Looking at a 2010 Terrain, SLT-1, with the V-6. 18000 miles, and priced about 4k below book. I'm wondering if there are any "oddities" I should look for during a test drive. Any clunks, whines, groans, etc. that I might just brush off as normal for this model. I know it sounds odd, but having never driven one, I'd hate to find out *after* buying it, that something I thought was normal wasn't.
FWIW, were trading a 2003 Yukon SLT. It's been a great car, but has really started showing it's age in the last year. Still clean as a whistle, but I just replaced the fuel pump a few months ago, now there's a tell tale groan of a wheel bearing. Just put a new blower resistor in it tonight, and after backing it out of the garage...coolant drips on the garage floor from the water pump. So it's time to go, and a local Ford dealer has this Terrain on his lot. Looks clean from what I can see that's not covered with snow.
Also, when I drive it I'm gonna take a look at the DIC to get a glimpse of what kind of mileage it's been getting. Usually not the most accurate barometer I know, but it's all I got. Do the DIC's on these come *reasonably* close to actual mileage? I'm a bit concerned because it seems like mileage is all over the place on the Terrain...much like everything from GM, you either get a "good one", or a "not so good one". My driver is an 04 Duramax, and it gets great mileage, my buddy has the same truck, and his mileage is garbage...so I'd like to hedge my bets if I can, prior to laying out the cash.
This will be my wife's daily driver and she commutes about 40 miles daily...
Thanks-
-Curt
FWIW, were trading a 2003 Yukon SLT. It's been a great car, but has really started showing it's age in the last year. Still clean as a whistle, but I just replaced the fuel pump a few months ago, now there's a tell tale groan of a wheel bearing. Just put a new blower resistor in it tonight, and after backing it out of the garage...coolant drips on the garage floor from the water pump. So it's time to go, and a local Ford dealer has this Terrain on his lot. Looks clean from what I can see that's not covered with snow.
Also, when I drive it I'm gonna take a look at the DIC to get a glimpse of what kind of mileage it's been getting. Usually not the most accurate barometer I know, but it's all I got. Do the DIC's on these come *reasonably* close to actual mileage? I'm a bit concerned because it seems like mileage is all over the place on the Terrain...much like everything from GM, you either get a "good one", or a "not so good one". My driver is an 04 Duramax, and it gets great mileage, my buddy has the same truck, and his mileage is garbage...so I'd like to hedge my bets if I can, prior to laying out the cash.
This will be my wife's daily driver and she commutes about 40 miles daily...
Thanks-
-Curt