Lovely spouse and I just bought a 2010 Equinox. Really quiet, rides smooth. Lots of features for the price. Great drivers seat, even has lumbar support. Back seat moves fore and aft 8" to make the area behind the seat bigger for luggage, (my daughters wheelchair fits). First tank of fuel got 29 MPG on mostly highway in eco mode. It is assembled in Canada, and the Ecotec 4 cylinder is made in Tennessee. The 6 speed transmission is good, but you can feel it shift (gets to 6 pretty quick in eco mode). It's not an obnoxious shift, just noticable. Ours has a sunroof. My only complaint so far is the rear windows need to be cracked when the roof is open. The wind deflector doesn't do its job, and you get the whoomp-whoomp pulse if the rears aren't cracked. There is some internet buzz about the DI engine, and valve contamination. Time will tell on that. It wasn't enough to stop us from buying it, based the on the reviews of the Ecotec engine in general. So far, a well appointed, great, quiet vehicle that is very comfy, and looks good in motion. If I were to do it again, I'd probably get the high-end infotainment system with the headrest monitors, Pioneer head, and sub-woofer. That, and leather heated seats was another 3k, though... just not worth it for our needs right now. GM supplier pricing got us down to under 23k.
