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Definitely worth getting the 8" screen - the 7" screen comes with the previous version of MyLink (which is newer than the version of the 7" screen in the 1st gen Cruze). The Cruze loaner we had a couple weeks back had the 7", and while it was fine, the current version of MyLink is extremely good and worth the upgrade.

 

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Mine's no 1000w luxury car stereo with 20 speakers, but the Bose system is pretty good for what it is.

Agreed. My Volt's Bose system is nothing compared to what is in my Cobalt, but it certainly is no slouch (it also has an actual sub, rather than just 6x9s "subs" in the sedan's deck, or the tiny little 5" woofer in the hatch's floor).

 

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I would stay in contact with Bose. Like I said they have a rep to uphold. Maybe they can push gm or the dealer to do something. I received a Bose Bluetooth speaker free through my job and it came not working. Contacted Bose and they shipped me a new one no questions asked. The new one worked perfectly.

Bose has always had some of the better customer service in the industry.

 

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The 6x9s in the tray are not full-range speakers, they are basically low-range woofers.

 

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Yes. With good equipment, you might even do better than the Bose system.

Yep - the Bose is a nice stock system, but you still end up with paper cone speakers.