New Holden Cruze Ad - False Advertising or a Cool New Feature ?

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isszy

Discussion Starter · Feb 15, 2015

Watch the video below - it is Holden's latest in the cute kid advertising line (the kid needs a haircut though - that's almost child abuse).

In the ad the kid mentions that his uncle's doesn't even need to be in his new Cruze to start it, yet they then cut away to him changing gears with a 6 speed manual stick.

When I bought my manual SV6, remote start was one of the functions I could not have due to the fact that the car may not be in neutral. Have Holden overcome this issue in the Cruze, or did the marketing team just not know ***** from snow ?

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BlackGTP

· #2 · Feb 15, 2015

Cute commercial. I'm in the wrong country to comment on the availability of a stick with remote start.

But as far as the hair, I'm not sure if it's a boy or a girl. If that's a boy then he does need a haircut.

patrickbec

· #3 · Feb 15, 2015

Well manual ATS' don't get remote start, so I'd be surprised if the Cruze did.

kts350

· #4 · Feb 16, 2015

i think its a mistake lol,

1958carnut

· #5 · Feb 16, 2015

Website doesn't even give standard/optional feature listings so who knows. Remote start can be had on manual transmission some places but in order to work the vehicle must first have been left in neutral and park brake set is my understanding of the deal.

Commodoreman2000

· #6 · Feb 16, 2015

Remote start is on the new Auto Cruze. I just watched the commercial a couple times and worked out that the Uncles Cruze is the second Red Cruze as they pull up.

As the young boy says " One day uncle Tom will let me in it" at around the 21 second mark and he was talking about his uncles cool Red Cruze with Auto start

VS Ute 5Litre

· #7 · Feb 16, 2015

I would make the little snot walk

isszy

Discussion Starter · #8 · Feb 16, 2015

Commodoreman2000 said:
Remote start is on the new Auto Cruze. I just watched the commercial a couple times and worked out that the Uncles Cruze is the second Red Cruze as they pull up.

As the young boy says " One day uncle Tom will let me in it" at around the 21 second mark and he was talking about his uncles cool Red Cruze with Auto start

Yes but the kid is in a Captiva so my assumption is that the pics of the Cruze are all Uncle Tom's. The Captiva is the one with ice cream smeared on the windows. Little turd would not be eating anything in my car ....

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Commodoreman2000

· #9 · Feb 16, 2015

I looked at the colour of the uncles pants when he changed gear as I didn't pay attention to that before and then when he got out of the car.

I think you are spot on with the false or unintentional mistake in the ad. Uncle Tom's Cruze is definitely a manual 100%

The first couple of times I didn't realise the kid was in a Cappy.

Commodoreman2000

· #10 · Feb 16, 2015

or at least tie him to the roof rails

Jesda

· #11 · Feb 16, 2015

"One day uncle Tom will let me in it"

VS Ute 5Litre

· #12 · Feb 16, 2015

Just goes to show how much the little ****s parents think of their Cappy

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richmond2000

· #13 · Feb 16, 2015

in Canada GM will NOT activate remote start on a stick car
and VIPER aftermarket starters you start the car using the remote while it is running then shut it off using the key (engine keeps running) get out lock door then use the remote starter to shut off the engine

one of my friends kids totally trashed a Venture van like this "brat" both to "busy" to properly taker care of the kid and depend on daycare/nanny services

mikmak

· #14 · Feb 17, 2015

Yes I picked this up when I watched it too. I think the new nose looks pretty favourable in the footage though.

BigAls87Z28

· #15 · Feb 17, 2015

In America, there would be a little disclaimer at the bottom that says *optional equipment

isszy

Discussion Starter · #16 · Feb 17, 2015

So would we normally, in fact we also get *Overseas model shown (No sh1t - the steering wheel is on the wrong side !!) on most ads.

The Holden website puts on the asterisk to say '*Available on CDX and Sri-V models' but not to say auto only.

VS Ute 5Litre

· #17 · Feb 17, 2015

mikmak said:
Yes I picked this up when I watched it too. I think the new nose looks pretty favourable in the footage though.

It looks better in motion and my wife actually likes it

So yeah whatever LOL

mikmak

· #18 · Feb 19, 2015

Just for the record, no you can't get remote start on the manual Cruze.

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