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Why you should buy this car: Money doesn't grow on trees, you can only live in mom's basement for so long and you live in fear of $5/gallon gas. Why you should not buy this car: You care about acceleration, handling and looking cool. galleryPost('2008ChevyAveoSedanExt1', 4, '2008 Chevy Aveo - Exterior'); Suitability Parameters: Speed Merchants: No Fashion Victims: No Treehuggers: Yes Mack Daddies: No Tuner Crowd: No Hairdressers: Yes Penny Pinchers: Yes Euro Snobs: No Working Stiffs: No Technogeeks: No Poseurs: No Soccer Moms: No Nascar Dads: No Golfing Grandparents: No Also Consider: • Kia Rio • Honda Fit • Hyundai Accent • Nissan Versa • Scion xD • Toyota Yaris Vitals: • Manufacturer: Chevrolet • Model tested: Aveo LT • Model year: 2008 • Base Price: $14,365 • Price as Tested: $16,965 • Engine type: 1.6-liter I4 DOHC • Horsepower: 103 hp @ 5,800 rpm • Torque: 107 lb.-ft. @ 3,600 rpm • Red line: 6,500 rpm • Transmission: 4-speed automatic • Curb Weight: 2,542 lbs...
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Exterior Design: ** Call it the anti-Scion, with the Aveo trading avant-garde fashion for mature, predictable styling cues. Of course, that also means it trades the "I'm on my way to a rave" hipster-mobile image for the "I'm on my way to a mediocre job" commuter-mobile image. It's wholly unoffensive, and equally uninspiring. galleryPost('2008ChevyAveoSedanExt2', 4, '2008 Chevy Aveo - Exterior'); Interior Design: **** The material quality and finish in the Aveo are excellent for a car in this class. In terms of style our tester might have been a tad over the top. There are at least six types of plastic: black, tan, fake wood, brushed aluminum and chrome. We haven't seen one in person, but opting for the charcoal interior that does away with the wood for more faux-metal will likely lower your perceived age by some 20 years. galleryPost('2008ChevyAveoSedanInt1', 4, '2008 Chevy Aveo - Interior'); Acceleration: ** Racing with...
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[ In many ways Jalopnik is like a fraternity and as one of our newest members of the fraternal order also happens to be our youngest, we're hazing giving our college-enrolled "new guy" a task to complete before he graduates that's as simple as A-to-Z. Or to spell it out -- 26 auto reviews corresponding in alphabetical order, and upon completion, we'll allow him to "graduate." Follow along at our special Tingwall tag as he goes from Aveo to Z06 and from auto journalist childhood to manhood. --Ed. ] It's too easy to think of Chevrolet's Aveo subcompact as a toy. The diminutive size, stubby front end and a price that suggests you can buy one at Wal-Mart will leave almost all auto enthusiasts with few expectations. Get behind the wheel of an Aveo, and you can quickly confirm some of the most common stereotypes: things can get a bit crowded and it's as far away from fast as my East Lansing, MI apartment is from the birthplace of this re-badged Daewoo...
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