In this article What Goes on the Cold-Night Comfort Checklist? Why These Items Actually Matter on This Drive The 2026 Chevy Cold-Comfort Feature Breakdown Your Print-and-Go Recap Before You Head to the Lot Here’s the short version. Not every Chevrolet model puts heated seats and remote start in your hands without an upgrade, and a…
In this article What’s the Real Size Difference Between These Two? Does the Group Size Actually Fit. Comfortably? The Auburn-to-Lincoln Run: Fuel Economy and the CA-193 Factor Third-Row Legroom and the Post-Show Ride Home So Which One Should Your Group Book? You’ve got tickets to The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, and…
Load up the 2026 Chevrolet Blazer, point southwest on CA-193, and spend a November Saturday covering 23 miles of Placer County two-lane before you land in downtown Lincoln for lunch and a walk through Old Town. Straight through, the route takes under 30 minutes. You won’t go straight through, though. Figure on four stops, a…
In this article Will Everyone Fit? The Seat and Cargo Reality Loading the Group: How to Fit Everyone and Their Gear Packing a Holiday Group into Your Chevy: A Few Real-World Notes Job Done: One Vehicle, One Trip, Zero Regrets The holiday meetup is set, the group chat is buzzing, and somebody just texted “so…
In this article Which Years Are the Sweet Spot for a Used Silverado? Which Years Should You Watch Out For? The 2022 Refresh: Why It Actually Changes the Equation Which Year Is Right for Which Buyer? If you’re shopping for a used Silverado 1500 to handle winter projects around Auburn, you’re not really asking which…
In this article What’s the Plan at a Glance? The Main Event: The Clementine Trail in Late Fall The Route: Foresthill Road and the Canyon Rim Which Chevy Actually Fits This Trip? Right now, the smartest move is to park on Old Foresthill Road, lace up your boots, and hike the Clementine Trail to the…
In this article The Quiet-Season Rankings at a Glance No. 1: The 2026 Equinox AWD Is the Sweet Spot for Most Families No. 2: The 2026 Trailblazer ACTIV AWD Punches Above Its Size No. 3: The 2026 Traverse AWD for Bigger Groups and Full Gear Loads Closing: The Equinox AWD Is Still Our Pick November…
In this article Where Do You Park and When? Maneuvering Old Town’s Narrow Streets Your Print-and-Go Holiday Checklist Go-Enjoy-It: Before You Lock Up and Walk Toward Lincoln Way Old Town Auburn fills up fast on weekends in November and December. Here’s the play: arrive before 10 a.m., head straight to the free city lots off…
The 28-mile run north on CA-49 from Auburn to Nevada City ranks among the better weekend drives in the Sierra Nevada foothills. It’s also a road that punishes inattention. You’re dealing with two lanes, narrow shoulders, posted limits ranging from 35 to 55 mph depending on the segment, a steady climb from roughly 1,300 feet…
Auburn sits at just about the worst possible place to be indecisive on a holiday weekend. You’re 35 miles east of Sacramento, a mile into the Sierra Nevada foothills, and the gateway to Donner Pass. Every driver heading from the Bay Area and Sacramento toward Lake Tahoe and Reno rolls right through this corridor on…
