Well, when I bought my focus two months ago, my mom was looking at an F-150. A bunch of factors meant that plan was nixed for the time being. We really only had 3 complaints about the equinox.
1. Turning radius sucked
2. Not enough room for all of us for long trips comfortably
3. Towing capacity only 3,500lb.
As far as the latter, and the truck thing, my dad and I have come to the agreement that when he gets home, him and I will probably split the cost of a used pickup truck that we'll share.
For the time being though, we realized something. We originally wanted to get another expedition too. Instead of spending more, mom decided that while we were out running errands like we usually do on saturdays to stop by the dealer that we bought the cruzes and equinox from.
They had some new 2013 Traverses in, which are restyled, and improved over the previous ones. Basically, she was able to trade her equinox for a 2013 Traverse LT with heated seats, the dealer put on a hitch at-cost, and the payment is exactly the same as it was with the equinox, and it solves all the complaints she had. She is about as happy as I've ever seen her, and dad is happy because the payment stays the same lol.
The other part of this is that the equinox was financed joint
between mom and dad, this one is mom only. Which means that when my dad goes to apply for a mortgage loan later this year, he won't have a big loan on his credit already.
Anyway, we are very happy and it will make long trips and stuff a lot more comfortable. It also has a towing capacity of 5,200lb which is more in line with what we'd want to tow in the short-term.
The pros: As others have said, the GM 3.6L HFV6 is a sweetheart of an engine, like the 3.0L only a lot more low end torque. The controls are simple. 3 knob HVAC, door locks are on the doors where they belong, it's just simpler but still has the touchscreen for the music and ipod control. Ride is very smooth but it still handle swell, middle row is spacious and the rear has split folding. All in all, we are very happy. She also loves the color which they call champaigne silver. It's the same styling ques they are going for on the new impala.
1. Turning radius sucked
2. Not enough room for all of us for long trips comfortably
3. Towing capacity only 3,500lb.
As far as the latter, and the truck thing, my dad and I have come to the agreement that when he gets home, him and I will probably split the cost of a used pickup truck that we'll share.
For the time being though, we realized something. We originally wanted to get another expedition too. Instead of spending more, mom decided that while we were out running errands like we usually do on saturdays to stop by the dealer that we bought the cruzes and equinox from.
They had some new 2013 Traverses in, which are restyled, and improved over the previous ones. Basically, she was able to trade her equinox for a 2013 Traverse LT with heated seats, the dealer put on a hitch at-cost, and the payment is exactly the same as it was with the equinox, and it solves all the complaints she had. She is about as happy as I've ever seen her, and dad is happy because the payment stays the same lol.
The other part of this is that the equinox was financed joint
between mom and dad, this one is mom only. Which means that when my dad goes to apply for a mortgage loan later this year, he won't have a big loan on his credit already.
Anyway, we are very happy and it will make long trips and stuff a lot more comfortable. It also has a towing capacity of 5,200lb which is more in line with what we'd want to tow in the short-term.
The pros: As others have said, the GM 3.6L HFV6 is a sweetheart of an engine, like the 3.0L only a lot more low end torque. The controls are simple. 3 knob HVAC, door locks are on the doors where they belong, it's just simpler but still has the touchscreen for the music and ipod control. Ride is very smooth but it still handle swell, middle row is spacious and the rear has split folding. All in all, we are very happy. She also loves the color which they call champaigne silver. It's the same styling ques they are going for on the new impala.
