-Automatic
-37,xxx miles
-Power locks (no power windows
)-Cruise
-Spoiler (wewt!)
-Aftermarket single-din Pioneer radio
-Still under factory warranty
-Clean auto report, only 1 Michigan owner
-(for the finance gurus) $8,300 out the door financed @ 9.14% APR for 60 months
Just have the dealer pics for now sadly. We wont be picking the car up until Wednesday evening when we get off of work so I'll have a few more then.
It was actually the easiest dealer experience I have -ever- dealt with. We went to the lot, found the car, ran inside to grab the keys. Checked the car out a bit before the dealer came out to chat. Didn't have a whole lot to say about the car and let us go test drive it without him. Went inside, he ran the numbers (tax, title, dealer fee) without adding on any stupid bullshit. No trying to push the extended warranty, no paint or rust protection, none of that crap. I was completely shocked. Hell, even the dealer fees were only $190. Typically around Toledo they're $250+. Tossed down a deposit to hold the car and sat and chatted with the finance manager about all sorts of random shit for about a hour.
Right now, they just have to get ahold of her bank to transfer the money, clean it up one last time so it's shiny, and then we pick it up.This has ever so slightly restored my faith in dealerships. I still wont buy from one though.
As for the over-all driving experience. What can I say? It feels like a POS economy car. Nothing special at all about it. My xB handles better and has more get-up and go to it. In comparison to a neon? Well, it's been awhile since I've been in one, but the neon strangely enough seems a bit more roomy, even with the Aveo5 being a hatch. Seems the neon is a bit more responsive with the pedal as well, but stock for stock they handle about the same.
Plans for the car:
-Tint the windows
-Tint the tails/corner lenses
-Remove anything chrome or paint it body color
-Small drop
-Paint the hubcaps black with a silver lip
Nothing to extravagant. Her money after all, not mine. I just want to clean it up a bit and make it look a little better. Personally, I hate the looks/feel of the car, but it's perfect for what she needs. I'd never own one. My buddy had a 05 (?) aveo sedan that was pretty fun and my parents have a black aveo5 of their own. All in all it seems like a pretty good car. Neither of them ever had any problems.
We also still have the SHO to sell however. I've had a few bites, gotta show it off to a few people, but no progress yet. I wish I had the room to fix the engine. It's in damn good shape for a '93, just has too many bugs plaguing it.
