aveo adventure vehicle

[deniswhite1]

so thinking about turning my aveo in to an light fuel efficient adventure vehicle to Explore the Province of Ontario with my fiancee. the car does so much better in snow and off-road then my boat (mitsubishi Galant) plus i would not dare to risk damaging the Galant.

im thinking of removing the back seat to turn it in to a storage area, roof rack to hold a storage bin, and 2 26lb light weight kayaks, and bike rack that would attach to tow hitch to hold 2 light weight mountain bikes.

run 4 beefy snow tires on stock steel rims, plus full size spare, and maybe a metal skid plate to protect the oil pan

Wat you guys think?

[xintersecty]

More Information for CURT MFG 11306
I installed something similar on my aveo5. I use this as my bike rack.
XPORT Flatbed 2-Bike Hitch Rack - Bike Transport

Personally I think you are going to be in an adventure trying to use the limited space for you adventure. The one thing I think you left out is food/clothing space. I personally could not fit in the back, 5'11". So when you transition from nomad to sleep, where is your clothing/food going? (forgive me if I missed different sleeping arrangements)

I have really good luck with bike rack on the back, it keeps the bikes out of the main airflow and my millage has not suffered. That bike rack is easy to get on and off.

[deniswhite1]

More Information for CURT MFG 11306
I installed something similar on my aveo5. I use this as my bike rack.
XPORT Flatbed 2-Bike Hitch Rack - Bike Transport

that would be an awesome setup for the bikes, and i have to agree with ya on sleeping in the car

Personally I think you are going to be in an adventure trying to use the limited space for you adventure. The one thing I think you left out is food/clothing space. I personally could not fit in the back, 5'11". So when you transition from nomad to sleep, where is your clothing/food going? (forgive me if I missed different sleeping arrangements)

I have really good luck with bike rack on the back, it keeps the bikes out of the main airflow and my millage has not suffered. That bike rack is easy to get on and off.

i have to agree on the sleeping thing, and that would be an awesome set up for the bikes

[daug1502]

Good luck with this. I'd consider some bigger tires to lift the car up a bit more. I know It wouldn't be much, but if your expecting some rough roads, every little bit might help. Unless your really feeling like a project car, then you could try to make the first 4wd aveo.

[deniswhite1]

just had goodyear ultra grips 195/60r14 installed on the front, should give me good traction on the dirt/gravel/snow

took an dirt trail in to the woods to a burned down mansion on a side of a cliff face at 11 pm on a halloween night and my fiancee and her friend, with no other light source but headlights and fogs, i came to a conclusion that i want to mount lights to the roof rack to face the sides and the back to use when needed.

the trip was very fun, i don't know if any of you guys believe in haunted places or ghosts, (honestly i don't but i do like driving crazy roads at night) but my fiancee did catch some stuff on camera that we could not explain LOL

[tidus10]

just had goodyear ultra grips 195/60r14 installed on the front, should give me good traction on the dirt/gravel/snow

took an dirt trail in to the woods to a burned down mansion on a side of a cliff face at 11 pm on a halloween night and my fiancee and her friend, with no other light source but headlights and fogs, i came to a conclusion that i want to mount lights to the roof rack to face the sides and the back to use when needed.

the trip was very fun, i don't know if any of you guys believe in haunted places or ghosts, (honestly i don't but i do like driving crazy roads at night) but my fiancee did catch some stuff on camera that we could not explain LOL

post it up the pics..

and seems like you got a nice plan here.. search ebay for a bike rack at a cheaper price may benefit you more if your also worried about finances.. good luck with the trip!