Nothing.
I love the styling of the car, it reminds me of my beloved 1991 Geo Metro that gave up the ghost a month ago. Plenty of room inside, and very comfortable. Seats are supportive, and I didn't expect an economy car to have adjusting lumbar and height in the seat! The manual transmission is great, very smooth shifting and good power. Gas mileage is nowhere near what I got in my Metro, only 32 MPG so far. I got 45 in my Metro!
But overall I love the car. Very inexpensive at $10,600 brand new! Also has a very quiet ride.
Glad you're happy with the new, supposedly improved Aveo. Tell us what it's like with more miles on it as the comments from many others don't seem to say that the car keeps its owners satisfied for long.
50 000kms on mine so far. No big issues - only issue was when the dealer pressure washed under the hood, causing water to get into TPS (causing a check engine light). Dielectric grease in the TPS connector, and all good.
Had the rotors turned for smooth braking, and replaced the engine cooling fan resistor after it cracked (hadn't failed yet).
Toyo Proxes tires and 15 inch rims really helped handling (still less than perfect, but more acceptable - 15 inch rims/tires were cheaper than the original 14 inch size).
Put synthetic trans fluid in (AMS OIL), and although cold shifts are harsh, it shifts quickly. Acceleration OK... (but floor it at 120km/h, and it makes a lot of noise, gets up to 6000rpm, and very slowly accelerates). BUT, as a daily driver - great (good gas mileage, comfortable in traffic, OK on highway, A/C and heat work really well, and with winter tires, really good in the snow).
Your timing belt will break at 40,000 miles like all of the other Aveo's. That will destroy the cylinder head and mostly like be close to a $2,000 repair.
Just passed 40,000 miles on mine, no problems yet. Will change the timing belt soon just in case. I've discovered that if I inflate the tires really good and remove the back seat from the car, I can get 40 MPG.
"Just passed 40,000 miles on mine, no problems yet. Will change the timing belt soon just in case. I've discovered that if I inflate the tires really good and remove the back seat from the car, I can get 40 MPG."
40 MPG? That's it? With the backseat removed?! How fast do you drive?! I have an '08 Civic that gets 47 MPG on a regular basis. That's highway MPG, and maybe you have a mixed highway/city commute, but if it's just highway, you should be able to get a lot better mileage.
40 MPG? That's it? With the backseat removed?! How fast do you drive?! I have an '08 Civic that gets 47 MPG on a regular basis. That's highway MPG, and maybe you have a mixed highway/city commute, but if it's just highway, you should be able to get a lot better mileage.
I used to have an 05 Chevy that easily got 48mpg highway commute, but 42mpg combined. They are thoroughly decent cars, mine was a new car and I had zero problems with it during 3 years of ownership. Chevrolet dealers were always polite and courteous.
These days I have a new BMW 3 series that goes fine for 50mpg highway commute, 41mpg combined. (BMW dealers could learn something of courtesy from Chevrolet!!)
To the original poster, keep in mind Geo Metro's came in 3 cylinders instead of 4. This is why you don't get the same MPG.
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