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Originally Posted by froggy81500
The same comparison I had done with my 06 Ion manual sedan and an Aveo we were stuck with for a rental for a month. Its insane to think how much heavier the Ion and Cobalt is from the Aveo, even having higher displacements, yet still have higher EPA figures. And I can tell you from driving mine everyday, I am getting more than the 35 MPG highway that the 06 manual is EPA rated.
When compared to the Cobalt (in the current line up), why would anyone opt for an Aveo? Other than price, there is no reason to even look at one.
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For the sake of discussion, I just priced an '08 Aveo LT 4-door (with ABS as the only option added) and an '08 Cobalt LT 4-door (with ABS and Cruise Control as the only options) so the equipment levels would be closely matched. The figures shown below are Edmunds True Market Value for each car, which is the price factoring in any discounts and incentives currently offered....
The results- Aveo LT- $14,359 and Cobalt LT- $14,356
It makes perfect sense that the Aveo was one of the very few subcompact cars to experience a sales decline in June (10.6% drop). What I can't understand is- HOW DO THEY SELL A SINGLE ONE OF THESE THINGS? They are essentially the product of a failed South Korean automaker (Daewoo) that GM bought for pocket change after they filed bankruptcy and flopped.
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