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There is some good stuff in those videos! Being that the Equinox is much lighter than the Equinox it might have favored in between the Acadia and Land Rover.
Well the video was showing how much of a difference the correct tires make, but I was talking about if you notice how at times the rears gripped but had no ability to push the arcadia up the hill because of its AWD system. If the fronts have no traction in a haldex setup. it will not move forward because it cannot transfer enough power to the rear. Even though I believe GM states it can transfer power to 1 wheel, if its a rear wheel it just cannot push the heavy arcadia up the hill.
Thats why these cars getting off road ratings of 1 star. Anything the AWD can do, the FWD will be able to do as well is my personal opinion,
I bought a 2011 GMC Terrian with the 4cyl and the AWD.. in the hot Oklahoma sun with the AC full blast the GMC was an absolute DOG!!!.. It was scary how poorly this cross over performed.. well I owned that GMC for all of 3 months and traded it in on a 2012 Equinox V6 FWD.. much happier.. I have lived most of my life in the north east and made it through some rough winters with just a FWD.. But over all for me the FWD v6 is the best option.. IMHO
Why not a GMC Terrain v6 AWD?
Congrats on the sick new ride!
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The deal.. I owned the GMC for 3 months and getting out of it without losing a bundle. It is just a matter of finding the hungriest dealer.. So the deal I found was a chevy dealer who had the vehicle I was looking for and willing to give me what I wanted.. I lost about a grand which I am not crying about but it was better than I expected.. Also I was liking the drag coefficient on the equinox which may help with highway mileage.. However having a 2 year old and putting my little girl in the back was way easier in the terrian because of the rear door opening being much more square rather then the big slant of the Equinox.. Final note for me about the terrain.... I HATE RED DASH BOARD LIGHTS!!!!!! I drove pontiacs for years and I cant say why but red dash board lights irritate the mess out of me.. I was my wifes car so I thought I could live with it.. but I was never more thankful to see something go.. Thanks
Where I work we have to park behind the shop, there is a small hill in the parking. One morning it was icy on the road, all FWD and RWD vehicules park at the bottom of the hill, me and the 2 others guys with AWD trucks were parked at the regular place.
So I don't agree with people saying that a FWD can do the same job because of this episode.
Where I work we have to park behind the shop, there is a small hill in the parking. One morning it was icy on the road, all FWD and RWD vehicules park at the bottom of the hill, me and the 2 others guys with AWD trucks were parked at the regular place.
So I don't agree with people saying that a FWD can do the same job because of this episode.