The Wife Wants a Cruze

mhood · 10-28-2011, 08:48 PM

Her tired 2006 Jetta Diesel is on its last legs and she thinks she wants a Cruze ECO with an auto. What say ye drivers of serious cars? Is the 42mpg Cruze ECO ready for my wife to put on a couple of hundred thousand highway miles?

stso634 · 10-28-2011, 08:52 PM

If that's what she wants, then that's what she should get. Always try to make the wife happy.

acatlover13 · 10-28-2011, 08:53 PM

I considered the Cruze as my daily driver. I ended up with something else, but it's not a bad little car...has some good bells & whistles.

BackinBlackSS/RS · 10-28-2011, 08:54 PM

My new daily driver will soon be a Cruze.

PatsRS · 10-28-2011, 08:55 PM

42 MPG is only with the 5 speed. Auto gets 36. Still great mileage.

I have been looking to get one when my Pontiac is done. They are nice I drove my buddy's.

JOE Z28 · 10-28-2011, 09:03 PM

we got an ltz about a month ago. It's my wifes daily driver. really impressed with the car, she is averaging over 30 mpg so far and she does not drive slow!

midnighter · 10-28-2011, 09:04 PM

She should get the Sonic with the pimped out wheels.

gml1998 · 10-28-2011, 09:04 PM

My Wife loves her Cruze.Good MPG ,she has the RS package.She describes it as "zippy".The electric power steering is awesome.

Flashpoint135 · 10-28-2011, 09:15 PM

Cruze is a decent car. Relatives just bought one. Keep in mind a Camaro LS or 1LT can be had for almost the same price, but if she would rather have the Cruze she should get one.

yzrider58 · 10-28-2011, 09:42 PM

At least it's a Chevy and not rice.

Scruffage · 10-28-2011, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by PatsRS

42 MPG is only with the 5 speed. Auto gets 36. Still great mileage.

I have been looking to get one when my Pontiac is done. They are nice I drove my buddy's.

My wife has a Cruze Eco in the manual transmission and it won't get close to 42 mpg on the Hwy. She and I both really like cars features and comfort but I'm very disappointed in th gas mileage. We have made several Hwy trips and it average between 30 and 32 mpg Hwy. Thats terrible as far as I'm concerned. The Saturn we traded in was a 2000 model with over 200,000 miles and it was still getting 36 mpg Hwy miles. She has 15,000 on the Cruze so I feel like that is enough to make a fair assessment. How many miles do you have on the Jetta TDI and what kind of mpg you getting? We actually drove one and considered buying one before we bought the Cruze. The Cruze had a few more bells and whistles so we bought it. I have been wondering if we made a mistake. For the record, I would not buy another Cruze due to the poor MPG.

zogster · 10-28-2011, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Scruffage

My wife has a Cruze Eco in the manual transmission and it won't get close to 42 mpg on the Hwy. She and I both really like cars features and comfort but I'm very disappointed in th gas mileage. We have made several Hwy trips and it average between 30 and 32 mpg Hwy. Thats terrible as far as I'm concerned. The Saturn we traded in was a 2000 model with over 200,000 miles and it was still getting 36 mpg Hwy miles. She has 15,000 on the Cruze so I feel like that is enough to make a fair assessment. How many miles do you have on the Jetta TDI and what kind of mpg you getting? We actually drove one and considered buying one before we bought the Cruze. The Cruze had a few more bells and whistles so we bought it. I have been wondering if we made a mistake. For the record, I would not buy another Cruze due to the poor MPG.

What speed are you driving at? Something may be wrong with the car if you are only getting 30mpg on the highway.

There have been multiple reports that the manual ECO can get 50+ mpg if you drive around 50mph or slower. If you're driving 80 or something that might be the issue.

I test drove an Eco for probably 10 miles around town and got 30mpg in stop and go.

My sister has an Eco with the automatic. She really likes it so far. It's the best Cruze to buy IMO because the wheels are very nice plus the extra MPG. I guess I would pick the LTZ over it, but not for the price.

Whitey 22lr · 10-28-2011, 10:09 PM

I have a 2012 Crude with an automatic and turbo engine.
Have about 1500 miles on this daily driver. So far, average
mileage has a been 34-35a mpg. Fairly peppy as well..

