Personally I don't give much for the extra luxury that the Encore provides. Our car is never clean inside, always mud and snow on the floor, the three cup holders between the front chairs are always full with receipts, and other junk. I don't care about the rougher ride of the Trax nor for the more noise it makes. But the Trax is functional for us, it does exactly what I expected from it. It holds our golf bags in summer and our cross country ski's in winter and hold the grocery bags in weekends and transports anything else I want with no complaints. So no, there's no regrets.I thought at first it was just my opinion of the car, so I had my friends check it out, they both seen and had a chance to test drive both my cars, they agreed with me the Buick is much nicer inside and to drive.
I got to use my Trax in the snow once, I had snow tires on wheels ready for the snow, it pulled like crazy even went up my steep driveway without a problem.he rest of the winter.I do not regret buying the Trax, I regret buying a second car at all. This poor Trax is getting driven by the wife only around 600 miles per YEAR. For what the payments insurance and gas cost she could use Uber or a Taxi and be a lot of money ahead.
The Trax seems just fine for what it is. I have yet to get a chance to drive it in the snow to see how it works, My Silverado is my daily driver.
I do haul stiff in my Buick but it never gets that dirty, recently I hauled 4 big tires in it down to Philadelphia, and I haul stuff from Home depot or where ever.Personally I don't give much for the extra luxury that the Encore provides. Our car is never clean inside, always mud and snow on the floor, the three cup holders between the front chairs are always full with receipts, and other junk. I don't care about the rougher ride of the Trax nor for the more noise it makes. But the Trax is functional for us, it does exactly what I expected from it. It holds our golf bags in summer and our cross country ski's in winter and hold the grocery bags in weekends and transports anything else I want with no complaints. So no, there's no regrets.
This is a great trait to have and practice. When your vehicle gets dirty, sometimes it can stain and be left permanently dirty which diminishes the way it looks thus diminishing value. If you keep it clean and always ready, you're darn one step closer to maximizing the buck you can get for it.I do haul stiff in my Buick but it never gets that dirty, recently I hauled 4 big tires in it down to Philadelphia, and I haul stuff from Home depot or where ever.
I am a confessed clean freak my cars are always clean spotless, they are ready for sale or trade at any moment, its easy to ask for more money for a car that is or has never been seen dirty.
Been hearing stories like this more and more with the Trax and just about everything else in its segment. Getting into this segment was one of the smartest things that Chevy has done and with how they refreshed it, interest should grow even more.I have a 2015 LT AWD and it's really been a perfect vehicle for me. The rear seats are always down as I use it often for transporting my two dogs, either on vacation or to and from the local parks. I can comfortably fit two dog crates in the back and still have plenty of room for additional gear. All this in a rig that's fun to drive and gets almost 30 MPG.
So far the Trax has been stone cold reliable and with the cruise control, ABS, sunroof, roof rack, and Bose sound system it has just about everything that I would currently need or want in a car.
Take the bottom (part or parts) of the rear seats out, they only have 2 14mm bolts holding a single bar that the seat hinges on.I have a 2015 LT AWD and it's really been a perfect vehicle for me. The rear seats are always down as I use it often for transporting my two dogs, either on vacation or to and from the local parks. I can comfortably fit two dog crates in the back and still have plenty of room for additional gear. All this in a rig that's fun to drive and gets almost 30 MPG.
So far the Trax has been stone cold reliable and with the cruise control, ABS, sunroof, roof rack, and Bose sound system it has just about everything that I would currently need or want in a car.