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For $52k or so I would take following vehicles over the Blazer (that only few that come to my mind) Jeep Grand Cherokke, Trailhawk with optional HEMI engine 360hp, - $45k Ford Edge ST, 335hp, performance brake package and other options - $48k Acura MDX Sport Hybrid, 321hp - $53k Audi SQ5, 349hp - $52k

And it's available in brown. They should bring back the name Imperial and put it on the top of the line 3500 Limited Megacab.

Similar, ugly, cheesy styling.. I wonder if GM hired a Lexus stylist. Using wild styling to hide the mediocre FWD transverse engine appliance underneath....how boring..I wonder when this stupid trend of overwrought grilles will go away and we get some subtlety in design. A few automakers are doing subtle w/ their crossovers and SUVs, but not many. Land Rover/Range Rover, Jeep for the most part, and Ford come to mind. Generally clean styling and not overwrought cheese...

As some may know, I am definitely a "Ford Man". But, as it is right at the moment, I am working in sales at an FCA dealer. I have for the past year. I had no qualms doing so because I grew up in Mopar house as much as a Ford house as a lad. So, on the new Heavy Duties from Ram. I believe they will be as big a hit as the 1500 was last year. It took me a while to warm up to the new '19 1500, but I didn't have that with the '20 HD. It is definitely a dynamite looking truck. It doesn't appear to climbing up too high in MSRP and capability should be at least as good as the outgoing model across the line. All in all, I am happy to be where I am at right now.

Jeeps are for trails, not track For $92k for Trackhawk you can have Trailhawk for $45 and still have $47k for V8 Mustang or Camaro to use on the track

Just searched in 150 mile range of my house and only 2 Green Jeep GC. First is a TrackHawk and second is a TrailHawk. Just tried the build tool and I see it only comes up on those two so far. Trail or Track????? Decisions, decisions, decisions!!!! ? Trackhawk Trailhawk

that jeep!

I think pricing looks great. A 3500 Limited Megacab is basically a full-blown luxury car interior, but this is a luxury car that can tow your house! And it still costs less than an S-Class

Heh-heh..about 15 feet from my office...I'm a biased Jeep fan, I'll admit, but I do think Jeep does pretty clean styling overall. (ignore my messy garage, I have plans for it..storing the patio furniture cushions etc in there now).

