleaning interior plastic

    What do you recommend for cleaning the interior plastic surfaces? I've heard folks say Armour All is the tool of the debil. If not that, what else works for you?
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    Defining "normal" shifting

    I've read through some very helpful threads here regarding transmission issues. The problem for me is that, having read these threads and the very different experiences people seem to be having, I'm having a hard time telling if my transmission situation is "normal" or not. Here's the lowdown...
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    Audio selection on start-up

    I have an iPod shuffle that I leave plugged in to the USB port in the upper glove box. If I'm listening to the radio, turn the car off, and turn the car back on again, it will go back to the radio/station I had been listening to previously. Every so often, though, when I'm listening to the...
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    A Missing Piece Mystery

    Found on the passenger side floorboard: 1 flat piece of plastic/rubber approximately 6 inches long and 3/4 inch high. The ends are angled to make a trapezoidal shape. On the back, there is a small calendar imprinted with punch marks in the various months/years ending in April 2012. Beneath...
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    A question about AUX

    I generally leave the radio on and use the auto shut-off feature to turn it off when I turn off the car and open the door. I have an iPod shuffle that I'm going to use to supplement the radio. When I plug in the AUX port it connects automatically, and I can push the Radio/Band to switch back...
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    Exhaust Tip fit questions

    Hey folks, I have a 1.8 hatchback (2LT). I was looking at exhaust tips after reading some of the previous threads here and I need some guidance as to which of these is the proper size to fit my tail pipe...
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    Why a Sonic

    We traded in a 2006 HHR yesterday and purchased a new Chevy Sonic hatchback (2LT). There was nothing wrong with the HHR. It has been a hassle-free vehicle for the last six years. With the warranty expired, though, I thought it might be a good time to look at a new car before anything did...
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    Ridiculous transmission question

    Hey folks. I purchased a Chevy Sonic yesterday (2LT) and I'm just learning about the "M" feature of the transmission. Oddly enough, the sales guy never mentioned it during the sales pitch, so I just assumed it was a typical automatic until I got it home and started looking at the manual. This...
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