What Can a Chevy Traverse Actually Tow to Lake George? The Chevrolet Traverse tows 5,000 pounds, and Chevrolet lists that as the standard rating “with included trailering equipment” rather than as an extra-cost option. That covers a small travel trailer, a two-place enclosed snowmobile trailer, most fishing and ski boats, and a loaded utility trailer….
What Road Salt Actually Does to Your Car in a Capital Region Winter Road salt accelerates rust on the systems that stop and steer your vehicle, not just on the body panels you can see. Consumer Reports puts it plainly: salt “accelerates rust, which can damage safety-related equipment for braking, steering, suspension, and fuel systems.”…
Chevy Trailblazer vs. Equinox: Which Is the Right AWD SUV? Buy the Chevrolet Trailblazer if all-wheel drive on a budget is the goal. Buy the Chevrolet Equinox if you need the extra size. The Trailblazer starts at $23,300 and returns 27 MPG combined with all-wheel drive; the Equinox starts at $28,800, returns 26 MPG combined…
Which Chevy Is Best for a Northway Commute to Malta? For most people commuting on I-87 to the GlobalFoundries campus in Malta, the Chevrolet Trailblazer with all-wheel drive is the efficiency answer, and the Chevrolet Equinox with all-wheel drive is the comfort answer. The Trailblazer is EPA-rated at 27 MPG combined with all-wheel drive and…
What Happens to the Chevy Equinox EV Range in an Upstate New York Winter? Every electric vehicle loses range in cold weather, and the Chevrolet Equinox EV is no exception. The useful question for a Saratoga County driver is whether that loss actually changes anything you do, and for most local driving, the answer is…
What Road Salt Actually Does to Your Car in a Capital Region Winter Road salt accelerates rust on the systems that stop and steer your vehicle, not just on the body panels you can see. Consumer Reports puts it plainly: salt “accelerates rust, which can damage safety-related equipment for braking, steering, suspension, and fuel systems.”…
Can You Fit Three Car Seats in a Chevy Traverse? Yes, but it comes down to one decision you make when you order the vehicle, not later. Three car seats fit across the second row only if the Traverse has the second-row bench seat. Chevrolet lists seating for up to eight on the LT with…
The Winter Checklist for a Saratoga County Vehicle Do these five things before the first storm: test the battery if it is more than three years old, mount winter tires by mid-October, replace wipers and fill the washer reservoir, check that your all-wheel-drive and driver-assistance systems have no active warnings, and build a small…
Saratoga County Winter is coming! No, not necessarily. A front-wheel-drive vehicle on four dedicated winter tires will out-brake and out-corner an all-wheel-drive vehicle on all-season tires, because all-wheel drive helps a vehicle accelerate and does nothing to help it stop. The better question is not whether you need all-wheel drive in Saratoga County but whether…
Chevy Equinox vs. Traverse: Which Is Better for Saratoga County Families? If your household regularly moves five people or fewer, the Chevrolet Equinox is the better buy. If you regularly move six or more, or you tow anything north of Lake George, the Chevrolet Traverse is the better buy. Everything else in this comparison is…