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Vegas Bound · 01-03-2019, 08:46 PM

Chevy needs to dump the Colorado. Too big to be small, too small to be big.

Bring back the S-10 with 2 drive trains. Turbo 4 and LS options.

I'd be down for a V8 model as long as it is reasonably priced.

FenwickHockey65 · 01-03-2019, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegas Bound

Chevy needs to dump the Colorado. Too big to be small, too small to be big.

Bring back the S-10 with 2 drive trains. Turbo 4 and LS options.

I'd be down for a V8 model as long as it is reasonably priced.

134k units and sales up 19.3%. Should definitely dump it though.

Vegas Bound · 01-03-2019, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

134k units and sales up 19.3%. Should definitely dump it though.

Great product until people find out the mileage sucks. Under normal driving conditions, the 1500 gets better mileage. Hauls more, holds more people. Bring back a true small truck.

*DGthe3* · 01-03-2019, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegas Bound

Chevy needs to dump the Colorado. Too big to be small, too small to be big.

Bring back the S-10 with 2 drive trains. Turbo 4 and LS options.

I'd be down for a V8 model as long as it is reasonably priced.

They don't put a V8 in the 'too big to be small' Colorado. And to my knowledge, never put a V8 in the S10. So of course they'll put one in a new S10 as the industry is moving away from putting big engines into anything.

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Originally Posted by Vegas Bound

Great product until people find out the mileage sucks. Under normal driving conditions, the 1500 gets better mileage. Hauls more, holds more people. Bring back a true small truck.

Show me the data that says the Silverado is generally more efficient than the Colorado.

FenwickHockey65 · 01-04-2019, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by DGthe3

Show me the data that says the Silverado is generally more efficient than the Colorado.

His brother's friend's uncle's college roommate's ex boyfriend owns a Colorado and it only gets 15 MPG, so all Colorados must get crappy FE.

If GM does a true small truck it'll likely be FWD unibody anyways.

Expunge · 01-04-2019, 08:27 AM

IMO GM put the wrong v6 in it.
Should have come with the 4.3L since it produces more torque than the 3.6L which is what a truck needs.

Other than that, the truck checks all the boxes.

snizzle · 01-04-2019, 09:31 AM

The 2.7 I4 310/348 is in the mix for trucks. A "truck engine" as GM stated.The 3.6 probably gets replaced with it in the Colorado I bet. Maybe the 4.3 as well as the base Silverado engine? Although they offer both now i'm assuming for fleet.

6spdhyperblue · 01-04-2019, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

His brother's friend's uncle's college roommate's ex boyfriend owns a Colorado and it only gets 15 MPG, so all Colorados must get crappy FE.

If GM does a true small truck it'll likely be FWD unibody anyways.

It’s true the mpg does suck on these Colorado/canyons. My wife commutes it in north jersey 90% of the time. Terrible

hrpiii · 01-04-2019, 11:56 AM

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It’s true the mpg does suck on these Colorado/canyons. My wife commutes it in north jersey 90% of the time. Terrible

not trusting this picture with a "Check Engine" light on.

KMPrenger · 01-04-2019, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegas Bound

Chevy needs to dump the Colorado. Too big to be small, too small to be big.

Bring back the S-10 with 2 drive trains. Turbo 4 and LS options.

I'd be down for a V8 model as long as it is reasonably priced.

So by that logic, I guess the Tacoma, the new Ranger, the new Gladiator, the upcoming RAM midsize truck, and the upcoming Frontier all should just go away?

OK then...

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Originally Posted by Vegas Bound

Great product until people find out the mileage sucks. Under normal driving conditions, the 1500 gets better mileage. Hauls more, holds more people. Bring back a true small truck.

I'm averaging 22 - 23mpg in my Colorado crew cab V6 model. But yeah...I'm sure if I had a full size I'd get better than that.

The issue your talking about here is the fact that the full size trucks have gotten almost out of hand in terms of size. I can't fathom why they would need to increase any dimension whatsoever on the next gen of trucks. At this point, there is no reason for it and it would be comical. This is why the mid-size truck, which is nearly the size of a fullsize from 10 - 15 years ago is selling. Also, you should know that Ford is eyeing the possibility of releasing a true small truck based on the Focus platform, and GM does sell a small car-platform based truck overseas.

JhonnyGTR · 01-04-2019, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by KMPrenger

So by that logic, I guess the Tacoma, the new Ranger, the new Gladiator, the upcoming RAM midsize truck, and the upcoming Frontier all should just go away?

OK then...

I'm averaging 22 - 23mpg in my Colorado crew cab V6 model. But yeah...I'm sure if I had a full size I'd get better than that.

The issue your talking about here is the fact that the full size trucks have gotten almost out of hand in terms of size. I can't fathom why they would need to increase any dimension whatsoever on the next gen of trucks. At this point, there is no reason for it and it would be comical. This is why the mid-size truck, which is nearly the size of a fullsize from 10 - 15 years ago is selling. Also, you should know that Ford is eyeing the possibility of releasing a true small truck based on the Focus platform, and GM does sell a small car-platform based truck overseas.

Dakota?

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Vegas Bound Account Suspended Drives: 2013 Sparkly Red One Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Hospitality State Posts: 2,558	Chevy needs to dump the Colorado. Too big to be small, too small to be big. Bring back the S-10 with 2 drive trains. Turbo 4 and LS options. I'd be down for a V8 model as long as it is reasonably priced.

01-04-2019, 08:27 AM	#48
Expunge Drives: 2013 ZL1 M6, '99 Tahoe 2Dr Sport Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: South of Houston, TX Posts: 890 View My Garage	IMO GM put the wrong v6 in it. Should have come with the 4.3L since it produces more torque than the 3.6L which is what a truck needs. Other than that, the truck checks all the boxes.