Cruze SRiV Not bad!!

csv8 · 30-04-2011, 11:07 AM

I had a look at the Cruze SRiV. its $33500 drive away.(auto) Lot of kit for the price. Doesn't have electric drivers seat(they are heated) and no climate control. Blue Tooth is $500 extra. The new Ford Focus (due Oct) had better be really good to compete.
SRiV would equate to a Focus Titanium. But that mightn.t come here!!!!

chrisfpv · 30-04-2011, 11:38 AM

The Cruze SRI-V in my opinion looks like a bloody nice peice of car.

mrghia · 30-04-2011, 12:40 PM

so does this thing have any more performance standard cruze? Cos in the past the SRi was a faster car the standard one

BGBOSS · 30-04-2011, 12:45 PM

The turbo motor is available in the SRiV? It also has passive entry with push button start

Smoke Pursuit · 30-04-2011, 12:45 PM

Sat in one the other day.. Cheap and nasty... As expected.

No shoulder room.

Would I pay 33 kay for that?? No Id rather an SV6 Commodore for the same money.

XRtowcar · 30-04-2011, 05:07 PM

Um.. SV6 is $36990, but a new XR6 will cost you $34990 with prestige paint, drive away.

banarcus · 30-04-2011, 06:39 PM

They will sell well.

Smoke Pursuit · 30-04-2011, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by XRtowcar

Um.. SV6 is $36990, but a new XR6 will cost you $34990 with prestige paint, drive away.

If you shop around you can get an SV6 for 33 kay drive away (sedan that is). 2010 plate but no kms.

I know which one I prefer

FPV8U · 30-04-2011, 06:49 PM

Holden cruze is a great looking little car, there are more of them around my area than i care to count, the fact they are now made in australia i can only see as a positive, sometimes the 'enemy' gets it right and in this case they have.

CODSASR · 30-04-2011, 07:54 PM

I would take a kia cerato sli over the cruze any day the cerato sli has alot of kit for $24990 or maybe a cerato sls koup for around $26000

Bossxr8 · 30-04-2011, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by csv8

I had a look at the Cruze SRiV. its $33500 drive away.(auto) Lot of kit for the price. Doesn't have electric drivers seat(they are heated) and no climate control. Blue Tooth is $500 extra. The new Ford Focus (due Oct) had better be really good to compete.
SRiV would equate to a Focus Titanium. But that mightn.t come here!!!!

The old model Focus slaughtered it in terms of driving dynamics, i'd imagine the new one would slaughter it even more.

The Cruze is nothing more than middle of the pack, i'd love to see how well it sold if it had a Daewoo badge and not a Holden one.

MethodX · 30-04-2011, 10:15 PM

Focus driving dynamics are good, just that the Seth efrican build quality isnt anything special.

Hopefully they both sell well.

Paxton · 30-04-2011, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MethodX

Focus driving dynamics are good, just that the Seth efrican build quality isnt anything special.

Hopefully they both sell well.

Well, you're in luck then. Do you want Chicken or Prawn Pad Thai with your new Focus?

For those not playing at home, the next Focus will be built in Thailand, not South Africa.

MethodX · 30-04-2011, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Paxton

Well, you're in luck then. Do you want Chicken or Prawn Pad Thai with your new Focus?

For those not playing at home, the next Focus will be built in Thailand, not South Africa.

Great, then they can be super quality like ummmmm what else is built in Thailand, I forget.
Those Hondas that catch fire?

Franco Cozzo · 30-04-2011, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MethodX

Great, then they can be super quality like ummmmm what else is built in Thailand, I forget.
Those Hondas that catch fire?

Accord Euro is made in Japan IIRC, the only one in the Honda Australia range made in their home country.

Paxton · 30-04-2011, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Damo

Accord Euro is made in Japan IIRC, the only one in the Honda Australia range made in their home country.

Correct.

Ford Fiesta, Mazda 2, Hilux, Triton, Tiida, Ranger/BT50, Rodeo/Izuzu whatever, Challenger, and a couple of others come from Thailand. Expect more to follow - cheap, reasonable quality labour, and a free trade agreement with Australia.

1TUFFUTE · 01-05-2011, 12:46 AM

take it for a drive test back to back with a focus and i will bet my shorts anyone will take the focus home....its just blind badges that will uy them...the aussie built thing is good now tho of course.....

