Colorado/Canyon being dropped by GM

[bmacsys]

http://autos.yahoo.com/2010_chevrolet_truck_colorado_crew_cab_2wd/


Anyone want to weigh in on this? Are small trucks just on the way out? I didn't realize you could get one with the 5.3 liter V8. It got almost as good of mileage as the inline 5.

 

[Tommy]

What?? Where do you read that it's being dropped?

 

[jhammel85]

Yeah, post where you saw that. I havent heard that yet.

If so, thats a shame man...another small truck model down the drain. You would think that now, more than ever, small trucks would be more popular

 

[mn_smokeater]

heres a few links
http://www.usnews.com/money/business-economy/slideshows/the-10-best-discontinued-cars/4
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/09/chevy-looking-to-sell-a-pickup-smaller-than-colorado/

 

[loneranger04]

wow thats pretty crappy. out of the chevy line up i liked the small trucks better than the seirra. its a shame they are phaseing them out slowly.

 

[Hopman]

Chevy's biggest mistake was replacing the S10. I've driven a few S10's (my local mechanic has one for a shop truck/customer loaner), they're nice trucks. For the record, I haven't driven a Colorado.

This also makes me ponder this: Why hasn't Dodge dropped the Dakota when you can get all the stuff you want in a Ram?

 

[Original_Ranger84]

I guess the real problem is the dealers..... They are pushing the full size trucks more then ever! Notice how all the truck commercials are for full size trucks and SUV's not the smaller pickups like the Ranger and Colorado. Not to mention was reading around somewhere that small pickup sales were down the ranger for example went from 300,000 in the year 2000 where its only somewhere around 30 -60,000 last year. The last commercial I remember for the ranger was back in about 2000 actually with mudding and stuff... and I haven't seen advertising for the colorado and new dakotas except for a few months after they came out and changed the designs...

Another thing as stated before, why buy a small pickup if it gets only a little better mileage and not nearly the amount of power and room the new trucks have? You can get a new F150 with a v8 that gets 21mpg and has 300+ hp or a ranger that has a v6 that gets 21-22mpg with 200+ hp all for about the same price. I personally would get the ranger just because I don't like having a massive beast that I drive everyday and never haul anything except small loads that the ranger can handle on occasion, don't get me wrong I love romping around in the big diesel from time to time but it gets annoying if you do it everyday and have to try and park it in cramped parking lots...

People I think will buy rangers again if infact they start advertising them again especially if they go through and bring in the newer Universal ranger in with 4 doors and the urbo diesel.

 

[TheBeast]

I've never been a huge fan of the S10/colorado/canyon trucks. They are way to much like the later model rangers in the amount it costs to lift, and it gets a little ridiculous. My only beef with buying a new truck, is that it's so shiny and new and virgin that I wouldn't ever think about putting it in the mud, let alone scratching it up in the woods. I will never be able to make myself buy a new truck. These old trucks serve there purpose enough for me, cheap, affordable, it's paid off, and I can burry it up to the windshield in mud, drag it out, hose it off, and drive home.

 

[loneranger04]

well i think as long as there are guys like all of us in the world that the small truck has a glimmor of hope. and i agree with thebeast. i couldnt see buying a new truck at this point when the ranger is damn near perfect and broke in like a good pair of work boots. and the people who do the marketing only run off of numbers and statistics. the dont give 2 shits what people THINK. as long as the numbers are putting money in there pockets.

 

[LearjetMinako]

That is kind of sad for GM to be dropping their compact trucks off the lot. Preferable, I liked the S-10 better over the Colorado. Especially a 4x4 crew cab S-10. Thou I will never trade my Ranger in for one. Only if Ford got the idea that maybe it really should refreshen the Ranger style.

 

[Jason]

Why would small trucks be popular? Anyone driving a 4.0 Ranger can tell you the mileage isn't a draw. A full-size can do just as well if not better. My stepdads F-150 gets an average of 18.5 mpg. My ranger, doesn't.

 

[backroad101]

I think these articles are speculation. I saw an article on either yahoo or google that was worded almost the same. Prob getting from the same one source.

It lists cars like the Toyota Matrix and FJ Cruiser, Hyundai Veracruz. Those all state discontinuation date: unconfirmed. I would not read too much into it until the manufacturer actually announces it. Actually, if I were the GM Toyota and Hyundai, I'd be kinda mad at the article.

http://www.usnews.com/money/blogs/flowchart/2009/12/14/the-10-best-discontinued-cars.html

 

[Jason]

I think these articles are speculation. I saw an article on either yahoo or google that was worded almost the same. Prob getting from the same one source.

It lists cars like the Toyota Matrix and FJ Cruiser, Hyundai Veracruz. Those all state discontinuation date: unconfirmed. I would not read too much into it until the manufacturer actually announces it. Actually, if I were the GM Toyota and Hyundai, I'd be kinda mad at the article.

http://www.usnews.com/money/blogs/flowchart/2009/12/14/the-10-best-discontinued-cars.html

Vito

Especially with the Matrix being a good seller. Even if GM buys most of them.

 

[country0001]

My work truck is a Colorado. Its ok, I prefer my Ranger and B2 over it. I've got the 3.5L I-5. Highway I get 22mpg. Everyday, I leave it idling all day, I get about 16 mpg. The sheet metal is thin, u can't even lean on it and it dents. It like gettin in a car. My stock Ranger sits higher than the Colorado. Not a big fan, but I don't have to pay for gs or repairs so its fine with me.