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5 out of 5 stars

She's the Best

laura, 06/17/2008
2005 Chevrolet Aveo LS 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I love my little baby. This was a great investment and I haven't been sorry even 1 day. My husband is 6'2" and I am 5'3" and we are both happy with the roomyness as well as how she handles. I get between 35 and 40 to the gallon and we love her at the pump. We love her so much we call her Cherry. I pet her behind the mirrors till she purrs each night(just kidding) I plan to buy another one next year I just hope that they keep them as great as this one.

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3.75 out of 5 stars

80,000 miles, no problems

Gene, 07/02/2009
2005 Chevrolet Aveo LS 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Hello, I'm reading through all the previous posts and amazed of all the problems that people are having. As of July 1, 2009 I have 80,000 miles on mine. It will be four years old in October. I will admit the original tires were junk, I replaced them at around 20,000 and now have Toyo's. The new tires are wearing awesome, I can probably get around 75,000 miles on them. Other then that, oil change every 5k, rotate tires every 10k. My goal was to get 100,000 miles on it (five years). Gas mileage, I travel 85 miles per day and I have been getting 34-37 MPG

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4 out of 5 stars

Good First Car

kwizzle14, 12/28/2010
2005 Chevrolet Aveo LS 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

It was my first car I got in High School and owned it for two years. I live in the city so it was PERFECT. Never had any major problems either. I even got rear ended by a pickup truck and I had little to no damage and the pickups whole front bumper was destroyed. I took this car with me to my first semester in college (6 hour drive) Didn't last very long after that. On my way home for thanksgiving the Aveo broke down in the middle of nowhere about two hours away from home. It cost me around 2000 to fix. I just sold the car to my little sister though who still lives at home. So all in all, great car for commuting around the area, but not so great for long 6 hour drives.

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Good economy car

Gary, 12/07/2006
2005 Chevrolet Aveo LS 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I've owned my Aveo for about 2 years. On the highway it gets excellent MPG (avg. 33-36 w/A/C). Decent MPG in the city. In my opinion, the engine is underpowered and highway acceleration can be scary. The car feels very light, which is very evident when driving over 65mph. Exterior feels cheap and dents very easily. It did, however, get very good crash test ratings. Overall, this is a good inexpensive car. It's unbelievably reliable, even in subzero temps. Do not try driving this thing on snowy roads.

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3.5 out of 5 stars

2005, automatic - 65,000 Miles

jdubsnow, 03/11/2011
2005 Chevrolet Aveo LT 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I've had this car for 2.5 years, I got it because I needed a car and it was a great deal. For city and in town driving, this car is perfect...however - if you drive on the freeways a lot, it is terrible at high speeds/with wind - due to how light the car is in weight. It also is not great in snow...so if you live in the Midwest, or anywhere with a lot of snow in the winters, I would not recommend this little go-kart. It gets stressful in the snow with how light it is - and you cannot get great tires, especially over 14" - so that doesn't help. If you go too fast, you will slide, and if you go too slow, you will get stuck. It is great for nice weathered places though, and in town driving.

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