Chevy Colorado
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I left a deposit on a new 2018 Extended Cab z71 Colorado. Picking it up in Albany Saturday.
We'll see how I like the truck life. PS Buying a GM vehicle is a pain in the ass with all the stupid rebates, etc. PPS The Cayman and e91 are toast. Those interested, form a single file line, please :lol: |
You know what's even better than buying a domestic vehicle? Service and warranty work. :lol:
Enjoy! (from one of the other few domestic vehicle owners here.) :) Edit: I'll start the bidding on the Cayman at $25k. Good? I can pick it up on Monday. |
Wow. Mazel Tov!
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Excellent!
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Hmmm, cayman R. Would sell the JGC for one. But black's not my thing. |
Awesome news !! That is a bad ass looking truck ... I think you're going to be very happy with your new ride !!
BTW that pic is kinda funny with snow in the bed and the exhaust smoking up a storm ... what did they do, move it inside so you can check it out ? |
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Just for you, and may you have many trouble-free and memorable miles in your new rig:
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Congrats!
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My other domestic has had a great service experience though... |
Congrats, and enjoy!
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Cool. Hope it works out like you intend. Definitely post the for sale info on the wagon up when it is time. What is your plan for your bikes? Do they fit in the extended cab or will you get a locking cover for the back?
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Congrats... Hope you get good money for the BMW. I'm sure you will get good money for the CR
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All I need is a hitch mount for my american flag and I'm finally a 'murican! |
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No way the bikes will fit in the extended cab. It's tiny, and the Colorado is a fairly narrow truck. Which is actually why I got it instead of a full-sized beater. It will fit more reasonably in my garage, as well as my NYC parking space. I'll probably just get a tonneau cover to put the bike under. I haven't been riding much in the last few months. For now I just want to drive over things and haul firewood and junk around. :bigpimp: |
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FWIW, my GMC is working perfectly. One recall, the dealer had to print an insert for something missing in the manual.
Our 2010 Chevy Malibu gave us 4 years, 45K miles with zero issues . . . until it did. It shut down while the wife was driving home, I got to it and couldn't get it to stay running either, but got it off the main road it was on until AAA showed up to tow it to the dealer. As soon as it was off the rollback, it started up and ran fine, dealer found no codes. Dumped it, cause the mrs didn't trust it anymore. Come to think of it, my 2005 2500HD duramax never visited a dealer either. |
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Yeah I started looking at tonneau covers and there are so damn many... I decided I'd take my time and figure it out later.
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Tonneau cover, schmonneau cover.
I'm partial to this.. I have one on my Silverado, and it's way more useful, imo. |
I was actually thinking about that.
It them when you do want to put something tall in it, it's a giant pain km the ass. I'm going to get nothing for a while and see what inspires me. |
I have a cap now, it's not what you want. You want the folding hard panel. They secure what's in the bed, and you don't have to remove it if you have something large.
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People seem to like the fold-a-cover because it has 4 panels so you get access to 75% of the bed without having to remove it. But it doesn't flip up to give you that last 25. You have to remove 4 bolts to get it off |
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Matt, you may consider just calling Strano. He sells all the tonneau covers and caps and can steer you in the right direction.
I had a snap-style soft tonneau on my Silverado (previous owner bought it). I liked it, but it doesn't offer any security. I just never left anything of value in the bed if the truck was going to be parked outside. It wouldn't be my first choice. The Ram has a Leer cap. It's nice for hauling stuff for racing, and it locks, but it would be pretty easy to break into if one were motivated. Not sure it gets much more secure than that. The main downside is hauling a load of mulch, gravel, etc... you have to take the cap off. Which is annoying, because it's heavy as hell. And then you need to put it somewhere. Kevin has the sliding roll-up style hard cover. Pull a latch and push it and it retracts to the base of the cab. I think I like this style the best, but he can't haul nearly the amount of stuff in the bed that I can. Big Mike has the panel-style fold-up tonneau. I like this style the least because the internal latches take up room in the bed, tend to get caught on stuff, and it doesn't offer any more security than a regular tonneau. |
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Just did an image search and saw something that gave me an idea. You could probably build something with wood and/or metal pipe riding on casters that that you can wheel into place and then move somewhere else. Inside and outside. :dunno: |
300 mile update: So far I'm really liking the truck.
