To those who are considering this vehicle, I brought a rental with AWD to CA’s Lake Tahoe area this past snow season. City’s snow removal didn’t cover the private road to our airbnb cabin and that winding steep road was bad enough that day. Traverse handled that without problems which really astounded me because I thought AWD on this big guy mainly lives in the city is merely a tiny shiny badge on the back end. This is a wonderful car. I’m very sure after that several-hundred-mile family trip, snowy, rainy, local and highway.
Nice review Mike! Finally the Traverse getting some attention! We've had our LT for about 2.5 years now and love it. Gets nearly 30 mpg on the highway, can tow a small trailer, fit our 3 kids and their stuff for a road trip, and we got it for 30k... Good value vehicle.
3rd row is fine for regular size people. 5’10” and below are able to fit fine. I’ve had plenty of people in and out and everyone says how much room it has
@@ezrapardede1921 When you say mid size SUV this would be the vehicle that would come to mind. The others look like mini vans aside from the Explorer. And the Traverse looks more like an Explorer than the actual Explorer.
But Hella dated interior with cheap hollow plastic everywhere. I really tried to love it. But it felt so cheap I passed this traverse. Maybe next model
I agree. I put in a lot of due diligence on this car and its competitors. I eventually got one in 2019 Premier and I have been very happy with it. 3 full size car seats and still plenty of space left for strollers and bags. Highly recommended!
Great review Mike Danger 😎. In my opinion, the Traverse is a bus...tons of room, and well worth it. I was going to get one a couple of years ago if Chevrolet didn't come out with the Blazer.
@@yesmikedanger I absolutely enjoy it 😁. It's roomy, and quite comfortable to this 6'4" (6'3½") guy 😎. My mother and step-dad enjoys it more than I do 🤣.
Excellent review Mike! Not a Traverse fan, more likely to go Palisade. The reliability of the GM 3.6 V6 has a lot to be desired, especially with cylinder deactivation. Ugh.
Oh, I was waiting for a better digital color dashboard. Well probably for the people that still loving analog dashboard. Chevrolet always is a good brand so in reliable a think that is good. Thanks for share 🙏🏼
MIKE DANGER!!! Glad to keep seeing you on here buddy! Great job as always and really great job to make a guy like me even feel like considering a vehicle like the Traverse...keep 'em coming brother. And did you really just start as the videographer post COTU era?
Yo yo! Thanks bro! And yeah… started out behind the camera 🎥 My first video in front of the cam was the KBB review of the Corvette C8 and kinda made small cameos since then 🙌🏾. …and I’m still shootin’!
nice look size SUV ..the only questionable matter here is reliability !! in the long run they tend to have engine failure and electronics issues. and they rust really fast specially if you live in snowy area you have to either undercoat the Vehicle correctly or just keep washing it. I hope they address these issues. in real life not only in advertising !! Thanks man for the review
I rented a Traverse back in 2019. My family loved the room and the engine had a surprising amount of power. I remember it having lots of road/wind noise at highway speeds. Also the speakers were awful. We could never get the radio to sound good. Ours didn’t have the Bose system so hopefully that option has better sound.
There's no other midsize suv that can come close to what this 2nd gen traverse has to offer, period. I have the 2018 LT awd traverse, and everything is just perfect. This 2nd gen traverse just have the best of both world in terms of features and cargo space.
I have a 2021 Chevrolet Traverse RS and I love it so far. It's my first SUV and it's made a good first impression so much so I don't plan on buying anymore cars.
@@yesmikedanger Exactly, not to mention, a lack of digital gauge cluster in higher trims in 2022 is just not good. Almost every automaker has started to offer them, I mean, a midterm Sonata has one 🤦♂️🤦♂️. Chevy needs to up their interior game.
I don’t know what to do! 😢 I’ve got a 13, 18, and 21 year old and wonder how this will hold up hauling them, me, hubby and our Frenchie. I currently own a 2014 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite but the horsepower isn’t enough for us. Maybe I should look into a Tahoe?
This is a vehicle for people who make bad decisions. Choosing this over a competing Honda or Toyota it's only for people who enjoy rapid depreciation and massive unreliability
Seems like this is the largest in the segment. If space and usability is a priority it might fit the bill even if it depreciates a bit more than others.
On paper we liked the new Pilot. But after driving both it was the Traverse by a mile. It's more comfortable and drives nicer on real world roads. So, I'd suggest you go out and drive them instead of relying on the opinion of others.
I agree, not a bad looking SUV but gas millage is average. I still like the look of the Telluride the best. For efficiency I would go with the Highlander hybrid.
Making it out at a young age is quite difficult. I started a side hustle at 17, saved up and made some good investments. l'm 28,live on my own and having a good life for myself. Big ups to you and everyone out there trying
@@steceymorgan814 Yes it sure is. I put in money in investments and get profits. That 's how I make more money without working. This does not sound new to you right ?
We were close to getting this car but unfortunately Chevy dealers have terrible service (shout out to Team Chevrolet in Las Vegas). It’s not even worth buying a car at Chevy because their always changing warranty policies/agreement are a pain in the butt. Just about to dump our current Colorado because we can’t deal with their customer service anymore
GM makes cheap interiors ... just to differentiate from Buick/GMC/Cardillac brothers .... the reason for it to stay as a rental !!!! GM - official rental car company .
Great Review Mike!! However if you cross shop the Traverse with any other 3row, you'll quickly realize how awful and dated it actually is. It's big for sure but it's a generation behind.
Had an enclave poorly made especially the interior with cheap plastic any own be prepared for all the lights to come on wouldn’t be able to no than 50 per hr ends with a trip to the dealer
I cant believe they are still making this pile of garbage. Had an ‘08 and after only owning it for a year I traded it for a ‘11 Honda Pilot. I had so many issues with the traverse; a coil went bad, water pump had to be replaced , Interior buttons started to fade, battery died and all with less than 20k miles. Honda Pilot has 143k and going strong.
