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mattgical · 08-02-2004, 09:44 PM

what do you guys think about Chevy and the new Equinox?

im in the market for a new SUV and I like this for the new look, and affordability. You can get a fully loaded one for about 26k.

I just never bought an American car before and usually they say stay away from a new car in its first year model run, due to recalls and minor glitches, etc.

oh, and the fact you can slide the rear seat back and forth 8 inches is ingenious!

Scorps · 08-03-2004, 10:23 AM

Not a bad looking SUV but a better SUV to go with would be the Trailer Blazer, it came back in 2000(I think) so it has been around for some time and never heard anything bad about it!

laconic1 · 08-03-2004, 10:53 AM

I think that is the replacement for the Tracker. It certainly looks pretty good, but I'm not sure if GM makes it or if it is like the Tracker, where Suzuki made the vehicle for GM.

silent_jay · 08-03-2004, 11:50 AM

It's another SUV that doesn't need to be made. They haven't designed anything different or eye catching, well I guess they put clear tails on it to try and get a younger crowd but those tails are ugly as sin.

My advice stay away from it at least for a few years until it has proven itself. There are better SUV's out there thta already have a proven track record.

Cynthetiq · 08-04-2004, 06:28 AM

I think that it looks cheap and low quality. especially the rear tail lights.

merkerguitars · 08-04-2004, 01:26 PM

Hmm it has the same engine 3.4L engine that gm has been using for awhile. Now if it was the 3.8L engine that is some reliability. I never got the point of the sliding rear seats. Pretty much any car I ride in unless its a huge cadillac doesn't have enough leg room...so why would I want to slide the seats forward?

mattgical · 08-04-2004, 10:17 PM

i think they make it so you can slide it forward for parents who want the baby closer to them when its just them and the baby in the car, in case baby throws up or something.

plus, u can slide it up all the way in case you need to fit something in the back cargo space.

desal75 · 08-05-2004, 05:04 AM

I drove one, wasn't altogether bad. Nice pickup and decent ride for an SUV.

Scorps · 08-05-2004, 04:30 PM

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Originally posted by silent_jay
It's another SUV that doesn't need to be made. They haven't designed anything different or eye catching, well I guess they put clear tails on it to try and get a younger crowd but those tails are ugly as sin.

My advice stay away from it at least for a few years until it has proven itself. There are better SUV's out there thta already have a proven track record.

Like what?

billege · 08-05-2004, 11:59 PM

Well, our 2004 CRV we got last month has a pretty damn good track record, and it's seats slide foreward. Since they're split 60-40 all sorts of fun can be had sliding all the seats back and forth.

As to the engine in the Equinox, it kills me. GM buys fine Honda V-6's to put in the freaking POS saturn Vue, then they put all this effort into the Equinox, thier first entry into the small/mid-small SUV catagory, and they put a POS made in China engine in it.

From this article.

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According to Robert Benedict, assistant chief engineer, HVV6 China Engine Programs, the GM Global Manufacturing System is in place in China at Shanghai General Motors (Pudong, Shanghai), as it is in other GM plants, so the Chinese engine is as good as an engine built in North America.

Yeah, an old GM design built in China is going to be great. Sure.

This part got me too:

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So why the difference in the V6s? Why not offer the Honda engine/transmission package in the Equinox, as well. Wazir says one fundamental reason is value: the base MSRP for the V6 VUE is $22,405; the base MSRP for the Equinox is $20,995. And Chevrolet is meant to represent value.

Ahem....from thier respective websites today:
Chevy "Starting at $21,560*"

VUE V-6 "$23,115"

I suppose they were off on the pricing when that article was written, but since when does Saturn get priority over a Chevy with quality? Which brand maybe deserves a little more love from GM? The brand that still doesn't make money, and has a shitty rep, or the brand known accross the country as the Heartbeat of America? Morons.

See: "GM-a study in fucking up your brand."

wondash · 08-06-2004, 09:14 AM

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Originally posted by billege
As to the engine in the Equinox, it kills me. GM buys fine Honda V-6's to put in the freaking POS saturn Vue

And does that ever piss me off... I own a semi-luxury SUV (Acura MDX) and people driving around in Vue's have the same engine and better performance!

08-02-2004, 09:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
mattgical Upright	new Chevy Equinox what do you guys think about Chevy and the new Equinox? im in the market for a new SUV and I like this for the new look, and affordability. You can get a fully loaded one for about 26k. I just never bought an American car before and usually they say stay away from a new car in its first year model run, due to recalls and minor glitches, etc. oh, and the fact you can slide the rear seat back and forth 8 inches is ingenious!

08-03-2004, 10:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	Not a bad looking SUV but a better SUV to go with would be the Trailer Blazer, it came back in 2000(I think) so it has been around for some time and never heard anything bad about it! __________________ A.K.A. PainTrain

08-03-2004, 11:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
silent_jay Her Jay Location: Ontario for now....	It's another SUV that doesn't need to be made. They haven't designed anything different or eye catching, well I guess they put clear tails on it to try and get a younger crowd but those tails are ugly as sin. My advice stay away from it at least for a few years until it has proven itself. There are better SUV's out there thta already have a proven track record. __________________ Absence makes the heart grow fonder

08-04-2004, 06:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	I think that it looks cheap and low quality. especially the rear tail lights. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

08-04-2004, 01:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
merkerguitars Buffering......... Location: Wisconsin...	Hmm it has the same engine 3.4L engine that gm has been using for awhile. Now if it was the 3.8L engine that is some reliability. I never got the point of the sliding rear seats. Pretty much any car I ride in unless its a huge cadillac doesn't have enough leg room...so why would I want to slide the seats forward? __________________ Donate now! Ask me How! Please use the search function it is your friend. Look at my mustang please feel free to comment! http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=26985

08-03-2004, 10:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
laconic1 Junkie	I think that is the replacement for the Tracker. It certainly looks pretty good, but I'm not sure if GM makes it or if it is like the Tracker, where Suzuki made the vehicle for GM.

08-04-2004, 10:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
mattgical Upright	re i think they make it so you can slide it forward for parents who want the baby closer to them when its just them and the baby in the car, in case baby throws up or something. plus, u can slide it up all the way in case you need to fit something in the back cargo space.

08-05-2004, 05:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
desal75 Psycho Location: Western New York	I drove one, wasn't altogether bad. Nice pickup and decent ride for an SUV. __________________ The Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed.