Chevrolet Cruze LTZ - Ownership Report EDIT: SOLD after 115000 km!

WDP2 · 8th February 2010, 16:34

@Sameer Sultan: Nice pictures. In NH46 the wobble you felt while CRUZing at 140 Kmph is pretty surprising. I have been driving a Getz Prime CRDi, i feel the wobble on the bridge curves 130 Kmph, its a killer hatch not equipped properly, in straight lines it can rip apart the roads, I was considering to buy a new car next year, a Diesel Cruze was my thought, but i want a better planted car. Cruze looks damn good than the Jetta (pathetic front) and even the Laura. I want good looks + planted performance + diesel engine. I am confused now. Any ideas??

@Sameer: forgot one more thing. Sonata Transform CRDi has a monster heart, i am sure this 150 BHP unit can pump the Tar out of the road but, how sturdy is it?? have you test driven this?? I saw the car and understand that its a good VFM. One good thing about Hyundai cars is I have never hear of silly breakdowns.

nadim_90210 · 8th February 2010, 17:45

I went to the dealer & to my luck the sales head was sitting right there. He got firing of his life which he wont forget for years to come.

Saw a Black Cruze Auto standing outside the showroom....my guesses are that the car is waiting to get delivered to Divesh, clicked few pics but wont post it just in case if it was really Diveshs car. Dont want to spoil the fun :P

sameer sultan · 8th February 2010, 17:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pradeep2612

Hey Sameer,

Booked my Cruze @last. Its a Altantis Blue LTZ model. Will be getting it delivered on 18 or 19th Feb 2010 (10 or 11 days to go).

Thanks for your initial report

, it helped me a lot to decide.

Many Congrats Pradeep. Best of luck. Post your Cruze pix here.

Quote:

Originally Posted by WDP2

@Sameer Sultan: Nice pictures. In NH46 the wobble you felt while CRUZing at 140 Kmph is pretty surprising. I have been driving a Getz Prime CRDi, i feel the wobble on the bridge curves 130 Kmph, its a killer hatch not equipped properly, in straight lines it can rip apart the roads, I was considering to buy a new car next year, a Diesel Cruze was my thought, but i want a better planted car. Cruze looks damn good than the Jetta (pathetic front) and even the Laura. I want good looks + planted performance + diesel engine. I am confused now. Any ideas??

Thanks mate. The Cruze is a good car no second opinion about that. The wobble which I felt was at a sharp turn and in speed of 140KMPH. This is a drawback in Cruze as it is not planted as like a Jetta or Laura. Consider this how often will you drive at such a high speed in sharp turns?

Quote:

Originally Posted by WDP2

@Sameer: forgot one more thing. Sonata Transform CRDi has a monster heart, i am sure this 150 BHP unit can pump the Tar out of the road but, how sturdy is it?? have you test driven this?? I saw the car and understand that its a good VFM. One good thing about Hyundai cars is I have never hear of silly breakdowns.

I have no idea about the Sonata Transform.

diveshsingh · 9th February 2010, 01:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by nadim_90210

I went to the dealer & to my luck the sales head was sitting right there. He got firing of his life which he wont forget for years to come.

Saw a Black Cruze Auto standing outside the showroom....my guesses are that the car is waiting to get delivered to Divesh, clicked few pics but wont post it just in case if it was really Diveshs car. Dont want to spoil the fun :P

Yeah its my car. Will be taking the delivery today.

sameer sultan · 10th February 2010, 13:52

Completed 7000kms in 65 days. No complaints. Cruze is behaving fine.

Chevrolet Cruze LTZ - Ownership Report EDIT: SOLD after 115000 km!-img_0497.jpg

Chevrolet Cruze LTZ - Ownership Report EDIT: SOLD after 115000 km!-img_0499.jpg

nadim_90210 · 10th February 2010, 14:20

It will take me atleast 10 months to do 7000 mark. Nice to hear its running fine.

Mpower · 10th February 2010, 19:29

Sameer, what kind of information does the MID provide?

(outside temp, oil life % etc etc?)

sameer sultan · 10th February 2010, 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mpower

Sameer, what kind of information does the MID provide?

(outside temp, oil life % etc etc?)

Outside Temp, inside Temp, Time, Date, CD info then it has vehicle settings like PEPS set up, auto lighting,Language Settings, radio settings and AC settings. No OIl life etc!

animdas · 11th February 2010, 15:44

I just got my first filling (after exhausting the first free 15ltrs) done for Cruze. Saw the mileage is just nearing 10.5 only. Isn't it poor?

@sameer: Now that you have crossed 7000km, how much are you getting?

sameer sultan · 15th February 2010, 06:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by animdas

I just got my first filling (after exhausting the first free 15ltrs) done for Cruze. Saw the mileage is just nearing 10.5 only. Isn't it poor?

@sameer: Now that you have crossed 7000km, how much are you getting?

