i drove through times square and lived to tell the tale (so did the car)

I was so excited to be a part of the Chevy Roadtrip to BlogHer program. So on Thursday before BlogHer, Jo-Lynne, Robin and I piled our mounds of luggage into the new 2011 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid (I called driving first. Because I'm quick like that.) and headed up to New York City.

Don't I look so super adorable? I know. This car is my color

Anyway, by some strange aligning of the planets, there was no traffic in New Jersey (weird, right?) and next thing I knew, I was driving through the Lincoln Tunnel. Which, if you didn't know, comes right out in New York City. So I went from driving down a nice highway to driving in the middle of NYC.  Now – if you didn't know, the Tahoe is a rather large vehicle. And NYC has just a few cars. And several buses. And approximately eleventy billion taxis, all of which are in a hurry and have horns.

My knuckles were white. I kid you not. Ask Jo-Lynne or Robin, who fluctuated between being very supportive as I navigated through the 6 lanes of traffic trying not to lose a side mirror and laughing hysterically at me. What can I say, they're true friends.

I made it to the hotel, thanks to OnStar, and I am proud to say I only swore twice and the car did not even have a single scratch. I immediately called my husband and bragged about what I accomplished. And he didn't believe me.  But I have witnesses to back me up.

Now Chevy didn't ask me to write a review, but I have to say that the Tahoe was gorgeous. The ride was smooth and very quiet, especially when
driving in Hybrid mode.  It was so fun to drive and remarkably easy to maneuver, despite its size. Its a big one! I loved the dashboard and how logically it was laid out – everything was easy to access in the drivers seat. 

There were a few minuses: The MSRP “starts” at $50,000, and the list price of the one we drove was $56,000.  Wow. I also found the brakes took some getting used to and there wasn't as much storage room as I would have thought a vehicle of that size would have. It would be hard to fit three kids and all of our stuff in the Tahoe without taking out the third row seats. I mean, this was just three adults:

(Granted it was three women going to BlogHer, but still…)

We probably wouldn't consider the Tahoe for our family – my husband is the one who is starting to look to replace his car. Since we already have a minivan, this would be a lotta car for one family! We'll have to check out the Traverse or maybe the Equinox. We'd love a small SUV so we'd have 4 wheel drive and room for all three kids.