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Old 30-04-2011, 11:07 AM   #1
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Wink Cruze SRiV Not bad!!

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!!!!

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Old 30-04-2011, 11:38 AM   #2
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The Cruze SRI-V in my opinion looks like a bloody nice peice of car.
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Old 30-04-2011, 12:40 PM   #3
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so does this thing have any more performance standard cruze? Cos in the past the SRi was a faster car the standard one
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Old 30-04-2011, 12:45 PM   #4
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The turbo motor is available in the SRiV? It also has passive entry with push button start
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Old 30-04-2011, 12:45 PM   #5
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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.
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Old 30-04-2011, 05:07 PM   #6
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Um.. SV6 is $36990, but a new XR6 will cost you $34990 with prestige paint, drive away.
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Old 30-04-2011, 06:39 PM   #7
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They will sell well.
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Old 30-04-2011, 06:42 PM   #8
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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
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Old 30-04-2011, 06:49 PM   #9
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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.
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Old 30-04-2011, 07:54 PM   #10
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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
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Old 30-04-2011, 09:28 PM   #11
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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.
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Old 30-04-2011, 10:15 PM   #12
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Focus driving dynamics are good, just that the Seth efrican build quality isnt anything special.

Hopefully they both sell well.
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Old 30-04-2011, 10:27 PM   #13
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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.
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Old 30-04-2011, 10:47 PM   #14
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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?
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Old 30-04-2011, 10:51 PM   #15
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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.
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Old 30-04-2011, 11:13 PM   #16
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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.
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Old 01-05-2011, 12:46 AM   #17
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Default Re: Cruze SRiV Not bad!!

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.....
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]

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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.

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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....
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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.
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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.


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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.
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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.

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^^^^^^^^^^
LOL!.. I actually bought one of those!...
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^^^^ Like the Cortina's and Escort's were the pinnacle of quality.
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