I own a 2004, I bought new for ~$10,000. 275,000+ miles later, it is still running strong. No major issues, other than typical maintenance stuff. Main flaw is it eats light bulbs. Also the check engine light came on after about 6 months, and never went off. After multiple sensors and what not, I said to hell with it. Truck runs fine.
The timing on these trucks is insanely tight as per the way GM programmed the PCM. After 150k or so, the timing chain can stretch and ever so slightly, or the tensioner guide can loosen and ta-da, you get a near perm timing code from that point on, even if the truck basically still runs fine. This happened my 2006 and was too expensive and too much trouble than it was worth to fix, I just used my OBD2 code reader and deleted the code every time it popped up right up until I traded it in.
You mention no cruise control but I can clearly see it on the left hand stalk of the steering wheel after you say it. It is the button on the end of the stalk with a small switch on it to turn it on or off. I just bought one that’s 4x4 with the 5 speed. Awesome truck!!
Also stupefying that many vehicles it costs perhaps thousands more than the automatic. The cheapest model of something like the Versa being manual I'd shrug and figure makes sense to get somebody to pay up if they don't want to drive manual. Whereas the opposite...
2.9 litres is pretty big displacement for a 4 cylinder engine. Toyota had a 3.0 4 cylinder in the 2000's that they used in their Prado SUVs and Hilux trucks overseas (it was a diesel engine).
Porsche also used a 3.0 liter in the later 944s and the 968. It was a larger version of their 2.7 which was a larger version of their 2.5, which was the 5.0 V8 from the 928 cut in half
Perfect size truck to zip in and out of Home Depot parking spaces without worrying about side swiping other cars plus awesome and small to get thru alley ways. After all, the construction business takes you to everywhere & anywhere. Scooting a mid size Colorado between two buildings is perfect so you don't wind up carrying 100 lbs -five gallon pails of spackle. Lol, sometimes the bigness of an F150 just doesn't get the job done but a frisky 4cyl mid size will .
I have the same exact truck. You do get cruise control, it's on the left-hand side. Once you turn it on and shift gears it'll turn back off. You do have it though. Move the switch over, and press the button on the end of the stick to engage it.
My grandpa has a Colorado with the automatic. He let me drive it on the road when I was 13. I’m not much of a truck guy but that’s definitely a vehicle I may consider.
The fact that these four bangers weren't used in a wide array of vehicles doesn't affect parts availability all that much. They share a majority of their components with the 5 and 6 cylinder variants of the Atlas engine.
I have been thru 2 versions of this exact truck in black, a 2006 and now since 2020, a 2012 model. I love this truck for alot of the exact reasons you have stated, but honestly, she is the last of her kind. An endangered species of truck, the basic little to no frills, still somewhat compact truck with a stick and a 4 banger, even if it is the biggest gas 4 cylinder I've seen! The Colly is alot of fun to drive, even winding that DOHC 2.9L out to 6k rpms is a blast to me and is surprisingly quick in the upper RPM range. Best launch I've gotten was approximately 7.3 seconds, 0-60, more than enough to get out of the way of it's own butt. Currently at 90k on the odometer and I've had far less minor issues with the 2012 than I did with the 2006, but both have been great trucks. 😎👍
From what I'm told MT GM made pickups haven't been available to individuals for many years . You had to order one and register for business. Few people I knew back then tried to get them without any luck and had to rely on crazy aftermarket prices.
yeah, that's the reason almost no interior panel is shared with any other GM product from that era. And the steering wheel resembles those later Isuzu Rodeo, Trooper and Axiom models
In 2011 I had a new 2011 Colorado z71 at my job. It was awesome. And I have wanted one ever since i left that job. I just bought a 2023 Trail Boss. It’s fantastic. I love being back in a truck.
bought a 08 Colorado last summer. $7k at 90k miles. got it up to 120k now and it's my favorite vehicle of all time, I've owned 7 so far. it's simple. it does what it needs to do. a no bs truck.
I've got a 2012 gmc canyon with the 2.9 with an automatic transmission. It's a great little truck! I'd love to manual swap it one day as the automatic transmission is junky in my opinion. Other than that no complaints it's takes a good beating on the weekends and gets pretty good mileage (18-20 in the city)!
