Strongly considering a 2023 Colorado. Will you support my echo chamber?

[EDcellent]

All jokes aside, I've been meaning to buy a new daily to handle Wyoming winters and get decent fuel economy. I built a 2023 Colorado for under 45k, not including my GM partner discount.

https://www.chevrolet.com/trucks/col...stalCode=82601

Full sizes are just way too much money, and valveliftercollapsemaxx, and I'd just want a daily driver that can be fun on BLM land (govt land but public use) to hunt and go exploring on. Looks like the 2.7T engines can use regular gas too, so it wouldn't be that expensive to fuel either. I sent out an email to a local dealership to get a build quote and final price. Is this the way to midsize truckmaxx?

[SouthDakotaBrah]

I would rather buy a gen one Raptor (6.2L V8) w/ 100k miles for $30k (srs) a little cheaper and will depreciate less, and a lot more fun on-road and off-road IMO. But gas mileage isn't nearly as good with the V8 versus the four banger. Although you could get a gen two raptor (3.5L TT V6) for like $40k still and that would get good fuel economy

I think its a cool truck though brah I just think its pricy for what you get

[Redfish225]

I see only old men driving those.

[EDcellent]

I would rather buy a gen one Raptor (6.2L V8) w/ 100k miles for $30k (srs) a little cheaper and will depreciate less, and a lot more fun on-road and off-road IMO. But gas mileage isn't nearly as good with the V8 versus the four banger. Although you could get a gen two raptor (3.5L TT V6) for like $40k still and that would get good fuel economy

I think its a cool truck though brah I just think its pricy for what you get

I appreciate the take, but finding a used raptor in my area would be brutal. The oil field tradies would probably beat the piss out of them.

I see only old men driving those.

I'm 36, so close enough.

[Exiled93]

Thought about f150s?

I bought a 2018 f150 in 2021 for 39k with only 25k miles on it. cert. pre owned and all that, 1 owner.

Also has the 2.7 TT. I was getting like 21mpg but I put on KO2 33" tires and now im down to like 19mpg.

But with a full size you get more payload, towing, more space, more power...literally better in almost every way except for dealing with parking and traffic.

[akmerle]

I personally would go GMC Canyon AT4 to get the higher tuned motor, and prefer their looks a bit more. But you can get any Colorado factory flashed to the ZR2 tune (same tune in all Canyons) for a couple hundred bucks. Can save a little money by going the Colorado Z-71 route, so not a bad option.

For a mid-size they look like the truck to get. 310hp / 430lb-ft, tows 7700, and 1550lb payload is wild for a crew cab mid size. Massively improved interiors as well. That motor in that package will rock.

[cgh]

The correct answer is get a Tacoma.

[akmerle]

The correct answer is get a Tacoma.

Drove a new Pro Tacoma last week that a girl at my bjj gym just got. Was remarkably underwhelmed.

This coming from admittedly about the biggest Toyota guy there is, and have driven Toyota trucks for the past 25+ years (97 and 01 Tacomas / 2020 Pro 4R / 01, 10, and current 18 Tundras). The current Gen Tacoma is gapped BAD by the new GM twins.

[mattb717]

I dig the newer GMC Canyons a bit more. I just don't have a need for a giant quad-cab dad van. I don't have or want kids. I miss just single cab trucks. They still make them. They're just rare to see. My last truck was a 2014 Silverado single cab.