I like the ride quality of my 04 hatch, but like petrified said, you arent going to have the cloud like ride a bigger car gets. I have a 1983 Caprice wagon which along with the overstuffed bench seat and monroe replacement shocks produces an amazing ride, my wife falls asleep in the passenger seat all the time. My complaint has always been road noise, I think the Aveo would be more comfy if you didnt hear every pebble and stick that you run over. that said, its an economy A-B car, If you want comfy, I would just put new shocks on, thats what really dampens and absorbs the road.