Aveo = GM = Followers not leaders

[bobby]

Just curious, why did you buy the Aveo? Maybe I missed it, but I have never read a good review on that car. I'm always curious what motivates people to buy cars which are so resoundingly panned by car magazines, on-line auto reviews, and Consumer Reports. The Cobalt and the Pontiac G5 are too pretty awful cars which come to mind.

Why do people buy them??

[thebarber]

Originally Posted by bobby

Just curious, why did you buy the Aveo? Maybe I missed it, but I have never read a good review on that car. I'm always curious what motivates people to buy cars which are so resoundingly panned by car magazines, on-line auto reviews, and Consumer Reports. The Cobalt and the Pontiac G5 are too pretty awful cars which come to mind.

Why do people buy them??

GM employee discount, mainly. my wife bought it for her mom, originally...but she no longer needed it, so we took it back. its a good little car, imo. havent had any real problems with it at all. interior isnt quite as nice as the yaris, but i like the seats better. would we buy another one? not w/ the old e-tec, thats for sure.....and i really dont like the looks of the new aveo, either. but would i buy an 09 yaris?....negative. equally as ug.

[Thirty-Nine]

Originally Posted by bobby

Why do people buy them??

Aveos are inexpensive cars with warranty. Some people (and no, I'm not talking about thebarber), also see the "bowtie" and automatically think "American." Yes, the profits do go to Chevrolet. Keep in mind GM owns 50% of Daewoo.

The Aveo at least puts GM in the small car game. A leader? Nope. However, Chevy sells a decent amount of the little Aveo.

[thebarber]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

Aveos are inexpensive cars with warranty. Some people (and no, I'm not talking about thebarber), also see the "bowtie" and automatically think "American." Yes, the profits do go to Chevrolet. Keep in mind GM owns 50% of Daewoo.

The Aveo at least puts GM in the small car game. A leader? Nope. However, Chevy sells a decent amount of the little Aveo.

at least GM is tryin....*cough*chrysler*cough*

[bobby]

GM mostly sells the Aveo to rental fleets. Employee discounts aside, I think most people who plunk down hard-earned moolah on an Aveo are a pretty unsophisticated (automotively, speaking) bunch. Think about it...you are spending your money on a car which does not handle well, has no power, gets (at best) mediocre gas mileage, has done poorly in crash tests, has LOUSY resale value, and people giggle about you behind your back. (Could anybody read the reviews on the Aveo, and do a lil' online research and STILL decide to buy an Aveo? Really?) Worse yet, if you finance the car you can add INTEREST charges to the total cost of the car which has little value after you've finished paying off the loan!

The Aveo is certainly an investment! A bad one.

I'd advise somebody to buy a basic Yaris or even an Accent before I'd ever advise somebody to buy an Aveo.

[tuckevalastin]

Originally Posted by bobby

GM mostly sells the Aveo to rental fleets. Employee discounts aside, I think most people who plunk down hard-earned moolah on an Aveo are a pretty unsophisticated (automotively, speaking) bunch. Think about it...you are spending your money on a car which does not handle well, has no power, gets (at best) mediocre gas mileage, has done poorly in crash tests, has LOUSY resale value, and people giggle about you behind your back. (Could anybody read the reviews on the Aveo, and do a lil' online research and STILL decide to buy an Aveo? Really?) Worse yet, if you finance the car you can add INTEREST charges to the total cost of the car which has little value after you've finished paying off the loan!

The Aveo is certainly an investment! A bad one.

I'd advise somebody to buy a basic Yaris or even an Accent before I'd ever advise somebody to buy an Aveo.

I hope you know that is what everyone that isn't a Yaris owner says about the Yaris..

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by tuckevalastin

I hope you know that is what everyone that isn't a Yaris owner says about the Yaris..

scion xA is even worse... at least the yaris is a "trendy" car because of gas mileage.. the xA has been hated even by toyota since its debut on US soil.

[GeneW]

Originally Posted by tuckevalastin

I hope you know that is what everyone that isn't a Yaris owner says about the Yaris..

"Everyone"? No. A few? Probably.

I'm learning that it's not the size of the car but the spirit of the car and the skills and spirit of the driver.

Gene

[bobby]

Originally Posted by tuckevalastin

I hope you know that is what everyone that isn't a Yaris owner says about the Yaris..

I don't agree. The Yaris gets great gas mileage, has Toyota's reputation for reliability (in fact, Consumer Reports rats the Yaris as "81% more reliable than average") and has high resale value. If people equate the Yaris in the same way as the Aveo....well, they're just dumb.