Quote Originally Posted by Sidewinder View Post
I'm 5,11 as well and fit fine height wise, just as comfy as my old Lumina. The newer ecotech will net you better/awesome city mileage, I've been averaging around 25-27mpg in the new US format around the city for the most part (some loss in the winter but yeah). Get rid of the stupid resonator in the fender and you'll love the little 1.6 even more. So far mine has been good.

Edit: Also my owners manual says I need to check my timing belt every 100,000 miles versus whatever it was on the older motor. Sorry I don`t remember what it was.
The 1st gen=60k miles, 2nd gen=100k miles

The only thing I replaced on my aveo was the brake light switch which was only $50 (after an expensive ticket that is )