I was just thinking little bit about money.
I am from Croatia. Average monthly salary here is cca $840. So to a buy a car for $1,350 average Croatian has to give whole salary from a month and a half. I wonder how is it in other countries...
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Nice - great price!
Did it need much work or was it ready & on the road?
Good question, amoretto....
Average U.S. annual income is $39,403 per person. $3283 / month.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person..._United_States
There wasn't much to do to get it looking good...
I drove it straight to the car wash. When there, I washed it, filled up all the tires (to 30psi) which were all between 10-15psi. Vacuumed the heck out of it. Bought a pack of air fresheners (was a smoker's car) Then stopped at Wal-Mart and got 4qts oil, and air/oil/cabin filters...and did all of that the first day...After of course getting insurance and plates.
And the gas tank was on E pegged at the bottom, I filled up with 9.8 gallons for about $20 Guess I had more to go to get the low fuel light to come on.
I will have to figure out how to fix the snapped off radio antenna on the roof near the front windshield. I'm thinking I can use a small drill bit and drill into the broken mast, and use a tap set???
Anyone have any experience with a broken radio mast? Solutions?
I paid $4K for my 2007 Chevy Aveo 4 door sedan a little over a year ago. It had only 4K original miles on it! I use it as an everyday commuter car and it has been fantastic. I bought it from my neighbor, an old lady, who had quit driving it because the roof leaked every time it rained. She had taken it to the dealer multiple times and they probably cleaned out the drains in the sunroof and told her she was crazy. Turns out a clear plastic drain tube which ran from the sunroof down the rear passenger pillar had vibrated loose, so water was pouring in there. I found it by chance, but after I bought the car, and it took all of 30 seconds to repair! Love the car, have put another 12K miles on it. replaced the head unit and will eventually replace the stock 6 speaker system as well. When the weather warms up!
THAT is an amazing deal and a great story!! Congrats!
Post a garage entry with a couple of pics:
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And welcome to the forum.
I purchased mine October 2015 for 3999, it had 64 k . Since then I have changed the oil ,stereo and back tires. I drive a lot for work and have put 22000 in the past 3 months. Still have the original timing belt. I am going to have it changed soon. . Love the car especially after changing the radio and adding a center console/armrest.
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Bought it off my mother after I was involved in an accident with my 1995 S10 2.2 5 Speed Manual Transmission.
2005 Chevrolet Aveo 1.6 5 Speed Manual Transmission. 150k Miles
Both me and my mother hate Automatic Transmission.
Picture of truck just for kicks.
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Hi I bought my 2010 Aveo in 2011 having paid £6000 it had 16000 miles and now in 2016 has 44560 miles and going great
I paid $700 for my Aveo. Drove it home with no brakes (metal on metal). EBay got me new rotors for $30 on the pair, $15 for pads and $56 for a caliper from Autozone. A new timing belt, tensioner and idler and cam seals and water pump were $60 off eBay and although I could have done the job, my mechanic did it for 140!!! Added a Pyle Bluetooth double din radio that looks factory. One thing...I went to Discount Tire and bought four steel wheels and 195 60 15 Falkens. Car handles like my MR2. Everyone in the family loves it and it's a trusted friend. My 2007 Accord isn't as reliable. I love my Aveo. It's a pleasure to own and simple to fix. The tires and wheels set me back under $500. Way better than stock. Improved ride, steering, and cornering. I have the automatic which being Aisin is bullet proof. Trans fluid is pricey, but I beat on this car and so far 2 years later its been bullet proof. Thinking about a Sonic if they're as reliable....
Since someone asked me...I bought my 2006 Aveo HatchBack LS brand new in 2006. 4 miles on it for exactly $11K out the door. As most everyone on here knows, I have a love/hate relationship with it. I love that it is paid off, it looks brand new still, and now I am seeing others keep their in new condition to! I usually only see beaten up ones on the streets here in Ft.Laud. I love that it is just what it is, a simple car. No power anything, except brakes:D, so nothing expensive to break like power windows/seats/door locks/keyless entry/ or other junk like that.
But when it needs repairs it is usually expensive, its now mostly just regular maintenance. And as most on here know, I JUST got the rear shocks replaced, at 34K miles, for a total of $207:D. After getting an estimate of over $750 from my now EX mechanic!
Found a new more realistic shop to deal with. I love it 80% of the time, and 100% of the time when my sister making her $435 monthly payment on her 2014 CRUZE! For the next 5 years. So all in all I like my car. Others on the road might look at me like I am in a Neon or something. But I think it is a fairly well built car, still no rattles, looks good, drive good, lots of room, and no payments!!
