G. David Felt

Yea, right, does not work for me. My daily round trip is 72 miles on hills getting into Seattle. Plus my daily side trips to run errands and get other things done. So how does a vehicle that covers 95% or in my case much less of my driving make sense? I would love to have an electric vehicle, but it has to have a commen sense 150 mile range. Hey Columbia, did you really ask detailed questions or just the moron question of how far is your commute from home to work and back? Yes most people could use electric auto's if that is all they did, but MOST people do many other things besides just driving to and from work. McFly Time to Wake up!!!

We need to kill this, this is NOT GOOD for america or for freedom and competition.

Totally agree with this! +1

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH, Here I thought he was making a referance to eating up the vegi's on the trail. Nothing wrong with doing the vegi thing for a week or two. Great way to clean yourself out.

Yawnnnnnnnn Some booring stuff. They can talk all they want about new models, but I have yet to seen anything that really stands out even their design exercises are just so damn booring on the conservative side. That and the fact that my Aunt who seems to be caught up in their marketing keeps buying their auto's and yet she always complains about the fit and finish and 2 years later takes it back and gets a new one. WHY WHY WHY, It is amazing what people will get caught up in. Right now, Lexus is not that great of a car company, way better options coming from America and Europe.

GMCTruckGuy, I see your point, but one issue I have is that I feel GM has totally Diluted the Denali level by having it on every model they sell. I think the current GMC Terrain would be perfect in a Typhoon edition, Black chrome rims, Grill, etc with a Turbo V6 AWD limited Production run would be a Perfect Halo Auto. GMC Needs a Halo version Vehicle that would bring some passion back into what I see as a hohum product line with the same trim levels on everything including a bling version Denali. Not everyone wants a chrome bling version, some of us love our monochromatic vehicles with all the bells and whistles on it. Mercedes has proven that not everything needs to be chromed out. I email GM about this that they need to realize that there are plenty of people out there that want that sleeper look but still have all the luxury toys on the inside. With a smaller Terrain, I could see a pumped up 2.5T AWD as a Typhoon edition. Metallic black, Windows blacked out, the suspension tweeked to ride tight and the monochromatic version or at least a black chrome version to give it that sweet Darth Vader look.

Vegi's are very good for keeping a little jeep in top shape! Guess what mom said is true, eat your vegies and grow up big and strong!

Thanks Oldsmoboi for the update on the 2012, sounds like they are getting it closer to being dialed in as an excellent small suv. Still wish they had a Terrain Typhoon edition as I think a dialed in performance version whould be a perfect Halo vehicle for GMC.

Guess I will have to go test drive one as it sounds great if it truly has that kick you in the gut feeling when you step on it.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=290431371&dealer_id=558992&car_year=2008&systime=&doors=&model=TRAILBLZ&search_lang=en&start_year=2004&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&highlightFirstMakeModel=&search_type=used&distance=300&min_price=&rdm=1326735711756&drive=4+wheel+drive&marketZipError=false&advanced=y&fuel=&keywords_display=&sownerid=563264&lastBeginningStartYear=1981&end_year=2009&showZipError=n&make2=&certified=&engine=8+Cylinder&dma=SEATTLE-TACOMA_NO&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&body_code=0&isFlashPlugin=true&transmission=&default_sort=priceDESC&max_mileage=&color=&address=98043&sort_type=priceDESC&max_price=&make=CHEV&seller_type=b&num_records=25&cardist=119&standard=false Here is the link to the Vehicle, they are asking just under $26K, I am hoping I can get them to come down a few more thousand.

Smaller is fine as long as they do NOT loose Torque. I am so tired of people gushing over engines that have 8 or 9K redline with 300HP but only 200LBS of torque. I might be a very small group of people, but I want my torque equal to or a bit better than my HP so that I can move when I step on the gas even just a little bit and not have to rev it to the moon with a whiny tin sound. So far I have not been impressed with small engines even turbo models yet. Hopefully that will change in the near future.

That is cool to hear, I would be very interested in an AWD vehicle like this with a <1 liter turbo diesel generator.

Hello Everyone, I am looking for input from those that might have some inside knowledge on the Chevy Trailblazer AWD SS. I am currently looking at buying a 2008 White AWD SS with only 36K miles, one owner, An Arizona couple that has had it garaged. I know the magazines talk highly about this suv and say check out the brakes, tires, make sure no aftermarket performance mods have been done. CarFax comes back clean with all maintenance done on it, no accidents and confirming the single owner. So the big question, being 4 years old with only 36K miles on it, what else should I look at on this baby. There does not seem to be a whole lot of info on problems or repairs. I am starting to see many of them show up at local dealers with between 50 to 150K miles. The corvette V8 engine seems to have solid reviews as does the power train in general. Motor Trend mentions that these SUV's can eat up the Goodyear RS/A tires and Corvette disc brakes, but does not mention much else. This auto is not fully loaded as it has cloth seats rather than the upgraded leather and it does not have the NAV system, but does have the sun roof. Also I run Mobile 1 on all my other GM auto's. Any reason I should not run it on this bad boy? Thinking of going all synthetic for it. Your thoughts and input is greatly appreciated.

