โJul-08-2014 06:46 PM
โJul-11-2014 09:06 AM
MARK VANDERBENT wrote:
I cant decide which one I like the best ?? I would have to say that traverse is sweet looking, but the buick is very sharp, and acadia lights look awesome.
โJul-11-2014 06:28 AM
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โJul-10-2014 06:55 PM
โJul-10-2014 04:31 PM
โJul-10-2014 02:51 PM
MegaCab_PL wrote:
Tahoe is more expensive, but it is a solid towing platform. It suffers in the third row seating comfort since it got that in 2000 thru 2014. Even 2015 is not much improvement.
I am very skeptical and wish people were more honest when saying that they do not even know the trailer is back there. Are you kidding me ? You hook up a 3500 lbs trailer to a CUV with a 3.6 v6 and maybe on a flat road or downhill it may be easy on the car, but moving from a stop sign, or uphill those Lambdas need to work.
My Explorer with 4.6 v8 and "book" towing capacity of 7100 knows when I even pull 4000 behind me.
On the other hand, the newer Traverse, new Acadias with those head lights, and Enclaves are extremely nice vehicles with plenty of room (more than Tahoe that I had in the past).
โJul-10-2014 02:40 PM
Lessmore wrote:Fordlover wrote:rexlion wrote:
I have the similarly-sized Toyota Highlander (2008) and have towed with it for around 140,000 of its total 162,000 miles. The HL acts like it could go for another 162K. Not bad for a "car".
I imagine the Traverse and its sisters should be able to do about the same... despite the disadvantage of being GM products, lol. ๐
Zing!
Just think how many of this vehicle they would be selling if they still had Oldsmobile, Pontiac, SAAB, Saturn, Hummer etc. to prostitute the platform with badge engineering.
What's wrong with badge engineering ? Back in the 1960's my uncle and dad bought a new 1968 Mercury M 250 as their shop truck.
It was exactly the same as a '68 Ford F 250 and both would do the job.
It didn't matter whether it had a Mercury or Ford nameplate. It was a great truck...even though you might dismiss our old Merc, because it was badge engineered.
I don't understand your concern.
โJul-10-2014 10:06 AM
MegaCab_PL wrote:
I am very skeptical and wish people were more honest when saying that they do not even know the trailer is back there. Are you kidding me ? You hook up a 3500 lbs trailer to a CUV with a 3.6 v6 and maybe on a flat road or downhill it may be easy on the car, but moving from a stop sign, or uphill those Lambdas need to work.
My Explorer with 4.6 v8 and "book" towing capacity of 7100 knows when I even pull 4000 behind me.
โJul-10-2014 08:31 AM
โJul-10-2014 07:12 AM
โJul-09-2014 06:31 PM
Ron3rd wrote:bucky wrote:
It's a soccer mom vehicle if they can't or won't buy a Escalde/Denali/Tahoe. They are wonderful people movers, I'll leave it at that.
Not all soccer moms want that big of a vehicle, my retired soccer wife did not. Surprisingly, there's not a big difference in price between a Tahoe and Traverse. A loaded Traverse is about $42K sticker.
Having said that, we have the Tundra for towing and the Traverse to serve as people mover. It's a pretty good grocery getter too although my Tundra will hold more groceries and more cases of beer.
โJul-09-2014 06:21 PM
Fordlover wrote:rexlion wrote:
I have the similarly-sized Toyota Highlander (2008) and have towed with it for around 140,000 of its total 162,000 miles. The HL acts like it could go for another 162K. Not bad for a "car".
I imagine the Traverse and its sisters should be able to do about the same... despite the disadvantage of being GM products, lol. ๐
Zing!
Just think how many of this vehicle they would be selling if they still had Oldsmobile, Pontiac, SAAB, Saturn, Hummer etc. to prostitute the platform with badge engineering.
โJul-09-2014 01:46 PM
โJul-09-2014 12:13 PM
2500HDee wrote:Ron3rd wrote:easycamper wrote:bucky wrote:
It's a soccer mom vehicle if they can't or won't buy a Escalde/Denali/Tahoe. They are wonderful people movers, I'll leave it at that.
Or if they won't buy a minivan, which are better people movers and just as good for towing. But good for GM that they sell so many of them.
The minivan is the best people mover ever conceived, the wife had a Caravan many years ago, it's just no soccer moms want to be seen in them anymore.
The lambdas are minivans without the sliding door. 3 rows of seats with seating for 8 and front or all wheel drive. They are not trucks and aren't really marketed as them.