Comments on: 2009 Holden Cruze – First Steer

By: maroccan blue cruze owner

maroccan blue cruze owner — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:11:05 +0000

are you in sydney? is it possible that other states sell the car at a diff price according to – ie: stamp duty,rego,green slip ect
i bought mine in nsw in south/west syd area

By: Goodfa

Goodfa — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:52:41 +0000

I was quoted $26,500 drive away for a manual CDX Silver Cruze. Yours is automatic which would be $2,000 extra.Yes if you could add the paperwork for the accessories that would be good. Thanks again

By: maroccan blue cruze owner

maroccan blue cruze owner — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:19:30 +0000

no worries.. ill have to do it tonight as im at work at the moment. what cost have you been advised and which model have you been looking at
i bought the cruze cdx with a few extra accessories, do you want the paperwork for the free accessories also?

By: Goodfa

Goodfa — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:12:12 +0000

Thanks. Can you email it to ilald@hotmail.com

By: maroccan blue cruze owner

maroccan blue cruze owner — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:47:16 +0000

sure where would you like me to send it to

by the way i had a call from the dealer yesterday and my new cruze has arrived and is ready for pick up this friday (tomorrow) im so impressed with my holden dealer as ive read a few comments above and notice alot of people are getting played and have to wait 3-4 months for a new car.
ill’d call your dealers and ask what the hold up is!

By: Shak

Shak — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:20:23 +0000

No its actually the other way round. Daewoo just had input on certain things whereas Opel designed and engineered most of the platform and the car. Holden did the testing on hot weather and all the seals and stuff. Daewoo just designed the outside and the production methods.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:55:16 +0000

Got my wife the all new 2009 Holden Cruze CD Auto 3 weeks ago,I dont like it but she’s happy thats the main thing.

I have had the car back at the dealers twice now for the same reason, it vears/pulls to the left. I allow for the camber on our roads but this little car wants to park itself. Today I took it back for the third time to the dealers for the same reason they said they will make about 5 adjustments to the suspension etc etc. Gave me a hire 2009 Holden Cruze CD Auto which does the exact thing , it wants to park itself. The funny thing is the first two time they had the car they said it was spot on.
But today when I took it back they said a funny thing to me
( all the 2009 Holden Cruze’s pull to the left )
Mind you the first and second time they did a wheel swap & alighned the front end but it still wants to park itself

Has anyone got the same problem
Is this an issue Holden have overlooked
4get using cruse control

By: Callous Aussie

Callous Aussie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:37:57 +0000

Your mechanic is a petrol sniffer. That’s a big call considering there wouldn’t be many with 60 k on the clock yet. Get a new mechanic. The car probably isn’t all he jacked up ;)

By: Callous Aussie

Callous Aussie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:34:46 +0000

In 12 months most of these people will still be thinking what a clown you are. Korean cars are moving ahead in leaps and bounds and the new cruze is just another example of a country that is set to dominate the auto world.

In coming years we will be truly astounded by the progress of the Korean manufacturers. Meanwhile you will increasingly look uneducated. Congrats to Holden and Korea on a great little package. I may yet end up with one myself. The issue for me is that there are about to be so many great vehicles from Hyundai and KIA that it’s a tough choice.

Korean cars are second only to Lexus in the USA for customer satisfaction. It’s just that some people (badge snobs and school kids) are lagging behind the educated.

By: Goodfa

Goodfa — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:01:14 +0000

Is there any chance of getting a copy of your paperwork to help me get a better deal as my dealer is playing games with me?

By: toxic_horse

toxic_horse — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:23:23 +0000

thats because your astra is a european opel.

By: maroccan blue cruze owner

maroccan blue cruze owner — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:57:51 +0000

i can garentee it’s a brand new cruze, its arriving on the 14th December, my partner as i advised above got a better deal than i could (they quoted me 32′000.00) i got all the extra’s listed above also, i double checked my paper work and its deffenetly the holden cruze cdx model in morroccan blue, and estimated delivery date states 14th december 2009. couldn’t believe my luck also

By: Goodfa

Goodfa — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:31:19 +0000

Are you sure that this car is not a demo or maybe a CD. The rrp for a CDX auto Cruze is over $29,000.To get over $5,000 off a car that is in short supply is nothing short of amazing!

