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Keep practicing, you'll get it.
Neutral coast so that you are around 25 mph or less before applying brakes. Sometimes you can "manually" shift simply by letting off the gas while accelerating and let it shift up earlier. If you are stop light to stop light, keep the acceleration light and time the greens so you don't have to stop. If you are traveling 4 miles or farther between stops, then 70 to 75% throttle on acceleration. Hills are subject to argument, but I tend to use steady throttle up them (no acceleration), off the throttle before peaking, coast over the top, then easy acceleration downhill to gain momentum for the next hill. If no "next hill" then coast down then resume target speed near the bottom. Steady manual throttle beats cruise control for MPGs. Just some tips (probably preaching to the choir!)
I believe the Aveo replaced the Metro, so the potential is there!
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