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She looks like a fake plastic surgery disaster bimbo...no substance there. Just a wannabe Kardashian...

$45k for an appliance FWD CUV w/ a 4cyl in white w/ a gray interior is pretty depressing to imagine. My Jeep was in that price range 12 years ago, much nicer design inside and out and well equipped w/ a V6 and AWD...and with inflation, the equivalent spec to that on a 2025 is about $53k..same engine and transmission, AWD, same color scheme, trim level and options. My sister's '23 Chevy Equinox LT was $34k out the door new at the end of 2022. She got $15k in trade on her 2015 Trax and paid cash for the difference.

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For the smaller crossovers, I've found the Chevy Equinox quite pleasant to drive. Comfortable seats, smooth ride, even w/ the 1.5 turbo 4, decent power for freeway driving. I've driven my sister's '23 LT quite a bit around town and on short road trips the last few years. Good ergonomics and layout, Car Play and Android Auto work fine. More back seat room than my Grand Cherokee. Easy to get in and out of. I haven't looked at the new generation model that came out of '25, though. My sister looked at the 25 when had her 23 in for service, thought the new one was ugly. As for myself, if I were shopping for a new car, don't know what I would get. My Jeep and Cadillac are both in excellent condition and paid for..and working from home, no real need for a new vehicle. I don't think I'd get another Grand Cherokee given Stellantis' quality problems in recent years and that the '26 GC comes with a 4 cyl standard.

If I've deleted some from the list, it's because they're not in my price point. No thank you to expensive German iron. I don't like spending a lot of money on cars. Some comments: I've rented the K4 and they work just fine, but it has a lot of nasty angles, especially the long tear drop tail lights and even the side of the greenhouse I do like the Toyota Camry ... at last they got it right The Honda Civic used to be an ugly duckling and now it's actually a decent looking car with a good amount of room. I had a rented Honda Accord in South Florida, which I reviewed here and, better yet, it was a hybrid. These Hyundais are not very attractive and the jellybean one (Sonata) looks cheap when you get up close to it. I like the Nissan Sentra. I can't believe I'm saying that. The Cadillac is the only one on this list that is a GM car ... and which I like. If not optioned up, the price point isn't that bad. The Charger is electric, so no. But hybrid is fine. But where this leaves me is that there isn't much choice at all for those wanting to redeem what they've accumulated on their GM Card. It wasn't like throwing money to the wind because you still make use of the credit card, but I would have not continued having a car card if I knew the market would be changing like this. I would have fared better with another airline card.

30 years ago at the U of Michigan my PhD advisor had a dark green '93 Bonneville w/ the tan leather interior.. I don't recall the trim level or engine, but it was a nice car..rode in it a couple times to dinner/etc. He also had a white '92-ish GMC Jimmy 4dr (the square S15-based one). He's now the president of Carnegie Mellon U.