By: maroccan blue cruze owner

maroccan blue cruze owner — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:59:13 +0000

i signed for my new car on saturday 28th nov and my car is being delivered on the 12th december ((((or so i hope)))) now im worried

By: maroccan blue cruze owner

maroccan blue cruze owner — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:54:49 +0000

i just bought the cruze cdx in maroccan blue(6sp auto), they told me 14days for delivery, and gave me an awesome price of $24′000.00 drive away (inc all on roads)we looked at the polo golf, mazda sp23/25 and the new lancer, the cruze won hands down, when i took it for a test drive i was blown away, it not only drove well it look’s stylish and will look up to date for time to come. only complant is it could have had a sun roof ;)

i looked around at a few holden dealers who were not only pushy but up’d the price because i was female, i was quoted 32′000.00 by 2 dealers with a 4 month wait,…. i took my partner with me when i went to sign and omg did the price change, i signed for my new car at 24′000.00 inc tinted windows,floor mats,i-pod jack, paint protection and a full tank of pertol and delivered in 14 days to my front door. over all it was a great experiance and i cant wait to recieve it…

By: Paul C

Paul C — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:31:02 +0000

OK, my Family has just bought one of the 1.8 CD manual Cruzes. Traded in a pretty thirsty Territory with a few looming issues and only 62k on the clock. I digress though.
Look, I like some Holdens, but also some Fords, and other individual cars amongst other brands. No car is perfect, and they all have their issues somewhere along the line. I like to think I call it as I see it. Firstly, I’m not coming on here to try and justify my decision. My decision is my decision, you make your own. My interest is reaching those who are thinking about one of these cars and would like an intelligent and unbiased opinion. You’ll either like or hate the styling, I like it, so tick for that. We were looking for a small/medium car to run our 3 kids around town for the million short trips you make as a parent. Coming down from a big car, safety was my number 1 priority, followed by fuel economy, but also enough room for a couple of car seats in the back for the short term and one in the long term. I did not find any car that came close for features (and there are plenty), safety (6 airbags plus ABS ESP traction control EBD etc etc) for the money, approx $23990 on the road for CD manual. Fuel ecomony around 7.0 1/100k combined, tick as well. ANCAP 5 star safety rating for this car, really important to me. Some are critical on engine performance for the 1.8 petrol. Let me assure you, it has more than enough power for normal daily driving. If you want to race people between traffic lights, then 1. Don’t buy a Cruze & 2. Stay away from me & my family! I’m more interested in how much it costs to fuel it each week so I can feed my kids, not quarter mile times.
Now, to those who are worried, it is not a Daewoo. Got it! When GM Bought out Daewoo naturally at that time GM got lumbered with ‘Legacy’ vehicles such as the Lacitti and others. And, yes they did badge them as Holden’s, Chev’s etc. However fast forward to now. The Cruze is a wholly GM design with major input from Holden, GM Europe, Chevrolet, GM Canada and no doubt others as well. A truely Global car built on an Astra platform. You’ve only got to sit in it to know it’s no Daewoo. The interior in my opinion is truely outstanding. Can I say being a big car fan, I am amazed at how planted this thing feels on the road, truely un-small car like, solid and stable. No doubt at 1300 kg’s this adds to that solid feel, but also adds to the safety too. See ANCAP 5 star rating. Long term, reliability is unknown as with any new car. Time will tell. Remember though that even amongst traditionally reliable cars you can always get a lemon. Personally if your looking for a small to medium run-about for a new driver or even a smaller family car my suggestion is at least check out the Holden Cruze.
One more thing to think about. As of next year these will be built in Australia by Holden along side Commodore. It’s important to Holden that this car hits the ground running so when local production starts it will have the Sales momentum behind it. So far it appears to be selling well, and we could all do worse than support Aussie jobs, True?

By: Goodfa

Goodfa — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:21:37 +0000

Timing Belt change for Cruze is 10 Years or 150,000Km’s(Whichever occurs first).

Parts should be cheaper than Astra since they are made in Korea and later on in Australia.

By: Mazdaman

Mazdaman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:39:36 +0000

good point
not unlike the Mitsubishi idea with the hyundai 2,4 in the top spec lancer
the 2.2 from the last vectra was supposed be a good motor wasn’t it?

By: tosca

tosca — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:21:47 +0000

I won’t look at another Holden because I don’t like their gouging attitude on parts. Everything I’ve had to replace on my Astra (wipers, flip-key (twice!) etc) has been much more expensive than other makes. Timing belt was due for replacement at a lousy 60K and my mechanic says the Cruze is the same. No doubt the Cruze is a fun drive while it’s young, but wait til it’s age starts to show, which will be the moment the warranty expires.

By: Sorry

Sorry — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:56:44 +0000

Gee you reckon you found all that out in 15 minutes. Pity you are wrong.
The Cruze is designed and built by GM Daewoo in Korea. The platform on which it is based is also designed by GM Daewoo, for use with the Cruze and other GM variants. There was input from other GM divisions, but nothing really substantial enough to even call it jointly developed.
Australian input was limited to the hatch variant.