Originally Posted by MetroAveo
Here's my review for my 2008 Aveo5 Special Value model:
Pros: Good Exterior looks( I like the older style better, don't care much for the newer sedans)
Smaller( I also like small cars, the smaller, the better)
Excellent gas mileage( I've been able to get 40 if I really baby it)
Comfortable seats! Good lumbar support.
Simplicity. theres very few bells and whistles to deal with, just good old cheap, simple transportation.
I like the tiny gauge display, like a little bubble on the dash. It doesn't get all up in your face like some do.
Cons: Interior plastic parts still feel cheap and flimsy, not improved over the '04 at all.
the two-tone interior with the entire dash being black isn't that great looking. Liked the grey dash with black console better.
there's more road noise in the hatchback than the sedan, and theres not as much insulation
the highway vibration that most Aveo owners have experienced is still there, nothing has been done about it.
the outside mirrors on this bodystyle are really flimsy, I've already broken one once when folding it in.
Overall there's a lot of trade offs, but I like the older style best, and the hatchback better than the sedan.