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To: McGruff

I bought a used 2012 Chevy Equinox last November, so far its been a great car, has the 2.4 direct injected engine,has AWD which I have found worked flawlessly during the Alaska winter.

After replacing all the lights with HID and LED, a new set of Blizzak tires the performance in snow was the best I have seen for any compact SUV, and was much cheaper than a Subaru.

I really am not a Ford fan and we do not have any foreign car dealership around here.


29 posted on 03/28/2014 10:31:14 AM PDT by Spartan302
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To: Spartan302
I wish all HID headlights were outlawed. I don't care what lights you run in your MOOSE lights but hid's on low beam are the absolute worst invention of recent years. They show a total lack of respect for other drivers. They blind oncoming traffic for several minutes after they pass.

I drive a 2009 Mustang and I refuse to put HID's in it out of respect for others. I put Sylvania Silverstar bulbs in and find them sufficient for legal speed driving. The low beams are 55w, compliant with all equipment laws.

I drove 189 miles per day for seventeen years. My past cars, a chevy Cavalier and a Pontiac Grand Am, Had Auxiliary Moose lights hooked to the high beams. They consisted of two 9" Light force lights and two 5" HID's. They worked greeat, but when I went to low beam, I had legal 55w lights, correctly aimed they do not blind other drivers. You do what you want, but when some novice driver loses control because he can't see, hits you head-on you may re-think your position.

32 posted on 03/28/2014 11:11:35 AM PDT by snowtigger
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