It's reasonably quite and pleasant to drive. The z71 package gives you shocks and all-terrain tires that produce pretty spongy steering, but it's a truck so somehow I'm OK with that. The steering is overboosted and the ride isn't the smoothest over bumps (although not terrible either)... but it's a truck so somehow I'm OK with that. At my parents house I had a chance to drive around on some rough terrain and use the truck to steal some of their firewood that I had just split. It was fun. I'm loving that I can finally move shit around without having to ask for help or rent a vehicle. It's liberating. And this morning I drove in 5" of unplowed snow. In RWD the truck was useless, but in 4-high it was great. Even with no weight in the back, and with all-season / all terrain tires, it was completely stable in turns and while accelerating. The interior is pretty econobox, but so far it isn't bothering me. I was tempted to get the GMC instead but it didn't have the same incentives so was 3k more expensive. And somehow it just felt like putting lipstick on a pig. If I'm getting a chevy, I'll just take the chevy. The seats are pretty mediocre and a complaint of a lot of owners. I got the leather seats because they have less of a bulge around the edge of the seat bottom that makes people's legs fall asleep (including mine). That and the base seats look like garbage. The leather seats are flat and firm but they actually work reasonably well for me. Except the complete lack of side bolstering. Every corner I feel like I'm going to slide off the seat sideways. Android auto is great. It's buggy but I'm sure they'll work that out. I want it in any new car I buy moving forward. Add this to the list of bad decisions being made by BMW (they don't offer it.) The paint is "Graphite Metallic" which I was hoping was a dark gray. It turns out it has a significant green tint to it and it's darker than I suspected. It basically looks green during the day and black at night. Oh well. When buying I was considering buying a big old rusty full-sizer to sit out in the driveway as a 3rd vehicle. But I was tired of having more cars than garage space and my insurance bill has been pissing me off. So I decided a new Colorado would play the role of both a) winter car and b) truck-stuff. So far I'm thinking that decision might work out. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f8065362cb.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ac36d0012d.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fa04cac8db.jpg |
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The other issue is that any tonneau that you release by opening the gate and pulling a string - it might as well not lock. All you have to do is slide a hanger in there and pull the string. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B8kBhUynf4 Quote:
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What all-terrain tires came with the truck ??
Btw, I get the very “liberating” thing. When I drive my beater full-size off-road or in the deep snow, it’s practically unstoppable. And when hauling/towing stuff, you can’t beat it. I don’t quite understand how one household can have two of the same type of cars. There’s a guy on a Toyota Sienna forum that proudly brags he AND his wife drive their own Camry SEs. TWO Camrys. Really ?!?! Anyway, a household should have at least one pickup…… |
It's funny you mention the insurance bill annoying you. I just paid our car insurance for the next 6 months, and the Boxster was the biggest hit for all of the vehicles we have (the Ram isn't far behind, though...). For a vehicle that I only use 6 or 7 months out of the year. It honestly got me thinking of selling it.
I'll probably change my mind once the weather gets nice enough to drive it. |
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It's stupid. Their models do a shitty job of representing the actual risk of me adding a 3rd vehicle. Together with my rates going up lately for no explainable reason, it fueled my desire to go down to two cars. |
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They get mediocre reviews but I was still impressed at how they did in the snow. It was a wet snow so maybe it was an easy test, but still. |
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That and how well it will retract after 2 years of being covered with leaves and tree sap. https://youtu.be/Yu2PZdUizlI https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9e0add72c6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...762cead06e.jpg |
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