Friends,
This would be 1000 kms experience with my all new dashing Chevy Aveo 1.4 LS. Though kms arent enough but still it was required to share some facts about this car.
Buying Car:
Buying car was bit of confusing for me i already own a ALTO LX and Travera. So i was looking for a great car with all goodies and nice handling, drive. Fiesta, City and Aveo was in my list SX4 was a new entrant with new engine so could not made up mind on SX4.
fiesta was ruled out because petrol variant was not that good as aveo and city. City was too common and over priced with waiting period. Aveo was well priced with lot of goodies which other two didnt had at that price. Lookwise also Aveo is a headturner, it has good really good interiors as compared to city and fiesta. Same way external looks gives u a cute european car look that impressed me. I finally went ahead and booked car with sundaram motors. Good sales staff with customer friendly attitude. I got my car on promised time and delivery was smooth.
1000 KMs Experience:
In this section i would try to explain you about this car features.
This car is real good car for city drive( I didnt went for long drive yet). To my surprise this car dont take jerks unlike from NHC and fiesta in slow speed in 3-4-5 gear. You can drive is at speed of 15-20 in 4th gear or 5th gear too.
As i told you earlier Gear Shift and AC has been recitifed, Thats 100% true gear shift is now much better it is not notchy at all. AC is powerful and and competes fiesta and NHC ACs.
Pickup is good, engine refinement better then fiesta and NHC, Cabin is quite silent and its a problem for me . lot of times i get confused whethr engine is running or not.Best part is you dont have engine vibration also when your car is idle in start mode, usually u will get some vibration on steering and pedals so you can make it out in other cars..
Car interiors are really good, plastic quality is much better then rival cars. Good finish, style and design, Dashboard has good shape and toned looks
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Driver seat has got height adjustment so that is really helpful, Rear seats are comfortable, Good space for legs, its quite roomy and spacious, Boot space is really good.
Battery saver, Electronic diagonstic system, Emergency mode, Key reminder, Car door reminder, so many reminders i dont even remember
there is good amount of end user technology has been incorporated in this car.
Power wise car is good @ 94 BHP. suspension is superb compared to fiesta and NHC. Its abosrbs shock and bumps nicely u wont even feel on that.
Mileage: Right now i am using IBP petrol special one name i do not remember sorry, but from next time onwards i will go for Shell. Currently i am getting 11 km mileage with 100% AC on. After first service i think i should get 13 approx thats my wild assumption .
ICE Details Hu: Pioneer DEH-P5990IB Amp: JBL 60.4 Front speakers: JBL comp GTO937 rear speakers: 507 GTO Subwoofer: JBL 12" Wiring etc: Monster
I have not kept OE speakers and HU, went for this ICE. Sound and clarity/Quality is amazing.
I have got teflon final coat done on my car, but i will go for wax treatment after my first service. Apart from car body cover i havent got any acc as car comes fully loaded with all required acc.
After first service i am planning to put keyless entry system, sun film and seat covers.
Now after talking all good good lets have some insight on bad part also.
Cons of Aveo:
Dashboard reflection : This is true to some extent but there is a solution for this. You have to adjust your driver seat to get rid of it. Though reflection is only between 3 to 5 in evening. other solution is using dark dashboard mats. anyway it is not that high reflectionso nothing t worry.
Loss of power when AC is on: This fact is true to some extent but only on slower speed. when you turn on ur ac some power lack u will feel if your car is slow, but anything above 45 speed you will not feel it. in short if your rpm is above 2000 it doesnt lack power when ac is on.
Legs touching dashborad: This is true but you need to adjust your seat correctly then it will not touch the dashboard. i am 6" i dont face any problem at all.
So friends that was my observation for this short tenure 3 weeks 1000 kms. Next report i will post at 5000 kms.
This is a real VFM car. hope this helps all car buyers who are looking for Aveo reviews.