Chevy Colorado: Great & Awful Things I Learned After 6,000 Miles - Long-term Update

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[onefastr]

41k for Hard plastic, no LED headlight or taillights no telescoping steering wheel, no seatbelt height adjustment. These truck companies are robbing the customer blind. Problem is we are letting them.

[machfive]

It seems like the manufacturers are "forcing" you to pick higher trim levels just to get a few items that should be a relatively inexpensive option. I really like the look of the "floating roof".

[richardpriebe]

I think that you forgot one thing on the negative side... the first issue you had with the truck. No Cruise Control. That still blows me away. I'd have thought that these days it was pretty much standard on all but the most stripped down trim levels.

[bostondan]

With the dimensions of full sized trucks getting so large, a “mid sized” truck with all this capability is a nice option. Thanks Andre, I love the content you created with this truck and I love the color.

[JIPlatium]

The biggest slap in the face with this truck and price paid is no cruise control 😂

[hmficdavid]

I've owned my 2023 Canyon AT 4 since June 4 and I'm absolutely loving it! No major issues so far either. Taking the truck on its first road trip from CA to Utah in a couple days.

[Smithx]

over 10k (update, now 20k ) miles on my 23 trail boss, towing, off-roading, payload every weekend. Coming from 100k miles on the previous gen z71, the overall driving quality is vastly improved on the new Colorado. With the exception of some software bugs, it’s really a great truck.

[CarlosLopez]

6000 miles isnt even remotely long term

[dieseldrax]

13:14 The "part" is actually instructions and an authorization code that GM prints out and mails to the dealer, the dealer then has to talk the GM Tech Line with the auth code in order to download the tune to their scan tool so they can flash your computer. It's a bit convoluted, but that's how GM is doing it.

Also, the instructions with the auth code say multiple times that the customer IS NOT TO BE CHARGED LABOR to install the tune. If your dealer tries to charge you labor to install the tune then ask to see the instructions with the auth code so you can point out to them where it says not to charge the customer and instead use a specific labor op code so GM will reimburse the dealer for the labor.

[tmcgee]

This is not an upper-trim level truck, like Andre stated, but dang are these manufacturers just cutting corners to save costs like crazy! Sometimes it's the small things that make the ownership experience a pleasant one.

[michaelmartin]

The mid size trucks are basically like a full size truck from 20 plus years ago. I towed a 5800lb trailer 1500 miles in a 2011 RAM Dakota 3.7 V6. I got 11.21 mpg. I believe these small turbo 4 cylinder engines work really hard . The low mpg shows that.

[martyi]

I test drove a 23 Colorado Z71 over the weekend, it's a nice Mid-size truck with a lot to offer, although i didn't like the seating position (similar to the Tacoma) even after making adjustments legs are too flat, seats are also too narrow not that comfortable, no grab handle on drivers side, back seating is too compact and no flat level floor, power seemed pretty good although i wasn't that impressed for being a turbo you have to go deep into the throttle to get it moving (my wife's CX-5 non turbo has better throttle response) Also the sound of the 4 Cylinder engine on start-up was enough for me to walk away initially!

[desimo]

Sounds and looks like a great truck, but I'd probably wait for the mid-cycle refresh in a couple of years, as the bugs will be worked out by then and you'll get a couple of extra features, along with a few design updates as well. Plus, they'll negotiate more on the price once the vehicle has been around for a few years. If you own that 1st couple of years of production, you are opening yourself up to a lot of headaches. Let others deal with the migraines I say. Vehicles are meant to be used and enjoyed, not cursed.

[CrumbsQ]

The floating roof is a very slick look. It's not flashy but it adds some nice subtle style. 👍

[jeffr]

Probably would be a good show idea to search out an aftermarket solution to add cruise control. I'm sure you're not the only one who assumed that a truck that cost $41k would have it as standard equipment. My 2010 Tundra was a W/T edition that didn't have it but it was a very cheap and simple plug and play addition.

[joewolfe]

This is one of the best format of TFL videos out there because it shows the trials and tribulations we go through with these trucks/vehicles. When a manufacture provides a press vehicle I am sure they are double and triple checking it to make sure it doesn't trip up and do goofy things - however when you buy off the lot i am sure its not going through the same scrutiny as those press vehicles. Thanks TFL & Andre - keep it up. 👍

[stephenrussell]

Maybe you should give the truck a really deep clean and apply some ceramic coating to it like you did with the ZR2 . That might make it easier to get the mud off.

[billkrause]

I have the 2023 Chevy Colorado LT with the 2.7 Turbo Plus and its loaded down with Options. It cost me $41K, plus I had the bed sprayed with a lifetime coating, had the GM mud flaps and weather mats installed, wide chrome side steps installed, and the truck rust-proofed for Pennsylvania driving. I have only 1, 159 miles on the truck and I owned it 8 months. The truck doesn't have the fender moldings, but I had them on previous vehicles and dislike them because of the upkeep and in our region rust generates beneath them. You have a nice off road truck and yes you got your moneys worth. The color of my truck is Radiant Red, and I never expected getting so many compliments on it as I am. I really enjoy my truck I'm glad to have picked a Colorado over a Ford Ranger or Toyota Tacoma. On occasions one of these trucks park along side me at the market where I can made a visual comparison. Yeah, I feel I made the right choice.

[fiffer]

I got my F150 STOLEN from DIA in early June and unfortunately had to start looking for a new truck in this horribly expensive market. I ended up buying a '23 Trailboss much like yours based on some of your earlier videos and have loved it. I appreciate all the feedback and testing you have done and look forward to seeing more.

[tvj]

I never wanna hear Andre says he's "going through Nathan's crack" again.