This car is a solid can that was fairly cheap to purchase and it gets okay gas mileage. It's downfall is that there are a lot of manufacture issues that Chevy failed to stand behind. I enjoy driving this vehicle and it is a steady ride, but I am not confident that it is going to hold up for another 100,000 miles even with the utmost care. I service the vehicle as needed and I am never late on an oil change, but slowly the car seems to be deteriorating away as far as condition. The gas mileage gets lower and lower and the vehicle starts shaking making it feel very unstable at times. I know that these problems are fairly common in the Chevy Equinox due to many customer reviews on forums. I suppose that I get what I pay for and the car continues to be a daily driver, but I had more hope that it would continue to be a reliable car for a long time coming and it does not appear that this will be the case. I would not recommend this car to someone looking just because of the chances that you buy one with a defect are higher than they should be.

I bought my Chevy Equinox at the beginning of this year. It immediately caught my attention on the car lot. It was white with dark tinted windows. I got my sales representative to tell me all about the car. After I took a look around the inside, I took it for a test drive around the block and loved it. I checked the breaks by driving really fast and slamming on them simulating how it would be if I was trying to avoid an accident. It was by far the best I have ever experienced and most fun to drive. It made me feel very safe. The drive was extremely smooth and felt like I was flying. Once I got back, I wanted to see how much room there was with people inside. I loaded up a few people from the car lot and realized it was very spacious. Everyone said they had plenty of room and even with three people in the back seat they were still comfortable. The only thing that I noticed that I did not car for at that time was the storage.