But it is expensive to repair. Maintenance is cheap, but repairs are not. Like the timing belt/water pump that is still facing me. Once that BIG repair is done, maybe I will be at 95% happy all the time. But it isnt a Ford Ranger, what I HAD to give up to get an 'economy car' when gas went to $4 a gallon in 2006:sad4:
I paid $2000 for my 2009 Aveo LT with 81,000 miles on it. The right corner was damaged in an accident. I pulled the engine and transmission so the frame rail could be straightened. After I got ready to title it I had a code P0122, a new throttle body cured that problem.
I paid $6200 Cash for my 2008 Aveo5 Special Value with 28,000 miles on it back in Sept 2010.
The Left front had damage from a License Plate that came off of a car in front while driving down the road, so I was told.
I got a new Catalytic Converter free under the Federal Warranty a couple of years ago. It still fires 0302 and 0420 codes relentlessly.
Bought mine Aveo LS 1.2 in february 2013, it was build in August 2011. (just over 10.000 kilometers !) Payed $ 8900 (7950 Euro) for this almost brandnew "Chevy" ! Today 49000 KM and no problems whatsoever !
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In Nov. of 2013, I paid $6700 for a 2011 LT 4 dr sedan, 5spd with 15 in alloys, pw, pl, cruise, premium sound, urban grey with 2yr CPO Chev warranty, 19,666 miles, from Van Chevrolet, NKC. We love our urban runabout which proudly sits next to my wifes' big, ugly, premium-only Cayenne.
I paid 200 for an 2007 with 105k. The previous owner torn the head off and forgot how to put it back together....lol he thought the gasket blew......it didn't upon further investigation by me, it was found to be a bad water pump.....lol the head and gasket was fine. But I put all new stuff back in and she fired right up on the very first try. I got lucky lol
:D That's a great story.
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Attachment 10280I got lucky and paid $1200 for an 06 aveo 5 hatchback! Cluster lights weren't working (of course!) fixed that today!! Car runs great and has 196000 km on it, mostly highway and all maintenance records.. Will be doing clutch, timing belt, ball joints and putting in a stereo, just cauz.. But what a steal of a deal!!!!
Bought mine in 2011, 72k miles for 6000.
Cars been running like a charm since.
I bought my first Aveo in 2004 with 4 miles on it and paid $12,000 for it. This one I have now is my second and I paid $400 for it with a locked up engine.
Bought my 2008 Aveo5 LS this past December [2015] with about 60k mi. on it. Only paid $1700 for it. It needed a new flex pipe and oxygen sensors replaced and it's good as new.
In the few months I've had it, I've seem to run into some suspension problems (there's a clunking going on) and I'm pretty sure it doesn't have any airbags, as the red airbag light is always on, but beyond that it's still running strong. Starting to need an oil change, but strong; even with all the sludge in the head from previous owner(s).
Bought my '09 Aveo5 SS with 122k for $800. The previous owner's boyfriend said the check engine light came on and he inspected it and found oil in the coolant reservoir and it had a bad oil leak. So I bought it thinking I'd have to put a head gasket in it, but after flushing it and about 150 miles later, no oil in the coolant. It runs great and the oil leak was the sending unit puking out of the plug.
On the down side, there isn't a scratch/ding free panel on the exterior or a clean spot in the interior. By far the dirtiest car I've ever seen inside, I'd hate to see in the PO's trailer... It goes to the detail shop tomorrow morning though.
I watch my local car classified ads daily and used Aveos come up surprisingly rarely. I wonder why that is... do people keep 'em and drive 'em into the ground??
But last week one came up that caught my eye:
2006
150k km (93 k miles)
5-speed
$1250 asking price
Lots of photos were posted, and it looked in decent condition.
I would have gone to look at it if I hadn't already bought next winter's beater a few weeks earlier. (2004 Echo)
Yes, this seems to be the case. Very rarely do I see them for sale, most of the time in decent condition in the 3-4K range in price. More rare are the clapped valve train/tranny problem cars for cheap. Tried to buy a pristine 06 LT with a limp mode trans late last year, (for $1200) but they wound up keeping it. If I see a cream puff with a broken timing belt odds are I will grab it. I know how shallow the car pool is getting these days!
So maybe I wasn't just imagining things?
Because I do see plenty of them driving around, but rarely see used ones advertised.
