[CarParts.com]

If you’ve been shopping for a used car lately, you’ve probably noticed that sky-high gas prices have increased the cost of used hybrid and electric vehicles. While used vehicle prices increased 16.9% overall in May over the same time last year, EV prices jumped even more by 37.7%, and hybrids climbed by 32.1%.

So, if you’re looking for an inexpensive car right now, a traditional gas-powered vehicle might be the way to go. There are still relatively affordable new and used conventional cars available, especially if you’re willing to settle for a compact or subcompact model.

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[Will0730]

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If you’ve been shopping for a used car lately, you’ve probably noticed that sky-high gas prices have increased the cost of used hybrid and electric vehicles. While used vehicle prices increased 16.9% overall in May over the same time last year, EV prices jumped even more by 37.7%, and hybrids climbed by 32.1%.

So, if you’re looking for an inexpensive car right now, a traditional gas-powered vehicle might be the way to go. There are still relatively affordable new and used conventional cars available, especially if you’re willing to settle for a compact or subcompact model.

Click here to read the article.

You all lambasted the Cruze pretty good and unfairly in the story that you linked. I’ve owned four of them.. all new: a 2012, 2016, 2017 and a 2019. Feature for feature, dollar for dollar they beat the heck out of their in-class competitors. In 2019 (pre-Covid) I was up in the air 36 weeks… that meant picking up lots of compact rental cars at the airport. The comparable Corolla, Civic, Sentra and other in-class compact cars all had cheap plastic interiors, awkward cockpit control designs, uncomfortable seating among other subpar features where the Cruze had nice cloth inserts, interior insets, stitching and easy to reach driver controls. The fit and finish of the Cruze was far beyond what its competitors were offering.

 

[JFlabitz]

You all lambasted the Cruze pretty good and unfairly in the story that you linked. I’ve owned four of them.. all new: a 2012, 2016, 2017 and a 2019. Feature for feature, dollar for dollar they beat the heck out of their in-class competitors. In 2019 (pre-Covid) I was up in the air 36 weeks… that meant picking up lots of compact rental cars at the airport. The comparable Corolla, Civic, Sentra and other in-class compact cars all had cheap plastic interiors, awkward cockpit control designs, uncomfortable seating among other subpar features where the Cruze had nice cloth inserts, interior insets, stitching and easy to reach driver controls. The fit and finish of the Cruze was far beyond what its competitors were offering.

Back when I was renting a lot of cars, the Korean cars were the worst. Not only did they handle like a wet dish rag, but their emission/economy method was to dump them into high gear at a very low RPM. Then when you'd hit a little hill and give them a little throttle, nothing would happen, so you give it more throttle, and more throttle, until they gear down 3 gears and then accelerate briskly. Impossible to maintain a constant speed with those econoboxes, and it shows by the way people drive them.
The Cruise on the other hand had very good driving dynamics, Hit a little hill, give it a little throttle, and they drop one gear if they need to, and corner a LOT better than most in that size and price range.

 

[Will0730]

Back when I was renting a lot of cars, the Korean cars were the worst. Not only did they handle like a wet dish rag, but their emission/economy method was to dump them into high gear at a very low RPM. Then when you'd hit a little hill and give them a little throttle, nothing would happen, so you give it more throttle, and more throttle, until they gear down 3 gears and then accelerate briskly. Impossible to maintain a constant speed with those econoboxes, and it shows by the way people drive them.
The Cruise on the other hand had very good driving dynamics, Hit a little hill, give it a little throttle, and they drop one gear if they need to, and corner a LOT better than most in that size and price range.

"handle like a wet dish rag"

Good God, that's hilarious.

The Cruze is a nice little car. I always say that GM is much like Microsoft in that they perfect a product and then dump it. The GM line of Ecotec engines were great.