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So my Cruze is already almost 2 years old (only one more free service visit!) and I've realized that I really want a truck afterall. I absolutely LOVE the Silverado...but that's a whole lotta truck that I just don't know if I need.
My dad and I share a boat (22.5' cuddy cabin) that normally stays in a marina (dry dock) but we like to take it on jaunts around the state occasionally, so naturally need a truck to do it. He had an old (2001?) Silverado 2500HD but sold it since he was rarely using it and the maintenance/fuel costs didn't justify the needs. So naturally he has hinted that I need a truck, too...
I live in the city so all I ever do is stop/go traffic (my average MPH since I brought home my Cruze is around 21MPH :eek7 and the thought of a 5.3L Silverado's 18MPG city is not appealing.
Prior to last year, I thought the Colorado was too small. But now they are almost the same size as the Silverado 1500 20 years ago! And all the creature comforts of the Silverado (I'll admit, I'm a feature snob...constantly kicking myself for not getting my Cruze as an LTZ). And with the addition of the diesel option, I can EASILY tow our ~2,600 lbs boat and get all the great mileage of the diesel!
Any thoughts or test drives of the Colorado, especially the diesel? I've watched a bunch of videos and priced them out obsessively for the past week, but since the Colorado is basically the truck version of the Cruze, I figured some opinions from here would be very valid to me.
I know this much, I require an LT minimum. I will strongly object to not having Nav built in. And I'm pretty sure I want a crew cab. I don't care much about the drivetrain (4WD vs 2WD), color, or material (cloth/leather). Based on that, I'm seeing 2016 models in the $29,000-$32,000 range. This won't be until next fall anyway (don't want to trade the Cruze in with negative equity) so I will hopefully then be able to get a barely-used 2016 or an end-of-year inventory selloff of a 2017.
The only other weird thing to me is that the Colorados, especially when you start getting into the more optioned ones, are almost the same price of the Silverado, which is crazy to me...but I get it..trucks are a hot item at the moment so Chevy (and all of them) can charge a premium for them.
My dad and I share a boat (22.5' cuddy cabin) that normally stays in a marina (dry dock) but we like to take it on jaunts around the state occasionally, so naturally need a truck to do it. He had an old (2001?) Silverado 2500HD but sold it since he was rarely using it and the maintenance/fuel costs didn't justify the needs. So naturally he has hinted that I need a truck, too...
I live in the city so all I ever do is stop/go traffic (my average MPH since I brought home my Cruze is around 21MPH :eek7
and the thought of a 5.3L Silverado's 18MPG city is not appealing.Prior to last year, I thought the Colorado was too small. But now they are almost the same size as the Silverado 1500 20 years ago! And all the creature comforts of the Silverado (I'll admit, I'm a feature snob...constantly kicking myself for not getting my Cruze as an LTZ). And with the addition of the diesel option, I can EASILY tow our ~2,600 lbs boat and get all the great mileage of the diesel!
Any thoughts or test drives of the Colorado, especially the diesel? I've watched a bunch of videos and priced them out obsessively for the past week, but since the Colorado is basically the truck version of the Cruze, I figured some opinions from here would be very valid to me.
I know this much, I require an LT minimum. I will strongly object to not having Nav built in. And I'm pretty sure I want a crew cab. I don't care much about the drivetrain (4WD vs 2WD), color, or material (cloth/leather). Based on that, I'm seeing 2016 models in the $29,000-$32,000 range. This won't be until next fall anyway (don't want to trade the Cruze in with negative equity) so I will hopefully then be able to get a barely-used 2016 or an end-of-year inventory selloff of a 2017.
The only other weird thing to me is that the Colorados, especially when you start getting into the more optioned ones, are almost the same price of the Silverado, which is crazy to me...but I get it..trucks are a hot item at the moment so Chevy (and all of them) can charge a premium for them.
