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I just took possession of a 2017 Cruze Hatch! Comfortable & quiet driving experience matches my expectations. Manual transmission, so far, not so much. Should've heeded the reviews on this point.
Any fix for these minor gripes? 1. 'Bong.. Bong.. Bong.. Bong.. ' on entry & startup. Why? Can I shut it off? I want to listen to the engine when I start the car, not bong bong bong. 2. All the exterior lights come on and stay on when I unlock & when I shut down the car. I don't like this. Can I disable? Will ask my sales rep.
I hope I'll grow to like, or at least learn how to deal with, the huge gap between 1st and 2nd. So far, don't want to lay on it hard when, e.g. rounding a city corner & having only 1200 rpm going in 2nd. I don't think it's good for break-in. Eventually, in the interest of getting there with no drama, I will try mashing the pedal hard. Or, get used to going all the way down to 1st.
The automatic 2017 Cruze I test-drove had gobs of torque at low engine speeds. Too late, I saw a post hinting that Chevy de-tuned the manual-equipped engine's torque output at lower rpms to, possibly, save the transmission? Anyone know something about that? I was counting on that super torque to redeem the wide 1-2 gap.
Any fix for these minor gripes? 1. 'Bong.. Bong.. Bong.. Bong.. ' on entry & startup. Why? Can I shut it off? I want to listen to the engine when I start the car, not bong bong bong. 2. All the exterior lights come on and stay on when I unlock & when I shut down the car. I don't like this. Can I disable? Will ask my sales rep.
I hope I'll grow to like, or at least learn how to deal with, the huge gap between 1st and 2nd. So far, don't want to lay on it hard when, e.g. rounding a city corner & having only 1200 rpm going in 2nd. I don't think it's good for break-in. Eventually, in the interest of getting there with no drama, I will try mashing the pedal hard. Or, get used to going all the way down to 1st.
The automatic 2017 Cruze I test-drove had gobs of torque at low engine speeds. Too late, I saw a post hinting that Chevy de-tuned the manual-equipped engine's torque output at lower rpms to, possibly, save the transmission? Anyone know something about that? I was counting on that super torque to redeem the wide 1-2 gap.