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Originally Posted by Fearer2010SS
I forgot the Cruze. The Cruze is a nice car that starts at a nice price at around 18k. However to get anything of substance in the Cruze the MSRP gets close to 26k really fast. When I was looking I really liked the Cruze, but it was too overpriced for my tastes. I could have a car that has more standard features and more power in a mid-size. If the Focus is really going this route also doesn't it kinda make the compact segment overpriced?  I paid only 32k for my 1SS and I'll tell you this, they may not accomplish the same thing but I'm getting a lot more car for the money in my Camaro. |
The entire segment is moving this way. Like I said, Americans no longer view compacts as throwaway cars. They want the same features found in their bigger cars in their smaller cars. Those features don't come free.
$26k is the only way to get anything of substance? I just built a fully-loaded Cruze LTZ/RS with every single option box checked (even the dumb ones like a cargo net) and it topped out at $27,595. I'm fairly sure you can get a decently-equipped Cruze for much less than $26k.
Once again, you get what you pay for. Cruze and Focus are both arguably best-in-class. The list of standard features in both cars blows the competition away.