Friend of wifes is selling her 2010 cruize CDX diesel with 23000klms for $18k and has offered it to us before she advertises.
Whadya reckon? car was $28k new.
But in 5 years it probably wont be worth much at all?
For the same money u can get a new petrol hatch like an i30 or similar.
what would u do? Wifes car needs replacing soon
Check the on-line car sales websites, as there are plenty of bargains out there... and if nothing else it will give you a good sense of market price. FYI:
I picked up an immaculate 2012 Forester auto XS with only 18,000km on it for $31k - was > $40k+ new with on-roads.
I also found my daughter an immaculate 2010 Holden Barina 3dr sports with 16,000km on it for only $10k...
For 18k i'd be going for either a Corolla or a Lancer. Better reliability and will hold there value more than a cruize.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Daewoo_models 
Lacetti Premiere J300 (2008-present)
Also marketed as Holden Cruze, also Chevrolet Cruze
Sorry but some of you blokes are dreaming! Cruzed are a genuinely decent car and pretty good value for money.
Reliability is great, well built (not compared to a 70k euro but apples with apples) fuel is good and they drive ok (as ok as a slow front wheel drive will drive anyway). Pretty safe etc etc
18k probably not a bad buy if its as good conditions as the kms suggest.
Mrs bought a new SRiV last year and its been fantastic
A quick google says you can get a brand new Cruze for $22,500 driveaway. That's got the full warranty to go, 12 months rego, a brand new set of tyres, a new battery, wiper blades, it doesn't straight away need an oil change and it's an extra year off needing its timing belt replaced. Your savings at $18,000 are getting thin. The CDX version possibly had a whole lot of little over-priced extras, like gps and reversing cameras but you can buy all those aftermarket at Supa Cheep autos for a fraction of the CDX markup.
I've heard the Mazda 3 is also a good car for the same price, but just a little too pretty for a bloke to drive around in don't you think? Get a new Cruze.
Sort of Doggie but didn't daewoo work along side with suzuki manufacturing in the begining?
You'd like to think parts being available wont be an issue as they are made in australia for at least thr last couple of years but i dare say holden (like a lot of companies) are the issue there.
Or simply sell the car before 100/120k kms. Experience tells me thats the age when things start getting tired.
I don't know jack poop but I'd say you need a small 2nd hand diesel wizz bang like a hole in the head. What's the savings week to week if any over a modern petrol ?
Ian K, it might be considered bogan if not just narcissistic to suggest that a car is no good because it isn't 'whatever' enough. My old man thought I was crazy to want a Swift, all just because there weren't that many of them around. Well maybe not here, but they are a dime a dozen in Japan and have a great rep.
Mazda has come a long way in recent years and should also be a consideration for the intelligent consumer. The 3 wagon is a nice motor.
Unless you SUP- then you'd be better off searching for an old tank at the former Soviet military salvage yards.
My workmate has one which he bought from new. It is bland and ordinary in every way and yet it does the job. Goes... ok. Looks... ok. built... ok. Reliability... ok.
Good decision.
We've got a 2011 Mazda2 we've had from new and it's a great car.
By comparison, a mate spent a grand more than we did on a second-hand Fiesta Diesel (which is basically the same car but with a diesel instead of a 1.5 petrol) and although it uses virtually no fuel, there is an issue with the fuel pump that is going to cost him an arm and a leg to fix. I wouldn't go near a small diesel in this country for that reason. In the UK and Europe they seem to be cheaper to fix / replace parts on... maybe because there are far more of them over there.
