chevysoldier Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I'm kind of looking at trucks right now. The Colorado seems to be in my price range. I found a 2005 for $8k. Crew cab, 4wd, 160k miles, tow package. Anyone here have one? Happy? Issues? Fuel economy stated right around 20-22mpg, that's what my car gets. Accurate? KBB shows at about $9k so it might be a decent deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnor Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 B ware...of the 5cyl engines..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 $8k for a 160k truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Why? I am NOT a truck guy at all, but my wife is. So I bought her a Colorado Z71 4X4 crew cab and it was awesome. Good gas mileage, went anywhere and we didn't have a single problem....until some idiot smashed into her on 315. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Go a couple years older and get a Silverado. Colorado powertrain is GM, much (most?) of the rest is made by Isuzu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Huge thread on this on WERA, http://forums.13x.com/showthread.php?t=302966&highlight=coloradoFrom what I can tell general agreement was get an older 1500 or even S10. To me these are and always will be way over priced S10s with a CC option. And the reviews on the 5Cycls are they as a whole were not so good to put it nicely.I wouldn't get one if it were me, they jacked the price up from new and sold them as a luxury S10, but overall no really good improvements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Save yourself all the hardships now and just buy a Ford!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Do yourself a favor and stop looking at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bshultz0930 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Save yourself all the hardships now and just buy a Ford!!what he said ^^^when i worked in the aftermarket auto repair, we seen a ton of these with front end problems, electrical problems, and engine problems. stay away from it. honestly, as much as id like to tell you to buy a ranger, id say dont, unless its newer with low miles, those things not taken care of can go south really quickly, but the engines will run forever.i agree is papa, buy a toyota, not so much a nissan, but the toyota trucks are good trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I had one from new, sold it at 130,000 or something. I-5, extra cab, towed misc things with it often, really overloaded it with hay often. Can't say anything bad about it. Mpg was 24-25 until I put on bigger tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standout Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 we've had a lot of bad experiences with cylinder 5 and lack of oiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Chief201 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 8K for 160,000 miles, you're just asking for problems! Keep searching you'll find better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I'm with pauly also. Get a Yoter and fuggetaboutit. The radiator is GM if it makes you feel better. And they're American-made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I drove one for the last 4 years . Loved it. Bought with 45 k and sold at 94k. Nothing but tires , brakes and oil changes. I had the 3.5 i5. It pulled my 6x10 trailer w two bikes decent and never let me down. It was a 2wd ls sport. My biggest gripe is the grill removal to put. Headlight in . Broke the clips every time! Only reason I sold it was bc I wanted 4 door and 4wd. I sold mine for 7500.Apparently mine was made on a good day because I know lots of folks who have had issues with the i5 engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1crusher Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I liked the engine in my Canyon. It did 22-23mpg at 70mph. It towed like shit. It stopped like shit. It stalled like a boss. I can't really give a non-biased opinion. I can only offer my personal experience. If you want a little truck' date=' then buy the Toyota or the Nissan. I know you're a "Chevy guy", but they're complete shit. Especially with that kind of mileage. Oh, and my electrical system was fucked, too. Easily, the worst purchase I've ever made....and I owned a Ford Contour, once.[/quote']Please please please don't ask IP anything more about his Canyon/Colorado. I don't know if I can go through that story again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baptizo Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Get a Yota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawlins87 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Chevy 1500 with a 4.3. Ive owned two and never had any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrown57 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Friend wrapped his around a tree and he survived with minimal injures for totaling the truck. That's about all I got on em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownsfan1 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 My father in-law had one for about 6 months and hated every minute of it. He traded it in for a silverado which he loves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester3681 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I would recommend looking further - $8k is a lot of money and that sounds like a shitty deal. Even if you insist on a Canyon/Colorado (which I recommend against), $8k should go a heck of a lot farther than that. I'm biased of course, but the Frontier is a great truck - the early 2000s models are pretty bulletproof, just have a timing belt to keep track of maintaining. Stay away from supercharged without good maintenance history. Those trucks were the last VG engine in production (the first introduced in the 80s) so they had the bugs pretty well worked out. The newer ones with the 4.0l engine are absolute hosses. If I was to buy a truck with $8k, I'd track one down. If you do get one, PM me and I'll go over the modifications you need to do to make it last forever. If I didn't have my Nissan bias, I'd be on a Tacoma like white on rice. I think they look better, I just know the Nissan inside and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Ive always loved the Taco's, always. My friend had one he had painted barny purple in HS by some mexi's, it was lifted with a sweet plow on it, and we just tore that thing apart. However, it never once had any issues and we didn't do any maintence to it at all.If I was looking for a small truck that's what I'd get, I actually wanted one when I had my F150 but then got into big trailers etc. and got my 250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I had a 2000 Nissan Frontier V6 4x4 that I bought new. NO issues for 7 years of ownership.$8k for a 160k Colorado is a crappy deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCBS Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I would recommend looking further - $8k is a lot of money and that sounds like a shitty deal. Even if you insist on a Canyon/Colorado (which I recommend against), $8k should go a heck of a lot farther than that. I'm biased of course, but the Frontier is a great truck - the early 2000s models are pretty bulletproof, just have a timing belt to keep track of maintaining. Stay away from supercharged without good maintenance history. Those trucks were the last VG engine in production (the first introduced in the 80s) so they had the bugs pretty well worked out. The newer ones with the 4.0l engine are absolute hosses. If I was to buy a truck with $8k, I'd track one down. If you do get one, PM me and I'll go over the modifications you need to do to make it last forever. If I didn't have my Nissan bias, I'd be on a Tacoma like white on rice. I think they look better, I just know the Nissan inside and out.^ this.I am biased also but with Tacomas. Would recommend an '06 or '07 if possible as the '05s had some rear diff issues. Anything after '07 has too many electronic nannies. Will be hard to find one for 8k though unless its a base model. '03-04 1st gens are great trucks as well so long as the undercarriage is in good order. Madcat, I test drove a '05 Nismo and liked it. Dealer didn't want to budge on pricing, so I ended up in a Taco. With hindsight, I'm glad. Not sure which truck is "better", but the aftermarket support for the Toyotas is incredible. Bought my '06 brand new. Almost 7 years and 75k I have had zero issues. I have wheeled the truck at Wellsville, Tellico, and in the Bighorn Mountain range. All I have done to it is scheduled maintenance. Mods are only limited by imagination, and some of the newer trucks are clocking upwards of 200k with minimal problems. Can't recommend enough...great trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Consensus is that they are shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Dont know much about the Colorado other than looked at new ones when I was truck hunting back in early '09 and bought a Tacoma since it was the best deal for the most equip. Wasn't Granda080 selling his Isuzu "Colorado"? Same truck and his was CLEAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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