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Great small car
karl_swift, 04/28/2015
2012 Chevrolet Cruze LT Fleet 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
39 of 43 people found this review helpful
I use this car on a daily basis, for both city and highway driving. I average about 35 MPH, and the cruze does not use a drop on oil, between 6,000 mile changes. Most of my driving is highway in excess of 70 MPH. The vehicle currently has over 40,000, and i have no complaints.
CJ Cruze Eco Automatic
cjcruze, 05/28/2012
2012 Chevrolet Cruze Eco 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
43 of 48 people found this review helpful
I have driven the Cruze 5000 miles since purchase in late Jan., 12. I am very pleased with the car. No problems on delivery or since then. The car is comfortable, quiet, and economical. I have had several Chevys over 45 years of driving. The Cruze is by far the best Chevy I have owned. Measured gas mileage (not computer based) is 38.5 in a mixture of urban, exurban, and interstate driving. I do drive carefully to achieve high mileage and rarely engage the turbo or exceed 65 mph. I would not hesitate to purchase another Cruze.
Great car with great MPG but if you have manual watch out for cultch problems
smbaylor, 08/07/2012
2012 Chevrolet Cruze 2LT 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
My husband and I bought this car on May 31st 2012. We love this car; it gets great gas mileage which was perfect for us with my husband being in the National Guard and has to drive over an hour for every drill weekend and with both of us being full time college students. Saving this much money is gas every month if great. The one problem we did have with the car is that when I drove the car to Peoria which is an hour and a half from our home it broke down about 10 miles from where I was going. I had the car set on cruse on the highway and all of a sudden the RPM's shot up and the speed started going down quickly. Mind you both my husband and I learned to drive with a manual transmission so
2012 Chevrolet Cruze
Mario, 04/17/2017
2012 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
I love the Chevy cruze . 80.000 miles in 4 years with almost no big issues . nice looking car and good MPG
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Don't buy a Cruze!
Brent Matthew, 06/19/2018
2012 Chevrolet Cruze LT Fleet 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
15 of 16 people found this review helpful
Owned a Cruze for 2 years. 1 week after purchase the problems started. Trunk wouldn't stay closed. Coolant started boiling over/leaking. Water pump and associated parts were replaced. I thought it would be okay for awhile with new parts. No! It happened 2 more times. Researched Cruze coolant issues online, and this is a VERY common problem, they are notorious for it. When I was getting the coolant issue fixed, the dealer found a oil leak. More parts replaced. Recall after recall. Parts that aren't recalled you will pay for repairs, because they are low quality. MPG was way less than EPA rating, 20-25 MPG. Engine was weak. At 137 horsepower it struggled getting up hills if I had 2 people and a couple luggage bags. GM cars depreciate so much that many find they owe more than the car is worth. Within months this happens. My car lost half it's value in 2 years! This is my 4th GM vehicle and I'm done! From all the complaints I've read, I think the Cruze will be GM's downfall. It obviously has many many quality issues all around.
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