Thinking of getting this Chevrolet Aveo5 1.4M

[Jlyb86]

Hi guys,

 

any idea how is the FC for aveo? actually wanted kia rio as price more competitive.

 

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...330&DL=2034

 

Price $22,300

 

Road tax

$626 per year

 

Transmission Manual

 

Engine cap 1399 cc

 

Reg date 07-Mar-2006

 

Mileage 44,523 km

ccessories 15" Sports Rims, Leather Seats, Full Bodykit, Parking Sensors, Solar Films, Rain Visor.

Description 1 Owner, Sporty Hatchback Car, Reliable And Affordable Instalment At $340 Nett With $0 Downpayment.

COE

$10,103

OMV

$9,382

Depreciation

$2,818 per year

No. of owners 1

 

All comments welcome..

[Shorty]

thru my own experience, aveo5 is a very reliable car. i own 1 for almost 5 yrs now...n nvr once give me any prob. all i had to do was send it for normal servicing. last full tank i got slightly more then 12km/l, which i tink is gd enuf. a bit slow on the pick up, but no prob overtaking. if it suits ur needs, i would recommend the car. mine will b gone to b scrapped tonight...so sad....

Edited February 24, 2010 by Shorty

[Windchoco]

Aveo5 M is good buy, provided u get it at the right price.

 

My min FC is 12km/L and max is 17km/L on NSH. Car is heavy, so for city driving the FC sux.

Avg FC for light footer like me = 13.5....

 

Note Facelifted aveo5 some difference from old aveo5.

 

old aveo5

- the thermostat housing is using plastic, will break as a std wear and tear after some time. Can change to aluminium at RDY.

- Stock suspension is oil type. once leak oil means spoil liao, and it happens also as a form of wear and tear.

 

new aveo5

- aluminium thermostat

- gas shocks.

 

Getz,Aveo5,Rio all not much diff de. Point A to B budget car.. But my understanding is that Rio feels lighter. Just go with the 1 u like lor. If u buy manual, wun go wrong with any of the choices.

[Little_prince]

nice car... gd for the price

[Majordan]

quite cheap lah... u like the way it has been zhng? not my type....

[Iliketodrive]

Aveo5 M is good buy, provided u get it at the right price.

 

My min FC is 12km/L and max is 17km/L on NSH. Car is heavy, so for city driving the FC sux.

Avg FC for light footer like me = 13.5....

 

Note Facelifted aveo5 some difference from old aveo5.

 

old aveo5

- the thermostat housing is using plastic, will break as a std wear and tear after some time. Can change to aluminium at RDY.

- Stock suspension is oil type. once leak oil means spoil liao, and it happens also as a form of wear and tear.

 

new aveo5

- aluminium thermostat

- gas shocks.

 

Getz,Aveo5,Rio all not much diff de. Point A to B budget car.. But my understanding is that Rio feels lighter. Just go with the 1 u like lor. If u buy manual, wun go wrong with any of the choices.

 

which year is new aveo5?

 

[Jiannshan]

Hi guys,

 

any idea how is the FC for aveo? actually wanted kia rio as price more competitive.

 

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...330&DL=2034

 

Price $22,300

 

Road tax

$626 per year

 

Transmission Manual

 

Engine cap 1399 cc

 

Reg date 07-Mar-2006

 

Mileage 44,523 km

ccessories 15" Sports Rims, Leather Seats, Full Bodykit, Parking Sensors, Solar Films, Rain Visor.

Description 1 Owner, Sporty Hatchback Car, Reliable And Affordable Instalment At $340 Nett With $0 Downpayment.

COE

$10,103

OMV

$9,382

Depreciation

$2,818 per year

No. of owners 1

 

All comments welcome..

 

the aveo is a gd buy... not very sure about the rio though..

 

i have a friend who own the aveo and he is definitely not the best driver ard... in fact he 'abuses' his car everyday... haha!

 

but the car still alive n kicking... only the air con got problem once...

 

[Windchoco]

which year is new aveo5?

