peterau's Recent Reviews and Comments

While this is a brand new car, I am unable to realistically comment on long term aspects. However, I am well pleased so far. The Cruze is very comfortable, performs extremely well, looks good and is easy to live with. The quality seems to be very good with excellent panel fit and a feeling of solidity. With long seat travel, there is plenty of interior space and the leather body hugging seats feel pretty classy. I'm a big bloke and I'm comfortable in this car.

We live outside the city, so don't experience stop/start driving and economy is outstanding at 5.85 litres per 100 kilometres. Given that it is brand new, that figure will get even better as the new engine settles in.

Given the price and excellent equipment level fitted as standard, this is a car I am very satisfied with and the doors close with a pleasant solid clunk, not a clang. I am able to approach the Cruze with a level of pleasant satisfaction and confidence, knowing it will perform to my reasonable expectations, convey me comfortably and at a price that allows me to be enthusiastic rather than concerned. Link

I originally wrote the firt review just after purchase of my CDX turbo diesel and thought I might revisit this now that I have had the car for just on one year.

I remain well pleased with this car. It's very comfortable and performs very well indeed. I've just completed a country run of 630 kms and without any attempt to conserve fuel it returned 6.7 litres per 100 kms - much of the trip done at 110 kms per hour.

The car is quiet and the seats are excellent - I'm over 6 foot tall and 110 kilo's and this car is spacious and just lovely to live with. After one year of trouble free ownership, I remain well pleased and would happily purchase another Cruze turbo-diesel. Link

I did considerable research prior to purchasing my new car and was surprised at the response from several car establishments. Some were so off-hand that I am surprised they are able to remain in business. Others were arrogantly dismissive when I refused to purchase that which they insisted I must accept. One was just dumb and deceptive.

From the moment I walked into Westernport Holden I was acknowledged with both courtesy and interest. They didn’t try to sell me anything, but they did listen and I quickly felt that they were genuinely pleased to help at a level that was important to me. It was noticeable that the staff were comfortable and competent in their job, perhaps a testament to capable and effective leadership.

I felt comfortable purchasing a new Holden Cruze from them and since then, their follow up has been consistent, genuine and courteous. To my surprise, a new street directory arrived in the mail, courtesy of Westernport Holden. This sort of care and planning is both impressive and meaningful.

I am sufficiently comfortable to have now transferred the care of my 1995 Fairlane to their service department and am well pleased with the result. I feel confident in their reliability and competence and the relationship has become enjoyable, rather than tinged with fear and distrust. I am able to genuinely recommend them. Link