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"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
11/17/2016 at 17:22 • Filed to: None

For something with a Made in China sticker*

PDI’d an Envision today. It seemed mid-trim (leather with cloth inserts, no crash avoidance, large center screen but no nav, dual power seats but no memory) with the 2.5L EcoTec.

I was incredibly surprised with how well put together it all was. And that’s not just because of its country of origin. Everything felt extremely solid and incredibly nice to touch.

The 2.5L was nice as well. Smooth and quiet and moved the car pretty well. I honesty thought it was the turbo at first until I went to park it and noticed it only had one exhaust tip.

Overall 9/10 would shop against Acura RDX/Lexus NX/Lincoln MKC

*could not actually find a made in china sticker

DISCUSSION (15)

404 - User No Longer Available > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2016 at 17:28

Sometimes it’s not about where it’s built but how much is spent on QC. iPhones are built in China and the same Foxconn factory makes other crap too.

mazda616 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2016 at 17:33

I find it funny how GM has intentionally not advertised these because of where they are made and certain newfound polticians’ apparent disdain for products made outside of the U.S.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > mazda616
11/17/2016 at 17:35

I’ve seen commercials for them before, though now that I think about not lately. Apparently they’re selling pretty decently from what I’ve heard.

mazda616 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2016 at 17:39

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.usatoday.com/story/92994670/?client=safari

They’ve done a few commercials for it (there’s one where a baby won’t sleep so his dad takes him for a drive in their Envision), but they intentionally left it out of reviewers’ hands.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2016 at 17:41

Wait what in the shit is an Envision?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > mazda616
11/17/2016 at 17:45

Huh, I was wondering why it took so long for reviewers to write anything.

Moves-Like-Senna > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2016 at 17:45

There’s a brown, fully specced example in my condo building. Before it came out I made jokes about the fit and finish but now, all I can say is *slow clap*

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/17/2016 at 17:46

Midsize crossover that slots between the Encore egg and the big beluga whale Enclave.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Moves-Like-Senna
11/17/2016 at 17:47

It is quite shocking how nice it was.

Rico > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2016 at 18:43

Why do they all start with E

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Rico
11/17/2016 at 18:44

Good question, because it’s not like the rest of the lineup follows any sort of theme.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2016 at 18:59

I know this is a tangent, but I’m pretty sure the Encore/Trax is my least favorite automobile ever made. I’ve never felt such hatred for a car in my life. People who own them don’t even seem to be bad drivers as a whole. My hatred is completely irrational, and yet I despise them with every ounce of my being. Just seeing one in traffic makes me want to steal candy from a child and kick their puppy. When I see one, life just seems meaningless. I become convinced that there is no afterlife, only the cessation of all matter and consciousness, and that that’s a good thing, because the memory of the Encore/Trax won’t be able to follow me to the grave.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Honeybunchesofgoats
11/17/2016 at 19:03

I used to not like them at all, same with the Terrain/Equinox, but working on at least one every day has made them grow on me a little bit. They aren’t that terrible of a car. Slower than all getup, but not bad. Not something I would personally buy, though.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/18/2016 at 00:07

Enclave is still a badass name.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/18/2016 at 05:17

next time you see one plz check the Vin, curious to know if it starts with ‘L’ or not?