You made a good choice getting the Aveo, people assume because it's a cheaper car it's not worth the money but actually it's an amazing car, good on fuel and still has some kick in it.
I'm 17 and got my 06 Aveo5 SVP for my 2nd car. Couldn't be much happier, I've literally pounded 11 sets of tires out of it and 60,000KM since August and it's still running strong, minor repairs: power steering pump, seperntine, 3 wheel bearings, 2 wheel bearing hubs, ball joint and a control arm bushing. That's only because I've beat it into the ground though...