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DRIVEN: 2019 Chevrolet Blazer LT AWD 3.6 (MSRP around 40k) HIGHS: -Blazer name is back! -Unique, sporty CUV style, drawing inspiration from the Camaro. Be seen. Looks good in person, even in a bad color. -Nice new interior design, including ball blower vents down low. That will be a godsend in summer. I liked the gauges, displays, controls, and touchscreen. -Cargo area seemed more useful in size than I imagined. If I recall, the rear seats can slide forward and back to help out with that. -If you are averse to 4 cylinder engines, Chevy has you covered here. Most of the Blazers will be had with 3.6 v6. And with enough throttle foot, and after you let it wind up, and if the tranny actually kicks down, it scoots pretty well. -Fans of CUV's that are heavy and sit high will be like pigs in slop in the Blazer. LOWS: -There are probably a lot of people that won't be into the styling. -Drivetrain doesn't seem refined. Sorry, another one of these GM drivetrains with the common 3.6 that underwhelms. Slow transmission kickdown. Feels like driveline has a lot of slop. Lack of useful torque. Grainy sounding, revs slow, throttle response is a dud. -Interior space is not exactly a middle spot between the Equinox and Traverse. To some it will feel not much larger than an Equinox inside, which is either a compliment for the Equinox (wasn't intended to be) or a rip on the Blazer (maybe that's where I was going). Perhaps how high you sit on the queen perch exacerbates the truckiness of this thing, but it feels narrow in relation to it's size, and it's easier to knock elbows with your neighbor than it should be in this thing. -There is nothing about the ride and handling that stuck in my mind as impressive. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Now, maybe the RS is better, I don't know. -Irregardless of whether a vehicle being heavy is a good or bad thing, it's that the Blazer actually feels porky or even porkier than it is / isn't. -The elephant in the room on this thing is price. This lightly equipped LT was near 40 grand. In the same showroom is an almost equally equipped Traverse for an almost equal price. The versions that are in the high 40's and 50's, it's a real SMH to me. -An all around feel about the vehicle that it was just a cobbled together parts bin ride (which historically has been GM's PENCHANT). The Blazer is a vehicle that feels old by several years on the market, right when it's introduced. SUMMARY No compelling reason to pick this vehicle on the market other than if you are a GM fanboi/girl or you've gone sick on the styling of it. If it's the former, its another case of GM missing an opportunity to provide class competitive or better vehicle refinement and dynamics and missing the mark. If it's the latter, then the styling ends up being the sole purpose for the vehicle to exist in the market. If it doesn't have more than that, than it's hopes for being a long term success are pretty thin. I don't need to dive much more into this one. Reviving the Blazer name and throwing it on something that evokes the Camaro in styling is about all there is behind this effort. Nissan came out with the Murano in 2003? 2004? And Chevrolet finally has something to compete with it in 2019. The list of vehicles that are better options to this for your money, whether 2 or 3 row, are in the dozens. As far as Chevy, if you really want size, immediately bypass the Blazer and just go straight for the Traverse. For performance and refinement, it's entirely possibly that a well loaded Equinox with the 2.0 engine is a much more enjoyable vehicle for a majority of people. And don't forget the GMC options too. Other makes and models, Santa Fe, Atlas, Edge, Passport, all better. I might be here all day if I list all the better options. It doesn't make it bad to like the Blazer and I wouldn't criticize anyone for buying one. I just think GM mailed it in here, which they seem to be doing with increasing frequency here. All you get here is a name and some style. Bless ya if that's what you want. I may try the 2.5 FWD for contrast, but i think I can 99% safely say one of these will never be in my driveway. Continuing to lose more and more faith in GM and Chevy all the time.

The Trackhawk is a specialty halo vehicle with a 700hp engine. It's basically Jeep's Corvette.

53K huh? I can get a brand-new Cadillac XT5 Luxury for about $53K. Why spend it on a new Blazer again?

Yeah, my Limited is 5 years old now and the regular dash still looks new.

That green is amazing! ?

You can get a GLC350e 4Matic for 49,999 with 315hp, 413tq, plug-in hybrid with 13 miles of all electric range. You could get an AMG GLC43 with 362hp/384tq for 56k.

Right?!? I just don't really understand it... Little to no value at that price..

I don't. What I would want it to do is interact with the adaptive cruise control and automagically optimize my trip to the lights.

It certainly would make their supply chain more complicated.

I think Brexit is a big reason.

heh-heh...yeah, my garage barely fits two vehicles and a bit of storage. No room for a wood working shop. Alas, my Dad left behind of ton of such wood working equipment--was one of his hobbies...lots of saws, etc...been sitting over 20 years untouched in the barn on the family farm, got to do something with it eventually (that's a whole 'nother can of worms).

Too many hills and traffic for me to get to work here in Pittsburgh... plus only about 3 months a year of acceptable weather to do it in

Japan just got a sweet, tariff free, trade deal with the EU. Now they can import Civics and CR-Vs from Japan instead of having to operate another plant and deal with all of the logistics of building in the UK. Brexit may have made this decision easier for them, but I think it was the Japan/EU trade deal that really sealed Swindon's fate. Look a the plant closing in Turkey as well for proof.

2017, lets look at 2019 now Pricing has almost dropped in half and if your in an EV friendly state like I am or in this case, the West Coast of Washington, Oregon and California. The local power utilities will install it for free and charge you the on average cost of $593 as they will make it back in the charging cost you pay for power. https://www.improvenet.com/r/costs-and-prices/electric-car-charger-station-installation-cost Like everything as production scales up, costs go down.

The Blazer looks so bad outside of the RS trim.. RS looks really good but any other trim just looks awkward.

