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CodeRed · November 7, 2004

is there any pros or cons with the new colorado i`m looking to get rid of my 93 cutlass convertibel this spring for a colorado LS SPORT

heres what i`m going to be looking at (this is the ext cab version reg cab is around 2000 less) any opinions??

Exterior: Victory Red

Interior: Medium Dark Pewter Deluxe Cloth

MSRP: $22,075.00

Color & Options: $1,165.00

Dealer Installed: $0.00

Total MSRP:* $23,240.00

SUMMARY

• Extended Cab

• Short Box

• 2WD

ZQ8 LS

Sport suspension includes color-keyed grille surround and center bar, front and rear bumpers and small wheel flares, coil springs, front and rear stabilizer bars and monotube shock absorbers

17-inch x 8- Aluminum wheels

P235/50R17 All-season blackwall tires with full-size spare tire

Fog lamps

Leather-wrapped steering wheel

Vinyl floor covering

60/40 split-bench front seat with integral outboard head restraints

Inside rearview mirror with dual reading lamps

AM/FM stereo

• Front, high-back reclining bucket seats with integral head restraints, floor console and storage pockets

• Rear forward facing, flat-folding cloth jump seats and storage boxes

• Titanium-colored instrument panel accent trim

• Color-keyed carpeting

• AM/FM stereo with CD/MP3 player and six speakers

• Comfort Convenience Package includes tilt-wheel steering column and cruise control

• Deep-tinted glass (except windshield and front side glass)

Exterior: Victory Red

Interior: Medium Dark Pewter Deluxe Cloth

• Air conditioning, front manual $0.00

• Comfort Convenience Package, Tilt-Wheel and cruise control, (Extended Cab Models) $0.00

• Engine, 3.5L DOHC,, 5-cylinder, MFI (220 HP [164.1 kW] @ 5600 rpm, 225 lb.-ft. [303.7 N-m] @ 2800 rpm) $1,000.00

• Floor covering, color-keyed carpeting $0.00

• Floormats, includes front rubberized vinyl floormats $0.00

• Fog lamps, front $0.00

• Glass, Solar-Ray deep tinted, (all windows except light tinted glass on windshield, driver and front passenger) (Extended Cab Models) $0.00

• Option pkg discount $0.00

• Pickup box, Fleetside, all-welded steel with double wall construction and corrosion protection with 8 cargo tie-downs and tailgate, locking, 2-position $0.00

• Sound system, ETR AM/FM stereo with CD/MP3 player,, includes seek-and-scan, digital clock, auto-tone control, automatic volume, Theftlock, Radio Data System (RDS), 2-speakers on Regular Cab models with Base decor (4 on LS decor) and 4-speakers on Extended Cab models with Base decor (6 on LS decor) $0.00

• Special paint $165.00

• Tire, spare P205/75R15, all-season, blackwall, located at rear underbody of vehicle, includes steel wheel $0

i may see about the extreme package

its a lowered tuned sport suspension

18 inch aluminum wheels

low profile tires

body-color rear spoiler

body side ground effects

chrome accented grill

white face gauges

projector beam fog lights

bright trim rings

Truckman031 · November 7, 2004

I haven't heard any horrible things about them. Some have said the interior is too plain. Personally, I wish they had a larger engine choice. However, it seems like you won't need alot of towing or hauling power, so that shouldn't be a factor. Have you test drove one? If you like it, then I'd buy it. They haven't had many, if any, TSBs yet that I know of. Good luck with the buy.

BTW, welcome to the board . It is a great site, a little slow right know, but there are many great members who have alot of knowledge about Chevrolets.

koivu · November 10, 2004

i have a 2005 canyon regular cab short bed z85 4-wheel drive cherry red color and it's been great,rides much smoother than my 1998 s-10 reg.cab short bed z85 4-wheel drive that i still have. and a 1991 regular cab short bed 4-wheel drive s-10 that i used to own.

Ozrein · November 10, 2004

Like one guy posted here, I would prefer if they had a larger engine option but from what I've read and experienced the I5 is no slouch and will get you around quite well.

I've test driven both the I4 and I5 and all 3 cab configurations and they all seemed to have decent power. The I4 was in reg cab ZQ8 manual and was quite suprisingly nimble and peppy. The I5 in a reg cab would really snort.

The other two trucks I test drove both had the I5 auto, one being the ext. cab and the other ccrew cab, the ext cab was a 4x4, the crew a 2wd. Both trucks had very respectable midrange/top end acceleration but I found off the line grunt was a little lacking (thereby explaining my desire for a larger engine option).

Overall if you're not going to haul large loads or pull large trailers, then I think you'll be happy in a Colorado.

You may want to check out Coloradofans.com there's a great message forum on there and most of the people seem to be quite friendly and helpful. There is tonne of information there as well.