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[51ChevyGuy]

I'm in my early 70's and the current owner of a 25 Equinox RS. I went from a Pontiac Torrent to a 2018 Equinox Premier with every option in the spring of 2019. I live in the midwest and have family in LA and made 12 trips there over the past years putting 122,000 absolutly care-free miles on the car. I just did all of the recommended maintainance and had zero issues with an average of 32.5 miles per gallon. The miles added up so I traded. I probably would have kept the 2018 and driven it to 200,000 if I were a younger man. I have driven 6 vehicles over 200,000 miles. Here are some thoughts after one month and 1000 miles of ownership with the 2025:

The tech is a MAJOR upgrade and the fact that they throw in 8 years of On-Star Basic as well as all safety features is very positive on the part of GM.
The ride is a little softer and the bumps are absorbed much better on the 2025 than the 2018.
There is no Bose radio option. After getting used to Bose - the radio in this is a bit of a downgrade.
Evotex - no matter what you call it - is not leather. It's an upgraded plastic. That being said - I like the feel of Evotex and it is supposed to require less care than leather.

Of course, these are all subjective opinons on my part. I look forward to hearing what other owners think of their 2025 Equinox.

 

[ricklack]

Welcome! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, there are lots of things i like about the 25, and a few things that keep me from upgrading to one. Mainly that my 22 is just getting broke in at 126,000km lol.

The lack of a premium audio is a downer to me, maybe not a show stopper, but disappointing. I would have hoped that if they took away the upgraded audio option, that they would have upgraded the standard audio.

and the nonsense about Evotex needing less care than leather - leather requires almost no care so that's a bunch of hooey to me.

Anyway, glad you are enjoying the new ride, I am jealous of all that new tech compared my 3 yr old Nox.

 

[51ChevyGuy]

I loved the leather and the Bose and my 3rd gen equinox. I’m a retired band director with a bit of a hearing loss - so the sound system was not a deal breaker since I can’t hear anything in the high range anyway. I have not one bit of buyer’s remorse though. I really like the newest generation.