Exhibit 5.1
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January 14, 2002



Board of Directors
Sonic Automotive, Inc.
5401 East Independence Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina  28212


Dear Sirs:

         We are acting as counsel to Sonic Automotive, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") and its subsidiaries, as guarantors (the
"Guarantors" and, collectively with the Company, the "Issuers"), in connection
with the preparation, execution, filing and processing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Act"), of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No.
333-75220 and Nos. 333-75220-01 through 333-75220-I2) (as amended through the
date hereof, the "Registration Statement"). This opinion is furnished to you for
filing with the Commission pursuant to Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K
promulgated under the Act.

         The Registration Statement covers the proposed offer to exchange (the
"Exchange Offer") by the Company of its $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount
of 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008, Series D (the "Exchange Notes") and
the guarantees (the "Guarantees" and, collectively with the Exchange Notes, the
"Securities") by the Guarantors of the Company's obligations under the Exchange
Notes, for any and all of the Company's $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount
of 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008, Series B (the "Series B Notes") and
the Company's $75,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 11% Senior Subordinated
Notes due 2008, Series C (the "Series C Notes") currently outstanding and the
guarantees by the Guarantors of the Company's obligations thereunder (the Series
B Notes and Series C Notes are referred to collectively as the "Old Notes").

         In our representation of the Company and the Guarantors, we have
examined (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws, each as amended to date, (iii) each of the Guarantors'
respective Articles of Incorporation or Organization, as the case may be, and
Bylaws, Operating Agreement or Limited Partnership Agreement, as the case may
be, all as amended to date, (iv) all actions of the Company's Board of Directors
recorded in the Company's minute book relating to the authorization, issuance,
execution and delivery of the Indenture (as defined below) and the Securities,
(v) all actions of the Guarantors' respective Board of Directors, Board of
Governors, Managers or General Partners, as the case may be, recorded in the
respective Guarantors' minute books relating to the authorization, issuance,
execution and delivery of the Indenture (as defined below) and the Securities,
(vi) each form of Old Note, (vii) the form of Exchange Note, (viii) the form of
Guarantees, (ix) the Indenture dated as of July 1, 1998 between the Issuers and
U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), under which
the Series B Notes with the related Guarantees were issued and the Indenture
dated as of November 19, 2001 (the "Indenture") between the Issuers and the
Trustee under which the Series C Notes with the related Guarantees were issued
and the Exchange Notes with the related Guarantees will be issued and (x) such
other documents as we have considered necessary for purposes of rendering the
opinions expressed below.





Board of Directors
Sonic Automotive, Inc.
January 14, 2002
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         Based upon the foregoing, we are of the following opinion:

         When (1) the Indenture, under which the Securities will be issued, has
been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, (2) the
Exchange Notes have been executed by the Company and the related Guarantees have
been executed by each of the Guarantors and (3) the Securities have been
delivered in exchange for the Old Notes and the guarantees endorsed thereon in
the manner stated in the Registration Statement and the Indenture, the
Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and will be
binding obligations of the Company (in the case of the Exchange Notes) and the
Guarantors (in the case of the Guarantees), except as may be limited by: (a) the
effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or
affecting the rights or remedies of creditors; (b) the effect of general
principles of equity, whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law, and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding
therefor may be brought; and (c) the unenforceability under certain
circumstances, as contrary to public policy, under law or court decisions of
provisions providing for the indemnification or exculpation of, or contribution
to, a party.

         We express no opinion as to the validity, binding effect or
enforceability of any provision of the Exchange Notes or the Guarantees: (1)
relating to indemnification or contribution; (2) containing any purported
waiver, release, variation, disclaimer, consent or other agreement of similar
effect (all of the foregoing, a "Waiver") by the Company or any Guarantor under
any of such agreements to the extent limited by provisions of applicable law
(including judicial decisions), or to the extent that such a Waiver applies to a
right, claim, duty, defense or ground for discharge otherwise existing or
occurring as a matter of law (including judicial decisions), except to the
extent that such a Waiver is effective under, and is not prohibited by or void
or invalid under provisions of applicable law (including judicial decisions), or
any Waiver in the Guarantee insofar as it relates to causes or circumstances
that would operate as a discharge or release of, or defense available to the
Guarantors thereunder as a matter of law (including judicial decisions), except
to the extent such Waiver is effective under and is not prohibited by or void or
invalid under applicable law (including judicial decisions); (3) relating to
choice of governing law to the extent that the validity, binding effect or
enforceability of any such provision is to be determined by any court other than
a court of the State of New York or a federal district court sitting in the
State of New York and applying the law of the State of New York; (4) specifying
that provisions thereof may be waived only in writing, to the extent that an
oral agreement or an implied agreement by trade practice or course of conduct
has been created that modifies any provision of such agreement; and (5)
purporting to give any person or entity the power to accelerate obligations
without any notice to the obligor.

         In addition to the foregoing, our opinions expressed herein are subject
to the following qualifications: (1) provisions in the Guarantees that provide
the Guarantors' liability thereunder shall not be affected by actions or
failures to act on the part of the holders or the Trustee or by amendments or
waivers of provisions of documents governing the guaranteed obligations might
not be enforceable under circumstances and in the event of actions that change
the essential nature of the terms and conditions of the guaranteed obligations;
(2) we express no opinion as to whether the Guarantee would be deemed by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be within the authorized corporate power of any
Guarantor; and (3) we have assumed consideration that is





Board of Directors
Sonic Automotive, Inc.
January 14, 2002
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fair and sufficient to support the agreements of
each Guarantor under the Guarantee has been, and would be deemed by a court of
competent jurisdiction to have been, duly received by each Guarantor.

         The opinions expressed herein are limited to matters governed by the
laws of the States of North Carolina and New York, the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware, the Act and the applicable business corporation,
limited liability company or limited partnership laws of the States of Alabama,
Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, Ohio,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. We do not purport to be
expert with respect to the laws of the States of Alabama, Arizona, California,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia and our opinions with respect to the laws of such states are
based solely upon our reading of the texts of the relevant corporate, limited
liability company and limited partnership statutes.

         We hereby consent to the use of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to
the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the heading "Legal
Matters" in the related prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not admit that
we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of
the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

                             Very truly yours,

                             MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC

                             /s/ Moore & Van Allen PLLC