You can still buy a manual diesel matchback in the US!!!

"David E. Davis" (imnotdedyet)
08/07/2018 at 09:34 • Filed to: Diesel lives!

The Chevy Cruze diesel may be the only one left. This surprised me and saddened me at the same time. The front end is best described as unfortunate but otherwise, not bad looking. The price isn’t too bad either at ~$25K.

DISCUSSION (9)

nerd_racing > David E. Davis
08/07/2018 at 09:45

Can’t do it. Too many bad experiences with long term quality with Chevy products in my family.

To be fair, I’m not all that impressed with the route my 2015 Mazda 3 hatch is going either. Getting some suspension noise at 51k miles.

So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky > nerd_racing
08/07/2018 at 10:03

I’m getting a little play in my 3's suspention too but given the horrible excuses for roads I commute on every day I’m not surprised

So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky > David E. Davis
08/07/2018 at 10:06

A friend of mine had the previous gen Cruze with the diesel. He is a GM fanboy and even works for them so he is pretty aplogetic for thier shortcomings and exact words on his diesel Cruze were “Other than the engine, this whole car is garbage”. The new one looks better and the stick sho uld help but I just can’t.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > David E. Davis
08/07/2018 at 10:40

These are so ugly, Chevy has already burned me with their garbage quality, and this is a Daewoo (not known for quality) that has suffered intense cost cutting from GM accountants.

In spite of what they are, I wouldn’t be able to do it.

way2blu does a rev update > David E. Davis
08/07/2018 at 10:48

Most of the reviews I’ve read point out that, despite the great numbers it puts down (torquey diesel, fancy brakes, stick shift), it falls way short on the “fun-to-drive” intangibles.

I’ll take a Hyundai Veloster Turbo for $3k less.