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1033 messages, Last post on Oct 17, 2006 at 8:06 PM
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Replying to: panther8 (Nov 02, 2004 4:47 am)
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Replying to: orwoody (May 02, 2004 3:02 pm)  4000#, I FLAT TOWED MY BROTHERS 1970 FJ40 WITH 37'S (~4500#)ABOUT 200 MILES AND HAD NO PROBLEM PULLING THE TRUCK. I DID LOAD THE BED WITH 400# OF ROCK TO MAKE SURE I COULD STOP IT.(MY BROTHER SAID IT PULLED BETTER THAN HIS 1999 Z714X4) P.S. EVEN WITH THAT LOAD THE TRUCK GOT 15.8 MPG
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akshuni, as a general rule, posting in ALL CAPS is reservered for emphasis and is considered to be SHOUTING. It's also a bit hard to read most of the time, so please turn off the caps lock for future posts. Thanks! PF Flyer Host Pickups & News & Views Message Boards |
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Replying to: panther8 (Nov 02, 2004 4:47 am)
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Replying to: mynewtruck (Nov 15, 2004 6:35 am) My first experience with a crew cab was a 2000 Nissan Frontier, loved it. It was functional, affordable and the looks of a "mini hummer" until they changed the body styling in 2001, it's short falls were lack of interior space and weak powerplant. Back to the Colorado, curb appearance, really liked the big tires, clean interior design and proportions I liked. However, the lack of interior space is still a bit tight and the seats could be a little more plush. Headroom was good, legroom in front was good, but the back seating area is fine for kids. Shoulder and hip space is my real beef. Why didn't GM build the Colorado off the Trailblazer frame? The S-10 Blazer and Pickup were a long lasting pair? The Trailblazer short or ext frame would have given the Colorado plenty of width to compensate for lack of legroom as well as giving the Colorado a neat looking wide stance to go with the short box bed. After all Trailblazer, Colorado, Canyon go hand-in-hand. Just wondering. I did like the I-5 Vortec (zippy) and the neat motor compartment, very quiet, the exhaust is what you can hear, kinda flute like, higher pitched unlike my Suburban V-8 growl. My last thought is, not enough for the money. Low to mid $20K for the CC 4x4 would be a better price range, not $30K. I'll wait and buy a used Colorado CC 4X4 for less. The H3 Hummer is going to be built from a modified Trailblazer ladder frame, why couldn't the Colorado?
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Replying to: sutsuv (Nov 16, 2004 6:05 am) I remember reading somewhere about why GM did not use the Trailblazer platform but I forgot why. It's really an Isuzu truck so GM didn't have to do all the design work themselves, I think that's what they call strategic leveraging? Ha.
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Replying to: mlm4 (Nov 16, 2004 8:42 am)
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Replying to: sutsuv (Nov 16, 2004 9:04 am) Making the Colorado/Canyon wider like the Trailblazer would have placed it almost as big as a full size Silverado. Sort of like what Dodge has done with the Dakota. Basically making it the 9/10ths pickup like the old Toyota Tundra. I enjoy my Canyon - larger, much more comfortable than my old S-10, but not as over large as my old full size extended cab. Does everything I need, hauls the family in comfort and has given me almost 15k trouble free miles while returning an average of about 20mpg in my commute. |
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Replying to: ericmn1 (Oct 21, 2004 2:14 pm) Mike
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Replying to: durango5o8 (Jul 02, 2004 8:41 am) aol.com.
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