Chevy Cruze Premier - BEATS TOYOTA 

+Marc Kamo GoFundMe!

He already has the best car on the road.He doesn't need more awesome things buddy

+Midwest Mopars you're totally correct dude I've driven 14 cruze it's very sluggish however the 17 cruze is nothing like it, I just borrowed one as courtesy vehicle while my 14 captiva gets tuned let me tell ya the power and suspension 10x better rides better than a 185hp truck I also own a 3.9l Monte the Cruz's power train is better I'm a fan now ... was gonna go foreign far as comfort go, not any more Chevy's stepped up their game... Quality and power!

I think that 42 mpg highway is a little optimistic. I went on a 500 mile round trip this weekend and averaged 36.1 mpg. As others have mentioned, the car has speed, power and comfort, as well as being very sporty looking. If I had one to choose one thing to nitpick about, it's the way the steering wheel "tilts". It doesn't actually tilt but shifts upward and downward when a clamp lever is released. I much prefer a true tilting wheel via a small lever and U-joint setup. I think this is common on most vehicles, likely due to cost.

If you look it up the Premier gets less MPG than the LT etc due to the wheels and watts link. I have a 2011 and I love it!!!

Wheels and watts link? Am I missing something?

nunya bizznizz blog.caranddriver.com/efficient-cruze-ing-2016-chevrolet-cruze-epa-rated-as-high-as-42-mpg-highway/ Second paragraph and if you look elsewhere the watts is on the rear suspension. www.google.com/amp/www.automobilemag.com/news/2016-chevrolet-cruze-second-drive-review/amp/ www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en-us&q=z-link+rear+suspension+cruze&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLio736s7TAhXITSYKHY1oAR0Q1QIIhgEoAQ&biw=375&bih=628#imgrc=rbysmXewazgcrM:

You are a wise man. Enjoy!

Uhhhhhhh, you get that now. Give it a few months.

You had any problems in it

Very nice! Congrats!

Thanks for sharing. Congrats!

Glad you're okay.

Glad to know just for mine today after crashing my old 2013 Chrysler 200 goin 60 and the engine completely flew out lmao and roll over your comment makes me feel safe incase I crash again 🤣

Robb Cobb wow your like a broken spamming record skipping over and over again! Do you get that much joy insulting a car which is not a Toyota? We get it you love Toyota Camry. Just give it up. People love the Chevy cruze. You like the Toyota that's your opinion. After the first negative comment. We understand your opinion. Give it a rest now! With your comments make you look like an immature child or someone that might work for Toyota.

Unfortunately, they no longer make it. The new replacement is the 2019 Toyota Corolla sedan.

+General Motors, are you listening?

+Glen Daly The opposite could be said about the new Toyota Corolla. The Cruze is a great car for a reason.

Double-plus good duckspeak.

Just get a new one. If they are sitting on the lot because of the interior color, you can probably get a great price.

I got my 2016 81,00km 50,000m

My Jetta also with a 1.4L has gotten 52mpg travelling at 55mph on a flat road for about a hundred miles.

+Eloise Harris Thanks for watching! If you're thinking about the Chevy Cruze Premier in particular, be sure to watch my Volkswagen GTI vw GLI video, because I actually discuss the Cruze premier vw the Jetta GLI based on price point. I think you'll also get a sense of my driving style and change of character between these cars as an indication of what you might expect behind the wheel. The Cruze is a great car for its price point. Also check out my Toyota Corolla video because I mention the Cruze there as well.

Did you measure the gasoline and the actual miles or did you just read that off the fuel efficiency display on the dash? Car speedometers and odometers tend to be inaccurate, and as well, electronic control unit estimations of mpg also tend to be inaccurate. Typically they show better mpg than you are actually getting. I have tested this on several cars. The mpg dash readouts tend to read out about 1.5 to 2 mpg more than I actually measured with measured amounts of gasoline, and a professional grade external odometer. Your car is likely actually getting about 33 mpg. That's good though for mixed driving, considering the weight of the car. Quite good. Cruze is a perfectly acceptable car, as is a Toyota Corolla or a Honda Civic or Hyudai or Nissan. It's strong point is its cabin appearance and comfort. I haven't driven the second generation but I did not find any fault with the steering on the first generation. It is only one car, so I can't say that they are unreliable but the owner did report to me more need for warrantee service than I typically hear from toyota owners. His air conditioner lost refrigerant and had to be recharged. A few other small things went wrong. He was inconvenienced by having to bring it to the dealer for warrantee repairs on failed parts, more times than he had to do with his previous car, a toyota. Like I said, this is only one car. I really enjoyed driving it.

Yup!

Sit in an old bmw. You’ll know what soft is.

Thanks! I drove that car around for a few days and everything in my video just came together in one concise flow of consciousness. It really is a great drive, and that interior is gorgeous for such an economical car.

