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Sunday, May 10. 2015

Truck

Chevy - not Ford - has finally made the truck I have wanted for over 10 years but now hardly need anymore. I'll consider it anyway.


4 WD, 4 doors, V6, big back seats, and a fairly long bed. Only issues are color, and lease vs buy.  There is a waiting list for these things.


The Chevy Colorado Z71.

Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 13:01 | Comments (10) | Trackbacks (0)

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The Duramax 2.8 liter diesel is coming out soon.

It has 181 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque.

Should get 35 mpg on the highway
#1 Ron Spins on 2015-05-10 13:44 (Reply)
Possibly true - but some of us do not have such short memories and will continue to boycott Government Motors. My current truck is a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado - before that, a GMC Yukon. But my next truck will be a Ford or a Toyota or Nissan.
By the way, check out Liberty Puzzles - wonderful intricate wooden puzzles, made in USA (nothing to do with politics.) TG
#2 Thomas Gulick on 2015-05-10 14:26 (Reply)
I will never, ever buy a GM or Chrysler product after what the government did to the shareholders.
#3 Randy on 2015-05-10 15:18 (Reply)
Ditto.

We had part of our kids' college fund in GM. It is basically an illegal company, based on illegal actions of the Obama administration. Another reason to tell today's Government Motors what it can do to itself.

We're proud Honda and Toyota owners. We will never buy another American piece of junk automobile.
#3.1 Jim on 2015-05-10 21:42 (Reply)
We are also happy Toyota / Honda owners. Great products. High quality. Last forever. My Honda Pilot has almost 150,000 miles on it. No mechanical problems at all so far. Only maintenance and a bit of corrosion on the wheels from the hard winters where I live.

Toyota Tundra is a great 4-door truck.
#3.1.1 MissT on 2015-05-11 14:01 (Reply)
And not just the shareholders - how about the bondholders and non-union workers.
#3.2 RDub on 2015-05-11 06:48 (Reply)
And you don't like the dorF F150 because? I bought one (2013) and have been quite satisfied. There are some very good deals right not on remaining 2014 models. And No I have never worked for Ford......
#4 Dorf on 2015-05-10 15:23 (Reply)
Dorf
The 2015 "aluminum" F150 has just got top safety honors.
My 1999 Tacoma is a deathtrap compared to the 2015 F150
or the Colorado.

That is what it is all about.
#4.1 Ron Spins on 2015-05-11 01:56 (Reply)
I've driven a chevy pickup most of my life. I'm driving my last now; a 2003 Silverado Z-71. The reasons are pro-union government motors rescue, poor quality, and poor service. Randy (#3) has the right attitude. Don't waste your money.

My next truck will be a Toyota.
#5 TCNM on 2015-05-10 17:25 (Reply)
When did Ford stop making 4wd long bed crew cabs?
#6 b moe on 2015-05-10 17:27 (Reply)

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