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Loaded up the Colorado on Saturday to move the sister-in-law. Handled pretty good. Averaged about 17 mpg's on the highway. The trailer is not aerodynamically friendly. The front boards on the trailer create a lot of resistance.

 

I just wish that it would automatically down shift when applying the brake on decents, instead I have to put in "L" and manually do it. Not a big deal though. :thumbs:

 

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-Preston

 

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I drove up some mountain trails this last weekend. There were quiet a few sketchy places I was worried about taking the truck, but it made it through all at the ruts, and steep grades. I was impressed at how well the truck handled and made it through.

 

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I just wish that it would automatically down shift when applying the brake on decents, instead I have to put in "L" and manually do it. Not a big deal though. :thumbs:

 

 

It should if you are using tow/haul mode.

 

You're catching up on me with the miles. I just rolled over 8k in mine.

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It should if you are using tow/haul mode.

 

You're catching up on me with the miles. I just rolled over 8k in mine.

 

Thanks for the info, I can't remember if I had it in Tow/Haul when I was pulling that trailer.

 

I just hit 7,600 miles.

 

I took the boys hunting last weekend, and drove through some pretty rough trails. Trees, branches and sticks hit the paint and left some little scratches. Oh well.......

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Well, I am just about ready to hit 9K miles.

 

I cancelled the extended warranty I purchased on the truck. I read the fine print and found out that the truck has to have oil changes done every 5k to keep the engine in warranty for that company. So I saved myself $3K and they should be crediting me back soon.

 

I can't remember if I have already stated this, but there seems to be a little annoying rattle on the drivers side defrost vent. It really only shows itself when the paved roads are a little rough. I am not letting it bother me anymore.

 

Oh yeah, the truck seems to lean a little bit. You can only tell if you look at the rear of it, and you can see it lean towards the drivers side. Weird, it has done this since new.

 

Thanks - P

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I'm really starting to see a lot of Canyons/Colorados on the road up here just outside Boston. Definitely getting popular. Not as popular as the Tacoma, but they're giving Toyota a run for their money for sure.

 

 

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I hit 10K miles on Tuesday.

 

No complaints so far.

 

Scratches have happened

off roading has been a pleasure

it is comfortable for long trips

at 60 mph on flat ground I can average 28-30 mpg's.

I have popped the front drivers side tire

 

I am still happy that I bought tis truck and not the 1500.

 

- PRESTON

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On 10/16/2017 at 2:41 PM, fondupot said:

Now you're only 400 miles behind me.

Haha, I will 11K on my way home tonight.

 

 

 

 

Whats up with the mutliple copies of my pictures in my posts? It wasn't like that before they updated the site?????:uhoh:

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17 hours ago, silverbullet3.6 said:

Haha, I will 11K on my way home tonight.

 

Whats up with the mutliple copies of my pictures in my posts? It wasn't like that before they updated the site?????:uhoh:

 

Damn, you got me beat then.

 

Not sure about the pics. Maybe the updated site is having growing pains.

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This weekend I completed some "mods" to truck. Nothing to significant, just cosmetics.

 

Before the Step Boards:

 

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After Step Boards installed:

 

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Then I decided to use the black vinyl I purchased to black out the Bowties:

 

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Lastly, I decided to take of the air dam. This is something I was considering for a while, but finally did it.

 

Here is a completed photo:

 

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Thanks - Preston

 

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