[TheRealSlickWilly]

Hi all,
Going to be a New Trailblazer owner come Monday. Trading in my 2 year old 2018 Buick Encore. It was between the Encore GX and Trailblazer and I believe the Trailblazer wins hands down on looks and price. Took the 1.3 Trailblazer for a test drive and noticed the much better pickup right off the start. I do have the lower HP Encore and there is definitely a nice difference in the power when hitting the gas peddle. Anyways just introducing myself as a new owner in a couple of days.

 

[ZR2LIFE]

Welcome to the forum! What trim level did you get on your Trailblazer?

 

[ohyeahjay]

Congratulations and welcome to the group. Don't forget to post some pictures once you get it.

 

[Trail Blazed]

TheRealSlickWilly,
Welcome to the forum. Congrats on the new ride. What made you decide to upgrade? Please post some pics when you can.

 

[TheRealSlickWilly]

Welcome to the forum! What trim level did you get on your Trailblazer?

LT with a couple of option packages, Pacific Blue and the upgraded engine.

 

[TheRealSlickWilly]

Congratulations and welcome to the group. Don't forget to post some pictures once you get it.

Will do, and thanks.

 

[TheRealSlickWilly]

TheRealSlickWilly,
Welcome to the forum. Congrats on the new ride. What made you decide to upgrade? Please post some pics when you can.

I guess I was bored, lol. Only had 11K on my 18 Encore which was bought new in 19 from the dealer. My main focus was if I could trade in and have the same payment as I had on the Encore I would go for it, Well other then the extra 2 years I will be paying on the Trailblazer. Will work out that way and thus my change to the Trailblazer. More room and a nicer pick up and go feeling and I was sold.

 

[TheRealSlickWilly]

I'm now officially an owner! I will take some shots if weather cooperates tomorrow. Definitely enjoy the new tech that is added and really notice a size difference from my original Encore. I dont know WHY anyone would buy a trax with the Trailblazer available. Went with the Encore 2 years ago because in my opinion the trax looks like ass.Only issue now is to get GM to get me my family's employee discount, which after losing my Dad last year is more of a pain then I thought it would be. Anyways a happy first day owner.

Edit: Well I do have a shot when I bought a few days ago.

 

[Number6]

Congrats! 😃 That’s a really nice color, I’ve had mine for a over a month and I’m also really liking all the new tech. It's a really fun car to drive I haven't enjoyed a car as much as this one in a long time. Good luck with it!

 

[brownactive]

I like driving it. I have a Challenger with the 5.7 and naturally it is pretty fast but the TB is just fun about town. Zippy, fun ride.

 

[JohnAirbus]

I'm now officially an owner! I will take some shots if weather cooperates tomorrow. Definitely enjoy the new tech that is added and really notice a size difference from my original Encore. I dont know WHY anyone would buy a trax with the Trailblazer available. Went with the Encore 2 years ago because in my opinion the trax looks like ass.Only issue now is to get GM to get me my family's employee discount, which after losing my Dad last year is more of a pain then I thought it would be. Anyways a happy first day owner.

Edit: Well I do have a shot when I bought a few days ago.

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The GM plan is called the Family Legacy. You are eligible if your mom and dad have passed away. You have it for life, but can’t pass it on to your offspring. Pay close attention to the max amount that the dealer can charge for their rip-off prep fee. I had to educate my dealer on that.

 

[Trail Blazed]

Curious what that max prep fee is? And what actually is part of the process?

 

[TheRealSlickWilly]

The GM plan is called the Family Legacy. You are eligible if your mom and dad have passed away. You have it for life, but can’t pass it on to your offspring. Pay close attention to the max amount that the dealer can charge for their rip-off prep fee. I had to educate my dealer on that.

Yea the dealer had me faxing in the wrong form to Family Legacy and yesterday I ended up faxing to a different location as my Mom is still here. I think the whole process is ridiculous for my Mom to have to fax in every time she wants a discount code but I guess it is what it is. Now waiting on the code from the second fax in. And fax? why not Email? They specifically state not to try and send it via Email. Almost no one has a fax machine at home these days.

 

[JohnAirbus]

Curious what that max prep fee is? And what actually is part of the process?

Yea the dealer had me faxing in the wrong form to Family Legacy and yesterday I ended up faxing to a different location as my Mom is still here. I think the whole process is ridiculous for my Mom to have to fax in every time she wants a discount code but I guess it is what it is. Now waiting on the code from the second fax in. And fax? why not Email? They specifically state not to try and send it via Email. Almost no one has a fax machine at home these days.

It’s worth the inconvenience for the amount you save with the family plan. Your mom will get a password to sign on to the website to get established. The dealer prep fee will be revealed there. You can get the authorization number via website for each transaction.

 

[TheRealSlickWilly]

It’s worth the inconvenience for the amount you save with the family plan. Your mom will get a password to sign on to the website to get established. The dealer prep fee will be revealed there. You can get the authorization number via website for each transaction.

Yep GM got back to us today, all setup and authorization incoming, surprised the dealer allowed delivery beforehand. Not sure what options they would have if I didn't come up with the code.