Chevy Cruze Wagon

Man do I want one of these! I think it looks great. Also comes in a Diesel.

Unfortunately, we can't get it here in the states.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/10/2012-chevrolet-cruze-wagon-first-drive-review/#continued

Dear Chevy..

Bring this to America in a Wagon, with a Stick, and a Diesel with a starting price in line with other cruzes and I will buy it.

Sincerly
Daniel

Reminds me of the 87 Escort wagon I had in college....

that could be a winna

nocones wrote: Dear Chevy.. Bring this to America in a Wagon, with a Stick, and a Diesel with a starting price in line with other cruzes and I will buy it. Sincerly Daniel

add me to the list

I'm waiting for a CX-5 diesel or for VW to fix the HPFP issues with the TDI. Chevy could snap up the sale if they tried...

As awesome as the CX-5 is in reviews, I'm going to have a hard time buying anything SUVish. I lower wagons to improve them...

I'd buy it. But I don't want the diesel, I want the turbo 2.0 they're putting in the Buick version.

Yeah I would buy one of those right now, I am looking for a wagon and the diesel would just be a bonus.

What in the berkeley is wrong with this country? No one buys diesel cars when they get better fuel economy and will turn around and bitch about cars not getting good fuel economy. Stupid Americans.

Looks way better than the sedan.

That article says we're getting a 2.0 diesel in 2013, so that's something, at least. Maybe they'll reconsider releasing the wagon over here, too.

no one buys diesel cars because the damage from the gm 350 diesel still lingers. sad but true

Meh. Of all the diesel cars that would be awesome to get here, that one is near the bottom of the list.

KATYB wrote: no one buys diesel cars because the damage from the gm 350 diesel still lingers. sad but true

Among all the other damage of smelly fuel, stains, fuel availability, fuel cost to gas, vehicle option cost, etc.... All 80's based junk that still lingers beyond just the crappy domestic built stuff.

In reply to 93EXCivic:

A dearth of options lowers standards...

Bobzilla wrote:

nocones wrote: Dear Chevy.. Bring this to America in a Wagon, with a Stick, and a Diesel with a starting price in line with other cruzes and I will buy it. Sincerly Daniel

add me to the list

+1.

Granted, this is basically the car I have now (2003 VW TDI wagon, 5 spd), but it would be nice to have an alternative should the TDI need to be replaced.

I'll agree with you guys in the interest of another choice for those that want it.

.... but i do not want. At all.

I wonder about the diesel option. Let's see...I put gas in my car at $3.17 last week. Diesel was $3.76 at the same station.

The Cruse Eco (and other gas cars) get 40mpg under ideal conditions, small diesels get about the same. For comparison sake, let's say gas is good for 37mpg and diesel is 43mpg.

With a 15 gallon tank, that's $47.55 to fill gas, and you run at around $.085 per mile for 555 miles.

With diesel, the cost is $56.40 to fill, running at around $.087 per mile for 645 miles.

Interesting.

In reply to pinchvalve:

But don't forget the at least 3-5k option price you should include in you per mile calculation.

Whether it's true or not, why do folks trot out that argument "...because of those old, smelly, diesel cars GM built in the '70s/'80s...." BUT, that kind of "group think" doesn't stop idiots from buying those POC cars that wear the big VW on the front and back? I mean, why are there STILL, enough folks in this country who SOMEHOW haven't heard any of the VW horror stories (be it the car or the dealers) but there are folks who still believe diesel cars are junk because of GM?

In other words...I ain't buying that "it's GM's fault" as an argument any more. Folks don't want diesel cars because they are a pain to fuel, and let's face it, there aren't for sale. CAR COMPANIES believing we won't buy diesels are the real reason there aren't more of them for sale.

Hey--who in their right mind would want a car that can haul a bunch of stuff and get 50+ mpg???

Clean diesels were supposed to be headed here after the last fuel crunch in '08 and they petered out the second gas got cheaper.

Looks like a great car, BTW.

I will take a Focus wagon instead. ST PLZ.

Hey I would love to be able to shop for a focus, Jetta, cruze, civic, elantra etc. Diesel wagon. Right now I would take any competitor to the jetta as my personal VE experiences have been subparagraph relative to others.

FYI my phones auttocorrect changed elantra to downgrade... Interesting.

In reply to Ranger50:

Don't forget to factor in the life of the engine. I have had a VW, MB, and a Ford diesel, all had over 370K on them. While I know anyone of us here could get a gas engined car to do that with pretty simple maintenance, I am not buying that all three of my old diesels were kept up by "car guys", especially with the aesthetic condition of the interior/exterior. Don't even ask about how my F350 smelled when I first got it.

nocones wrote: FYI my phones auttocorrect changed elantra to downgrade... Interesting.