Filed under: Economy, Sedans/Saloons, Chevrolet, GM, Toys
Get your Swerve on: Free Transformer when you buy an Aveo
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Meet Swerve, lamest of the Autobots! Oh, sure, he looks pretty tough in 'bot mode, ready to dish the pain to the Decepticons, but man, it must suck to be him when he's a robot in disguise. While the rest of his posse rolls around playing dress-up as the new Camaro, a trick-looking TopKick, and other generally appealing machinery, Swerve transforms into an... Aveo. God, the humiliation. He should scan the next Corvette he sees and get out of those frumpy duds, ASAP. According to Transformers fansite Seibertron.com, this particular version of Autobot Swerve is part of a GM promotion and is limited to 2,000 pieces. To get one, you apparently need to buy a new Aveo, which is asking a lot of even the most ardent TF collector. Fortunately, for them, there's eBay, but beware: Aveobot Swerve's bringing in quite the pretty penny.
Thanks to Alex T for the tip!
[Sources: Seibertron.com, AcToys.net]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Aetius 11:46AM (9/04/2007)
Alex - "by" should be "buy" :-)
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Lee 12:28PM (9/04/2007)
Man, Chevy's got to do something about those panel gaps.
Tyk 12:29PM (9/04/2007)
Is he made in South Korea as well? (not that its a bad thing)
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Stoneman 12:36PM (9/04/2007)
This toy is probably more reliable and of higher quality than you can get from GM right now.
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RicardoHead 12:51PM (9/04/2007)
Buy the way, I will never by an Aveo unless it comes with a set of hot looking bi chicks.
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John R 1:53PM (9/04/2007)
I bet he knows how Jazz feels. Martini Rossi Porsche race car > Pontiac Soltice.
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Jason 2:07PM (9/04/2007)
Ironically... in 'bot mode he looks better (and by "better" I mean more like the G1 bots) than any of the other 'new' Transformers, including his other 'Vette self.
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Ben H. 2:31PM (9/04/2007)
This should have been "Cliffhanger".
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EGS 3:04PM (9/04/2007)
even the toy has a bad fit and finish.
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Hagetaka 3:17PM (9/04/2007)
Wrong wrong wrong, wrong wrong wrong
He's being given out...in China. When you test drive an Aveo. Not when you buy one. This rumor's been debunked already.
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Zippy Maboonogian 7:44PM (9/04/2007)
Re: "Stoneman @ Sep 4th 2007 12:36PM
This toy is probably more reliable and of higher quality than you can get from GM right now"...
JD Power & Associates' latest annual Vehicle Dependability Survey measures problems encountered after 3 years of ownership and this time, Buick tied with perennial first-placer Lexus with a mere 145 problems per 100 vehicles, far ahead of the industry average. And don't think Buick was the only winner from GM; the Aveo, CTS, and DeVille did well in their respective segments. Click below to see class winners and scoring breakdown by brand and see what Lexus may end up relentlessly pursuing.
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importjap 9:43PM (9/04/2007)
Juvenile GM quality attacks aside, does anyone else find the auto industries obsession with transforming cars is getting a bit, well, tired?
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Promit 1:04AM (9/05/2007)
Having actually *driven* an Aveo (they've been fleet-sold to Enterprise), I pity the poor bastard who actually buys that piece of junk.
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SPG 2:26AM (9/05/2007)
I so want this Transformer and I'm not a Transformer or Aveo fan.
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