/o/ - Auto

Chevy sucks

I really want a diesel version when they come out

it's still not a ford ranger/mazda b series in terms of smallness or space efficiency, but if I could get a stick at the top trim level id be interested.

>>2600

manual is only offered with base engine and 2wd IIRC. not like burgers would buy manuals anyways

>>2639
> single cab
Why? The extended cab is so nice to have if you need a place to keep stuff dry. Especially if you don't have a cap or bed cover.

>>2675
Just use the passenger seat for stuff.

>that salt in the comments
almost as much fun as Cadillac work hard commercial.

>>2680
I never said anything about putting people in the back part of the extended cab. Granted, I have an old Nissan Hardbody. I'll occasionally put one of my nephews in the back seats, but that's not often. I mostly like the extended cab for the ability to put shit in there that can stay dry if I go on a road trip with it. I have a cap on it (bought it that way) but it leaks like hell. It's nice to be able to throw a suitcase or two behind the front seats and be able to go on a trip.

>>2678
Fucking brilliant and lulzy commercial wasted on the worst car Cadillac currently makes, I mean I know GM is Jew as fuck, but a FWD hybrid, with AWD not even an option? That's just embarrassing for a luxury car maker, and Caddy should be ashamed.

>>2595

with how far the us automakers have come in terms of making full size half tons there's no point in getting a small truck

why would I get a colorado when a half ton silverado will do the following:

get about the same mpg's in real world driving with a half ton silverado and the 5.3 L eight

be a lot more useful in terms of towing and hauling capacity. my 2014 f150 with the heavy duty package can do about as much towing and hauling as a 5 year old f250, it's reasonable to assume that GM's half ton trucks have a similar jump in ability too

lastly, checked the overall dimensions on the colorado. thing's like 80% the size of a silverado but I can't get shit useful to me … like an 8 foot box.

maybe this shit will be good for cheap ass fleet buyers cause the small differences in operating costs would add up over a large enough fleet of colorado trucks. other than that? sticking with full size trucks. they don't make full size trucks like they used to, but in this case that's a good thing. most full size half tons can do the work of slightly older three quarter tons while being as easy to drive as a car (no recirculating ball power steering and having to turn wheel over 9000 times just to make small adjustments while driving in a straight line)

That commercial pissed me off. They compared the guy with a new truck, versus a guy with a 10-year old Toyota Corolla.

What would happen if the truck in the photo was the same, but the car was truly badass. How about a Dodge Viper?

>>2775
I laughed far too hard at this picture.

>>2779
Because you are retarded and don't understand how advertising works.

>>2728
>thing's like 80% the size of a silverado
That's the biggest problem, aside from it being too expensive. Contractors and other people who need a truck but don't need a big fuckin' truck are still left with their old Rangers that they'll never get rid of at this rate. Ford is supposedly working on something like that.

What we really need is some cheeki breeki truck.

>>2595
should be "you know we cant export it"

Its funny how american trucks are an excursively american product since nobody outside of american truck culture wants one. Everywhere else it seems to be ruled by the hilux style ute.

>>2875
What's amazing to me is even a modern F150 with V8 can only haul a little more than my ancient Nissan pickup. Bloated piece of shit that balloons pointlessly every year. And now Nissan is no better, having replaced the best truck ever with the D40. Which will never be anything but a fat lemon.

Also the F150's now an aluminium piece of shit and the industry's reasoning is, to paraphrase, people will bitch but they'll eventually need new trucks and will fold and buy the new fragile pieces of shit because we're stupid.

>>2902
Yeah, the industry is completely dependent on having to sell people new cars every 3-5 years, so everything is redesigned every few years and of course the redesigns have to have bigger numbers than the one that precedes it. And they only need to be reliable enough to get a nice score in the JDP initial quality survey and CR tests, but not reliable enough to not go to shit in a few years.

It's stupid because if someone came out with a compact diesel model like the old Hilux, they'd sell a gazillion of them. One of my coworkers has an '85 long bed TD with a stick shift and every time she parks it somewhere she gets notes stuck to her windshield from people begging to buy it.

>>2903

What's hilarious is you've got Ford proclaiming in their ads that you can get a new one every two years, "not 7 or 8 like some competitors".

>>2905
Don't worry anon. Remember the 25 year gray import law? You can start importing some older ones.
We also have 1st and 2nd gen Ford Rangers here as well, not 100% sure about the 3rd tho.

>>2940
I want a mid 80s 4 door 4x4 so bad. I mean you can find the 2 doors and extended cab trucks, but people want stupid money for Toyotas. A 4x4 4 door Hilux to make into a mild off-roader/DD would be awesome.

Too bad I have 7 cars already and only 1 of them is road legal. Most of the rest run, but only my old Nissan D21 4x4 is tagged. That's not counting all the motorcycles I have. I really need to sell some shit.

I guess I'll list my shitboxes.

fox body Mercury Capri 5.0 5 speed t-tops. owned since I was about 17, but I've been afraid to put it on the road because lolnorepopparts
fox body mustang 5.0 autotragic vert. needs a governor in the trans. was my DD
MK2 VW Golf 1.6 n/a diesel. bought it non-running. Was supposed to be a DD, but it has massive blow by, so I probably need to rebuild the bottom end. Also leaks a shitload of diesel fuel.
1983 ford f-100 stepside. Last year for the wood bed. I took the front end off like a moron when I was a teenager, and it's been sitting in the garage ever since.
shitbox honda civic I need to sell. Got it for cheap. shouldn't have bought it. Put a ton of work in to it, but it still needs more
newest addition: 2nd gen S10. once again, got it cheap. Needs a fuel pump. Will probably be my DD to replace the Nissan.

>>2902

can your nissan haul 2000 lbs in the bed like my 2014 f150 can?

can your nissan tow 9200 lbs like my truck can?

and can it be as easy to handle as a mid size sedan like my truck can?

>>2903

in the area I'm from, there's a shit ton of old trucks that are still used as daily Joshs and work trucks. if you don't completely beat the piss out of a usa made truck (except for the italian POS ram "trucks") you're going to have something for a very long time. the 3 to 5 year rule does apply to usa built cars though which is a bit of a piss off

>>2955
Not the person you are replying to, but
>can your nissan haul 2000 lbs in the bed like my 2014 f150 can?
Yes, slowly.
>can your nissan tow 9200 lbs like my truck can?
Yes, slowly.
>and can it be as easy to handle as a mid size sedan like my truck can?
Probably better if anon installed some good monotubes in his suspension setup.