Can someone please tell me what this light means

2k1Toaster · Nov 8, 2010

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I just helped my daughter get a new car. Unfortunatly she (we) couldn't afford to get a Toyota so we went with a Chevy Aveo Sedan. (At least it is brand new and about $5K less than the cheapest new Toyota-NO MORE used cars for us) She got Onstar with her car. I think that Onstar tells her is something is up with her car. Like tire pressure etc. Can you get Onstar put into a Pruis? I want Onstar now. Here we pay $12,500 for her car (after 2 rebates & rewards points) and she gets Onstar FREE for a year and I pay $30K for my car and NO Onstar. I haven't read up yet on Onstar BUT it seems cool. My daughter said they came on and helped her when she got lost going to a zoo. She said they stayed on and help her the rest of the way there. I WANT THAT!! :mod:
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And the price difference gets you a vehicle voted one of the most dangerous of 2009 and 2010 with a horrible quality record to boot. I wouldnt let my child anywhere near that thing.

And as already menitoned Safety Connect is basically the same thing minus directions. But that is what GPS is for.

cwerdna · Nov 8, 2010

2k1Toaster said: ↑

And the price difference gets you a vehicle voted one of the most dangerous of 2009 and 2010 with a horrible quality record to boot. I wouldnt let my child anywhere near that thing.
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Yep. It also made In Pictures: Seven Clunker Cars To Avoid - Chevrolet Aveo - Forbes.com.

2k1Toaster · Nov 8, 2010

cwerdna said: ↑

Yep. It also made In Pictures: Seven Clunker Cars To Avoid - Chevrolet Aveo - Forbes.com.
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Sounds like the Aveo is a winner all the way around...

However I do object to parts of the article:

The good news for the Bigger and the midsize car Owners

Bigger cars: In a crash, vehicles with more mass fare better than smaller vehicles

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This is from a previous post I made:

2k1Toaster said: ↑

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The images that stick in my mind, are from an episode of Top Gear where they had various crash models with Euro NCAP 5star, 4star, 3star, and 2star ratings.

The Toyota Avensis (Scion tC is a derivitive of it) got 5 stars. The door still opened, meaning no damage to where the important bits (you) are. Nothing in the cabin moved or shifted.

The 4star Proton, the door was barely usable. The brake pedal was shoved forwards which would break your foot/ankle. The steering wheel was pushed forwards which would break your ribs, collapse a lung, brake your hands, less cushion for your head if flung forwards, etc... And this is a 4 star, B grade car. If a 4star does all that damage, it baffles me why anyone would buy anything less, or why car companies are even allowed to make cars like that.

The landrover, a classic "big SUV that will save me no matter what I hit", was absimal. The frame around the top of the door was deformed. Look at the second pic of the rover. The roof and the door are misaligned by a good 8inches. The top is crumpled. The door itself is completely destroyed. Look inside the car, the seat moved forwards, the steering wheel, the pedals, everything. There is a 6-8in gap between the seat and the metal of the car. Can you fit in 6-8in? Well you will after you hit something in that car whether your body wants to or not. And guess what, that is a 3 STAR CAR!!! Wth?!

And to those that think they dont make cars like that anymore, well a 2008 Ford Ranger is a 2 star car. No thankyou.

To those that want to see the full thing:
YouTube - BBC Topgear Euro NCAP ratings

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Can someone please tell me what this light means

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