Hi,
Is there something added to the LTZ (2.4 eng, FWD) that requires the floor space to lift under it rather that keeping the floor flat vs. the LT trim?
Here is why I ask. When I bought it, I thought there was enough space below the seat to slide things like even a tissue box underneath or even my atlas book.
When taking my first test drive of an Equinox and being shown the sliding rear seat, I looked at the space below the rear seat and the space below the sliding portion that extends the surface of the rear cargo area. I have a cat that travels in the car, so I had to look for hiding spaces that I might not be able to get her out of
I test drove a 1LT with the standard cloth seats (lightweight, by the way when moving the rear). I remember feeling underneath the rear for how much room there was that a cat might easily slide under. It seemed an easy place to crawl so it was something in my mind when buying it.
At another dealer I ended up buying a LTZ with leather seats. I didn't look further at the one I bought for features I'd already seen including looking at this again. After buying, I was first struck at how difficult it is to slide the rear seat of this one. I am assuming it's due to the weight of the leather. Then, when I was ready to store some small but important items under the rear seat, I found that it didn't have the expected room. Instead, the floor appears to go up under the seat like a rising cliff edge. Literally, I can barely fit my hand between the raised floor and the the bottom of the seat. It also seems to be shallower when you view the space under the rear cargo sliding "lip" if you lift it compared to what I first viewed.
So in summary, is there something that I can't figure out that the LTZ has making that floor raise up vs. the LT?
I have a standard engine.
There is no special entertainment wiring at back; there is, however, the Nav Screen and a sunroof not on the 1 LT I originally test drove. I would think that only affects the front and roof.
Does anyone have either trim that they can observe and relate their space to me?
I appreciate it!
Is there something added to the LTZ (2.4 eng, FWD) that requires the floor space to lift under it rather that keeping the floor flat vs. the LT trim?
Here is why I ask. When I bought it, I thought there was enough space below the seat to slide things like even a tissue box underneath or even my atlas book.
When taking my first test drive of an Equinox and being shown the sliding rear seat, I looked at the space below the rear seat and the space below the sliding portion that extends the surface of the rear cargo area. I have a cat that travels in the car, so I had to look for hiding spaces that I might not be able to get her out of
I test drove a 1LT with the standard cloth seats (lightweight, by the way when moving the rear). I remember feeling underneath the rear for how much room there was that a cat might easily slide under. It seemed an easy place to crawl so it was something in my mind when buying it.
At another dealer I ended up buying a LTZ with leather seats. I didn't look further at the one I bought for features I'd already seen including looking at this again. After buying, I was first struck at how difficult it is to slide the rear seat of this one. I am assuming it's due to the weight of the leather. Then, when I was ready to store some small but important items under the rear seat, I found that it didn't have the expected room. Instead, the floor appears to go up under the seat like a rising cliff edge. Literally, I can barely fit my hand between the raised floor and the the bottom of the seat. It also seems to be shallower when you view the space under the rear cargo sliding "lip" if you lift it compared to what I first viewed.
So in summary, is there something that I can't figure out that the LTZ has making that floor raise up vs. the LT?
I have a standard engine.
There is no special entertainment wiring at back; there is, however, the Nav Screen and a sunroof not on the 1 LT I originally test drove. I would think that only affects the front and roof.
Does anyone have either trim that they can observe and relate their space to me?
I appreciate it!
