Hour Rule: Thinking about buying a 4 door Gen 1 Colorado

"The Ghost of Oppo" (gohstoklasa) 09/18/2018 at 14:52 • Filed to: TRUCKYEAH

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With the I5 and auto transmission.  Don’t @ me

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > The Ghost of Oppo 09/18/2018 at 14:58

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am i doing this right?

i know nothing of trucks

fhrblig > The Ghost of Oppo 09/18/2018 at 15:00

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I keep looking to see if a cheap Isuzu version will pop up, but no luck so far.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > The Ghost of Oppo 09/18/2018 at 15:02

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Prepare to go nowhere fast...err everywhere slowly...idk

Either way, join to the club!

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > The Ghost of Oppo 09/18/2018 at 15:03

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Do it. Preferably the later 3.7L model though... apart from having more power it also has upgraded brakes. And some of the Atlas teething troubles fixed.

The Ghost of Oppo > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 09/18/2018 at 15:05

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That’s kinda what I am going for.  

itschrome > The Ghost of Oppo 09/18/2018 at 15:18

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wish they had done the 4.2 atlas in these things 

Shift24 > The Ghost of Oppo 09/18/2018 at 15:19

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But Captive rotors... Seriously though I own a 92 Accord with them and they are a bitch to replace

ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy > The Ghost of Oppo 09/18/2018 at 15:27

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Just here to reiterate to be sure to get one that’s a late enough year to not have captive rotors.

Jack Does Cars > The Ghost of Oppo 09/18/2018 at 15:37

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You sir need a GMC Envoy XUV

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Shift24 09/18/2018 at 15:41

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This is truth. Nevertheless the truck is good

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy 09/18/2018 at 15:41

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Doesn’t exist.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > itschrome 09/18/2018 at 15:42

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They were considering a turbo 3.5L, much like the planned turbo 4.2T for the TBSS, but ended up just doing V8's in both cases. You can see why but it would’ve been kinda unique and cool

itschrome > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 09/18/2018 at 15:51

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I would have much rather seen a turbo atlas than the 5.3.. I think the Atlas never really got to shine! 

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > The Ghost of Oppo 09/18/2018 at 16:17

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Owned an 04 Crew cab Z71 ( I think that was the off road package ). Gave me 140k worry-free miles. It was capable off road, drove nice, had plenty of power even for towing, and returned low 20s for mileage.

My only complaint would be it rode kinda rough, but I got the off-road package and had 31's on it, so I was expecting that much.

ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 09/18/2018 at 16:30

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Oh, one of my coworkers that just had the captive rotors on his Coloroado turned said that they switched to regular ones at some point. Haven’t bothered to research to find verify.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 09/18/2018 at 16:30

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Honestly the 3.5L in my 04 was just as quick 0-60 as the same era Silverado with a 5.3L.

Plenty quick for a truck IMO.

jasmits > itschrome 09/18/2018 at 16:54

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There’s a small part of me that’ll never get over the fact that GM built a lovely straight-6 in the modern era and proceeded to put it in nothing besides an underwhelming SUV

itschrome > jasmits 09/19/2018 at 07:41

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Me too... what a damned shame. such a lovely engine that was!

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy 09/19/2018 at 08:56

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If they did, it would be very un-GM in that they did it in the last couple years of production, and after already making one brake change.

They switched to bigger brakes in ‘09 iirc (spotters tip—you can often tell the 09+ by the rims. The earlier weird rims with the gear-ish thing in the middle wouldn’t fit over the new brakes and they switched to something far more normal and better looking). My truck is a 2010, still got captive rotors. Production ended in ‘13.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > itschrome 09/19/2018 at 08:57

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To be fair, the 3.5 they were trying to turbo already had gasket issues. So it’s probably just as well.

Still tho...

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 09/19/2018 at 08:59

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Plus there’s a ton of tuning potential in those engines with very few mods, especially if you have the later 3.7L.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 09/19/2018 at 10:00

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I had an intake and free exhaust on mine, it woke it up tremendously.

boxrocket > The Ghost of Oppo 09/19/2018 at 13:46

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...no.

The Ghost of Oppo > boxrocket 09/19/2018 at 15:04

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YOU’RE NOT MY REAL DAD!

boxrocket > The Ghost of Oppo 09/19/2018 at 20:42

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Fine, I’ll compromise.

No colorado/canyon/i280/i360 (or whatever).

Mazda B-Series, Ford Ranger, Nissan Frontier, Suzuki Equator, or Toyota Tacoma. Or if you want maximum respect, a Mazda RE-PU.

Mitsubishi Raider (not the modern one) is also acceptable, as is a Nissan Hardbody and Toyota T-100.