jeff kushner
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This time they gave me a '18 GMC arcadia- jet black. 193HP, 2.5L, 3.87 gears....this seems fairly nicely equipped but I haven't opened the glove comp to look for the sticker to see "the sheet" info.
Now understand that no matter how "objective" someone including me sounds; Every single facet of a vehicle is subject to personal likes/dislikes based on that persons life-experience so this is every bit a personal look.
Nice looking little truck & the paint is very shiny & has a bit of orange peal on the door/body panels but it does look sharp in the sun. Of course I'm getting a jet black car right at the wrong time of year with the yellow pollen for the next two weeks, or one week then the falling sap. .....anyway, it's very different from what we are used to driving. A bit smaller of course and it has a distinct "Japanese" feel to it. Not necessarily the interior b/c that's "American" but the ride which I'll get into below.
The display is one of those cartoonish types. Do the kids really like that? I haven't used it much yet. The seating is comfortable...well...the cushioning is comfortable(my commute is 46m ea way) but the fully elect seat doesn't allow the front to move at all,.....it is the pivot point, the fulcrum(remember that word?) for the rear to lower and raise. It's a cost/complexity saver and it would work but the rear just doesn't come up high enough for me. The rest of the seat...tilt/lumbar is all excellent with twitchy, fast motors. The dash is the dash...nicely laid out I suppose w/plenty of info w/fully analog gauges 2+ 4, save for a small box in the center that I find pretty useless so far. Radio, no Sirius....and the sound quality really sucks...BADLY and I'm half-deaf! No matter how I reset it with it's "equalizer", all it does is raise or lower the presence the tinny med's and hi's. I don't think I have anything special in my truck...Sony for a '17 lmted? I think the upgrade was to Bose but you guys will know better than I but it sure sounds worlds better than this...worlds!
As is typical when a manufacturer chooses to install a "smaller" engine for a 4000 lb vehicle...they gear it so it "feels" peppy, this with 3.87. It handles well enough for how I'm driving it but with only 100-110 miles driven so far, it's too early to really comment but overall, it feels like Kerry's Rogue. That's what I meant about a Japanese feel to it....the entire drivetrain feels right out of a Honda. This is not a bad thing if it matches it in reliability but it's what I refer to as a "buzzbox"....they buzz when you make 'em go. Again, completely subjective but that's what you're getting...just know it and accept it before you buy one.
First time...Deer strike & they gave me a Santa Fe and I hated it.
Second time-Dump truck & they gave me a Sequoia which was very nice.
We'll reserve judgement on this truck since apparently I'll have it till the 3rd but getting it was a PITA...a first for Enterprise. Instead of the rental being at the repair facility, they arrive 20 minutes late to take me BACK 10 miles from where I had just come. What made it worse was the driver's first day & he was a Miami transplant so he had no idea where he was....he was a nice kid but when he began fumbling his phone while driving, I'll told him "I got this" and gave him directions.... lol.
jeff
Now understand that no matter how "objective" someone including me sounds; Every single facet of a vehicle is subject to personal likes/dislikes based on that persons life-experience so this is every bit a personal look.
Nice looking little truck & the paint is very shiny & has a bit of orange peal on the door/body panels but it does look sharp in the sun. Of course I'm getting a jet black car right at the wrong time of year with the yellow pollen for the next two weeks, or one week then the falling sap. .....anyway, it's very different from what we are used to driving. A bit smaller of course and it has a distinct "Japanese" feel to it. Not necessarily the interior b/c that's "American" but the ride which I'll get into below.
The display is one of those cartoonish types. Do the kids really like that? I haven't used it much yet. The seating is comfortable...well...the cushioning is comfortable(my commute is 46m ea way) but the fully elect seat doesn't allow the front to move at all,.....it is the pivot point, the fulcrum(remember that word?) for the rear to lower and raise. It's a cost/complexity saver and it would work but the rear just doesn't come up high enough for me. The rest of the seat...tilt/lumbar is all excellent with twitchy, fast motors. The dash is the dash...nicely laid out I suppose w/plenty of info w/fully analog gauges 2+ 4, save for a small box in the center that I find pretty useless so far. Radio, no Sirius....and the sound quality really sucks...BADLY and I'm half-deaf! No matter how I reset it with it's "equalizer", all it does is raise or lower the presence the tinny med's and hi's. I don't think I have anything special in my truck...Sony for a '17 lmted? I think the upgrade was to Bose but you guys will know better than I but it sure sounds worlds better than this...worlds!
As is typical when a manufacturer chooses to install a "smaller" engine for a 4000 lb vehicle...they gear it so it "feels" peppy, this with 3.87. It handles well enough for how I'm driving it but with only 100-110 miles driven so far, it's too early to really comment but overall, it feels like Kerry's Rogue. That's what I meant about a Japanese feel to it....the entire drivetrain feels right out of a Honda. This is not a bad thing if it matches it in reliability but it's what I refer to as a "buzzbox"....they buzz when you make 'em go. Again, completely subjective but that's what you're getting...just know it and accept it before you buy one.
First time...Deer strike & they gave me a Santa Fe and I hated it.
Second time-Dump truck & they gave me a Sequoia which was very nice.
We'll reserve judgement on this truck since apparently I'll have it till the 3rd but getting it was a PITA...a first for Enterprise. Instead of the rental being at the repair facility, they arrive 20 minutes late to take me BACK 10 miles from where I had just come. What made it worse was the driver's first day & he was a Miami transplant so he had no idea where he was....he was a nice kid but when he began fumbling his phone while driving, I'll told him "I got this" and gave him directions.... lol.
jeff
