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Re: 40 MPH on my Aveo at 80,000 miles [sun44]
by richard1haines
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Aug 16, 2007 (9:16 am)
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Replying to: sun44 (Aug 16, 2007 7:46 am)
Sounds like the majority of complaints about gas mileage have to do with the aveo with automatic transmission. It's sad because even with the auto, there seems to be such a wide range of experiences with fuel consumption figures. From what I've been reading, the best fuel consumption is with the 5 speed and it seems to average 30-35 MPG in the USA and around 40 in Canada.
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Re: 40 MPH on my Aveo at 80,000 miles [sun44]
by poncho167
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Aug 17, 2007 (4:36 am)
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Replying to: sun44 (Aug 16, 2007 7:46 am)
It's really no different than any other manufacture. You will find these mpg complaints in every forum here on Edmunds. Unfortunately you happened to get the car with the subpar mileage. As I mentioned earlier there is someone suing Honda because their Civic hybrid gets very low mileage according to him. I am not sure if he has got a response or is going to continue. It is not likely he will win. No manufacture makes a promise.
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Re: 40 MPH on my Aveo at 80,000 miles [richard1haines]
by sun44
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Aug 17, 2007 (7:17 am)
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Replying to: richard1haines (Aug 16, 2007 9:16 am)
I don't intend to sue. what's the point?! I just don't intend to purchase another Chevy. I spoke to a man that owns a toyota prius, and he's gotten great gas mileage with it. But then again you have to service the battery. I just feel like they chevy dealership should have warned me about the Aveo.
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Re: 40 MPH on my Aveo at 80,000 miles [sun44]
by poncho167
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Aug 18, 2007 (5:41 am)
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Replying to: sun44 (Aug 17, 2007 7:17 am)
Warned you about what? It is widely known that Toyota Prius' get about 30% less mileage than quoted. That is why there was recent changes in how mileage is rated. They were using methods dating back a few decades when there wasn't that many cars on the road, and all the stop and going. I saw a story on NBC Nightly News a couple months ago with some women complaining she was only averaging 33 mpg in her new Toyota Prius. Who knows what was actually going on with that car. Was it her driving style or maintenance issues, they didn't say. She wasn't very happy. Have you thought about at least talking to an independent mechanic. They may have some ideas of things that could effect mileage that the dealer has overlooked.
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mpg
by sun44
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Aug 18, 2007 (5:50 am)
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Warned me that it doesn't get the mileage it's supposed to, that's what!! They put those stickers on the window, and you're suckered into buying one, and then don't even get the mileage it says it does, and no I haven't taken it to an independent mechanic, because that costs money, and I have a warrenty with Chevy. The man I talked to about his prius got 55 mpg, and he showed me on the computer thing on his dash.
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Re: Mileage [sun44]
by grace4ever
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Aug 23, 2007 (12:39 pm)
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Replying to: sun44 (Jul 24, 2007 11:45 am)
You're right sun44. I was expecting better gas mileage too. I drive a mixture of both highway and in town and the most I have gotten is 27. I am a little disappointed on the mileage but it has gotten better since i brought my tire pressure up to 36psi. At 30psi I was only getting 23.
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Re: mpg [sun44]
by richard1haines
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Aug 26, 2007 (12:52 pm)
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Replying to: sun44 (Aug 18, 2007 5:50 am)
AVEO's get an average of 32mi/gal city and 48mi/gal hwy based on imperial gallons and Energuide testing in Canada. Warn you about what? 
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Aveo
by sun44
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Aug 26, 2007 (2:20 pm)
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Warn me about sorry gas mileage, that's what!!! I can't help what you get in Canada. I'm in Texas, and it gets sorry gas mileage. I get about 19mpg right now, in town. That is IT!! No better than that. Lucky to get that.  No this car DOES NOT get that kind of gas mileage for me.
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Re: Aveo [sun44]
by richard1haines
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Aug 27, 2007 (9:18 am)
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Replying to: sun44 (Aug 26, 2007 2:20 pm)
So that's about 24-25 MPG based on that your USA gallon is smaller than the imperial gallon. If you're doing all city driving with the A/C on full blast and stop and go traffic with automatic trannie - then yeah that's the mileage you'll get. The figures are based on not running the a/c, driving with no lead foot on the gas pedal etc. But those figures you're getting seem normal based on the assumption you're using a/c all the time in texas.
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Re: Aveo Mileage
by cmoore7
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Aug 28, 2007 (4:06 am)
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Replying to: richard1haines (Aug 27, 2007 9:18 am)
Just leased a 2007 Aveo 5 LT with auto transmission. Now have about 3200 km on it and my mileage has varied from 31 mpg up to a recent tank where I got over 36 mpg. This is on an imperial gallon with a mix of 80% highway and 20% city mileage. This is the mileage I expected as I reduce EPA estimates by about 25% to reflect real world mileage.
If you look at some of the major car magazines and long term test results(typically 40,000 miles) for some of the hybrids such as the Prius, the long term mileage is barely over 40 mpg. Given these results, I am quite please with the mileage I am getting. I would expect on a long highway trip to reach close to 40 mpg.
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