[jonohoang]

I had the exact same dilemma as yourself.

However I originally went to ford and test drove the focus sports. I immediately fell in love with the car and put a deposit for it on the same day (although i did feel i rushed the purchase).

So while waiting for the focus, I did want to see and test drive the SRi-V. I went for the test drive and knew that I made the right decision. I felt that the handling of the car felt artificial and didn't drive as nice as the focus did. The dealer was also desperate to sell the car. The car retailed for 35k.
As I had already made my decision, I wanted to see what price I could get it for. I had pretended I still needed to test drive the Ford Focus and he immediately dropped the price to 30K and was willing to throw in a free iPad.

Focus positives:
- Really well put together interior
- Exterior looks
- Drive
- technology

Negatives:
- MyFord offered in the US dosn't come out till later this year
- Expensive for top model titanium
- Exterior although new/contemporary, may age fast (think i45).


Cruze positives:
- Great value, especially room to negotiate
- Large colour touch screen

Negatives:
- Steering feel/drive
- Cheap plastic interior
- Leather seats look/feel cheap
- technology not up to spec as ford focus

So finally I decided on a focus titanium hatch - petrol, and awaiting delievery end of this month/early feb.

Happy times!