Aveo = GM = Followers not leaders

[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.