Franco Cozzo · 01-05-2011, 10:50 AM

I would have bought the diesel first gen Cruze earlier this year over my TDCI Focus if the Holden dealership didn't snub me off, the top spec CDX was pretty well equipped but I'm real happy with my TDCI Focus anyway

They treated me really well at my Ford dealership, which seems to be a rarity because another also snubbed me off who I'd previously bought a new car with.

jpd80 · 01-05-2011, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MethodX

Great, then they can be super quality like ummmmm what else is built in Thailand, I forget.
Those Hondas that catch fire?

Fiesta, Mazda 2, Ranger, Hilux, Holden Colorado, Toyota Corolla and very soon... Focus, Mazda 3.
Thailand is becoming the Detroit of South east Asia.

Road_Warrior · 01-05-2011, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by DASH GT

Sat in one the other day.. Cheap and nasty... As expected.

No shoulder room.

Would I pay 33 kay for that?? No Id rather an SV6 Commodore for the same money.

This. Or wait for the new Malibu if I was Holden shopping. Cruze can have as much "kit" as it likes, you'd still never get my backside in one.

Paxton · 01-05-2011, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jpd80

Fiesta, Mazda 2, Ranger, Hilux, Holden Colorado, Toyota Corolla and very soon... Focus, Mazda 3.
Thailand is becoming the Detroit of South east Asia.

Corolla is still Japanese, John.

jpd80 · 01-05-2011, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Paxton

Corolla is still Japanese, John.

Andrew, I'm pretty sure it was being produced in South Africa but thought I heard it was going to Thailand...

Know what thought did......

I know it's wikipedia but:

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Corollas are manufactured in Japan and in Brazil (Indaiatuba, São Paulo), Canada (Cambridge, Ontario), China (Tianjin), India (Bangalore), Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa (Durban), Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom (Derbyshire) and Venezuela. Production has previously been made in Australia (Victoria). Production in the United States (Fremont, California) ended in March 2010.[4]

Bossxr8 · 01-05-2011, 07:37 PM

I love how Holden are pushing the new rear suspension on the turbo 1.4 as high tech cause it has a watts link added to it lol.

Welcome to the 1970's.

jpd80 · 01-05-2011, 08:00 PM

The Ecoboost 1.6 Titanium has 110 kw and 240 nm of torque and has a combined fuel economy of 6.0 l/100 km.
I think that will be an impressive unit if we get it in Australia....

Paxton · 01-05-2011, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jpd80

Andrew, I'm pretty sure it was being produced in South Africa but thought I heard it was going to Thailand...

Know what thought did......

I know it's wikipedia but:

My Mother-in-Law's is still from Japan. 2010 Conquest Sedan. It has a JT Vin.

From what I knew, only the superseded Wagon was from South Africa, but, because of a lack of sales, it was killed off in about 2005. The Aurius/Corolla duo is still from Japan.

vztrt · 01-05-2011, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Paxton

Correct.

Ford Fiesta, Mazda 2, Hilux, Triton, Tiida, Ranger/BT50, Rodeo/Izuzu whatever, Challenger, and a couple of others come from Thailand. Expect more to follow - cheap, reasonable quality labour, and a free trade agreement with Australia.

Hope its not put together like the Hilux. Hyundai put together their cars a lot better.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paxton

My Mother-in-Law's is still from Japan. 2010 Conquest Sedan. It has a JT Vin.

From what I knew, only the superseded Wagon was from South Africa, but, because of a lack of sales, it was killed off in about 2005. The Aurius/Corolla duo is still from Japan.

Our rollas are still coming from Japan.

SumoDog68 · 02-05-2011, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Damo

Accord Euro is made in Japan IIRC, the only one in the Honda Australia range made in their home country.

Honda CR-V , Legend , Civic Hybrid , Insight , Odyssey and Accord Euro are all made in Japan. Japan is Hondas home country.
The rest are Thailand built apart from Civic Si hatch and Type R which are UK built.

Mr Hardware · 02-05-2011, 08:40 AM

OOPS SORRY WRONG DECADE
SAME POOP FROM THE SAME BULL THOUGH!!!!

BLU-DVL · 02-05-2011, 11:04 AM

^^^^^^^^^^
LOL!.. I actually bought one of those!...

MethodX · 02-05-2011, 05:56 PM

^^^^ Like the Cortina's and Escort's were the pinnacle of quality.
ffs.