 

it will look different from the outside.

[Robo]

myself i own a aveo5 MT got it for around 1.5yrs till date. total almost 4.5yrs old.

 

its like the more u drive the more u grow to love the car.

 

FC wise im heavy foot once a while. avg is around 12+km/L im on 15" and lowered btw..

 

car is heavy but very stable. on NSH i once did 180km/h and the ride was still pretty stable. no vibration or floaty feel

 

pickup wise, i think the ex owner did some minor mods which i cant seem to identify or see. and i pretty much didnt bother. so end result the power is quite there. its not fast but decent. maybe tyhe transmission makes a difference too.

 

however, the handling wise isnt up to my standard as compared to my other polo. after i lowered its slightly better. mayb a feel bars will help but nah i cant justify spending the money.

 

i did over the past 20 months was to lower using apex spring, upsize to 15" and just normal servicing. oh.. i did a major one in sep last year, changed all fluids and timing belt. changed the compressor and rotor and pads as the car is coming 5 soon. pretty much set me back around $1.4k

 

serving me well during this period.

 

i do wanna warn u thou, there are quite a number of lemons in the mkt u might wanna seek opinion from teamchevy . com . sg

[Windchoco]

myself i own a aveo5 MT got it for around 1.5yrs till date. total almost 4.5yrs old.

 

its like the more u drive the more u grow to love the car.

 

FC wise im heavy foot once a while. avg is around 12+km/L im on 15" and lowered btw..

 

car is heavy but very stable. on NSH i once did 180km/h and the ride was still pretty stable. no vibration or floaty feel

 

pickup wise, i think the ex owner did some minor mods which i cant seem to identify or see. and i pretty much didnt bother. so end result the power is quite there. its not fast but decent. maybe tyhe transmission makes a difference too.

 

however, the handling wise isnt up to my standard as compared to my other polo. after i lowered its slightly better. mayb a feel bars will help but nah i cant justify spending the money.

 

i did over the past 20 months was to lower using apex spring, upsize to 15" and just normal servicing. oh.. i did a major one in sep last year, changed all fluids and timing belt. changed the compressor and rotor and pads as the car is coming 5 soon. pretty much set me back around $1.4k

 

serving me well during this period.

 

i do wanna warn u thou, there are quite a number of lemons in the mkt u might wanna seek opinion from teamchevy . com . sg

 

Huh... bro, ur compressor ard 5 years kong?

 

 

[So_nice]

a 2nd hand getz 1.6 is abt the same price too. why not consider tat?

[Robo]

Huh... bro, ur compressor ard 5 years kong?

 

it was still darn cold... but the compressor bearing very noisy... like anytime gonna up lorry so just changed it. it was bought 2nd hand from a guy on teamchevy. he selling the car so i offer to swap. i think i paid less than $100 for a 6mth old compressor. lol

[Jlyb86]

the car dealer changed the price from 22k to 24k immediately once i called. not very honest..

 

Asked him about this he say they put wrongly..

 

 

[Jlyb86]

a 2nd hand getz 1.6 is abt the same price too. why not consider tat?

 

 

getz actually ok, but somehow dont have the 'feel' for it:)

[Tohto]

the car dealer changed the price from 22k to 24k immediately once i called. not very honest..

 

Asked him about this he say they put wrongly..

 

Then you better be careful dealing with this type of car dealer...

[Windchoco]

getz actually ok, but somehow dont have the 'feel' for it:)

 

I am quite sure that a 1.6M Getz will be faster than an aveo...

[Windchoco]

the car dealer changed the price from 22k to 24k immediately once i called. not very honest..

 

Asked him about this he say they put wrongly..

 

Might be more worth to buy a brand new 1....

 

at 20k COE, a new MT Aveo5 is only ard 41999.. thats v cheap.

[tiffanydunk]

the car dealer changed the price from 22k to 24k immediately once i called. not very honest..

 

Asked him about this he say they put wrongly..

 

hah no wonder why i went to tat site and saw different prices.