Um, i love my colorado but i will say that my 87 Ranger is built twice as strong.
Anyone whos seen pics of my ranger knows what im talking about....my truck is a testement to just how tough a ranger can be....
Some of the feats its accomplished in her 21 years of hard living....
Hauled a 4x8 open utility trailer, plus a bedfull of firewood from toledo to my house almost every weekend for 2 yrs straight, toledo is 45 minutes away, enough weight wear the bumper was almost dragging the ground.
Pulled out stuck/broken down, cars, trucks, tractors, lawn mowers, about anything with wheels.
Been drivin through corn fields, creeks, and other places a 2wd shouldnt be going.
Drug a solid concrete porch that was about 4ft by 6ft and 2 -3ft tall (basically a slab) across my yard to behind the barn.
Hauled 27 bundles of shingles@90lbs a piece IN THE BED
Hit numerous deer, including the 10pt i smoked at 60mph that did the uh....custom bodywork to the front end.
Never been wahsed since the early 90's.
Never had a starter,alternator, fuel pump, water pump, NOTHING changed in the 21 yrs and 300,000+ miles ive had it, only normal matinance items (brakes shocks, etc.)
Bought it brand new with .5 miles on it.
Only left me stranded twice, once because of a failed ignition module and the other because i rigged up fuel pump wireing and it corroded.
Hauled, pulled, etc well over the GVWR on many, many occasions.
Been used as a battering ram, bulldozer, and "combine" (dont ask)
Made it though headlight deep snow and bumper deep water.
Rolled into a tree.
I could go on all nite....tell me these little trucks aint tough....
later,
Dustin