The Wife Wants a Cruze - Page 2

Travis64 · 10-28-2011, 10:20 PM

great car

i put cruze at 45 and get 65mpg easy
at 65 get about 44mpg

esperman · 10-28-2011, 10:21 PM

wait for next years diesel version. real world 50 mpg.

Lumix · 10-28-2011, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mhood

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?

Dang...how can a 2006 be on it's last legs? It's practically new...and a diesel...

esperman · 10-28-2011, 10:27 PM

My 05 Jetta TDI has 160,000 and still runs strong. They last forever if you maintain them.

Scruffage · 10-28-2011, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by esperman

My 05 Jetta TDI has 160,000 and still runs strong. They last forever if you maintain them.

What mpg you getting?

zogster · 10-28-2011, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Scruffage

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.

Call the regional GM rep and explain the situation to them. There's obviously something wrong with the car.

Miraclewhip · 10-28-2011, 10:31 PM

eco is ONLY worth the addiitonal 1800 bucks if you go stick.

if you go auto, save the money, lose 1 more mpg and go LS instead.

<-- chevy dealership sales manager.

Scruffage · 10-28-2011, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Travis64

great car

i put cruze at 45 and get 65mpg easy
at 65 get about 44mpg

Are you going by what the display is telling you? I manually checked our mpg and the read out is substantially higher and Inaccurate on our car.

Scruffage · 10-28-2011, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by zogster

Call the regional GM rep and explain the situation to them. There's obviously something wrong with the car.

How do I get this contact info?

tooslow · 10-28-2011, 10:39 PM

Looked at the new Focus? Everything I read or hear says they're great as far as compacts go. I assume by already owning Golf that brand loyalty is no at issue here?

cactuseater · 10-29-2011, 12:42 AM

I have a 2011 Cruze 1.8 LS that I bought for my daughter for college transportation. It's a good looking car with some nice ammenities, but it cannot get out of it's own way. The lack of power scares the shit out of me and my wife. As far as MPG is concerned it's about average with the 4 bangers out there.

I will add this, I was just in California a few weeks ago and my wife and I rented a Nissan Altima 4 cyl. Very impressive acceleration and handling. I drove that thing for 4 days, and used very little gas....very little. I almost did not fill it for the rental return. We went all over Monterrey and Carmel, down past Big Sur, and even some out of the way stuff....I was expecting like a half a tank since I'm used to driving 4 bangers that have no balls. I must say, for the money I'd test drive that car for sure. As far as the ricer crap is concerned, it's a standard transportation car, not some winged out ground efx folgers muffler thing, just a standard transportation car. The one I just rented was an auto of course, off Hertz. This was my first drive in one and I was very impressed for a 4. The 50-ish more HP and torque made a big difference over the Cruze for sure.....

25thanniversary · 10-29-2011, 12:49 AM

great car I was getting one for my wife for mother's day but she stuck with her 08 equniox insead. it was the RS package with leather seats and everything great car i would get it as my daily.

keving2873 · 10-29-2011, 01:01 AM

My wife just bought a 2012 Cruze Eco and she really likes it. She is still on the first tank of gas the the car still says it can go about 290 miles. This is all ciry driving and she has been driving it for the past 3 days.

With that purchase we are a straight Chevy family now!

Number 3 · 10-29-2011, 07:41 AM

Cruze is a great car. Ours is an LTZ RS and driving my "normal" speed on the highway results in 32 or so with the EPA being 36. You have to really watch your speed and passing if you want to hit 42 with an ECO. Similar to the Equinox 4 cylinder FWD. EPA is 32 which is impressive, but you really have to watch your speed to get close to that in the real world.

Also the 2012 got a new transmission which results in +2 mpg highway (38) and a big improvement in drivability.

10-28-2011, 10:20 PM	#15
Travis64 Drives: 2011 Camaro 1lt rs auto 4-9-11 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NY Long Island Posts: 754	great car i put cruze at 45 and get 65mpg easy at 65 get about 44mpg __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/391769...ro-lt-coupe-2d

10-29-2011, 12:49 AM	#26
25thanniversary Drives: 92 Camaro Convt RS,2011 Camaro RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Laredo,TX Posts: 2,167	great car I was getting one for my wife for mother's day but she stuck with her 08 equniox insead. it was the RS package with leather seats and everything great car i would get it as my daily. __________________ TEAM LLT 1992 Camaro Rs Convertible 2011 Camaro 1lt Rs

10-29-2011, 07:41 AM	#28
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,310 View My Garage	Cruze is a great car. Ours is an LTZ RS and driving my "normal" speed on the highway results in 32 or so with the EPA being 36. You have to really watch your speed and passing if you want to hit 42 with an ECO. Similar to the Equinox 4 cylinder FWD. EPA is 32 which is impressive, but you really have to watch your speed to get close to that in the real world. Also the 2012 got a new transmission which results in +2 mpg highway (38) and a big improvement in drivability. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

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10-28-2011, 10:21 PM	#16
esperman You Can Call Me Jay Drives: 2010 1LT RJT Manual w/CAI & Solo Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Louisville, KY area Posts: 1,284	wait for next years diesel version. real world 50 mpg.

10-28-2011, 10:27 PM	#18
esperman You Can Call Me Jay Drives: 2010 1LT RJT Manual w/CAI & Solo Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Louisville, KY area Posts: 1,284	My 05 Jetta TDI has 160,000 and still runs strong. They last forever if you maintain them.

10-28-2011, 10:31 PM	#21
Miraclewhip Drives: 2012 BLK / IO / 2SS / RS / Vert Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bay Area Posts: 207	eco is ONLY worth the addiitonal 1800 bucks if you go stick. if you go auto, save the money, lose 1 more mpg and go LS instead. <-- chevy dealership sales manager.

10-28-2011, 10:39 PM	#24
tooslow Banned Drives: 4 Wheels, Gasoline Engine Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,007	Looked at the new Focus? Everything I read or hear says they're great as far as compacts go. I assume by already owning Golf that brand loyalty is no at issue here?

10-29-2011, 12:42 AM	#25
cactuseater Drives: . Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Posts: 856	I have a 2011 Cruze 1.8 LS that I bought for my daughter for college transportation. It's a good looking car with some nice ammenities, but it cannot get out of it's own way. The lack of power scares the shit out of me and my wife. As far as MPG is concerned it's about average with the 4 bangers out there. I will add this, I was just in California a few weeks ago and my wife and I rented a Nissan Altima 4 cyl. Very impressive acceleration and handling. I drove that thing for 4 days, and used very little gas....very little. I almost did not fill it for the rental return. We went all over Monterrey and Carmel, down past Big Sur, and even some out of the way stuff....I was expecting like a half a tank since I'm used to driving 4 bangers that have no balls. I must say, for the money I'd test drive that car for sure. As far as the ricer crap is concerned, it's a standard transportation car, not some winged out ground efx folgers muffler thing, just a standard transportation car. The one I just rented was an auto of course, off Hertz. This was my first drive in one and I was very impressed for a 4. The 50-ish more HP and torque made a big difference over the Cruze for sure.....

10-29-2011, 01:01 AM	#27
keving2873 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 701 View My Garage	My wife just bought a 2012 Cruze Eco and she really likes it. She is still on the first tank of gas the the car still says it can go about 290 miles. This is all ciry driving and she has been driving it for the past 3 days. With that purchase we are a straight Chevy family now!