@@nutriapeluda I was skipping this ad until I saw the cat 🐈 How he got the cat to eat non-carnivorous food is beyond me. 😮 (Unless maybe it was chicken, I didn’t really notice)
No kia SORRENTO ughhhhh every one I swear!!! Always 2 50 year old women turning their heads gabbing at each other In the original comment is the best comment I've read in least a month 😂😂😂😂😂
"Wow!! I thought this was a Mercedes/Audi/BMW!!!!" I'd call bullshit if it weren't for the fact the pretty much 88% of all vehicles look just about the same as one another these days.
@@Coonotafoo Even without the badges, the current Malibu looks like a moderately-priced midsize sedan. It’s certainly not bottom of the barrel but COME THE FUCK ON REALLY?
We're in a second malaise era - the era of the crossover blob and gasoline engines' dying breath. I suspect the latter is part of it - with EVs clearly being the future for most vehicles, automakers see no point in investing significant R&D into gas engine development, while also trying to make gas powered cars efficient enough to feel sort of competitive with EVs.
I remember, in either the video about the Centurion Van-Truck, or the Honda with 4-wheel steering that released at about the same time, Mr. Regular said, "Maybe the 2020's will be like the 1980's." Alas, it looks like the 20's will be more like the 70's.
Fashion trends seem to be going back to the 70's as well. Bell bottoms and cat-eye glasses are starting to pop up left and right. It's only a matter of time before interior designs start embracing yellow and avocado green paint.
you know when you're in your car, and you're going along, and you aren't thinking of anything, and there's nothing happening, and the radio's playing a song you aren't bothered about slightly too quietly for you to really be able to listen to it, and you haven't yet realised that you've forgotten where you're going? Chevy Equinox
If it’s the Jimmy/old Blazer style, I’m completely at a loss on how they could afford to keep gas in that thing; my mom had one of those JUST IN TIME for 2007-2008 gas prices and that thing got extremely low fuel economy compared to even most other SUVs of even that era in the 90s.
I drove an equinox down to cocoa Beach Florida. 18 hours. I didn't do less than 80, and there were stretches where I was doing 100+ following traffic lol
Chevy Equinox. The official car of: “I wanted a Rogue, but I’m a proud American and want to buy domestic.” Even though the Rogue is assembled in TN and the Equinox is made in Canada.
I always think the whole "Buy American" ideology is sort of hilarious with cars. People who, out of "patriotism," favor the Big Three (probably won't even acknowledge the existence of Tesla, much less that it is also American), even though most car companies are global corporations with manufacturing all over the world, and "Foreign" brands are just as likely to be manufactured in the US. Then there's Dodge/Jeep who focus their entire image on patriotism despite being wholly foreign owned.
My dad retired a couple of years ago and got one of these new and a new C8 (summer car). This review is pretty spot on, it’s sllloow and boring. It really is just a carpliance. Hmmm good stuff about it? Well yeah it’s kinda decent size, seats are pretty comfortable, I dunno the HID headlights are decent. And it uhhhhhh is uhhh. This household we have a CRV and that’s pretty boring too, tho fit and finish are better and it’s handling is a little crisper and maybe it pretends to be fun for a moment. On reliability I dunno Chevy may be worse than the Honda but we have the dreaded gas/oil dilution on the CRV (2019) that Honda claims is normal, so who knows how long the Honda will last… I’d call reliability a draw.
@@mzrzfxraight so I’m pretty much the guy that RCR always makes fun of saying “I just want a NICE car.” And I just got my first car with my own money (2020 HR-V, 10k miles) and I hadn’t heard of the gas/oil dilution issues with the 2019 CR-V, do you know if it affects 2020 HR-Vs?
