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Loving This Car So Far!

cruzefan2, 05/22/2012
2012 Chevrolet Cruze Eco 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful

I've had my 2012 Chevy Cruze ECO now for 2 and a half months and absolutely love it! It's a great value for it's roomy interior, smooth/quiet ride and awesome fuel mileage! I also test drove a 2012 Ford Focus, which didn't even compare to the Cruze. The Focus didn't have near the roomy interior or the smooth ride the Cruze has. GM has finally hit a homerun with the Chevy Cruze!

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3.13 out of 5 stars

Radiator Smell and dealership won't fix it

smwavon, 04/30/2012
2012 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
4 of 8 people found this review helpful

We have had our brand new 2012 Chevy Cruze LT RS back to the dealership at least 3 times and we only have 33,000 miles. 3 times were for the Transmission, first time "It needed an update", second time "valve body in the transmission needed to be replaced", third time was "another update needed for the "NEW" car. Also the third time we had it in there: We had an overpowering antifreeze smell that made driving the car very unbearable. After driving the car for a while it also seems sluggish and seems to lose power. This is our only form of transportation. We are a family of 4 and rely on this car on an everyday basis.

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2012 Chevrolet Cruze LS 1.8 6 Speen Manual

luvmy2012cruze, 02/22/2013
2012 Chevrolet Cruze LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Excellent car! This car trumps the competition. I have read the reviews on this car and see a lot of complaints about it, none of which I have encountered. I just rolled over 15k in it and have not had a problem. Many of the reviews I say complain about the turbo in the 1.8 LS......if they read about the car they would know that the 1.8 LS does NOT come with a turbo. Gas mileage complaints.....depends on how you drive I average 34.6 mpg and I am not easy on the car. I drive this car extremely hard and fast, average 75-80mph on the highway, but still get 430 miles to the tank. Not as powerful as the 1Lt and up models, since it does not have a turbo, but I am very very happy with it.

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1 out of 5 stars

worst car ever

anne, 04/09/2019
2012 Chevrolet Cruze LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

i bought the car with 27,000 miles on it at 50,000 the transmission completely went i had a montb on the warranty thank god but then it ddnt want to heat up in the winter so i traded it in, i owned a chevy cavalier once and ran it to 180,000 miles before i got rid of it and even then it ran good,plus when i dropped this car from my insurance she said they cost more to insure because they are made crappy and are almost always deemed totaled,soooo gladits out of my hair!

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5 out of 5 stars

Best car I ever owned

M.Storm, 09/04/2018
2012 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I bought my car new with only 10 miles on it and I still own it 6 yrs later. I never once had an issue. It still looks awesome and runs like the 1st day I drove it. I love my car.

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