INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
FirstAmerica Automotive, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of
Sonic Automotive, Inc. of Form S-4 dated December 14, 2000 or ouf report dated
March 19, 1999, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of FirstAmerica
Automotive, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1998,
which report appears in the Form 8-K/A of Sonic Automotive dated January 27,
2000:
We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
prospectus.
/s/ KPMG
December 15, 2000
San Francisco, California
