About 2B Aveo owner????

[kcROB]

Excellent! Thank you. When I travel to IA, I will leave ignornance behind.

[milesvinson]

Kelly blue book value I come up with is RETAIL excellent: $10,212 Private Party excellent $8,737. If you're worried about depreciation after you buy it, you may want to purchase GAP insurance.

[kcROB]

Kelly blue book value I come up with is RETAIL excellent: $10,212 Private Party excellent $8,737. If you're worried about depreciation after you buy it, you may want to purchase GAP insurance.

Thanks fo ther hard data on bb value, The Aveo was a tradein so there is wiggle room ro negotiate a price. If not. I have found a 2009 LT 5spd in KC. Lots of parking lot dents, chips and stratches, but runs strong. How does your 2007 do in the mountains?West Virginia is a beautiful place and I love the Carter family music where they sing about their Clinch Mountain home. I plan to have the 2010 so long, depreciate won't be a factor, Be well!

[milesvinson]

The '07 does great here in the mountains. It's a stick though. The automatics are dogs on the mountains here. It's primarily the wife's car. She drives approx. 150 miles round trip a day for work. When she first started driving it she used to catch herself doing 80+ mph alot. I had Pulsestar plugs in it before and they really added a lot more power. They were traditional metal electrodes though and couldn't take the heat. They wore out at about 25,000 miles. I put in NGK Iridiums after that to avoid having to change plugs so often. I haven't checked lately to see if the Pulsestar Plugs are available in Iridium yet. If they are, I'd reccomend them. I know they are available in platinum now.

[kcROB]

The '07 does great here in the mountains. It's a stick though. The automatics are dogs on the mountains here. It's primarily the wife's car. She drives approx. 150 miles round trip a day for work. When she first started driving it she used to catch herself doing 80+ mph alot. I had Pulsestar plugs in it before and they really added a lot more power. They were traditional metal electrodes though and couldn't take the heat. They wore out at about 25,000 miles. I put in NGK Iridiums after that to avoid having to change plugs so often. I haven't checked lately to see if the Pulsestar Plugs are available in Iridium yet. If they are, I'd reccomend them. I know they are available in platinum now.

Manual trans keeps the driver focused on the terrain. Iwouldn't..and don't...own anything else.A few questions when its conviennt for you to reply: Do you have the part# of the proper NGK Iridium plug you use..I assume the heaat range would be in the stock #? Do youset the plug to the factory spec. gap or change it for eceonmy/ performance? Lastly, do you coat the plug threads with a "no seize" compound and what size plug socket do I need to buy? I appreciate your advice. Robert.

[milesvinson]

I don't remember the NGK #. I'd have to pull one out. I may do that Sat. as I need to check their condition anyway. I just bought the ones Autozone said was correct. I do remember that NGK makes two different Irridium plugs. One is the Iridium Laser and I can't remember the other. One of them used more Iridium. If I remember correctly you do not set the gap on Iridium plugs. They come set from the factory. Personally, I use a thin coat of anti-seize on the threads. I also use the copper anti-seize to coat the posts on all my batteries. I haven't had a corroded post yet and it helps with conductivity. I am a master electrician and I know we used Coppershield on all of the terminals and paddles for all of the >1000 volt transformers at the power plant I used to work at. Coppersheild is basically another brand. It is also used at the nuke plants. I figured if it was good enough for that it sure would do the job on my autos. As far as what size spark plug socket to buy, it is a 5/8" spark plug socket. I'd reccomend getting one w/ the built in universal joint. You won't need the universal part on the aveo but it will definitely come in handy for other cars and trucks.

[milesvinson]

Looks like the Laser Iridium is NGK 4095 and the Iridium IX is NGK 6441 for the 2010 sedan according to NAPA web site. Funny thing, Autozone no longer has a listing for them. Probably a good idea to change the wires, too. Double check about the no gapping thing though. I may be thinking of the Bosche +4s I put in the truck.

[kcROB]

I ve got an 09 and have only needed O2 sensors. Anything else I have changed was because I wanted to. With a short ram intake, and 2" exhaust I was getting 37 mpg if I didnt drive with a heavy foot. Good luck on your purchase.

Pooh Man, Strange as it sounds, I found the O2 sensor, but it looks like it takes a special wrench to remove it if the cap does not come off the top of the sensor. What kind of tool does one use to remove and replace the sensor? I had an 2009 LT here in KC out for a test ride so i was only able to eyes on the sensor.If i do change one, is aluminum anti-seize gel used on the threads? When I do get an Aveo, at least I will be able to do basic maintenance. Thanks for your time!

[milesvinson]

My sincere apology. I just caught myself in an error. When I qouted the Kelly Blu Book price I think I looked up the Aveo5 prices. The prices for the Aveo sedan LT 5 speed is RETAIL excellent $9,891 PRIVATE PARTY excellent $8,491. Sorry, I keep forgetting about the sedans.

[kcROB]

Looks like the Laser Iridium is NGK 6741 and the Iridium IX is NGK 3764 according to NAPA web site. Funny thing, Autozone no longer has a listing for them. Probably a good idea to change the wires, too. Double check about the no gapping thing though. I may be thinking of the Bosche +4s I put in the truck.

Great info! You are saving me alot of head-sctratching when I go to the auto parts store. I appreciate your responses.