Equinoxes are slowly replacing Impalas as one of my most popular vehicles for detailing, it seems.  I used to joke "I could detail an Impala with my eyes closed," but that's definitely expanded to Equinoxes as well.

Just did a brand new (13k miles) one today. Feels more cramped than previous ones, but still nice. It had auto-stop/start, which I only really noticed when I tried to notice. Not sure if I've driven a vehicle with that feature, and if I have, it was long ago.

Quote from: giant_mtb on May 02, 2018, 07:11:00 PM
Equinoxes are slowly replacing Impalas as one of my most popular vehicles for detailing, it seems.  I used to joke "I could detail an Impala with my eyes closed," but that's definitely expanded to Equinoxes as well.

Just did a brand new (13k miles) one today. Feels more cramped than previous ones, but still nice. It had auto-stop/start, which I only really noticed when I tried to notice. Not sure if I've driven a vehicle with that feature, and if I have, it was long ago.

I rode several different Uber vehicles in Boston. By far my favorite, from a passenger angle, was a Traverse - Equinox's bigger brother: easy to get in & out of, plenty of room vs the sedans
It seemed like the driver (who also did Lyft) had chosen it very intelligently: not too expensive, low upkeep costs, UberXL-eligible etc.

Yeah, the second row of the Traverse is pretty spacious. Nice vehicles.

Quote from: Morris Minor on May 09, 2018, 05:29:33 AM
I rode several different Uber vehicles in Boston. By far my favorite, from a passenger angle, was a Traverse - Equinox's bigger brother: easy to get in & out of, plenty of room vs the sedans
It seemed like the driver (who also did Lyft) had chosen it very intelligently: not too expensive, low upkeep costs, UberXL-eligible etc.

Poor fuel costs tho

I feel like that post recession stretch has inoculated Americans to high fuel costs.

Quote from: giant_mtb on May 09, 2018, 05:58:57 AM
Yeah, the second row of the Traverse is pretty spacious. Nice vehicles.

I just saw a commercial for one and they seem massive - basically the same as a Tahoe.

Quote from: CaminoRacer on May 09, 2018, 10:00:22 AM
I just saw a commercial for one and they seem massive - basically the same as a Tahoe.

They are large. I put them in my middle tier for detail pricing this year, along with Tahoe, Explorer, minivans, etc.

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on May 09, 2018, 09:38:30 AM
I feel like that post recession stretch has inoculated Americans to high fuel costs.

You are right. People buy for the now.

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on May 09, 2018, 09:38:30 AM
I feel like that post recession stretch has inoculated Americans to high fuel costs.

Americans gave up saving for the future years ago. Median household savings is $5,000.

Quote from: Laconian on May 09, 2018, 11:33:53 AM
Americans gave up saving for the future years ago. Median household savings is $5,000.

Shit, I graduated a couple of months ago and I think I'm almost to the median already.

Quote from: CaminoRacer on May 09, 2018, 11:36:28 AM
Shit, I graduated a couple of months ago and I think I'm almost to the median already.

The oil supply situation has improved over recent years but any number of factors can cause the price of gas to jump. It was a factor in my deciding to go with the CR-V - it's kind of nice to have a 28mpg car that uses regular-grade vs the Infiniti that gulps premium @ around 20mpg.

Quote from: Laconian on May 09, 2018, 11:33:53 AM
Americans gave up saving for the future years ago. Median household savings is $5,000.

Are loan balances (e.g. mortgages) netted out against that? I hope so, otherwise that's pretty catastrophic

Quote from: TBR on May 10, 2018, 01:33:21 AM
Are loan balances (e.g. mortgages) netted out against that? I hope so, otherwise that's pretty catastrophic

Savings, not net worth.  I believe that figure comes from a survey asking people how much money they have in savings or retirement accounts.

EDIT:  Found another report from the Federal reserve.  MEDIAN savings account balance was just over $5K in 2017.  Average was actually around $33K, so a wealthier minority is pretty heavily skewing the average upwards.  The surveys actually indicate things are worse, with savings for many at under $2K.

Quote from: TBR on May 10, 2018, 01:33:21 AM
Are loan balances (e.g. mortgages) netted out against that? I hope so, otherwise that's pretty catastrophic

No, they aren't.

Quote from: giant_mtb on May 09, 2018, 05:58:57 AM
Yeah, the second row of the Traverse is pretty spacious. Nice vehicles.

Real People^TM love it.