Thanks for the refresher!

+Richard Hassell The Chevy Cruze Premier is highly underrated. Congrats on your purchase. You made a great decision!

Those Camrys are nice. A bit big but nice.

Stop start on the Cruze was imperceptible because of the small engine. Only downside is that there is no defeat button to keep the engine running. Still, you will hardly notice it. The next gen Cruze will only be an upgrade for you if you stick with a Premier trim. Avoid a Toyota Corolla. The best thing about the Cruze is the $26k sticker price, all-in, worst-case scenario. Check for incentives and look for the one you want. It is a great car for the money.

Likewise. Thanks for watching!

I just purchased a 2015 chevy cruze ltz rs so yes they are out there!

Focus RS and the 1st gen Cruze are not even on the same planet as far as performance.

You’re funny

Thanks! Sadly, GM announced that they closed the plant and no longer make the Cruze.

@@RoadandTract oh I'm aware of that, but I still want one. Lol.

Because plenty of the market prefers manual parking brakes. Less anxiety of questioning if they engaged tgeir brakes or not by just looking

+arshi khan A Crude is good for broke adults. A teenager needs a 10 year old pos.

A Cruze is good for anyone who wants one. It’s a nice car. 👍🏼

New Car Spin it won’t be a piece of shit if you take care of it. All you people say Chevy is bad. No, it’s the owner. The owners don’t take care of them. And I’m return. The car shits on you because you don’t care about it, it’s like a horse. You got to take care of it. Wash it. Feed it. Give its nutritional care. Everything. My grandpas 2001 Chevy Silverado LS V8 has 386k miles on it. Still running good. Gramps had to get a new transmission for it because it’s old. Pretty expected because it’s 20 years old. Same thing with my impala. It’s still newer. But it needs a new transmission too. It’s only 9 years old. But it has 145k miles on it already. And apparently my parents don’t like keeping maintenance with the car. So. Now you can say it’s a piece of shit. But it still can race. It’s still fast. It just has trouble getting into its correct gear. And it seems like somethings clogging it. As the RPM rises. It kind of pushes like the computer tells it to keep going even though I can tell the engine wants to give up. But thankfully the computer forces it to keep going. I think it has the limp home feature just like the Cruze. I read with the Cruze, that if it breaks down. The car will keep running even though there’s something wrong. Say like car is having problems with the gas, engine failure, or oil pressure issues. It’ll keep on going no matter what , so it won’t leave you stranded just in case. I think the mileage it will go up to is 50 miles. But my check engine light has been on since the June. So. Thank god nothing has happened.

This Auto start/Stop is killing me when i am about to an RED light about to stop like 1km it shut off and when i let go the brake it give me like hard start up Sigh i dont know how long that STARTer going to last tho its driving me insane sometimes. I WIsh there an way to TURN IT OFF !!!

I hated it at first too, but after a week I hardly noticed it. Did some research into it after I bought my 2017 Cruze and the feature does indeed save up to 12% fuel economy. I was worried about the starter too, but after some lenghty research the car is engineered around the system. Car with the Start/Stop feature have more robust starters with low friction bearings, crankcase enhancements, and deep cycle batteries which give the system the same amount of lifespan as a normal car without the system.

Said who??? What makes you think a Toyota will automatically run forever? Older 1990's models maybe, but those new toyotas are same garbage as anything else? I sold my 06 Fusion to a friend at 100,000 miles and that bitch is still running with no problems. He also has a CX-9 2012 and it's nothing but problems. You're getting swayed by BRAND NAMES. There are a shit load of older Focus models and Cobalts still on the road out there. And yes Cobalt is a shitty and ugly car, but I see a bunch of them out there. The old myth that American cars are shit and Toyotas are some form of manna from heaven doesn't really hold on anymore.

I have a 2011 and it has no problems at all with 100k

Not as new anymore, at least

Congrats!

Landon Klick What does the bolt pattern have to do with tires? Do you mean aftermarket wheels?

UnbendingNose supposedly it's an uncommon bolt pattern on the rim which makes buying the tires for this car expensive that's what 12 different tire shops near me told me

And you believed them? Shame on you!

That is like saying you have big feet so buying hats is really hard. How stupid.

Hahahaha as someone that was a tire hand for years that sounds like tech talk for i dont want the work

takes a lot of time to save money whilst not spending the whole paycheck. I have a pretty decent amount of savings right now and it's looking like i could get a new one at the end of this year, crossing my fingers! might put in a few more hours at work and see what happens from there. cheers!

