Holden Cruze

[vztrt]

The new Fiesta is made in Germany and will be until the end of the year, then the Australian cars will come from the (not ready yet) plant in Thialand. Alll the Euro Fords can come from nearly anywhere but the Germany factory is home base and allways build the first lot. It should outsell everything once the other factorys come online, but at the moment theres a 4 month wait as the German factory can only build 2000 a day and it's just can't build enough for Europe and Australia

Fiesta will be from Thailand when the plant is up and running.
Focus is from South Africa and Germany(XR5) till Ford start building it at Broady, then only the XR5 will be imported.
Mondeo comes from Belgium.

[greenfoam]

The 09 Fiesta is from Germany until next year, my wife has one, it's x 10 awesome, can't fault it in anyway

[vztrt]

The 09 Fiesta is from Germany until next year, my wife has one, it's x 10 awesome, can't fault it in anyway

Hence why the I said when the plant is up an running/goes online.

[1991_Vn2nV]

Hence why the I said when the plant is up an running/goes online.

But why did you bother saying it in the first place, you actually quoted him saying it so that you could say it yourself??

You quote him saying "The new Fiesta is made in Germany and will be until the end of the year, then the Australian cars will come from the (not ready yet) plant in Thialand."

Then post "Fiesta will be from Thailand when the plant is up and running." Hmmm lol

Whether they are built in South Africa or Thailand, the quality is still well above the Holden imports. Why can Ford build a quality car out of these countries and Holden cannot? Why can Ford afford to import Euro cars (i.e Mondeo, Fiesta atm) and sell them at a competitive price, but Holden cannot (i.e. Astra)?

[davey g-force]

I just got to test drive the new Cruze prior to the launch!

The dealer had one just for today so the salesmen can do their training with it. The car is doing the rounds of all Sydney dealerships ATM.

I must say, overall I'm impressed. I think Holden is onto a winner here. I drove the top of the line CDX and it has ALL the bells and whistles for $23,990. Good looking thing in the flesh too IMO. Fit and finish was good - a lot better than I expected. The only thing that let it down somewhat was the auto gearbox but that's ok, we're looking at getting a manual anyway.

So pending a test drive of a manual whenever they can get one, my missus might be cruze-ing in a Cruze...

[Calaber]

I don't have a problem with the Cruze. From some angles, there is a distinct family resemblance to VE design features. The car has a five star safety rating, six airbags, ESP and various other safety goodies, good equipment levels, a greatly improved standard of panel fit and finish compared to previous Dae-wot's and sensible pricing. The diesel has a six speed auto available - I can see that being the one to get if you are after economy and equipment. About the only thing I wasn't fussed about was the design of the standard steels and the up-spec alloy wheels. They do nothing for its appearance.

From what I have read in the papers so far, the Holden manufactured version to come on line next year will have styling differences. Build it right and it will sell well in a highly competitive sector of the market

[XeKToReX]

For that price, I might find myself cruze-ing! Seems like a neat little car to me, one of the few I'd actually let myself drive (astra turbo's are cool )

[Panorama]

I have a holden cruze 2004, anyonoe have parts? i need the left hand door and the bonnet, please update me with prices and locations, thanks guys

[Reaper]

I have a holden cruze 2004, anyonoe have parts? i need the left hand door and the bonnet, please update me with prices and locations, thanks guys

The name "Cruze" is recycled from a little microbus thing they had earlier this decade. Wander down to your local Holden dealer - they should be able to help you with spares.

Reaper

[davey g-force]

I have a holden cruze 2004,

You poor bugger!

anyonoe have parts? i need the left hand door and the bonnet, please update me with prices and locations, thanks guys

Umm this is an ENTIRELY different type of Cruze we're talking about here. Do some research and you'll see what I mean...

[vzlumina]

We test drove one, it was just a CD
things i liked:
* overall look
* interior especially upfront, the centre stack and instrument clust are sweeeeet
* it feels and looks smaller then it is (like the VE) (good and bad thing actually)
* the door sound when it closes
* the steering wheel
things i didn't like:
*cloth dash, does this change to leather when trim is leather? imagine this would be hard to keep clean and would fade.
*upfront you feel 1st class, in the back you are definately in econmy, come one GM and Holden soft touch plastics all the way through.
* the back needs to be a little 'squarer' , and option of a little spoiler.

But anyway i talked mum into sitting in an Sv6 she said she loved big cars and that day we ended up ordering an Atomic SS 6 speed lol

[andyman]

But anyway i talked mum into sitting in an Sv6 she said she loved big cars and that day we ended up ordering an Atomic SS 6 speed lol

ba hahah, can i have your mum, thats awesome

oh and what does the door sound like when it shuts?

[vzlumina]

ba hahah, can i have your mum, thats awesome

oh and what does the door sound like when it shuts?

its hard to describe but you know how you get a cheap door shutting sound then a solid door shutting sound lol ... like like how a Commodore's door shuts compared to an Excel lol

Ill post pics up of the SS soon aye

[Calaber]

The name "Cruze" is recycled from a little microbus thing they had earlier this decade. Wander down to your local Holden dealer - they should be able to help you with spares.

Reaper

I think that's the one thing about this car that I'm not keen on. It's the same with "Viva", which has now been stuck on two very ordinary, mundane and boring cars made forty years apart, but both were junk.

The names "Cruze" and "Viva" should be consigned to the dust-bin. Surely they can be more creative and come up with a new name for a new car.

[greenfoam]

vn2nv's girlfriend and my wife both have one of these, that's why we are biased towards Ford with small cars :0, it's pretty much non-improvable, well more power coldn't hurt but apart from that it's flawless

[Calaber]

Yeah, it's a shame we don't get the latest Euro small cars from Holden anymore. The latest Corsa and Astra, and the Insignia mediu, would eat any Daewoo.

[Reaper]

Yeah, it's a shame we don't get the latest Euro small cars from Holden anymore. The latest Corsa and Astra, and the Insignia mediu, would eat any Daewoo.

Nobody bought them. Holden tried and they tanked - we only have ourselves to blame.

Reaper

[davey g-force]

vn2nv's girlfriend and my wife both have one of these, that's why we are biased towards Ford with small cars :0, it's pretty much non-improvable, well more power coldn't hurt but apart from that it's flawless

Have a look at / drive of the new Cruze. You just might change your mind.

Subjective I know, but I personally reckon the Cruze is far nicer in the looks department too.

[1991_Vn2nV]

Have a look at / drive of the new Cruze. You just might change your mind.

Subjective I know, but I personally reckon the Cruze is far nicer in the looks department too.

The new fiesta is a top looking car man!

But have you driven or looked at one up close? I've driven my gf's a few times and been in it countless times, and whilst i've only sat in a Cruze, not driven one as yet, there really isn't much of a comparison imo. Whether or not that changes when they stop importing the Fiesta from Germany and import it from Thailand im not sure.

Nobody bought them. Holden tried and they tanked - we only have ourselves to blame.

Reaper

The Astra sold in decent amounts, much higher than any of the daewoo small cars anyway.