Chevy over another brand ?

[dodgeball12]

Good Morning,

I have owned many different brands of cars..but recently have been purchasing Subaru's which have been rock soild and a nice trade in value in a few years. In the past I have had GM cars and they were terrible but this was back in 1998/2000 era so I assume much has changed.
I find that I really like the looks of the new Equinox but my wife is hesitant to switch from "better" brands such as Honda, Subaru and such.
I know some answers might be biased but I am really interested in thoughts of current and long time Chevy owners.

Thanks in advance...

 

[Hey Vern!]

Hey there,

My wife drives a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek and I have an 2018 Equinox premier. Both cars have 2.0l engines. The crosstrek has 12.5/1 compression and the equinox has a turbo.
Crosstrek wins fuel economy
Equinox wins speed
Equinox wins comfort
Crosstrek wins bad weather driving, but the Equinox is close.
Equinox wins in room, but the Crosstrek would be closer in size to the trailblazer
The equinox has a leaky sunroof while the crosstrek has had the lower engine cover replaced and had a bad rattle that the dealer couldn't fix. Fortunately, i was able to fix it. The Airbox was shaking.
The take away, I think our cars fit us. I would also never buy a sunroof car again.

 

[dodgeball12]

I was more worried about resale value at the 3 year mark but if they are close. I doubt I would have any failures then... Maybe I will lease this one? Thank you so much.

 

[PoManNox]

I owned three Subarus in a row. First was a 2012 Legacy 2.5 premium. Next was a 2014 Crosstrek 2.0L 5MT, base model. Last was a 2016 Forester 2.5 base. Of the 3, the Forester was my favorite. Roomy, well thought out cabin, excellent visibility. What I hated with all 3, was the lackluster HVAC systems in them. Heat is marginal in the cold of winter and the A/C is marginal in high heat/humidity. Subaru has the HVAC systems designed for max fuel economy. Next bad thing is the factory tires absolutely suck in the snow. Again, low rolling resistance tires for max fuel economy. These tires total negate the great AWD system Subarus have. You basically have to get a set of snow tires right out of the gate if you live in such a climate. Another issue is rear brakes. You will go though rear pads and rotors every 25-35K miles, where the fronts are good for twice that. All 3 of my Subarus experienced this.

I had my fill of Subaru. They are extremely popular where I live in Buffalo NY though.

Obviously a Toyota, Honda, Subaru, etc will have higher resale, but IMO, you paid for that upfront.

I absolutely love my 2021 Equinox LT AWD 1.5T. I've only owned it ~6 months and ~10k miles at this point. I bought it used with 34K miles on it. I have zero complaints at this point. Being a product of the General, sure it could bite me at some point. I paid ~$19K for my Equinox 6 months ago, where a comparable import as mentioned above would have easily been $6-8K more.

 

[dodgeball12]

Maybe I will give it a try... I have spent nothing in anything on My Honda's and Subaru's and even my wife who has a Mazda cx-30.. they have been great but I am ready for a new make I think. Where I live in Virginia they are all over too- especially the Outback..

 

[Hey Vern!]

The resale on my equinox has dropped since purchase. My wife could trade her crosstrek today and get what she paid for it in 2020. We bought really well on her subaru. May 2020, the prices hadn't started climbing to the ridiculous level.

 

[dodgeball12]

The resale on my equinox has dropped since purchase. My wife could trade her crosstrek today and get what she paid for it in 2020. We bought really well on her subaru. May 2020, the prices hadn't started climbing to the ridiculous level.

That is my concern- while I think the look of the Chevy is great - The resale value is just not there on these models. I am going to purchase one but as a lease, One of the techs I know at a large local auto group that owns a Chevy franchise said Get one but do not buy it- this way if it's no good - you are not stuck. I just have to check on the best month for lease terms. Thank you to all.