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I bought my cruze in August.
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And I only had a $16,500 budget. I test drove the elantra and the Wv jetta..dodge dart..kia forte..altima..ford fusion.

I really wanted a Altima but the interior was so boring. My old car was really boring so I wanted a new gen feel to the interior.

But I had never seen the cruze or heard of it so when I seen the blue one for $15,000 it was like a instant purchase and I lovedddd it =)

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the next day I was driving and a 2013/14 Chevy Malibu pulled up next to me. It made my cruze look dorky.
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Now everytime I see someone in a cruze, its a girl or a old person. And when i see a malibu its a man. And its really messing with me hahaha. For some reason I didnt even try to get a malibu because they were showing me brand new ones for like 20+ but I went on autotrader and seen a few around me with 35k miles for $16,000 and now im devastated.

I need to get my confidence back in this cruze. People compliment me on it, but from some angles the cruze looks really good. But other angels it looks dorky to me.

So now every single time i look at my car, im like doubting it. I cant just accept it and love it.

sorry..needed to let it outttttttt
 
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Only thing better with the malibu is the engines(2.5L ecotec and 2.0T ecotec). MPG wise I would not trade my cruze average for the 26mpg most average with the malibu(2.5L).

Looks its really a personal thing, I prefer the cruze size and looks hands down to the 2013 or 2014 malibu.
 
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Only 18 MPG on a Cruze? Either you have an anvil for a right foot or there is something wrong with your car. As for your other point, I was quite fond of the looks of the new Malibu as well, but there were a few reasons I picked the Cruze instead:

* Price. Maybe a bit of a moot point since the price difference between the Cruze I bought and the Malibu I considered was only a few thousand and I intend to keep the car 5+ years, but what can I say, I'm cheap.
* At least to me, the Cruze back seat is actually slightly roomier. The leg room sucks on both (this is to be expected, I am 6'4" and can barely fit in the back seat of a full-size car), but on the Malibu my head was touching the headliner.
* No spare tire on the Malibu. Even a donut spare is better than the can of Fix a Flat, which is useless if the hole in your tire is particularly large. I am not OK with having to call a tow truck over a flat tire.
* At least as of 2013, the base model Malibu stereo did not have the USB audio in, and I don't want to pay for the MyLink touchscreen just to get that.
 
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I see girls and old people in Cruzes all the time and it doesn't bother or make me dislike having the Cruze. Personally I think the Cruze has strong lines and looks muscular in some angles. I would only get a Malibu for the engines but I can't stand the new grill on the Malibu's, doesn't look proportionate. Plus you can't beat the MPG from the Cruze in a Malibu.
 
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I really, really hate the back end of the new Malibu. It looks like it's trying to be something it's not...and it fails at the most important part of a midsize sedan, rear seat room. But the 2.0T is an awesome engine. It's also priced way over what it should be...knock $2000 off and it might be a little more competitive with the Camcords of the class.

Sorry, but between the two, I'd take the Fusion, hands down.
 
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The Fusion is beast but the Malibu grew on me. The fusion went a little to conservative on the design so it will look boring in time. I would rather have my Cruze than the malibu because I wanted a lower payment with good mpg and a turbo to be honest.
 
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Ha, never sure about my wife or what criteria she goes on. While we have the money, she took one look at the Malibu and said I don't like that car, but she loves the Cruze.

Ha, we have a lot of men on this board that drive Cruze's, even us rough and tough old vets. Have a 90 pound woman neighbor that flies around in a Ford Expedition.

They feel they need a huge vehicle to make up for their weaknesses, and they actually did a study on this and verified it. Or needing to buy a Corvette to attract women. Ha, never wanted those, really don't like the kind of women they attract.
 
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gmenpg said:
right now im getting 17.9 mpg on my cruze.
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Whoa, something is wrong with your car. Even in the absolute worst conditions, my 2011 2LT auto never got lower than 24 mpg city, and the 2011 model was the worst year for mileage.

As far as the Malibu, it really only offers a few things I can't get on the Cruze that I would want (larger backseat, smoother ride??, adjustable lumbar support), and none of those to me are worth the added cost or loss in mileage. In fact, I actually like having a smaller car in general.
 
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Sanjay Collins said:
I love seeing old people and girls driving Cruze's. I blow by with my straight pipe and turbo and I know they're thinking, "Why doesn't mine look or sound like that one?!"

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That's what you want to think, but most probably don't even notice.

That said, I completely understand. I can't help but give a little blow off if I'm next to a cute girl in a Cruze. That said, it has yet to prove to be more than a waste of gas.


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Well, it has to be where I live. I live in the city. Pittsburgh in "mt washington" and its like all hills. Its the only way I can explain why im only getting 17.9

I dont have the eco edition. Mine is a 2011
 
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Oh, Mount Washington... Every time I end up in that part of town I always find myself having to reverse up a one-way dead end street that has cars parked on both sides. I guess maybe you could do that badly on gas mileage if all you did was going up and down hills there and not a lot of highway miles.
 
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