@@rowleyryan9025The HRV has the 1.8L engine, the CRV has Honda’s 1.5T with oil dilution issues. The HRV doesn’t have said issue, and the oil dilution is really only an issue in REALLY cold environments on REALLY cold days, when you’re driving short distances, and/or not giving your vehicle adequate time to warm up(I live in Phoenix, i.e. it’s hot). I have an accord with 1.5T with ~40k miles and haven’t had any oil dilution here, regardless, I haven’t heard the 1.8L having any dilution issues, however, the HRV is built in mexico unlike the rest of the honda lineup, so i’m not sure how reliable it is in comparison.
Chevy Equinox: you'd get a Malibu, but buying a sedan would show too much personality; despite that by the time it reaches the scrappers-there will be enough window and bumper stickers to cover the whole political compass.
My neighbor has this exact model. We had a rash of car theft in my area but this one sits proudly on the driveway, pristine, untouched...not a worry in the world.
At last, my regular car is finally on Regular Car Reviews! We traded in our Sentra (the world's other most regular car) for it, but sadly we didn't get it at Kunkleman Chevy.
A customer walks into a chevy dealership. "I want a tahoe." Sales guy: "lets take a look at your credit score. ok.... I'll get the keys to that SWEET Equinox for you boss!"
When we were out shopping my wife looked at the Equinox but ultimately chose a Subaru Outback. She told me that she could accept boring but she couldn't take BORING. By the way I like how the rear liftgate doesn't work for the first few times the woman pushes her foot under the sensor. GM engineering at its finest.
She never bothered to read the manual, as to open the trunk, you kick FORWARD not SIDE-to-SIDE. I think the Boring-quinox felt bad for her and opened anyway.
I work for a dealership that wholesales GM parts, from basic replacement stuff to body panels. The sheer amount of this gen Equinox parts I deliver to body shops is wild. These cars are so boring they're putting their owners to sleep and smashing into things and wildly high rates.
It's amazing you say that as I currently await a replacement grill from a GM dealership to get a repair done after a deer collision on my 2020 equinox..... Been almost 3 months ~facepalm~
@@skroid02 I believe it, I see parts for these things easily be on 2 to 3 months on backorder. You have a quicker time getting accessory grilles than the standard chrome ones. lol ADI keeps a ton of them around, at least at there warehouse Im at.
The lady that submitted this car is the least likely lady that I would expect to watch Regular Car Reviews and submit her car. She looks like a standard Equinox owner. So respect.
@@donniet5379 I’m in an apprenticeship to be an automotive tech. We always have Chevy Equinoxes (and one Pontiac Torrent) in the shop for one thing or another. 🤣
We used to have an old drunk that would come in every Sunday and ask, "What's your cheapest six pack?" The answer was always, "Old Milwaukee's Best". Then he'd dump all the change on the counter he'd spent an hour picking up in the parking lot.
As a GM technician I can attest that the 1.5 turbo has a throttle body from a garden tractor, and a turbocharger off of a Lego set. But they are much MUCH better engines then the previous 2.4. Definitely still has issues but we’ve seen them go 200,000 miles on that drivetrain with no major issues. If you wanted power it is available to get the 2.0 LTG turbo and those will rip ALOT faster with 250 HP and 260 LB-FT.
Pretty much. My fiance has a 2018, and that exactly describes it. But overall it's actually a great car, just very boring. The only issue is on very cold days the intercooler will start freezing up on the inside and cause low power issues. GM's TSB is to basicly just put cardboard in front of it, instead of actually fixing the issue.
@@rowe4x4 oh yea, many charge air cooler pipes and even the charge air coolers have been replaced due to that issue from a sucky PCV design letting too much oil/condensation through.
My parents have this car (even in this color) and they absolutely love it...and for the life of me, I can't figure out why. Of all the cars they've owned during my life, the Equinox is the most aesthetically bland and physically uncomfortable to drive (I drove the thing to a town about an hour away and back over Christmas, and my knee was flat-out in pain from banging on the center console the whole way). But if you ask them, they love it and it's one of the best cars that they've ever had. I tell myself that it must be the gas mileage!
We as humans tend to have a habit of saying we love our choices to justify them. We all do it. Moreso when we make maybe not so good choices. It's compensation.
