@intrimazz It seems that you’re in the market for a hatch. If so, the Sonic is a way, way, way better car than the Fit/Jazz… or anything else in its class — including the Fiesta and Nissan Versa.
Sonic is safer, more fun to drive (and look at), and pretty much has best-in-class everything. It’s one thing to talk about cars here on the forum; but it’s something else to actually feel the car and drive it. The Sonic is one of those cars that needs to be driven for one to really understand how great it is — the chassis, suspension, and control.
The only quality-control-related issues I’m aware of for the Sonic involves the brake pad mishap that only affected 10-12 cars. Not sure if there’s anything else…
Other than that, I’d also look at the Cruze (if you’re open to sedans, that is) and Ford Focus hatch.
