Road Trip Ready: Preparing Your Chevrolet for the Perfect Family Vacation

Regardless of what time of year it is it's never a bad time for a family vacation. While many families have felt the sting of the recent inflation many are opting to skip the plane ride in favor of a family road trip. Here at O'Neill's Chevrolet in Avon, we are all for it!

Let's first discuss some essentials needed to ensure the perfect family road trip vacation. One item we strongly suggest bringing with you that most people overlook are plastic bags. These will come in handy in more ways than you can think of. For starters it's a great way to keep trash from finding its way to the floor of the vehicle especially during those longer jaunts between rest stops.

Next, since most Chevrolet vehicles come with Android Auto and Apple Car Play we suggest collaborating with the entire family to create a road trip playlist for everyone to listen to and enjoy this way everyone gets to hear music that they like throughout the trip.

Obviously family road much easier trips are much easier for parents than they are for children. While one adult drives the other navigates. This leaves typically the children in the back to fend for themselves. Therefore having tablets available for usage throughout the trip loaded with games and movies is an easy way to keep children engaged and ensure that they are not asking 'are we there yet," ever so often.

Of course, you'll want to make sure to keep snacks in the vehicle as well as drinks especially on those longer stretches where there are no rest stops or you need to make up for some lost time in between stops. There are many options of what you can use to keep snacks and drinks cool and fresh

There is no better vehicle for a family road trip than a Chevrolet SUV. While it is true that every Chevrolet SUV is great for a road trip the size of the vehicle and the purpose of the vacation will dictate which SUV fits with which type of trip.

For most families the Chevrolet Equinox is a perfect all around SUV for any and every situation. This compact crossover SUV is perfect for the smaller family who wants it all but in a smaller package with excellent fuel economy.

The Equinox can easily seat four people comfortably with more than enough room to move around and stretch your legs out. And with 29.9 cubic feet of cargo space behind the 2nd row of seating you'll have more than enough room for suitcases and additional items.

Another reason the Chevrolet Equinox is an excellent vehicle for families is its suite of safety features that come standard. These standard safety features include safety assist, automatic emergency braking, lane keep assist, and intellibeam headlights.

So not only will the Chevrolet Equinox keep you and your family comfortable on your road trip, it will also keep you safe.

While the Chevrolet Equinox is a fantastic compact crossover option for the modern family road trip vacation. The Chevrolet Traverse is also an excellent option with added cargo space more head and leg room overall to keep driver and passengers comfortable as well as an easy and convenient access 3rd row seating.

The Chevrolet Traverse also provides its owners with a new and improved 2.5L turbocharged 4 cylinder engine which makes more power than the older V6 engine. This 4 cylinder mated to an 8 speed automatic transmission provides the driver with effortless power and smooth shifting.

Did we mention that the Chevrolet Traverse is totally redesigned for 2024 and on top of a brand new engine it also becomes available in the first ever Z71 trim package and a new Rs trim level as well.

Now, for the family Rd. trippers who want their cake and eat it as well there is no more perfect family road trip vehicle than the full-sized Chevrolet Tahoe or Chevrolet suburban.

Both are perfect vehicles for long family road trips and to be direct the only reason for choosing one over the other is how much additional cargo space you need to haul whatever it is that you have to bring on a family vacation.

Both the Chevrolet Tahoe and the Chevrolet Suburban both come with three engine options. The 5.3 liter V8 can pull 7900 lbs. The next step up is the 6.2 liter V8 which can tow up to 8300 lbs with a trailering kit. The third engine option, although rare to find, is the 3L V6 diesel engine which can tow up to 8200 lbs with a trailering package.

Both Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe offer many of the same features and trim packages. Both offer third row seating, Apple Car Play and Android Auto. Both are more than big enough to accompany a larger family on a long road trip and do so in a way that keeps everybody cool and comfortable throughout the long trip.

So no matter where you're taking your family out of the state of Connecticut to there's a Chevrolet SUV to make your journey the perfect journey. Stop by O'Neill's Chevrolet in Avon and test drive any of the wide range of Chevrolet SUV's available. We're a short drive down route 44 from Hartford CT.