I'm not sure whether I've yet fully embraced the environmental benefits of recycling. I once watched the collections of my carefully sorted glass, paper and plastics all being tipped into the same bin truck and figured that perhaps my local authority wasn't quite up to speed with it. One company that most certainly is on the money when it comes to recycling is Chevrolet. Rather than bin the old Chevy Kalos model, it facelifted and retrimmed it and in 2008 launched it as the Aveo. As with any recycled product you'll need to accept a few rough edges but you'll get a rosy glow of contentment in the process. Here's how to save even bigger by bagging a used bargain.

About the Chevrolet Aveo

The Chevrolet Aveo isn't exceptional in any way bar the value for money it offers. While this might seem a damning indictment, it actually means you'll be able to sniff out a bargain if you're not particularly concerned with your small car being best in class in any particular attribute. If 'good enough' is good enough for you, then the Aveo will cost about 60% of what you might pay for a rival with a five-star test score. If you need a small car to do the undemanding things, that makes a used Chevrolet Aveo a very smart pick indeed.

Representative finance example

If your borrow amount is £7,000 with a deposit of £1,000, a selected term of 48 months, at a representative APR of 17.9% (fixed) and an annual fixed interest rate of 17.9%, you would pay £171.83 per month. Total charge for credit would be £2,247.84 and total amount repayable is £8,247.84.

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