I'm thinking of getting a 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO I5 anyone know how long the thing should run before blowing the I5?

[superHARD]

Anyone else have one of the CHEVROLET COLORADO's with the I5 3.5 220 HP trucks?

How long did you have it before you had motor work or tranny work?

I have searched the net and I can't find any info on anything like this.

linky

 

[Nyati13]

Originally posted by: superHARD
Anyone else have one of the CHEVROLET COLORADO's with the I5 3.5 220 HP trucks?

How long did you have it before you had motor work or tranny work?

I have searched the net and I can't find any info on anything like this.

linky

THe Colorado and it's I-5 are too new for that kind of long term data to be available.

 

[DougK62]

The truck is turd slow but it's a solid engine. If you take care of it it'll last just as long/short as any other modern engine.

 

[hanoverphist]

the seats were uncomfortable to me. i had to drive one at work for a while, and after a day of sitting in that thing my back was sore. not very ergo to me. but you can idle those suckers with the air con running for 6 hours plus without overheating in arizona summer, so it was a trade off.

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: Nyati13

Originally posted by: superHARD
Anyone else have one of the CHEVROLET COLORADO's with the I5 3.5 220 HP trucks?

How long did you have it before you had motor work or tranny work?

I have searched the net and I can't find any info on anything like this.

linky

THe Colorado and it's I-5 are too new for that kind of long term data to be available.

Actually - the motor is a derivative of motors that have long been in use by Isuzu's, mostly in Japan or Asia. And hasn't changed so much in the new Chevy's - so the answer is yes, these motors are quite reliable.

Originally posted by: DougK62
The truck is turd slow but it's a solid engine. If you take care of it it'll last just as long/short as any other modern engine.

And I completely disagree with this too, the Colorado is a small pickup - if your towing then you shouldn't be getting the small size any way - and this motor has adequate oomph for anything but towing.

 

[superHARD]

DougK62: Even the z71 220horse is turd slow?

hanoverphist: So it's as comfortable as a older bench truck seat?

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: hanoverphist
the seats were uncomfortable to me. i had to drive one at work for a while, and after a day of sitting in that thing my back was sore. not very ergo to me. but you can idle those suckers with the air con running for 6 hours plus without overheating in arizona summer, so it was a trade off.

I absolutely hate the seats in those things, which happen to be the same god damn seats in the old S-10's. When I had my old S-10 I had the recliner handle break on my 3 times, ON EACH SIDE, for a total of six times. WTF?

 

[Saga]

It's too new of a vehicle to really have reliable long-term durability statistics. I've owned a 05 Canyon Extended Cab for about eight months, now. Overall I might be a little happier of I supercharged the I5, but compared to a traditional V6 it's a pretty nice mixture of power and fuel economy.

Of all the trucks I looked at before I bought my Canyon, the Canyon has the smallest load capacity. Extremely small when compared to most traditional midsized trucks. But honestly, this didn't matter to me. The day I got it the back seats were ripped out for this / this. All I really use it for is to haul a XZ-6 around, so really as long as it'll carry the motorcycle it's perfect for me.

 

[vi edit]

I like the Frontier a lot more...

(I own one)

 

[Fenixgoon]

test drive ftw

 

[DougK62]

Originally posted by: AMDZen
Actually - the motor is a derivative of motors that have long been in use by Isuzu's, mostly in Japan or Asia. And hasn't changed so much in the new Chevy's - so the answer is yes, these motors are quite reliable.

No, it isn't. The Atlas engines (starting with the I-6 in the Trailblazer) were brand new ground-up designs from GM.

Originally posted by: DougK62
The truck is turd slow but it's a solid engine. If you take care of it it'll last just as long/short as any other modern engine.

And I completely disagree with this too, the Colorado is a small pickup - if your towing then you shouldn't be getting the small size any way - and this motor has adequate oomph for anything but towing.

It tows much less than the S10 that it replaced, and the S10 was a much smaller truck.

The truck doesn't have adequate oomph for anything. It does 0-60 in something like 9.5 to 10 seconds. That's terrible for the "better" engine in the Colorado line-up. Any other truck in its class will run circles around it.

