I've had a 2008 Chevy Equinox all weekend, AMA

Kinja'd!!! "AM" (ap18961)
06/14/2015 at 13:16 • Filed to: None

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Traded vehicles with my grandparents for the weekend while they went away. I’ve come to the conclusion that as much as I like these, they’re shit. Anyways, ask me whatever about it.

( EDIT ) This car was my orginially my parents and I used to think it was great back then. I also drove an Alero then so what do I know about quality?

Looks like this one except I have it covered in mud right now.

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DISCUSSION (12)

Kinja'd!!! Alex B > AM
06/14/2015 at 13:22

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Was it embarrassing to be seen in it?

Kinja'd!!! AM > Alex B
06/14/2015 at 13:24

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Nah, the windows are black as shit.

Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > AM
06/14/2015 at 13:34

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These are terrible cars. My in laws have one. The interior of my ‘91 Subaru is more modern and higher quality.

Kinja'd!!! PS9 > AM
06/14/2015 at 13:36

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How the hell did it become the second best selling crossover in the US?

Kinja'd!!! AM > PS9
06/14/2015 at 13:39

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The current gen is 1000x better than the first gen.

Kinja'd!!! AM > DipodomysDeserti
06/14/2015 at 13:40

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Interior is horrible, can't even rest my arm on the window sill because it's so hard and scratchy.

Kinja'd!!! whoarder is tellurium > AM
06/14/2015 at 13:45

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Does it have the chinese made 3.4 or murican 3.6?

Kinja'd!!! AM > whoarder is tellurium
06/14/2015 at 13:56

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Has the Chinese 3.4. Surprised it didn’t come with a ‘Made in China’ sticker.

Only the Sport has the 3.6

Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > AM
06/14/2015 at 14:25

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How horrible was it?

Kinja'd!!! AM > jkm7680
06/14/2015 at 14:36

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So horrible that several times I contemplated rear ending the car in front of me.

Kinja'd!!! QCGoose > AM
06/14/2015 at 16:52

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Oh yeah, likely one of the biggest leaps from one generation to the next in terms of quality of design and materials, and just everything in general about the vehicle. It looks and feels like 10-15 years had passed when going from an ‘09 to a ‘10 Equinox.

Kinja'd!!! AM > QCGoose
06/14/2015 at 20:07

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It really was a massive redesign. The current gen is something you'd be comfortable in on a long trip, the 1st gen you only want to be in for running errands.