Add $2200 average to the cost of your $75,000 Audi e-tron. Not buying $2.31/gal gas for your $38K Audi A4 that gets 30 MPG combined, leaving you only $39,200 to buy fuel... wait... nvrmd.

A Lexus RX can be specced around 50g. A Lexus vs a Blazer....ummmmmmmm

My point was that I don't see what makes the Blazer any more sporty driving than the Acadia.... it's not going to be the Camaro styling cues that make it corner better.

I think the real tragedy is that the Explorer will drive how the Blazer looks.... Get what I mean? It's like Ford took Alpha and turned it into a crossover. With 3 rows. GM...where are you? Oh in Europe, selling bikes. Did you know that Kia started out as a bicycle company?!

Oh, I think eastern PA and NJ have those.

Oh, man..love that green..must be new for '19, didn't realize the GC was available in green...for a 10 yr old design, still looks great, IMO. Great proportions and lines..I still find myself turning around and looking at mine in parking lots (even though there are a lot of them around).

That whole thing is not going to end well...just like our current trade war.

Brexit is the reason they are just too polite to say it. Traditional Japanese way of never say no and never insult your guest no matter how rude they might be. Japanese ruthless business sense is they can build the automotive trend setting auto's, CR-V in Japan and export it all over Europe at a lower cost and probably higher quality building it in a robotized plant in Japan over the work force of UK or Turkey. As far as the production / jobs quote at the end, they have to hire to get manufacturing facilities ready in Japan as 2021 is not far away.

Depends. If they're a middle class family who itemized deductions in prior years, that may not be the case.

They should have had more money per paycheck throughout the year.

Mmm..Chinese Buicks. Makes me think about getting Chinese take out one night this week. Maybe Kung Pao Chicken or Moo Shu Pork. Had Indian tonight.

DOES THIS MEAN WE'LL FINALLY GET THE GL6 AND GL8??? AVENIR!!!!

The target for taxes is '$0'; you should aim not to owe anything, nor to get any refund. The closer to that mark you get, the better off you are. IMO, people who splurge spend their 'free money' refunds are self-deluding & fiscally irresponsible (unless wealthy of course). The tax bottom line is going to depend on the individual and their state/local taxes. My wife tells me the percent of people who itemize over the threshold of $12K is only between 10-20%. IRS said the average refund to date is only down by 8%, and think about it - those filing early are among those expecting the largest refunds. I think the 'effects' are going to be indiscernible, economy-wise.

Individual results will vary. The overall trend with tax returns isn't looking good for the short term economy.

That supposition has two problems: 1. For a lot of people,particularly those in the middle-class who used to itemize deductions, that didn't happen. Their overall tax liability went up. So when they file their returns this year, not only do they not get a refund, they're owing thousands. The amount "extra" they got in their paycheck doesn't add up to the amount they end up owing. 2. For others they took that "raise" and spent it during the year... if they even noticed much of a difference, leaving nothing but a small refund at the end of the tax year. Either way, it could have an impact on sales of certain big ticket items. That could be a good thing.

In my eternal shopping quest, the JGC keeps bubbling to the top of the list no matter what else comes out.

Yeah, the newest Lincolns are American style to me, not retro. Love 'em.

'42 Cadillac trunk emblem ~

I think these were a little before H3T

Went to the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum at the Cleveland History Center today...they have a nice eclectic collection, incl. a group of brass era cars, some of which are brands that were built in Cleveland like Peerless, Jordan, Chandler, Baker. A little bit of everything, incl. airplanes, a Goodyear Blimp gondola, a couple small boats, etc. They had a Hemi Satellite and a '65 GTO: Some 40s-50s cars:59 Chevy, Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Special, 57 T-Bird & Mercedes 300SL Some pre-war cars:Airflow, '39 Lincoln-Zephyr, Auburn and a Cadillac A couple stainless steel Ford one-offs:36 Ford & '66 Continental Some concept cars:AMX, Dodge Avenger, and Jeep Compass An 80s-90s exhibit... And a couple early Baker electrics and an EV-1.

I saw two in under 5 minutes the other day in downtown Pittsburgh. Those were attractive cars. Very nearly bought one.