Scruffage · 10-28-2011, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by zogster

What speed are you driving at? Something may be wrong with the car if you are only getting 30mpg on the highway.

There have been multiple reports that the manual ECO can get 50+ mpg if you drive around 50mph or slower. If you're driving 80 or something that might be the issue.

I test drove an Eco for probably 10 miles around town and got 30mpg in stop and go.

My sister has an Eco with the automatic. She really likes it so far. It's the best Cruze to buy IMO because the wheels are very nice plus the extra MPG. I guess I would pick the LTZ over it, but not for the price.

They last two trips we took were all Hwy miles with interstate speed of 70 mph and about 60 miles of 55 mph. I took it back to the dealer and explained the situation. They said they couldn't find anything wrong. They also told me hey 32 mpg is not that bad. I said no it's not, unless it supposed to get 10 mpg better. Thats a 25% reduction to me thats unacceptable. On the exact same trip in our Camaro SS with 8 cylinders and over 400HP we got 26 mpg only 4 mpg less than the Cruze Eco.

10-28-2011, 08:48 PM	#1
mhood Orange Camaros Rule! Drives: 2010 1SS LS3 RS IOM Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,559	The Wife Wants a Cruze Her tired 2006 Jetta Diesel is on its last legs and she thinks she wants a Cruze ECO with an auto. What say ye drivers of serious cars? Is the 42mpg Cruze ECO ready for my wife to put on a couple of hundred thousand highway miles? __________________ Mary - Orange Camaros Rule!

10-28-2011, 08:53 PM	#3
acatlover13 Emerald Coast Camaros Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Camaro IOM/IO Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lynn Haven, Florida Posts: 3,054 View My Garage	I considered the Cruze as my daily driver. I ended up with something else, but it's not a bad little car...has some good bells & whistles. __________________ ECC on Facebook 2010 Camaro SS/RS IOM, IO interior, Custom Striping, Razzi body kit ADM CAI w/scoop/Dynatech Headers & Hi-Flow Cats/Solo Performance Exhaust, FTI 3600 Stall/Comp Cams custom grind cam/LS3 conversion/FAST 102 Intake

10-28-2011, 08:55 PM	#5
PatsRS Drives: 2012 45th Anniversary Edition Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: North West NJ Posts: 890 View My Garage	42 MPG is only with the 5 speed. Auto gets 36. Still great mileage. I have been looking to get one when my Pontiac is done. They are nice I drove my buddy's. __________________ 2012 45th Anniversary Edition 2LT Auto with Sunroof 2014 Acadia Denali 2012 Chevy Cruze RS GM ALL THE WAY!

10-28-2011, 09:42 PM	#10
yzrider58 Aviation guru Drives: 10 1SS, 09 Acadia, 90 K1500 Z-71 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 831 View My Garage	At least it's a Chevy and not rice. __________________

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stso634 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 379 View My Garage	If that's what she wants, then that's what she should get. Always try to make the wife happy.

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BackinBlackSS/RS Go Blue!!!!! Drives: 2012 Cruze LT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 23,290	My new daily driver will soon be a Cruze.

10-28-2011, 09:03 PM	#6
JOE Z28 Drives: 2SS RS IOM A6 IOM INT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: new jersey Posts: 31	we got an ltz about a month ago. It's my wifes daily driver. really impressed with the car, she is averaging over 30 mpg so far and she does not drive slow!

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midnighter Account Suspended Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: a hole Posts: 17,904	She should get the Sonic with the pimped out wheels.

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gml1998 Drives: 2010 Synergy Green Camaro Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minooka Illinois Posts: 693	My Wife loves her Cruze.Good MPG ,she has the RS package.She describes it as "zippy".The electric power steering is awesome.

10-28-2011, 09:15 PM	#9
Flashpoint135 Drives: 2016 SS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Newark, NY Posts: 1,284	Cruze is a decent car. Relatives just bought one. Keep in mind a Camaro LS or 1LT can be had for almost the same price, but if she would rather have the Cruze she should get one.

10-28-2011, 10:09 PM	#13
Whitey 22lr Drives: 2010 SS/RS Black, MT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 116	I have a 2012 Crude with an automatic and turbo engine. Have about 1500 miles on this daily driver. So far, average mileage has a been 34-35a mpg. Fairly peppy as well..