Perfect for you..........High speeds great.....no shaking.....drives great....I dont have a lot of miles.....though..
Jedi, hold on and sit down, I had a couple of cups of coffee so I got a little verbose.Hi all, I am new to the forum. We have been considering the Colorado Diesel for a while now and looking at different things, especially safety and reliability. It looks like crash tests seem ok, but I am a mom and will be hauling kids all the time so keeping this in mind, pickups usually not as safe as a sedan or van. Does anyone have links to crash test videos? I have seen one, but I want a good review with ratings, not just a simple video with no talking.
On reliability, I have watched a video of a Colorado owner unhappy with his truck saying there is a shake in the driveline at higher speeds. Has anyone else heard of similar issue? I am hoping it is just a fluke thing as with all vehicles, but have dealt with high issue GMs before and not so great service at the dealers. We like our Silverado but the thing is just too big to be running around town all the time in. Need truck for dogs and 4H. Anyway, hoping to find some owners with higher miles on their trucks to chime in![]()
With the premium price of the diesel motor, I doubt you'll find a dealer willing to swallow the cost just to move the truck. I've got 4200 miles and lots of smiles getting those miles. Haven't had a truck in years that's fun to drive including an earlier version of the Colorado.By the way, if you are considering, right now is a good time to be looking as the dealers are trying to clear out the MY16 vehicles and there are a lot of additional incentives out currently depending on location! Good luck and I hope you buy a new Colorado or Canyon!
You would be surprised, not the full price of the diesel, but in my case, I started out my diesel with a lease instead of a buy (I do plan on buying at the end of the lease). But for the lease price the dealer I got my truck from had one of the dealer tags on the diesel truck that was almost identical to the gas version sitting next to it, and because of the extra dealer tag money, and residual value of the diesel, the lease price was the same for either the gas or the diesel Colorado. So obviously I picked up the diesel. I actually have a few dealers not too far from me that have diesels currently on the lot as well.With the premium price of the diesel motor, I doubt you'll find a dealer willing to swallow the cost just to move the truck. I've got 4200 miles and lots of smiles getting those miles. Haven't had a truck in years that's fun to drive including an earlier version of the Colorado.
I have not noticed that on mine, but I know what you are describing. I'll have to keep an eye out for that. You did a good job of describing the vibration you are talking about so it should be easy to detect if it happens. I wonder if that has anything to do with the 'regen' when that happens?Actually, mine has a vibration that is dependent on load and throttle setting. When it happens, either more or less throttle will make it disappear. It's nothing that causes me to panic, but it's definitely there. It doesn't happen a lot and I notice it more often when towing versus unloaded. It's something like what happens when you 'lug' an engine with a manual transmission. It's definitely NOT the frequency of wheel rotation, so it's not tire imbalance. Plus, shaking due to imbalanced tires doesn't go away with more or less throttle.