I'm like sitting here with all the basic paper work including the original '06 Aveo showroom brochure, a DVd titled "An American Revolution I've never watched and window sticker. I bought mine brand new in April 15, 2006 at Midway Chevrolet in Phoenix. It's like a 2006 LS 5-door and "Summer Yellow" and I refer to her as "The Banana. Original window sticker at bottom says Total Vehicle price* $12,215, but I kinda remember just a tad over mid $11,000. I bought it as a second car so as not to like wear out my 2006 Chrysler 300C or wutever, not even knowing it'd become my main and only transportation a couple years later after another divorce. I only wanted AC and 5 speed manual and that's about all it's got. The current mileage is going on 125,000 and she's ready for like the 4th or 5th set of tires (at 2-3 hundred a pop per set). The Banana eats front tires for breakfast and I gave up early on after like 3 alignments at 3 different places over the years with no results. Now I rotate and balance every 3-4 thousand miles as it comes with the tires. She's eaten like 4 batteries (desert heat?) as they barely make it to the no more warranty stage. The last one was a year ago, $117.00 at Wallymart (3 yrs free replacement). At 66,000 miles the serpentine belt, after breaking in two, was replaced for $58.69. Although the receipt is still in the glove box, between the last and next repair the check engine light came on a few times and she stumbled on hard acceleration. Turns out oil was shorting out the plugs from a ongoing oil leak at the valve cover. Had the gasket replaced and a tune up with new plugs and wires, seems like well north of a hundred bucks. At 95,000 miles the front wheel bearings both went (gawd...wut a grind lol) for a total repair of $225.49. She needed (needs) for a few years now front strut thingies and likely rear shocks but that doesn't affect the starting and running of her, so it can wait. The last repair was on May 18 in the VA parking lot in Tucson when the plastic thermostat housing broke in two, water came out and the temp gauge pegged just as I pulled into a parking space. I was like OMG! happy it so didn't happened on the 200 mile, average 80 mph (posted 75 mph here in the middle of the desert) trip about 3 minutes before. Any way, towing, parts, labor to get safely back home the next day was $131.20. BTW-the local Tucson Chevy dealer wanted $108.00 for the thermostat housing thingie alone, $20.20 at a local parts house and it's metal. I was going to buy another car a few years ago, but couldn't credit/financially, so it was suggested I buy a used 1-2 year old one on the lot. I said, no thxxx, I'm already driving the best used car I can buy. I know every mile and quirk of the Banana. I've changed both air and cabin filters a couple of times. 2 days ago I cleaned and detailed the engine, which shines and looks almost new, and put on a new set of Pep Boys hubcaps. I'm presently shopping online radiator hoses, another serpentine belt and any other little external mechanical parts I can think of to take to the shop to be put on. Outside of these items and oil changes, when I can remember them and am in town, as well as basic state required insurance and license every year (like 50 bucks now which includes a vanity plate) this has really been my little yellow trooper and although I wish it had been "fully loaded", including power windows and cruise, she might still be worth a motor transplant (knock on wood) just because of years of loyal service. The Banana and I are buddies forever I hope.`
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I just got a 2006 LT a month ago for $2400 with 76,000 mi on it. It's a silver 5 speed. I didn't want a manual since I have one already. they're a pain in stop & go traffic, but, other than that I have been driving it a month and it seems like a good one. none of the typical problems I've read about. If any advice other than typical maintenance feel free to tell me.
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RayRay
$700. 142k
I just bought a teal 2005 aveo ls automatic with 144k miles for $400 from a Facebook buy, sell, trade page. It has the mil on for an o2 sensor, besides that there is nothing remarkably wrong with it.
>teal 2005 aveo ls automatic with 144k miles for $400
SCORE!! Nice find ST!
My new (to me) Aveo I just purchased a week ago is a 2004 sedan. It's in good condition with minor interior/exterior damage. Has 64,000 miles on the OD with a new transmition and blown engine. It was sitting for four years before I got it. I paid $425 for it and swapped over the engine from my rusted out 2005 hatchback. I have around $700 (plus tires) into it.
I got my 2004 aveo automatic with 208, 000 km on it for 800$ canadian.
I got it at a discount because the rear main seal had walked out and was leaking due to rubing on the flex plate. Also the timing belt was due in 20, 000 km.
Bought mine three days ago, got a pretty good deal from what I've been seeing others go for in the area and online. It's a 2006 Suzuki swift+, 5-spd manual, 162k for 1225$ Canadian. Virtually nothing wrong with it besides a minor exhaust leak and a small rust patch on the back right door. It also came with a set of winter tires on rims, but they aren't in great condition.
silver 2006 aveo hatch ls 130k miles. after tax I paid $3,500
I tend to only buy Aveos when they're already blown up. This time was a different find since it was my first 2nd gen, and the engine is fine, but has a blown up transmission! The girl didn't know how to drive stick and got stuck on a hill. The pressure plate came apart and took out the starter and put 3 holes in the transmission. It's a 2009 with 77k miles and I picked it up for $500.
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Surprisingly the block looks untouched! I was able to snag a used transmission with about the same amount of miles and a 6 month warranty for $113. The starter mounts were ok, but it took off part of the starter housing that's inside the transmission. The end of the shaft (past the gear) didn't look quite right either, so I ended up just buying a used starter too. I have the resurfaced flywheel and new clutch and pressure plate in. I hope to get the rest of it back together this week.
I bought Eve, my 2011 Aveo5 LT hatchback in 2014 at $8,000. It had about 62,000 I want to say. Been having problems with it lately and I still don't know what's wrong with it. Seems to not want to go past 2,000 rpms every now and then when accelerating and the shop won't even look at it until I can get it to start acting up for them.