From: theise@panix.com   
      
   On Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:45:47 -0600,   
     sticks  wrote:   
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   >  On 2/27/2026 9:01 AM, Ted Heise wrote:   
   > > On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:17:43 -0600,   
   > >    sticks  wrote:   
      
   > >>   Well that didn't go as nicely as I expected.  Going to be   
   > >>   difficult getting the options we want on either a 2025 or   
   > >>   even a new 2026...   
      
   > > Yeah, I ran into something roughly similar when I took my 2023   
   > > Acadia AWD Denali to the dealer for a repair.  While I was   
   > > waiting a salesman asked if I wanted to consider replacement   
   > > with a new one.  At the time the car was still only a couple   
   > > of years old so I had no real intention of reolacing it, but I   
   > > thought it wouldn't hurt to check out the options.  We drove   
   > > the "equivalent" 2025 version and I did not like it.  It was   
   > > slightly bigger, and the worst thing was it wasn't offered   
   > > with a 6-cylinder engine--only 4 (though turbocharged, or some   
   > > such).  The sales person assured me it would be fine for   
   > > towing, but I was (and remain) skeptical.   
   >   
   >  The engine makers are really doing great things these days.   
   >  Your experience was similar to when I bought my RV.  I knew I   
   >  wanted diesel, and Winnebago had a nice little 6 cylinder for   
   >  many years.  Now, they got this little twin turbo 4 cylinder   
   >  diesel that had claimed better numbers than the 6 cylinder.  I   
   >  actually really like the darn thing, and it has plenty of   
   >  power, plus it gets extremely good mileage if I ain't beating   
   >  it.   
      
   Well, that's encouraging.  Thanks for the experience!  Much more   
   compelling than what a sales person has to say.   
      
      
   > > This'll become more of a real problem in the coming months.   
   > > The car has taken quite a beating over the near three years   
   > > I've had it, the OnStar and data package that came with it   
   > > expires this summer, and it has over 70,000 miles.  So I'll be   
   > > looking for something new soonish.  I guess a plus is that now   
   > > I'm not getting it as a company car, I'll have a lot more   
   > > options.   
   >   
   >  Sweet.  My brother almost never get a new vehicle and goes   
   >  through a lot of used cars.  Me, on the other hand, almost   
   >  always get new.  I usually end up spending more than I want,   
   >  but in the end I'm glad I did.  We spend a lot of time in our   
   >  vehicles and we need them dependable, we should like looking at   
   >  them, and they have to be completely comfortable.   
   >   
   >  You have to get something to pull the trailer, right?   
      
   Of course right!   
      
   --   
   Ted Heise                Gretna, NE, USA   
      
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