October Subcompact Sales

[thebarber]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

No way.

Many of us have driven the Aveo. I rented one for a week and it couldn't even compare to the Yaris in the slightest.

i had a base yaris sedan in auto....it was even more of a dog and still had a sloppy suspension.

face it: regardless of the car, a bottom-of-the-line vehicle from ANY manufacturer is going to suck.

i like our aveo sedan. we use it as the family car. its good and comfy on the highway and i prefer the seat to the oem yaris seat. don't get me wrong its not a mercedes....

[DebbyM46227]

Originally Posted by thebarber

i like our aveo sedan. we use it as the family car. its good and comfy on the highway and i prefer the seat to the oem yaris seat. don't get me wrong its not a mercedes....

Yeah, I'll agree with you on that.

I drove a rental 2009 Aveo 4 door for a 200 mile road trip. Flat terrain, never over 70 MPH, no A/C on, with just 2 people in it. It got only 28 MPG. And the seats sucked. Got home and priced it out with the options it had on it only because I was curious what this piece of shit sold for and the thing retailed for over $17K.

I'd much rather have a Japanese-made car than one made in Korea.

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by DebbyM46227

Yeah, I'll agree with you on that.

I drove a rental 2009 Aveo 4 door for a 200 mile road trip. Flat terrain, never over 70 MPH, no A/C on, with just 2 people in it. It got only 28 MPG. And the seats sucked. Got home and priced it out with the options it had on it only because I was curious what this piece of shit sold for and the thing retailed for over $17K.

I'd much rather have a Japanese-made car than one made in Korea.

I also got only about 27 mpg during a week long rental in a 2010 Aveo. Same conditions that I get 38-40 mpg in my Yaris. This is a car that is slower than the Yaris yet also feels less substantial (very tin car feeling). And the Aveo couldn't take corners to save its life.

Originally Posted by thebarber

i had a base yaris sedan in auto....it was even more of a dog and still had a sloppy suspension.

face it: regardless of the car, a bottom-of-the-line vehicle from ANY manufacturer is going to suck.

i like our aveo sedan. we use it as the family car. its good and comfy on the highway and i prefer the seat to the oem yaris seat. don't get me wrong its not a mercedes....

What do you get for MPG in your Aveo compared to your Yaris? Just curious.

[thebarber]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

What do you get for MPG in your Aveo compared to your Yaris? Just curious.

yaris i get about 7.0L/100km city and 6.5L/100km highway....07 3dr, manual, no a/c, no options. intake, header, res-back exhaust

aveo sedan i get about 9.5L/100km city and 7.5L/100km highway....06 4dr sedan, no a/c, no options. k&n drop-in filter.

aveo weighs about 200-250lbs more than the yaris.

the aveo has the older e-tec engine, not the newer ecotec w/ vvt

but both cars are paid off, so neither is going anywhere soon

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by thebarber

yaris i get about 7.0L/100km city and 6.5L/100km highway....
aveo sedan i get about 9.5L/100km city and 7.5L/100km highway...

Don't know what that means.

[thebarber]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

Don't know what that means.

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[echaru]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

Don't know what that means.

It's mpg in non-American version and backward, liter per kilometer.

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by thebarber

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Originally Posted by echaru

It's mpg in non-American version and backward, liter per kilometer.

I was only being facetious.

I know Canada's system of measurement, however I can't quickly convert it in my head. Most Americans can't since we don't normally use kilometers. And the only common application for liters that we use is for soda.