INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Sonic Automotive, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Sonic Automotive, Inc. on Form S-4 of:
|X| our report dated March 17, 2000 on the consolidated financial
statements of Sonic Automotive, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1998 and 1999 and for each of the three years in
the period ended December 31, 1999, appearing in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Sonic Automotive, Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-13395);
|X| our report dated November 23, 1999 on the financial statements
of Freeland Automotive, a business unit of South Gate Motors,
Inc., as of and for the year ended December 31, 1998 and our
report dated August 13, 1999 on the combined financial
statements of Manhattan Automotive Group as of and for the
year ended December 31, 1998, both appearing in the Amendment
to Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated
January 18, 2000;
|X| our report dated May 21, 1999 on the combined financial
statements of Certain Dealerships, Assets and Liabilities of
Lucas Dealership Group, Inc. as of December 31, 1998 and 1997
and for each of the three years in the period ended December
31, 1998, appearing in the Amendment to Sonic Automotive,
Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated January 27, 2000;
and
|X| our report dated February 16, 1999 on the consolidated
financial statements of Sonic Automotive, Inc. and
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1998 and for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998, our
report dated March 26, 1999 on the combined financial
statements of Williams Automotive Group as of and for the year
ended December 31, 1998, our report dated March 16, 1999 on
the financial statements of Economy Cars, Inc. as of and for
the year ended December 31, 1998, our report dated March 26,
1999 on the financial statements of Global Imports, Inc. as of
and for the year ended December 31, 1998, our report dated
March 12, 1999 on the combined financial statements of Newsome
Automotive Group as of and for the year ended December 31,
1998, our report dated March 15, 1999 on the combined
financial statements of Lloyd Automotive Group as of and for
the year ended December 31, 1998, and our report dated March
24, 1999 on the financial statements of Lute Riley Motors,
Inc. as of and for the year ended December 31, 1998, all
appearing in the Prospectus dated April 29, 1999 that was
included in Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s Registration Statement on
Form S-3.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus, which is part of such S-4 Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
sDecember 15, 2000