In the same boat dude, 82 cents to my name bro at 23, fallen on tough times plus I got issues..anyways...I am feeling that grind..gotta get some passive income going..my eyes are set on a car

Any income is better than no income. Despite popular belief, you don't have to save up thousands for a car. Most dealerships and places like CarMax only need a down payment and somewhat decent credit(FICO Score actually). Most places will let you drive off the lot for as little as 500 down. Obviously the more you CAN put down the better as you'll have a lower payment and interest, but as long as you have a job you can roll off the lot with either a new car or a 1-2 year old used one with less than 20k miles. Just figure out how much car you can afford monthly and save up a few hundred for a down payment. Stay away from those "Buy here, pay here" places. Stick to dealerships and other reputable places like CarMax.

Robb Cobb meh

Doesn't always have to be a new can be a up to date used car. And theirs always options you can always get a car loan from your bank who will work with you run your credit give you a blanket check and say your allowed to spend such amount of money such as $20,000. And if you need more time to pay off the loan you can stretch the payments only downside is that you typically pay more interest and pay more than what the care is worth if your really into the economics of things.

If you paid full msrp of $26k for a Premier, you're looking at around $3,500/year in "value." I wouldn't advise keeping a car that long, but you could. Even if you pay the car off in 5 or 6 years, the car is still worth a few grand. The problem I have with keeping an inexpensive car for so long is that insurance companies will be quick to write off the car if anything happens. 7 years down the line, it may be worth about $5k. All it takes is one bonehead to crash into you, and it's a total loss. If you had replaced tires, brakes, motor mounts, etc - just to keep it on the road, you are out all that money. You should look at keeping it for about 4 or 5 years and trade it in. It would be worth a couple grand more and you'd have equity to put about $5k down on your next new ride without having to write a check.

New Car Spin Thank you! Because I’m planning to pay fully for this car, no credit, no loans, it’s my money. I don’t want to waste my money you know?

50% down. Hold onto the rest. Your car payments will be lower than any lease, use auto-pay and schedule it for the soonest payment. This allows you to have cash in the bank at all times, just in case you want to buy land or something like bitcoin - at least your cash isn't all tied up in one asset.

New Car Spin Is there a specific brand (of car) I should focus my attention on?

Well, things have changed. GM just outsold Toyota in 2022. But I'd rather have a Toyota, any new Toyota in my driveway over any new GM.

Yup. It doesn't add up. How can GM lose money on their best affordable car? They even made a hatchback version!

@@RoadandTract That's what we got, and love it. It's just a way to sell a more expensive vehicle to you because there isn't a huge profit on the Cruze. Sad to say, my next car won't be a Ford or GM...

I get on average 50 MPG and my average speed on the highway is 80 MPH. So it's VERY good on fuel. I just bought one 2 weeks ago. It's a very nice car and SUPER QUIET. It's even more quiet than the VW Jetta 2015 I had ( that I got involved in an accident ). The VW obviously handles better in curves, but it was built very cheap compared to the older models. If you drive a lot, definitely get a TDI Cruze, but if you just drive it around the city at low RPM, then make sure you take it on the highway at least 1 hour per week at full speed, otherwise the DPF ( Diesel particulate filter ) can clog up and that's BIG bucks.

Spring 2017

NiharM77 spring 2018 my bad

NiharM77 nvm ignore me

You must be into bland things.

Sorry, but I think of Grandpa's old station wagon when I see that interior color. The streamlined, flowing look is best for any car.

However I did enjoy the video. Very nice, surprisingly powerful car. Just wish the premier interior was all black/grey

They do make an all black interior. I have a fully loaded 2017 premier with all black interior.

Yeah, that piece of crap carboard interior car. NO THANKS. They're fucking made of tinfoil. I don't know why people are idolizing this car to be honest.

Wrong. If GM did spend bailout money on the Cruze, it was for the 1st gen (2008-2016). In that generation, they launched a diesel version to compete with VW. 2017 is the start of the 2nd generation Cruze, so I doubt bailout money made it into this platform.

they paid it off, every dime they received they paid it back. sorry

You are in denial.

+roof pizza Wrong.

roof pizza all cars loose there value big time! No matter the model. Toyota is garbage compared to this

youll find these for 10k in 2 years. guaranteed.

*If Toyota is such garbage, then why are over 90 percent of them still on the road today, and have the best resale value? How many cruzes are there on the road that have the best resale value?*

Resale value is a "psychological" scam where only the naive fall for. If you resell your car for let's say 4K less than a Honda, but when you bought that Honda , you paid 4-5K more than this one. So the loss is relatively the same. You're just working with higher ( or lower) numbers. But proportionally, it's the same. Toyotas are OVER RATED and OVER PRICED. They're playing with your mind and make money of your ass.

LOL! That's pure, speculative bullshit if I've ever seen it. You're talking about depreciation on high-volume, low value, nearly appliance-level transportation as if they are BMWs.

next Japanese?

Look up on RU-vid "What engine blow-by looks like". POS engines taking a dump at 20K miles

+kn7gez Bullshit.

+ArT oF wAr Did you see my Corolla video? There are also other reviews out there from TTAC and TFL about the Corolla that are worth reading.