Thursday, January 12, 2012

Will you help me compare cars?

I like these vehicles and I don't know which one I should get this October!

Dodge Nitro

Ford Escape

Ford Edge

Chevy Malibu

Chevy Tahoe

GMC Terrain (brand new comes out this fall) Check the website!

Some background info. I'm getting married in September. We will probably start a family within the next two years atleast. So im not so sure about getting a car. My fiance is a big union man, so it has to be UAW made (made in America) car. I've checked insurance prices for all of these so that's not a huge deal.. I would just like to hear the comparison of other opinions. I've read several reviews online about each but i'll hear something good about that certain car, then something bad.. so idk. Thanks!Will you help me compare cars?
The Dodge Nitro isn't very good. It does nothing well and is pretty unreliable



The Ford Escape is not a bad compact SUV, the 2010 models have new/revamped engines, a new six speed automatic transmission, and improved reliability, it competes with the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CRV.



The Ford Edge is a large crossover, it's performance is ordinary, but it looks stylish, and like the Ford Flex and Taurus X Wagon which it shares most of it's mechanical bits, has proved to reasonably reliable



The Chevy Malibu is by far the best mid-sized sedan GM as offered in years, still not quite as good an Accord, Altima, or Camry, but it's in the same league. An acquaintance of mine owns one, I've driven it several times and was impressed. The electric power steering in the 4 cylinder model is a little vague, but it's a very good car overall.



The Tahoe has been around awhile in its current state, fuel economy isn't great, but interior room and towing capacity is impressive.



The Terrain/Equinox looks good on paper. The projected fuel economy also looks good, Although the sheet metal and powertrains are new the vehicles are still made on the Theta platform, so the Terrain isn't an all-new design. GM seems to be doing what Ford did when it refreshed the Escape; new styling and new powertrains, but the underpinnings are the same as the outgoing model. With that said the old Equinox/Torrent/Vue was mediocre in most aspects, they were overpriced for what you got. If GM can keep the prices reasonable with the new model they should do okay.Will you help me compare cars?
Most of these cars have extremely low resale values or bad reviews.



The most fuel efficient is the Ford Escape.



The best for offroad or towing or camping or power is the Chevy Tahoe and it is the worlds most popular and best selling fullsize SUV.



The GMC Terrain will be a great car. I have rented GMC SUV's like the Envoy and Acadia and I loved them.



Do not get the Edge or Nitro. The Malibu is not a bad car, but I think it is ugly on the outside.



So I like the Terrain the most.Will you help me compare cars?
Get either the Escape, the Malibu, or the Tahoe/Terrain. Sorry you can't pick from any foreign cars, there are plenty of great models. You don't know what you're missing.
I don't believe any of those cars are made in the USA. If you truly want "made in America" you will have to settle for Honda or Toyota.

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