Dawnie's Late Christmas Present
2020 Chevrolet Traverse. 9 miles on it when we took delivery.
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Nice!
Is it a 'bells and whistles' model?0 -
No, and that's why we bought it.
We had looked at 2015-2017 models, most of which did have a load of unnecessary options, and they were mostly priced within $3,000 of the one we bought.
Ours is a fairly basic model, but even the basic model has a lot of what we used to consider options.
Tri-zone automatic climate control.
Factory window tint.
Cruise, tilt, power windows and locks.
Keyless entry and operation.
Aluminum wheels.
8 seats.0 -
Nice selection, my nephew has one and he and his wife love it. 0 -
Bring her to Tulsa, she can squire us around. 0 -
Has she let you drive it? Does it have the button to eliminate the start/ stop after idling for awhile? 0 -
Nice. Congrats. 0 -
I think it was an excellent choice. A year or so ago I traded in my 2009 Traverse LT. Looked at the new ones and the less expensive models had all and more than my old somewhat more deluxe version did optionwise. Decided to downsize and got a 2019 GMC Acadia. Not one of the higher priced versions, but a year later and I still don't know what all the buttons do. Amazing what they come up with in 10 years. Bob 0 -
That is an awesome present, as you noted used trucks and SUVs are not giving up the depreciation they used to. 0 -
I didn't discover until after we got it home, that the engine stops and starts at red lights.
I really don't like that feature, and had I known about it, I would not have bought the car.
I will gladly pay to have the feature permanently disabled.0 -
nunn wrote:I didn't discover until after we got it home, that the engine stops and starts at red lights.
I really don't like that feature, and had I known about it, I would not have bought the car.
I will gladly pay to have the feature permanently disabled.
Just out of curiosity, why? The Acadia has the variable valve timing so I don't have that feature. Judys 18 Equinox with the 2.0 turbo does. After the first few traffic lights you don't notice it stopping and starting. Press the gas and it goes. Almost seamless in its take off. I worried about starter life but everyone I talked to said no problems so far. She gets great gas mileage driving around locally with the starts and stops, about 29. On expressway trips she is in the mid 30s. I know it is one more thing that can go wrong but so far, so good. Bob0 -
Why?
I hate complications.
My pickup is 23 years old and way more complicated than I like. My next one will be much older.0 -
nunn wrote:Why?
I hate complications.
My pickup is 23 years old and way more complicated than I like. My next one will be much older.
That I can understand. Dad owned an auto parts store for 20+ years when I was growing up. I used to do a lot of my own car work. I thought about the start/stop feature as being one more complication as well. But then I figured, who was I kidding? The way technology has taken over vehicles I probably wasn't going to be working on it anyway. To damn many sensors and computers now days and I am not going to take the time or pay the expense to learn car repair all over again. Besides they are kind of like your computer and the tech is out of date in a year. So from now on anything beyond basic maintenance goes to the mechanic/nerds to be taken care of. Haven't had to use their services much lately. The 10 year old Traverse was in for a timing belt recall and I changed the battery and tires both 1 time. Beyond oil and filters (oil and air) changes and lube that was about all that was done in 10 years. My first new car was a 74 Buick that was in for warranty work more often than not. After the warranty ran out at least I knew how to do most of the repairs myself because vehicles of that era needed a lot of TLC to keep going. We've come a long way with dependability and I think the new vehicle will surprise you. Bob0 -
nunn wrote:I didn't discover until after we got it home, that the engine stops and starts at red lights.
I really don't like that feature, and had I known about it, I would not have bought the car.
I will gladly pay to have the feature permanently disabled.
On my FILs F150 has the same stop start feature. You can shut it off but you have to do it every time you start up. I'm with you on hating it.0 -
If we keep progressing in 20 years you?ll be riding a bicycle.
For what its worth the button technology should be pretty well ironed out- its at least 10 years old in Europe. My wife?s Mercedes has it and we haven?t had an issue. Of course in the TX summer when the engine shuts down & the AC compressor isn?t spinning you will notice it on occasion.
The start/stop is a sign of things to come. I believe within 10 years every new vehicle will either be fully electric or gas/diesel & electric hybrid.nunn wrote:Why?
I hate complications.
My pickup is 23 years old and way more complicated than I like. My next one will be much older.0 -
nunn wrote:I didn't discover until after we got it home, that the engine stops and starts at red lights.
I really don't like that feature, and had I known about it, I would not have bought the car.
I will gladly pay to have the feature permanently disabled.
I wouldn't want it either.
They should have told you about it when you were buying it.0 -
As noted pretty sure you can turn that off temporarily but I agree if a starter starts a dozen more times every trip it may not show up in the first ten years but eventually it has to be more wear and tear. 0 -
Warbirds wrote:If we keep progressing in 20 years you?ll be riding a bicycle.
For what its worth the button technology should be pretty well ironed out- its at least 10 years old in Europe. My wife?s Mercedes has it and we haven?t had an issue. Of course in the TX summer when the engine shuts down & the AC compressor isn?t spinning you will notice it on occasion.
The start/stop is a sign of things to come. I believe within 10 years every new vehicle will either be fully electric or gas/diesel & electric hybrid.nunn wrote:Why?
I hate complications.
My pickup is 23 years old and way more complicated than I like. My next one will be much older.
The MIL has a 3 year old Benz that has the stop start feature and it is smooth and really unnoticeable. The F150 stop start is very rough.0 -
If you can't live with it do a google search. there are a couple of products that turn off this feature. One plugs into the computer diagnostic port and the other bypasses the hood latch sensor. No personal experience with them but they seem simple enough. Bob 0
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