The new X3 is butt ugly in my personal opinion. I think the X5 will end up being just as ugly if they use the X3 as a roll model. Not impressed with BMW's style direction lately.

If we are going to say that Hybrids like the VOLT should be the future for ALL Auto's then let's take a page form the RV industry where they use tiny Generators to create power all night long to run the Heaters, Microwaves, etc. With this thought in mind, then we should be able to create an AWD Electric auto ( Electric motor at each wheel) and have a small 1 liter DI generator that charges the battery pack, This should be good for crazy gas milage and make all the Tree Huggers happy!

Camino, I totally agree, after we rebuilt their country for the war they started, they stated they would beat us economically. They did it by keeping a closed market and expecting the US to consume everything they build. Time to open up and be equal access.

Let's also get real, Hybrids / pure electric only make sense in big cities with recharge stations and moderate weather. Seattle is a perfect example of extreme tree huggers going overboard on putting charging stations all over even having the first ones in the country on the passes as free rapid charging stations paid by your hard working tax payer. This weekend, these electric tree huggers who want to drive their front wheel electric auto's up the pass to go snowboarding ended up causing headaches for the rest of us in our properly equiped 4x4 or AWD auto. They get stuck, or just plain die at 12 degrees and heavy snow. They have their place, but that is in the city and they need to keep them there. It is a small market which is overblown. Reality is we can do much better with diesel, alternate fuels like Propane, etc. Many better ways than Green house gas creating Batter powered auto's. Yes for those that think they are saving the world, wake up to the fact that your battery pack in your Nissan leaf create more gas during it's productions than 10 years of a compact running on regular gas.

So I sent another email to GMC about my Idea of the following: Terrain Typhoon Edition Black Chrome in place of traditional chrome. (yes in my eye's a metalic black or metalic red with the Black Chrome looks sweet) Even the limited run of bing cherry that they had on the escalade would look good with Black Chrome. Dual Scroll Turbo charged V6 Dash has carbon fiber trim in place of brushed aluminum Dash has a Terrain Typhoon Edition Serial Numbered plate. Seats have TT embossed into them. Floor mates would have Terrain Typhoon embossed onto them. All windows would be dark tinted. What do you think?

How is the fit and finish, has it gotten better? How is the road noise? Could you see yourself taking this on a long road trip, 1500 to 2000 miles and not feel worn out at the end of a long 10hr drive day? For me I never thought there were blind spots, do you feel this vehicle has any large blind spots? Does it have remote start? Layout of the buttons, does it make sense or is it a jumbled mess? Does the cruise control work smoothly or does it speed up and slow down? Does this v6 seem to be thrashy at times when you step on it? Looking forward to your updated report.

I feel the Terrain is a great CUV, but underpowered for AWD. With that said, I also feel GM has diluted the Denali package by putting it on everything. The Terrain is perfect for a Terrain Typhoon Package. All Black with a V6 Turbo.

Love the clean simple interior. Look very fresh and looks like it will hold up very well. Go Corvette!

A diesel mid size Dakota would be perfect. At 6'6" tall the small trucks are too small and yet I really do not need a full size. Here is to hoping they get a truck that has the style of the new Durango with the diesel in crew cab. That would rock.

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Thanks for the suggestion, I showed her them and she did not like the styling at all. Said it was down right ugly. The far opposite end of the Encore. I showed her the Granite which she really likes the look of, but now I see on that thread that it is considered dead as it might be to much of a competitor to the encore being on the same sales floor. I disagree but I can see GM being a bit gun shy after all the 80's, 90's and early 00's of rebadge hell. What to do, What to do, What to do.

SAD Day Indeed if this is true. My wife who I thought would love the Buick Encore but found it too jelly bean loves the Granite and would take it immediatly in an AWD version with a turbo 4 or the DI V6. Sad now I have no Idea what to buy her for her college auto. Wife wants a bit of a butch AWD small size CUV with decent gas milage. Has to be American, GM, FORD or she will consider Dodge/Jeep, but right now nothing seems to fit. She does not like the small dodge versions or what she considers to be the ugly patriot from Jeep. She liked the inside room of an AWD Ford Flex we drove on vacation, but does not like the outside look as it reminds her of station wagons shrunk down. GM had the best new stuff coming and now nothing.