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5 out of 5 stars

Great Car For The Money

Jim, 05/15/2008
2005 Chevrolet Aveo LS 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Many people make the mistake of comparing this car to a Camry, Accord or some much more expensive car. However for between 10K and 13K this is a great car. Mine gets great mileage, looks good and is easy on the wallet. I think it's the greatest bargain in the US. It's a great car at a great price.

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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 out of 5 stars

great car 4 money

chevyman, 09/15/2009
2005 Chevrolet Aveo LS 4dr Hatchback (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

very easy to work on, plenty of room, for the money, it was very worth it. especially the gas mileage. we average around 31mpg.

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2.5 out of 5 stars

Unfortunate Lemon

One Good Granny, 01/13/2006
2005 Chevrolet Aveo LT 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Have owned this car 3 months and front end pulls upon driving and increases pull during braking. Mechanics adjusted sub frame, replaced one wheel (manufactures defect), alignment performed. It still pulls; yet now in the opposite direction! Too unsteady for a brand new vehicle. I paid $16,400 for this vehicle. Was told sub frame misalignment normal as shipped from Korea and rough seas can pull on frame tie downs.

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2.75 out of 5 stars

05 Aveo

Cindy, 05/20/2010
2005 Chevrolet Aveo Special Value 4dr Hatchback (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Had my 05 Chevy Aveo for almost 5 yrs now. Haven't had a single problem with it. Well, except for the pain. My car is yellow. In fact it is 5 different shades of yellow. Obviously a bad batch of paint? Trying to get them to fix the problem, but so far no luck. Also the clear coat is peeling. I'm told this is because of the bad paint, makes sense. I use good car wash to wash it and have always kept it clean. The say the whole car will have to be repainted, of course at my expense.

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