| Good value from Chevrolet’s Aveo |
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| Tuesday, 09 September 2008 | |
 IT TOOK me a while to make my mind up about Chevrolet's Aveo. Normally I get a good or bad feeling straight away when I sit into a new car.Family members were not so reticent. While admitting that this hatchback was spacious, they honestly weren't mad about it. It was, they said, a bit of a come down after the 159 Alfa Romeo the previous week. But then I reminded them that the Aveo didn't cost e40K like the Alfa. In fact the 1.2 five-door model I drove costs only e13,495. A bit more than the small Hyundai i10 I drove a few weeks previous, but then the Aveo is bigger than the i10. So I suppose the old sales maxim still stands; you get what you pay for in every walk of life, houses, computers and cars. However, at that price the Aveo is certainly good value, if you are looking for a nippy, surprisingly spacious car. It can, at a squeeze, take five adults. There is plenty of room in the front and overall four adults and a teenager wouldn't be a problem, but with that kind of a load on board you won't have enough power to whizz up any steep inclines. The Aveo replaces the old Daewoo Kalos and the American Chevrolet brand should definitely help in the sales department. The boot is small and I had great difficult finding out how to open it. I found it eventually; the release is on the back door, but not exactly in the centre where it's located in most other cars. The car drove very well and even on motorways there wasn't excessive road noise. I'm told the iPod connection is similar to the one used in BMW's 3 series. All the controls on the dash are well laid out and easy to use. And you shouldn't be late reaching your destination as there is a digital clock at the bottom of the windscreen. The only unusual thing I found was the switch to control the heat. In most cars you turn the switch clockwise to get more heat. But in the Aveo you have to turn the control anti-clockwise to increase the heat levels. Externally the car looks very good, especially from the front where there is an attractive grille, dominated by the famous Chevrolet Gold cross. After a week at the wheel of the Aveo, I decided that while it's not sheer comfort, it definitely is a solid enough motor in the super-mini category. It's taller, wider and longer than many other cars in this class. I did miss the keyless entry and wondered aloud to a Chevrolet salesman if it would have increased the price that much to provide this service? His answer was that items like Bluetooth phone, keyless entry can all be added on as extras. So obviously the manufacturers decided to drop all the extras and make the Aveo a bargain buy. Prices start at e13,495 for the three-door and all models except the 1.4 automatic are in band B for road tax which means e150 per annum. The 1.4 automatic costs e16,495 and is in Band C for C02 emissions. |
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