Buying this thing for gas mileage? Right. I'd return to the dealer the next fillup. If my mpgs drop below 40 I'm zdoing something wrong or weather conditions are just terrible. Plus unusable hatch space (from the view in there it did not seem possible to back a bike or 2 upright with passenger seat up, front wheel off of course). And my sportwagen can actually move on purpose and I don't have be ashamed of being seen in one. Obviously you can no longer get one because there can be nothing but CrapUVs in Murica.
It’s a Station wagon, usually usually made by a european brand. The ones with diesel engines regularly average over 40 mpg and sometimes upwards of 50! They are just as roomy as most small and medium sized suvs.
@@TheScrubmuffin69 If im not mistaken, here in Brazil you can't even buy the V6 camaro Winch makes sense bc if you're going to pay 200000 reais on a camaro it better have the god damn LS
No, the Equinox was never offered in Brazil with the V6 from a Camaro, it used to be offered with the 2.0 Turbo of the lowest trim Camaro. Anyway, that engine was discontinued in the Equinox lineup in 2020 in favor of the same 1.5 Turbo the video is about.
Didn't realize id be hit with a wall of "you should aim to stop living your life escape to escape and rather focus on getting to a point where you can enjoy things for what they are and let the things that were your escapes be the things that you REALLY enjoy" this morning but here we are. thanks.
"The office car of people who's favourite Sunday activity is going to mom and pop shops and threatening to take your business elsewhere" 🤣🤣 so savage. So true.
I have a 2018 Equinox, company issued car. I just ticked over to 100,000 miles. It’s boring, but it works perfectly. Never had an issue, I’ve only ever done oil changes and tires. I’m still on the same brake pads. It’s like Raisin Bran. It’s not fun, you’re not looking forward to it, but you can count on it always being there.
Same here except a 2020 model. Lately for some reason it does the "power reduced" thing. Just restart the car and back to full "power". Other than that just keeps on ticking. 118k miles currently.
A few random thoughts... Regular Mom Reviews. (just one will suffice, as it'd get repetitive within 15mins) With this Equinox review, there's no need to review GM's 37 other similar/indistinguishable SUVs. Your use of language, humor, & understanding the typical American psyche is what MAKES these boring car vids worth clicking on. Never stop being you.
I own a 2019 2.0T. It’s pretty quick, the 9 speed was a better choice for me than the CVT in the CRV and the steering and handling is better than both the CRV and RAV4. I like how anonymous it is and think it drives better than my sisters RDX. 🤷 Awesome video.
Before buying a CR-V in 2012, I test drove every CUV in the same class I could get my hands on. All of them have terrible road-feel, but the Equinox was the worst. The steering suspension and acceleration were all working in concert to tell you absolutely nothing about what was going on. I compared it to driving in my kid's Bob the Builder videogame. There are people out there who love that motorized sofa feel. I have a coworker like that who bought an Equinox for that reason. He's been rewarded with a car that burns oil like crazy and is on it's 3rd cat.
You would be talking about the earlier generation of the Equinox. Those ones were actually terrible. The main issue is the pcv system in the intake manifold gets plugged and crankcase pressure blows out the crank and rear main seals. And a lot of people never check their oil. So it just leaks out oil till it locks up. I've done a lot of replacement engines for people for that reason. And the typical 2010's GM overall build quality doesn't help the rest of the car.
As a mechanic I’ve driven nearly all CUVs and I agree with the road feel, none of them were good and the Equinox was one of the worst. The only CUVs that I found “acceptable” were the Mazda CX5 and the Volkswagen Tiguan.
The CR-V will always stand as the most reliable mid size suv. I work in service at a Honda dealer and we have older ladies coming in with 2010-2015 CRVS with 280k miles in literal mechanically mint condition, it’s actually kind of insane. Usually will have some oil seepage coming from valve cover or spool valve but those are just normal wear items on a Honda and not expensive to fix at all. My dads side of the family are Chevy people and when I tell them and show them how many miles these things have on them they go “guessing they’re getting a trans replacement huh?” Nope. They’re utterly mind blown by the fact you don’t need to rebuilt the entire drive train of these cars every 150k miles like they’re so used to.