I m getting 11.5 in city and 12 in highway. As ur car has done only few kms the MID might be showing less mileage. You should get 11 at worst traffic conditions. Do a tank full, drive for about 450kms and again tank up, you will get a correct average. In my Cruze the MID gives out correct average figure.

japneet_b · 3rd March 2010, 00:55

im thinking about booking a cruze in few days still not sure about the colour?
and what did it cost for ex-showroom?

sameer sultan · 4th March 2010, 13:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by japneet_b

im thinking about booking a cruze in few days still not sure about the colour?
and what did it cost for ex-showroom?

Chennai Ex Showroom is 12.65L for manual and the AT costs Rs.80,000/- more. Prices differ from City to City. You may check chevycruze.in for your city price.

I like White and Black. Excellent Car. Go for it.

Nitrous Power · 6th March 2010, 07:22

[quote=sameer sultan;1684892]The keyless entry and push button start feature add a wow factor to the Cruze. At the same time there is a down turn to this feature. ]

[COLOR=black]I do not know how this feature works in Chevy but this is how it works in Lexus based on my personal experience: The Key fob has to inside the car in order to turn on the engine by Push Button Start and if the engine is turned on and you leave the car with Key Fob, the engine will turn off automatically as soon as it leaves the car.[/COLOR]

vikram999 · 6th March 2010, 08:42

did u also own fiat linea.??
how much cruze LTZ cost their on road...

japneet_b · 6th March 2010, 10:58

booked chevy cruze ltz m/t in black.....

8th February 2010, 16:34	#136
WDP2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17 Thanked: 0 Times	@Sameer Sultan: Nice pictures. In NH46 the wobble you felt while CRUZing at 140 Kmph is pretty surprising. I have been driving a Getz Prime CRDi, i feel the wobble on the bridge curves 130 Kmph, its a killer hatch not equipped properly, in straight lines it can rip apart the roads, I was considering to buy a new car next year, a Diesel Cruze was my thought, but i want a better planted car. Cruze looks damn good than the Jetta (pathetic front) and even the Laura. I want good looks + planted performance + diesel engine. I am confused now. Any ideas?? @Sameer: forgot one more thing. Sonata Transform CRDi has a monster heart, i am sure this 150 BHP unit can pump the Tar out of the road but, how sturdy is it?? have you test driven this?? I saw the car and understand that its a good VFM. One good thing about Hyundai cars is I have never hear of silly breakdowns. Last edited by Rudra Sen : 23rd March 2010 at 13:24. Reason: Merging post
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8th February 2010, 17:45	#137
nadim_90210 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mumbai Posts: 98 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	I went to the dealer & to my luck the sales head was sitting right there. He got firing of his life which he wont forget for years to come. Saw a Black Cruze Auto standing outside the showroom....my guesses are that the car is waiting to get delivered to Divesh, clicked few pics but wont post it just in case if it was really Diveshs car. Dont want to spoil the fun :P
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10th February 2010, 13:52	#140
sameer sultan BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 435 Thanked: 789 Times	Completed 7000kms in 65 days. No complaints. Cruze is behaving fine.
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10th February 2010, 14:20	#141
nadim_90210 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mumbai Posts: 98 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	It will take me atleast 10 months to do 7000 mark. Nice to hear its running fine.
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10th February 2010, 19:29	#142
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	Sameer, what kind of information does the MID provide? (outside temp, oil life % etc etc?)
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11th February 2010, 15:44	#144
animdas BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 72 Thanked: 3 Times	Mileage? I just got my first filling (after exhausting the first free 15ltrs) done for Cruze. Saw the mileage is just nearing 10.5 only. Isn't it poor? @sameer: Now that you have crossed 7000km, how much are you getting?
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3rd March 2010, 00:55	#146
japneet_b BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: jalandhar Posts: 25 Thanked: 0 Times	im thinking about booking a cruze in few days still not sure about the colour? and what did it cost for ex-showroom?
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6th March 2010, 07:22	#148
Nitrous Power BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Anand, Gujarat / Virginia Beach, US Posts: 490 Thanked: 273 Times	[quote=sameer sultan;1684892]The keyless entry and push button start feature add a wow factor to the Cruze. At the same time there is a down turn to this feature. ] [COLOR=black]I do not know how this feature works in Chevy but this is how it works in Lexus based on my personal experience: The Key fob has to inside the car in order to turn on the engine by Push Button Start and if the engine is turned on and you leave the car with Key Fob, the engine will turn off automatically as soon as it leaves the car.[/COLOR]
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6th March 2010, 08:42	#149
vikram999 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jaipur Posts: 67 Thanked: 75 Times	did u also own fiat linea.?? how much cruze LTZ cost their on road...
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6th March 2010, 10:58	#150
japneet_b BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: jalandhar Posts: 25 Thanked: 0 Times	booked chevy cruze ltz m/t in black.....
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