2006 Chevrolet Equinox from North America - Comments

So far nothing has gone wrong with the car. The day I received it, I was called out of town on business and the car operated/performed flawlessly. I know it's still new, but coming off an 04 Acura RL I was pleasantly surprised.

Good accessory package with everything I wanted in a new car.

Automatic, V6, leather seats, REGULAR gas, OnStar© and XM© radio.

Don't get me wrong, I loved my RL. Best and most comfortable seats I have ever sat in (and I have owned MANY cars). Never let me down. But the gas mileage and the need for premium gas was killing me. Also, I leased, and the leasing agency failed to mention the surcharge one must pay yearly in Texas to lease.

I wanted to trade up to an MDX, but I just didn't want to pay those monthly payments and still have to use premium gas. And I wanted to buy American.

This is my first American car in 20 years, but I swore I would do it. Buy American that is.

You do know the car is from Canada? The Pontiac Torrent is the same car and both are made at the same plant. And yes, I have always said that if gas (and insurance) is going to be an issue, one shouldn't get on the car. So unless regular gas on a Yaris or an Aveo is going to kill you due to your low salary, one should always buy a car one can afford.

Just take good care of the car and it shouldn't give tons of trouble. Many people complain of this and that, but sometimes is because they don't certain things.

And Canada is in (North) America... unless they moved it.

I just bought one and I love it plus I'm Canadian and I like the fact that they are Union made in Canada. It's too bad when cars are made in third world countries where the workers get peanuts and people in North America buy them. I think Dodge has plants in Mexico don't they?. Anyway I'll buy a car that was made in Canada or the U.S. and try to help out a fellow blue collar workin stiff, but I won't buy something that was made in a sweat shop.

22:58 Amen Brother.

And you can bet that a vehicle made by someone getting a decent wage in America or Canada will be of higher quality. What kind of initiative can someone have to build a quality product if they are making five bucks a day??!

Cars made by Chrysler in Mexico aren't any worse in quality and craftsmanship than the northerners. See what cars and engines come from Mexico plants and then you will feel better educated. Don't forget that VW also makes cars there and other European brands like BMW are investing in Mexico.

Unions are what is hurting the American branded cars in the U.S. That is why GM and Ford are having such a hard time. Unions need to get up with the companies instead of fighting them to the ground.

Union workers aren't the best in the business. The pride is there and the quality is there, but they are much greedier compared to the other non-union workers who work just as hard and just as well.

Thanks for the brief review on the Equinox. I think it is the best SUV in it's class.

It isn't where or how the cars are assembled, it is the fact that the depreciation is so much worse on the N/A cars. I don't know why except that the quality, at least in the past, has been so much better for the Japanese cars. At least when you are ready to trade there is some value left in the vehicle. Unions have outlived their usefulness!! It is time that a man is paid for what he does and NOT for just how many years he/she has worked for the company. If the unions don't smarten up there will be no jobs for automakers in N/A. My dad was a Ford Dealer and now Ford will be displaced as #2 by Toyota. I just bought a Toyota for the value and the residual.

Check the stickers on these cars, the engines are made in china and the transmissions are made in japan. You didn't just buy American after all.

Even when a U.S. manufacturer "assembles" cars in other countries... the profits still come back here to the U.S. ...not to Japan or Germany as do their car profits they "assemble" here..(to avoid paying our government import tariff fees)

And with the American cars assembled in other countries, the majority of those cars parts are made here in the U.S... which accounts for a ton of jobs here.

The engines for the 2008 - Equinox are now U.S. made motors.