We bought a 2020 Equinox with 48,000 miles. 2.0 Turbo and LOVE it. It was the most vehicle we could buy with cash because we don’t do car payments. I know many people driving fancy imports but look at the monthly payments 😮
Well you should be ashamed of yourself, a dad car should have enough power to beat the punk in the lane next to you off the lights, whilst receiving the scornful sigh from your wife and a "daaaaaaaad" from the little one who is now covered in the milk she was carefully trying to drink before you decided to be an ass.. so 300+hp, rwd/awd should do it.
5:20 You'd be amazed how many folks tread this earth dissatisfied or anxious and unable to define it as such or why they are that way. This review feels way more on the money this time, like very single line rang true.
"The Chevy Equinox embodies that kind of hostile conformity typically found in people who play the victim in situations they created -- people who find ways to weaponize their own dissatisfaction." Unreal. The most piercingly accurate automotive philosophy nuggets since the FJ Cruiser review.
My grandmother had one of these as a loaner while her Trax was getting fixed (what a surprise.) During the TWO WEEKS she had that car, I probably got 2-3 phone calls a day from her with questions about how the car works, and how different features work. Not texts. Phone calls. "I can't hear the satellite radio, Tom." "Ok, first: the radio's on mute. Second: you've never had Sirius XM, Gram. It's a subscription." I love my grandmother dearly; but, I truly have no idea why my she chose such a complicated car. She's also owned a Cadillac Cimarron, an International Scout II, a Buick Riviera and an Edsel Corsair. So, that gives you a taster of her car history. The Equinox has the ability of being a techy car that attracts people who have absolutely no concept of technology. These people who are still trying to understand a DVD player.
Can you buy an uncomplicated car anymore? They all have this stuff. The best I know of is the european Dacia Sandero (good news!) that in the base model quite smartly just gives you a spot for your phone instead of bothering with a built in touchscreen that's outdated from the start and impossible to upgrade like in every other car on the market.
Gonna be honest, your quick lecture on acquiring peace in life hit really close to home, sometimes it does feel like I don't do things to make myself happy, I just do them to escape from the fear in uncertainty of my life. I want nothing more than to be someone else.
I had one of these as a rental to make a 6 hr drive. It was terrible. The auto trans shifted harsh and at the strangest times. I spent the first 10 min of the drive just confused trying to understand wtf the trans was trying to do. The interior was on-par with the 2010 Outback that I owned at the time. For about 2 hrs on the freeway I was convinced something was wrong with the steering or suspension because it always felt like it wanted to pull to the left... or sometimes right... Eventually I realized it was the lane-keep assist trying to help, but it just felt like the alignment was off and I was physically fighting it until I turned that thing off. It did nothing well. It wasn't even comfortable or quiet in a bland appliance sort of way. I don't understand how anyone would drive it and think "yeah I want one of these."
We had a 2005. I believe it was probably one of the last vehicle you could buy without ABS brakes. It had the Chinese V6, Japanese transmission and was assembled in Canada. I did not mind how it drove and wasn't a maintenance disaster or anything. Rear seat passengers were often surprised how good the legroom was. In 2005 the major focus was getting past the Pontiac Aztec era.
I had 3 of these as loaners while my Colorado was at the dealer getting def lines replaced. It’s the only car I’ve ever been in that I noticed the seat was abnormally narrow. I’ve owned 80s hondas, an rx8, xr4ti, Miata, and who knows what else and never had an issue in them.
Hey the Equinox, I tested one with the turbo engine and was absolutely whelming. It is an car indeed, with a horrendous transmission that takes ages to kickdown and let the engine accelerate, even in "manual" mode, not even the turbo saves it. And Chevy has the AUDACITY of plastering a RS badge on it, because everything has to be sporty these days.
