New Chevy Colorado mega-thread

At least you didn't post two threads like the other guy.

 

WTF

MERGE

 

People do all kinds of things, not all of them are smart or in their best interest. I bought my 2013 and am generally happy with it, but I have 14 months and not quite 24k miles and flat leaf springs and 3 recalls, my TPMS light comes on if it's under 60 degrees when the pressures are fine, and stay on whether or not I start/turn off the truck 3 times that day and drive 10 miles or if I drive 100 miles and start/turn off the truck 12 times.

Rusty frames, rusty leaf springs, broken leaf springs, leaf spring "clips" as a repair for both of those faults, odd vibrations front and/or rear, etc,. etc,.

The fact that people still buy a Tacoma means nothing when there's nothing else to buy in it's segment except a Tacoma. When there are 2 or 3 other options in the market segment and people still buy a problem plagued Tacoma over other similar trucks - then that's something to write about. I like my Tacoma, but if it wasn't made by Toyota (perceived reliability/longevity) then I wouldn't have bought one knowing the problems the majority of them come with. It isn't like a Tacoma owner MIGHT have shitty leaf springs, it's a Tacoma owner WILL have shitty leaf springs.

 

Wait wut???? Chevy came out with a new truck? Does it have a diesel?

 

i agree with all of this. competition is always good for consumers.

 

lol

 

I don't live in rust country so frame/leaf rust isn't likely to be a concern of mine over the years, but I'm at 14 months of ownership and not quite 24k miles and my leafs are flat. I could buy a new, better set aftermarket but at the end of the day, my truck is under factory warranty and replacing suspension components out of pocket makes zero sense. I love my truck, but it's far from perfect. I'll take perceived drivetrain durability over shit quality leaf springs, but I shouldn't have to pick and choose between drivetrain and suspension parts reliability. For $20-45k you should get both, especially when Toyota's been pumping out the same shit leaf packs for 10 years, and recalling them years later only to make a cheap fix or replace them with the same shitty leafs except newer manufacture.

 

I bet it has heated mirrors

 

I bet it has a heated steering wheel, seats(standard) and even a heated bed!

 

Heated mirrors would keep me happy although I like the heated seats in my wife's car too

 

Someone should make a heated toilet seat that plugs into the bed outlet and mounts on the receiver, so when I pinch one into a Home Depot bucket in the middle of the sticks I can really enjoy the experience.

 

You're welcome

http://m.homedepot.ca/product/ProductDetails.aspx?productid=809799&lang=en

 

3 heat settings? Color me spoiled.

 

Heated seats are great for hemorrhoids.

 

I still prefer the honda pickup.

 

#unibody

 

Consumer reports loves them. They like it's 'car like' ride.

 

Unibody, 8' bed, rear dualies, heated floors, it's gonna smack the taco and the colorado!

 

Consumer reports doesn't like the tacoma because it rides too much like a truck.