View Full Version : Looking to buy a colorado


IndiandBird
03-19-2006, 07:24 PM
Thinking about buying a colorado....crew cab....what does everyone think of the I-5 engine? does it have enough power?

HP15
07-21-2006, 06:03 AM
The engine has great power in the colorado (not in the heavy hummer). If you can wait the engine will become more powerful.

NCHEVYHEVN
07-23-2006, 06:46 PM
Yep, all new 3.7 motors are supposed to come out next year I think.

As far as the 3.5 compared to the tried and trusted 4.3 of the older s-series it does have more horsepower but lacks the tourqe that the 4.3 had. Granted it has one less cylinder.

I personally love the colordos. Especially the crewcab 4wd. I think the look really good well except for how the headlights are on the bottom and the turnsignals are on top. But they have nice power for being a 5-cylinder. I got to hear one with exhaust and it sounded really nice.

HP15
08-17-2006, 12:59 AM
I think they should have saved the 4.3 for the extreme because i have always wounderd when they would make the extreme faster than the regular

akimber
10-06-2006, 06:17 PM
I recently test drove a colorado and it was like a slug. Maybe because I'm use to my 350 but the I5 was not impressive. For 30g's you might spend 5g's more as well buy a full size truck with more room and power. I would rather have a Honda Ridgeline than this POS.

ZX1100F1
10-06-2006, 07:22 PM
Maybe you should get your facts straight.
The Honda Ridgeline is 0-60 in 8.6 Seconds and the 2007 Chevrolet Colorado 4X4 Crew Cab I5 goes 0-60 in 8.4 seconds.

Anybody that owns a Colorado can attest to the fact that the trucks are deceptively quick.

mrlong
10-06-2006, 09:10 PM
I would say the I-5 is adequate for the Colorado, I would have rather seen the 4.2 I-6 instead.