I needed a way to tell someone... "this isn't working out".... and you just gave it to me... Thanks for not letting one more person ruin my day. Its going well.
This is one of the best reviews you have done. I do think your most societally critical reviews are of actual ‘regular cars’ that are important in America like the k cars
The UW plates do it for me. I swear I could've seen this car yesterday, but there's no guarantee because around here there are _one hundred and fifty_ others exactly like it.
99 percent of people buying this vehicle couldn’t care less of the points you make. It’s a car to get from point A-B and it does it cheaply and comfortably with relatively reliable technology. It fills that niche very well. There have been so many cars throughout history that need to fill this spot.
You know, Mr. Regular and his cat weren’t too convincing about the savory offerings of Factor75. They had the same facial expressions as I did when I was forced to eat Arby’s as a kid.
We own a 2021 CRV and love it. With that said, back in 2019, we rented an Equinox to drive our family of 4 from FL. to PA. Honestly? I didn't think it was a bad car at all. It was torquey, handled the mountain rodes nicely and had a decent ride. I'd be lying if I didn't say that I entertained the idea of getting one when we were shopping around in 2021.
This car started it’s life as a crossover in a sense. It’s the successor to the Saturn Vue which was an early “mid size SUV” when it came out (before the term crossover was coined). When Saturn folded, GM took the Vue and gave it a quick refresh and called it the Equinox. We’re a few major revisions beyond that now.
The Vue and the Equinox coexisted for several years - the Vue came out in 2002 and the Chevy in 2005. Both used the GM Theta platform, but the Vue was the SWB version and the Equinox was longer. I had an '05 Vue Redline, which came with a Honda 3.5L V6 and 5-speed auto from the first Acura MDX (yes, really). It was a quirky and capable, if not particularly well-made, small CUV that could do 0-60 in around 7 seconds, which was good for an SUV in 2005. The old 3.6L equinox could also do about the same (which is kinda pathetic with 300 hp).
@@dustinbeach687 Oh, my mistake, thanks. I knew they were closely related, but guess I was wrong about the order of operations. I had the same motor in my 2004 AWD V6 Vue. (not the redline edition though). It was actually a selling point to me, as all I heard around the time of buying a new car was that GM was making shitty engines and Honda was making good engines. It was very reliable for me for the 14 years that I owned it. My FIL owns the MDX and he was shocked by the coincidence when I told him that our cars have the exact same engine, and are the only two cars to get that exact engine (based on my reading of the Wikipedia article on it).
@@dustinbeach687 Also, I loved the resiliency of the plastic body panels. It resisted dents, didn't rust, and kept its vibrant color well beyond its years. If the bumpers had not faded, it still looked new.
I have a company vehicle and when my regular vehicle broke down they gave me one of these. Hands down one of the slowest vehicles i’ve ever driven took well over 10 seconds to go from 70-80
@@captainmappy3959 those are lightweight and quick enough up to a hundred. Really easy to chuck em around other cars in traffic...I mean perform evasive maneuvers when it is safe/necessary to do so
@@magiccheeto It’s funny because the inline 4 is such a dogshit motor on the 3rd gen, but I’ve come to really like the silhouette and the body styling. Decent enough carrying capacity for all my photography equipment too. I think a swap is in order for the future.
6:51 "If you can have peace, you can live comfortably with the uncertainty that exists in each day. You can enjoy things for what they are rather than enjoying them for offering an escape from a life that can be too scary to live." Man, when are you going to collect these all up and publish a Regular Cars philosophy book so we can get all these gems in one place! (That is sincere and not sarcasm by the way). Sometimes you say things in these that just hit home hard.
Just to provide a counterpoint, I like my irrevocable decisions. I like piling them and other people's irrevocable decisions into my Kia Sedona and going to play mini golf. Most of the people I know who have children feel that way. We're often not living lives like you describe. It's pretty good.
