Thoughts on the Holden Cruze?

[lavaletta]

Originally Posted by pcockley

I'd rather cut off my left nut.

LOL

[CrustyNoodle]

My Mother and my Mother in law both have Holden Cruzes.

My Mother in law's is the 1.8 petrol and the combination of this engine, the super tall gearing of the auto trans and the tuning for ecconomy at all costs adds up to unbelievably lack luster performance.

My mother has the 2.0 diesel which is also coupled to the same tall geared auto however the diesel's prodigious 320Nm of torque means that it is fairly spritely though the turbo lag off idle is legendary
I recently drove my Mother's car from Melbourne to Canberra and return and I discovered that the tranny doesn't change into 6th gear until about 105km/h at which point the engine sits on about 1400 rpm at 110! Great economy though with an average of 5.4l/100km.

All being said though, I think the 1.4 turbo would be the pick of the drive trains.


Interior of the cars is very spacious with leather and really powerful heated seats. Aircon is not lacking either (I think that's pretty much always the case for cars that are heavily engineered for Australian conditions - and often a bit of a downfall of Eruro's).
Interior quality is commensurate with the price but really not too bad (I wouldn't consider the 1er's interior to be anything special either).

In general, I think you get a lot of car for your money.

[Jeef Beef]

I'm gonna say it again: VW Golf.

[Guran]

Forget the Cruze. Toyota have the perfect car for you and it's name is Camry. They even have a "sport" model. BYO cardigan.

[stylish.]

On a more serious note, I'd recommend a 2010 Mazda3 Diesel! 110kw and 360nm, 5.7L/100kms!

Demos can probably be bargained down to low-mid $20's

This is what I'd consider if I was in the OP's situation.

[cqtiger]

Haven't been on for a while and we're talking holders now - bottom end stuff to boot. I've read it all now.

[amk2912]

What about a Golf GTD?

[05C4R]

Originally Posted by cqtiger

Haven't been on for a while and we're talking holders now - bottom end stuff to boot. I've read it all now.

agree, not the best place for divestment advice but i have enjoyed it, thanks

[Alpine*]

My turn, Polo GTi.

IF you can get one, low $30s, quick tunable and will hold value.... Guaranteed!

5's on a trip and 7s around town, euro quality and the new "cult" of small cars. I pick one up next week from one of our car gods here on the forum, Way.

[Bimmer_Freak]

Originally Posted by bmroxm5

I think you're going through a phase...

you've gone from an Evo to a 135i... now you want to get out of the game?? Doesn't make sense

Sounds like you know me well. Haha. Yeah i think i was going through a phase. I'm over it now though.

I'm keeping the 135i! It is true that i no longer care so much about having a high performance car and therefore my next car will be more 'normal'.......but this car is just too damn nice to get rid of so soon!

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

Lol good to hear you're continuing your membership to this awesome community

[pcockley]

Originally Posted by CrustyNoodle

My Mother and my Mother in law both have Holden Cruzes.

Yeh well my fatherinlaw drives a toyota, so add that to the list of cars for PENSIONERS

Why (and remember this is a BMW forum) would we not recommend a second hand BMW, say a late 90's 328...... gotta get change for 10k i'd thought and still a very good car

But all this cruze, toyota and VW talk is gonna bring some real bad karma imo

[pcockley]

Originally Posted by Bimmer_Freak

I'm 'thinking' about divesting from cars abit and maybe trading my 135i for something cheaper like a Holden Cruze SRI-V, freeing up alot of cash which i could put to better use.
My priorities have changed, I'm just not that into cars any more and my 135i literally gets driven maybe twice a week.

Has anyone driven or been in a Holden Cruze? What do you think?

I don't care about performance, but things like low quality air-con or stereo system really sh!t me (I pretty much decided to sell my Evo X because the air-con just wasn't cold enough for our summers).

BF, forget all this Cruze talk have a look at the 330 attached http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/...d=133126C2FB17. Offer the dude 15k and that way you can still look yourself in the mirror each morning. NB this is assuming you are not a pensioner, in the case you are indeed a pensioner, then please ingore my rant and proceed to the local cruze shop (or camry shop if you prefer)