{"id":9926,"date":"2011-06-11T14:45:39","date_gmt":"2011-06-11T19:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/?p=9926"},"modified":"2011-06-11T14:45:39","modified_gmt":"2011-06-11T19:45:39","slug":"sensible-sedan-shopping-chevrolet-with-gurdonark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/sensible-sedan-shopping-chevrolet-with-gurdonark\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensible Sedan Shopping @Chevrolet with @Gurdonark"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went this morning with @Gurdonark<\/a> sensible sedan shopping.\u00a0 He has a long daily commute to work, and needs a large compact or small midsize sedan for a daily driver.\u00a0 He had already tested the Ford Fusion.<\/p>\n

I offered to drive, since this was also a great excuse for a day out in my Cadillac STS-V.<\/p>\n

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Today we started at Tony’s Cafe<\/a> for breakfast.\u00a0 My Wife joined us, so that made a pleasant outing, then she headed for her day and we headed to the car dealers.<\/p>\n

Here are photos of the Cruze<\/a> and the Malibu<\/a>.\u00a0 They look very similar to me but I think I have them captioned right.<\/p>\n

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Chevrolet Cruze<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chevrolet Malibu<\/p><\/div>\n

For Car Shopping, we went to Huffines Chevrolet in Plano.\u00a0 @Gurdonark wanted to check the Cruze, Malibu, and Equinox, then head over to Huffines Hyundai to check their comparable offerings.<\/p>\n

The Chevrolet Cruze replaced the Cobalt.\u00a0 Although it is smaller than a Malibu, it still had acceptable rear leg room.\u00a0 The Cruze has a smaller engine, and higher MPG, and the Malibu has more interior room.\u00a0 Among the base models, the Cruze appears to have better infotainment access, with bluetooth, USB, and ipod ports.<\/p>\n

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Chevrolet Equinox<\/p><\/div>\n

The surprise choice of a sensible sedan for me was the Chevrolet Equinox<\/a>, especially since it is a Crossover SUV and not technically a sedan.\u00a0 With good gas mileage, plenty of room, a higher driving position, and a mid-20s price the Malibu-or-Cruze comparison quickly changed to an Equinox-or-Cruze comparison.\u00a0 Since the Cruze is around $5K less money, I think the deal on each would be the way I would decide between these two for a daily commuter.<\/p>\n

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2.4L Ecotec Engine in the Chevrolet Equinox<\/p><\/div>\n

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Huffines has a Hyundai lot on the same property, where we test drove the Elantra and Sonata.\u00a0 @Gurdonark’s current car is a Sonata. Although they seemed very roomy, they did not test drive as well as the Cruze or Equinox.<\/p>\n

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We drove around the corner to a Chrysler dealer where we tested the Chrysler 200.\u00a0 Although it seemed a handsome car it also seems a car waiting for a bottoms-up rewrite and not just the current make-over of an otherwise basic vehicle.<\/p>\n

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Lunch at Dickey's - beef, turkey, mashed potatoes, broccoli salad, roll<\/p><\/div>\n

After car shopping we wrapped up with Lunch at Dickey’s BBQ which worked well.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/h2>\n

Among the sensible sedans, I would choose the Chevrolet Cruze.\u00a0 Among the cars we shopped, I would choose between the Cruze or the Equinox and decide based on the price level I was able to get each one at.<\/p>\n

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@Gurdonark & Chevrolet Corvette<\/p><\/div>\n

Among the rest of the cars we saw, I would get the Chevrolet Corvette, or a Camaro SS.<\/p>\n

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