Thoughts on Compact Chevy Cars

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Originally Posted by tommy

i had a 94 geo metro and it hada 3 cylinder man it was good on gas and never gave me a lick of trouble . i got hurt on the job and fell behind on payments and the repoded it. but as for the aveo it's solid i got into a wreck yesterday doin 30mph and you realy can't tell the car is wrecked . now the estimate to get it fixed is 1,500 but as for the cosmetic damage looks you would never know and when that car cut out in front of me i thought for sure it was a goner but no this car is solid.man look i'm not a sales man and i'm not trying to sale you a car but if you want a safe car for your wife or kid or even you that will get great gas mileage and not breakdown. and now krinkle up in a miner fender bender then this is the car. it has plenty of room. now the other car was doing about 5 mph and i was doing about 30mph and it was !!!! bear head on on the drivers side. but this car looks like it was bumped by a shopping cart.now i lost alot of styrofoam out of the front bumper but thats gonna be fixed . my point is for a small car it's incredibly safenow my metro in think would have been totaled.go stop by a dealer and sit in one and test drive one for the !!!! of it.

Yeah man! That Aveo is the best saling Compact car in the world and after reading your revies of it I can see why! That is remarkable that it held up as good as it did in a crash at 30mph. That is something that cannot be expected from other competitors such as the tiny,tiny,tiny Toyota Yaris, and the Honda Fit. I think that they would probably fair like that Geo. That Aveo is one solid little car from all of the studying that I have done on it. You know it was built as a Daewoo for a number of years before Daewoo went bust in the US and then Chevy inherited her into its line up. The 1.6L power plant was carried over and from all that I have heard, that is a no frills, powerful, and rock solid little engine. It stands up to same country rivals Kia Rio, and Hyundai Accent engines. I think that your step up from the Geo to the Aveo was a good move and a clear step up. I am glad that you are enjoying your car and I hope that the wreck has not messed anything up.

BTW, what is your take on that 2007 Aveo sedan? You know they revised it a little. Nothing in the powerplant or tranny, but I'd say the styling cues are pretty cool though!

I just want you to know that hearing about your car is very interesting to me and I hope to hear more on it in the future! Please keep me posted and in the future, just post up anyhting on this thread and I will be sure to get back to you. Nice talking with you and I hope to hear more from you soon, Thanks again!
-Tubby Ray Jr

[tommy]

i had a jeep cherrokee for a few years after the metro and liked it but after havin this aveo for a few months i love this thing. i will be buying another one wheni get a chance meaning a newer model.i'm gonna post some pictures of what it looks like after a 30mph crash. you won't believe it.

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Cool! Thanks man, I cant wait to see it. I bet that Aveo gets way better gas mileage then the Cherokee does. That will certainly make you like it better with these high fuel prices eh, Tommy? hahaha! Can't wait to see her. Hows it running? Did the wreck mess up how it runs or is it still functional?

BTW, I have really enjoyed this conversation and hope to hear morefrom you in the future. Cant wait to see those pics. Thanks again!
-Tubby Ray Jr

[tommy]

heres the pictures. the car hit me in the front and then i turned and it hit my front tire and fender the most damage was to the fender and quarter panel. but yep 30mph !!!!!!!! near head on it pretty much crushed the bumper the best thing is it's like rubber and the inside is styrofoam.




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Wow! that is truely amazin Tommy! I guess you have one solid little car, far from the stereo typed 'pansy, cutesy, girly' rides everybody thinks they are. Heres my take, Chevy does not put their name on anything that is not top notch, weather thats American or South Korean. Nice ride and keep me posted on her! I have extremely enjoyed this conversation and hope to hear more from you in the near future thanks again!
-Tubby Ray Jr

[tommy]

it took a good hit. now if it would have had a hard bumper it would have ben alot worst but thanks to rubber and styrofoam it took most of the shock and the tire took the rest. i did get backed into by a toyota tundra in a lowes parking lot about a month after havin the car . this is at 1mph look at the danage compared from rubber to metal this was the rear drivers side. and to think i just got it out the shop 4 weeks ago when this kid hit me in the front.lol

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Man Tommy,
You've been hit twice with the same car? Dag! That car is one tough little ride if it has stood two collisions. I've been blessed to have never gotten into a wreck, but my youngest brother wrecked a Bronco and got hurt up pretty bad. I hope these are the last collisions you will have. lol! BTW, do you have any shots of the whole car? I've seen the bits and peices but that thing must look sharp( I love the color! ) BTW, I have enjoyed this conversation and these pics,and I hope to hear more from you in the future!
-Tubby Ray Jr