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Well I decided to buy something for the wife, I traded my 1500hd in for a 2012 equinox. :-( I will be driving the other truck I bought (most of you know which truck I'm talkin about) I'm still sad to get rid of the 1500hd, it was one hell of a truck. 160k kms not one single issue but one coil pack!!! That was it!!! Regular maintenance was it, for the things I out tht truck through and it still stood strong makes me stay loyal to GM. What a truck, it will be sadly missed :-(...

 

Anyways about the new whip for the woman LOL. Brand new equinox LT2 GFX package, basically everything but v6, sun roof and leather. It has ground effects package,navi/backup camera, heated seats, 4 cylinder, AWD, chrome 18's, step bars, undercoated, scotch guard, fresh wax job. Paid for the extended bumper to bumper GM warranty good for 6 years for $2500. Taxes in I paid $36k @ 0% financing!! What a deal...happy with gm's service as well. My woman couldn't be happier. Now I just can't wait to get into a 650hp duramax in a couple weeks :-D

 

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Nice choice. I had an earlier version of an Equinox in 2005 and I loved mine.

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Nice. My wife really wanted an Equinox V6, but got a Cruze because of how far she drives to work. I'll have to show her yours I bet she'll like it.

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I wanted to get a jetta or passat TDI, but in all reality she does need a little more room. Two dogs and a 3 year old, nice to have the SUV style. And it doesn't hurt the equinox is rated very high in the safety department.

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My wife has been looking at that and also the GMC Terrain.

 

Would you prefer the GMC over the Equinox if price wasn't a factor?

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They are on the same platform, I didn't care. It was what my woman liked the most, she likes the look of the equinox...personally I liked the terrain. They are almost identical mechanically...

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We like our 2LT Equinox. The only complaint is the 4 cyl is a little busy and under powered especially when we have 4 or 5 ppl in it. On the flip side it gets good mileage for an AWD vehicle. I guess you can't have the best of both worlds...

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Ya I did some research and the v6 gets considerably lower MPGs. Also i found out that the AWD isnt FULL time, most of the time its front wheel drive. It only puts power to the rears when a wheel looses traction in the front. But either way i knew 4 cyl would be better on gas, So we opted for the 4 cyl. It is pretty gutless and revs right out LOL. But I can say we officially hit 150kms(city driving) last night still hasnt burnt 1/4 tank!!! it's gonna damn good on fuel. She likes it, I told her inwould

Only drive it alone if we tint the windows black ahahah

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