Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Sonic Automotive, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement (No. 333-50430 and Nos. 333-50430-01 through
333-50430-G7) of Sonic Automotive, Inc. on Form S-3 of:

         o  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);

         o  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;

         o  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

         o  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 (Registration
            No. 333-71803).

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus, which is part of such S-3 Registration Statement.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina

December 11, 2000