So I finally got rid of my 2010 Impala for a 2017 Cruze LT/RS hatchback, since we were so impressed with our 2016.5 Cruze. I got a good deal for trade in considering the car had some paint defects, and a gash in the rear bumper. The car had the best care possible, but in its time with me had a head gasket repair, transmission cooler / oil cooler lines, lock actuator, power steering rack, and a blend door motor replaced. The rear defroster was also in operational, and burnt its harness connection in the passenger side foot well. Common and easily fixed, but still. Luckily it was all covered under extended warranty, but even with that I still was paying 125 dollars a repair, and having my car held up at at the shop on average once every 6 months.
In reality, the car is about to barf its transmission (4T65E) and you can really feel it. It has the input piston seal leak (engagement slip), and some trouble upshifting / downshifting. It also has a shake in the front end I could never get rid of no matter what I did. Even with pretty fresh road force balanced tires it would shake about 70 Mph and make it very uncomfortable to drive for any period of time on the highway.
It's a column shift / bench seat car with no OnStar / Bluetooth. With the cloth bench seat, anything resembling spirted driving has you falling out of the seat. It does have fogs, 17" alloys, and remote start. It was a very strange LT option package. I got the car for 12k about 3 years ago with 35k on the clock. I traded it with 71k and the wear that 36,000 miles has in itself.
The have it listed for 10k, gave it a bath, and threw it out on the lot. I did have black bow ties on it, and black Depo headlights on it. I feel a pang of guilt for whoever pays that much and gets that car. I get they are in the market to make money, but I can't believe they price they put on that. I'm just glad I got out of it before it totally fell apart.
In reality, the car is about to barf its transmission (4T65E) and you can really feel it. It has the input piston seal leak (engagement slip), and some trouble upshifting / downshifting. It also has a shake in the front end I could never get rid of no matter what I did. Even with pretty fresh road force balanced tires it would shake about 70 Mph and make it very uncomfortable to drive for any period of time on the highway.
It's a column shift / bench seat car with no OnStar / Bluetooth. With the cloth bench seat, anything resembling spirted driving has you falling out of the seat. It does have fogs, 17" alloys, and remote start. It was a very strange LT option package. I got the car for 12k about 3 years ago with 35k on the clock. I traded it with 71k and the wear that 36,000 miles has in itself.
The have it listed for 10k, gave it a bath, and threw it out on the lot. I did have black bow ties on it, and black Depo headlights on it. I feel a pang of guilt for whoever pays that much and gets that car. I get they are in the market to make money, but I can't believe they price they put on that. I'm just glad I got out of it before it totally fell apart.
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