Chevy Aveo, why not spring for a Fit?

[AK97CX]

We are finally returning my wife's rental Aveo today when we pick up her Fit Sport from the body shop.

I will be the first to admit that I am biased towards Hondas but I have to say that there is nothing redeeming about the Aveo. Has anyone else driven one?

The interior is terrible, the fit and finish doesn't even measure up to my 12 year old CX hatch with 178,000 miles.

I know it's a rental but it doesn't even have a CD player, just an AM/FM radio. It's also an automatic (again because it's a rental) which makes the agonizingly bad driving experience even worse. I wonder if a stick would help at all.

I looked up the Aveo online and saw that they start about $4500 less than a base Fit but once you option out an Aveo to the Fit's level you have to be within a few thousand bucks.

For me it's a no-brainer, spend the small amount extra and get a better looking, more fun to drive, better quality car that will actually hold it's value for years.

Just wondering if anyone else agree's, disagree's.

I wish that Chevy/Ford, etc. could make a car that stacks up to Hondas and Toyotas. I'm all for buying American but not if I get a sub-par product.

[GasSavers_BEEF]

the aveo was chevy's attempt at a cheap car with descentish MPG. you can get one brand new for around 10K and yes that is with NO options.

my dad was thinking of getting one about 2 years ago, went for a test drive. with the sales lady in the car (3 of us) I told him to punch it to see if it had the power he needed. his response was "I AM". to be fair it was going up a hill. he decided to get a toyota corrola which ironically has more power and better gas mileage than the aveo. it did cost him about 3K more but the advantages out weigh the cost.

now that they have the cobalt that boasts 36 highway MPG, I can see the end of the aveo pretty soon.

just my opinion.

[theholycow]

The Aveo is a Daewoo. I might actually choose a Honda over it, and I'm biased against Hondas...

I suppose if you wanted it without all the standard features of the Fit it might be worthwhile at $4500 less.

I don't share your general view on American cars but I suspect I'd agree about the Aveo (which is Korean anyway).

[GasSavers_JoeBob]

Originally Posted by theholycow

The Aveo is a Daewoo. I might actually choose a Honda over it, and I'm biased against Hondas...

I suppose if you wanted it without all the standard features of the Fit it might be worthwhile at $4500 less.

I don't share your general view on American cars but I suspect I'd agree about the Aveo (which is Korean anyway).

Isn't the Aveo built at the same plant in Canada where the Metro came from? Of course, it is probably a Korean design...

[theholycow]

Originally Posted by JoeBob

Isn't the Aveo built at the same plant in Canada where the Metro came from? Of course, it is probably a Korean design...

No, but apparently it's going to be made in Mexico starting next year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aveo

Most Kalos/Aveos are assembled in the Bupyong plant in South Korea. In Ukraine, Russia and Venezuela, local versions of the Aveo are assembled from knock-down kits or CKD. For the Chinese market, Aveos and Lovas are manufactured by Shanghai GM Dongyue. In India, Aveos are assembled from Halol Plant. Also in Egypt GM assembly plant started in August 2007 producing the Aveo locally in 3 variants.

Beginning in 2009, Chevrolet Aveos will be produced at the new General Motors San Lois Potosi plant located in Mexico. Start of production is targeted at June 2009

[101mpg]

The Chevy Aveo is ridiculous. The Malibu and Malibu Maxx both get better mileage and are bigger. Get anything else.

[froggy81500]

We had a rental Aveo when our 06 Ion was in the shop for a month after getting hit by a paving truck. You could not give me an Aveo for free. You couldn't pay me to take one. No offense to anyone, but I would rather go back to my old Chevettes than drive an Aveo. For a car the size and weight of the Aveo, it should get better MPG than it does. My Ion has a bigger motor and weighs more and gets better fuel economy. Oh and the Ion is roomier also. We almost bought one when we got the Ion, but the financing deal Saturn had at the time was too good to pass up. 6 months later when the accident happened and had to drive it for a month, it was apparent we chose the better car.

[VetteOwner]

Originally Posted by froggy81500

We had a rental Aveo when our 06 Ion was in the shop for a month after getting hit by a paving truck. You could not give me an Aveo for free. You couldn't pay me to take one. No offense to anyone, but I would rather go back to my old Chevettes than drive an Aveo. For a car the size and weight of the Aveo, it should get better MPG than it does. My Ion has a bigger motor and weighs more and gets better fuel economy. Oh and the Ion is roomier also. We almost bought one when we got the Ion, but the financing deal Saturn had at the time was too good to pass up. 6 months later when the accident happened and had to drive it for a month, it was apparent we chose the better car.

The chevette still gets great mpg for its technology. i bet you crammed so much crap in your chevettes you wouldn't believe it if you weren't doing it. Im not a fan of the aveos either, i dont mind the looks but i was shocked at how crappy its mpg is when i first heard about em...i still prefer domestics over imports for the fact parts are cheap and we drive cars till they explode/rust away (friggin rust belt) so resale value isnt important, but part prices and availability are.

ive always liked the looks of the ion. my dads looking into a focus when im outa college (trade in our 12 year old aerostar van) i should talk him into gettin or at least lookign at the ions. mostly because the ford vehicles weve had have had stupid problems while our 13+ year old chevys run great and only have typical stuff go out.

[thornburg]

Perhaps they'll give it up in favor the Astra, which is an Opel at heart?

Has anyone driven an Astra? I'm curious what the general opinion of them is.

[GasSavers_RoadWarrior]

Drove one a few generations older, they were okay, Pontiac LeMans of the 80s was one, but they probably hit the deadly penetrating fog of suckage somewhere mid atlantic and are arriving overweight with crippled motors and softer tuned suspension that now rides like crap.