 

[Saga]

Out of curiosity, Doug - glance at my previous post in case you have comments on that.

Additionally, how would you rate the mechanical components overall? Suspension wise, transmission, and general structural design?

 

[RU482]

GM totally dropped the ball on these trucks. But, if you can buy it cheap enough, go for it. I wouldn't dare buy a new one

 

[Saga]

I got a pretty good steal on mine!

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: redly1
GM totally dropped the ball on these trucks. But, if you can buy it cheap enough, go for it. I wouldn't dare buy a new one

Yeah they did, that'll be the last time they let Isuzu design anything for them.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
test drive ftw

Should he test drive it until the engine or tranny blow?

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: superHARD
DougK62: Even the z71 220horse is turd slow?

hanoverphist: So it's as comfortable as a older bench truck seat?

actually, my old 79 step side 4x4 was way more comfy. my current truck, dodge ram 1500 has much more comfy seats as well, as do the chevy 2500 HD service bodies we also have at work. those colorados just werent that comfy at all. we have 4 of them in fleet now, and all the managers that drive them bitch about their trucks.

 

[superHARD]

Which canyon has the 220hp motor?...is there a Z71 canyon(making it the larger hp)?

 

[DougK62]

Originally posted by: Izusaga
Out of curiosity, Doug - glance at my previous post in case you have comments on that.

Additionally, how would you rate the mechanical components overall? Suspension wise, transmission, and general structural design?

The Colorado is great at doing what GM designed it for. GM did NOT design it to haul, so it doesn't haul well. They designed it for all of the people who buy trucks and never take them off-road (kinda like the Ridgeline). It's a city truck, and it does that well.

Structurally it's lightyears ahead of the S10 that it replaced, and they really don't have any glaring mechanical issues. The transmission is one that's been around for a while, and the engine won some awards when it first came out (as the I-6 in the Trailblazer).

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Izusaga
Extremely small when compared to most traditional midsized trucks. But honestly, this didn't matter to me.

iirc, the chevy colorado is a compact truck, and not one of the new 'midsized' trucks that have popped up (the current tacoma is almost as big as the old 'full size' T100). there are only two traditional compact trucks left on the market, being the GM and the ford ranger.

midsize is pretty much a brand new category. before the current tacoma, frontier, and mitsubishi truck it had only the dodge dakota in it.

and it is obvious that GM wants anyone doing any actual hauling with a truck to buy a silverado.

 

[Hyperlite]

Originally posted by: Ktulu

Originally posted by: redly1
GM totally dropped the ball on these trucks. But, if you can buy it cheap enough, go for it. I wouldn't dare buy a new one

Yeah they did, that'll be the last time they let Isuzu design anything for them.

didn't we determine that Isuzu had nothing to do with this?

Actually - the motor is a derivative of motors that have long been in use by Isuzu's, mostly in Japan or Asia. And hasn't changed so much in the new Chevy's - so the answer is yes, these motors are quite reliable.

No, it isn't. The Atlas engines (starting with the I-6 in the Trailblazer) were brand new ground-up designs from GM.

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: Hyperlite

Originally posted by: Ktulu

Originally posted by: redly1
GM totally dropped the ball on these trucks. But, if you can buy it cheap enough, go for it. I wouldn't dare buy a new one

Yeah they did, that'll be the last time they let Isuzu design anything for them.

didn't we determine that Isuzu had nothing to do with this?

Actually - the motor is a derivative of motors that have long been in use by Isuzu's, mostly in Japan or Asia. And hasn't changed so much in the new Chevy's - so the answer is yes, these motors are quite reliable.

No, it isn't. The Atlas engines (starting with the I-6 in the Trailblazer) were brand new ground-up designs from GM.

No, we determined the Isuzu had nothing to do with the engine. The chassis and overall design of the truck was mainly Isuzu's doing.

 

[superHARD]

So the GMC Canyon is using the same motor?...it looks like it (same size, same HP, same gas milage)