Hello all. I have been lurking around the forum for a bit now doing some research. I am currently deployed but when I get back I plan on buying a Colorado/Canyon for daily driving purposes. I have a 2006 2500 Silverado truck that is mostly used for towing/farm work. I try to go motocross riding most weekends I can and I am looking at buying a daily driver pick-up. The 2500 uses wayyy too much gas, I think it gets 13-14 mpg.
Doing some research, I was looking at some mid sized trucks and looks to be that the 4 cyl Colorado/Canyon gets the best MPG. What ever truck I get has to be an extended cab 2wd. I need the bed space for the bikes, and have no need for a 4wd. I have some questions I hope you all can answer.
I am really leaning toward the 4cyl-5spd. It seems to be the best MPG option. I refuse to get an auto 4cyl. I did for my last DD car and the MPG wasn't nearly as good as the 5-spd version of the same car/same year my wife had. Plus the 4 cyl usually do better with the manual trans. That being said, how much worse mpg wise is the 5 cyl with auto? I know the 5 cyl has a lot more power and would be nice to have, but how much do I give up on the MPG?
What is the MPG that you guys are getting with the 4cyl 5spd? This will also be my daily driver an curious about around town and hwy.
How anemic is the 4 cyl with say 500-600 lbs in the bed? I have heard its best to find a 4-cyl with the 3.73 gears. How would I know if the truck has 3.73s during a normal inspection of the truck? Do they normally come with a limited slip differential?
Can I shut the tailgate with the bike straight in the bed on an ext cab? I heard the Colorado has a half closed option that is appealing.
If you think that I would be happier with the 5 cyl/auto I would definatley consider it. Anyone else an offroad/motorcross guy that can chime in with your opinions? I was looking at the Nissan Frontier and also the Toyota Tacoma, but so far I am leaning toward the Colorado/Canyon/Isuzu i-series trucks.
I would also put on basic mods and send the PCM out to Limeswap for a tune for better driveabilty and better MPG. I have my eye on a 2009 4cyl, 5 spd ext cab right now.
Thanks!
Jeff
Doing some research, I was looking at some mid sized trucks and looks to be that the 4 cyl Colorado/Canyon gets the best MPG. What ever truck I get has to be an extended cab 2wd. I need the bed space for the bikes, and have no need for a 4wd. I have some questions I hope you all can answer.
I am really leaning toward the 4cyl-5spd. It seems to be the best MPG option. I refuse to get an auto 4cyl. I did for my last DD car and the MPG wasn't nearly as good as the 5-spd version of the same car/same year my wife had. Plus the 4 cyl usually do better with the manual trans. That being said, how much worse mpg wise is the 5 cyl with auto? I know the 5 cyl has a lot more power and would be nice to have, but how much do I give up on the MPG?
What is the MPG that you guys are getting with the 4cyl 5spd? This will also be my daily driver an curious about around town and hwy.
How anemic is the 4 cyl with say 500-600 lbs in the bed? I have heard its best to find a 4-cyl with the 3.73 gears. How would I know if the truck has 3.73s during a normal inspection of the truck? Do they normally come with a limited slip differential?
Can I shut the tailgate with the bike straight in the bed on an ext cab? I heard the Colorado has a half closed option that is appealing.
If you think that I would be happier with the 5 cyl/auto I would definatley consider it. Anyone else an offroad/motorcross guy that can chime in with your opinions? I was looking at the Nissan Frontier and also the Toyota Tacoma, but so far I am leaning toward the Colorado/Canyon/Isuzu i-series trucks.
I would also put on basic mods and send the PCM out to Limeswap for a tune for better driveabilty and better MPG. I have my eye on a 2009 4cyl, 5 spd ext cab right now.
Thanks!
Jeff