Quote Originally Posted by PoisonIvy View Post
How weird that this comes up today. I'll be picking up my 'new to me' 2012 Ford Focus SE hatch tomorrow afternoon. So it looks like my 2010 Aveo's days are seriously numbered. The two biggest reasons for the change was no A/C in the Aveo (wife liked to remind me on occasion), and the back seat room was a little tight for a 2, 5 and 13 year old. It wasn't often we were all in the car, but it was enough to start thinking. I bought my 2010 in August 2013 with 75,000kms, and I've put almost 55,000kms on in just over 2 years of mostly highway. Most of the use is my commuter to work, it's about 30kms each way, and running the kids around to different activities. It keeps the miles off my 2011 Silverado, and honestly I've grown to like driving a smaller car.

It was a tough decision because most wear items have been replaced fairly recently, I've got a set of winter tires on the original steel wheels, I installed a Viper remote start myself, also installed power locks, cruise, Bluetooth, tint etc. So Although the golden rule is to not sell/buy a car to a family or friend, I'm convinced you could drive this car for a few years with minimal repair costs. So I'm just starting to put the word out to people I know that might be looking for a solid little car. (And can handle no A/C.)

And the reason for the Focus was partly to treat myself to something with a few extra luxuries and a little extra space. I also sold my 2003 Mustang GT convertible that I had bought new, just this spring. So I was also looking for something new to tinker with, and I had already done a lot of the stuff I had come up with for my Aveo. My best friend has a small car lot, deals with several local dealerships and also has access to the auctions. So needless to say I can get a solid price on whatever car I'm looking at.

Over the years I've been apart of a few different car specific forums (F150, Silverado, Mustang), and AveoForum was hands down my favourite. There's something to be said about the underdog and the supportive nature of this site. So I'll probably check in once in a while to see how things are going. And who knows maybe in a couple years when my oldest starts working on getting her license we'll take a look at an Aveo again.
heh, your Driveway probably looks like mine: my dad owns a 2009 Silverado; with less than 60K miles!