Love AR5’s with the 3.5 my first was a crew cab which on the third 4l60 got the Aisin. They work but temperamental after 6. Factory redline 6.3k rpm. Everyone owned been tuned over 7k 15 years strong.
I owned a 1984 S10 king cab for 12 years. Best vehicle ever owned. V6 engine. These Colorados were cool. Except for the 4 bangers and 5cyl. I don't think so. But could be a decent truck 4cyl for light duty. ❤
The fact you drove to me state lol to drive whoever owns it... makes me happier 😁 agreed, I wanted a 2006 Manual shorty in yellow, black themed back in my highschool day
3:24 - 3:33 - The CC is on the turn signal stock - I have said it before, and I'll say it again - You should be including the stalks in your interior detailing.
if you want to drive a car that isn't friendly to beginners that is manual try a toyota corolla IM. i'm going to guess that truck's clutch is heavy but confident about its engages like my s10. imagine that weight. but a paper thin bite point and if u miss it a little bit your shook all around with a super laggy dbw where you have to componsate that with the clutch and actually low key power shift 1-3 because the delay in the gas is so awful. that the car will shake you.
The one person I knew with the first gen hated it because literally everything was a problem. A complete nightmare. But the orange paint was beautiful.
@@scott8919Ive had a first gen since 06 daily comuter to work it now has 250k miles on the clock and have never had a problem with it just normal wear and tear.
I drove a similar Colorado with an auto when I worked at my local Napa. It was absolutely trashed. So I had some fun abusing it while delivering parts.
@@vashstampede5933 I looked and I was wrong I think I might have been thinking of another truck or something haha it was vortec 2900 so gm made the engines
@@calebhopkins23 Yeah the Atlas series I-4, I-5 and I-6 of the TrailBlazer/Envoy were all made at the GM engine plant in Flint, Michigan and later only the 4 & 5 cyl. engines in Tonawanda, NY. All three engines had 75% common parts compatibility.
I own a 2004, I bought new for ~$10,000. 275,000+ miles later, it is still running strong. No major issues, other than typical maintenance stuff. Main flaw is it eats light bulbs. Also the check engine light came on after about 6 months, and never went off. After multiple sensors and what not, I said to hell with it. Truck runs fine.
He didn’t notice the cruse control location😂
I had a 09 rabbit that ate light bulbs for fucking breakfast. Soemtimes cars are just hungry.
The timing on these trucks is insanely tight as per the way GM programmed the PCM. After 150k or so, the timing chain can stretch and ever so slightly, or the tensioner guide can loosen and ta-da, you get a near perm timing code from that point on, even if the truck basically still runs fine. This happened my 2006 and was too expensive and too much trouble than it was worth to fix, I just used my OBD2 code reader and deleted the code every time it popped up right up until I traded it in.
You mention no cruise control but I can clearly see it on the left hand stalk of the steering wheel after you say it. It is the button on the end of the stalk with a small switch on it to turn it on or off. I just bought one that’s 4x4 with the 5 speed. Awesome truck!!
lol i'm inside my 07 and i was staring at my cruise control trying to figure out what he meant
It's pretty sad that manual transmission vehicles are disappearing 😕
Also stupefying that many vehicles it costs perhaps thousands more than the automatic. The cheapest model of something like the Versa being manual I'd shrug and figure makes sense to get somebody to pay up if they don't want to drive manual. Whereas the opposite...
All my 355’s but one posses the AR5
Someone get this man in one that came out the factory with a V8
I have a v8 with long travel suspension
The rubber behind the clutch is hilarious 😂
Good luck shifting with wet boots on. stalled a couple times in one of my old manual cars
Always loved the simplicity and styling of the first gen Colorado
LOL Zack, the cruise control is located on the multi-function stock 😆
My daily is a 2.9 auto crew cab in blue, its a hand me down and it was our family hauler that was also great for hauling things
2.9 litres is pretty big displacement for a 4 cylinder engine. Toyota had a 3.0 4 cylinder in the 2000's that they used in their Prado SUVs and Hilux trucks overseas (it was a diesel engine).
2.7 gas is what we got in US
Porsche also used a 3.0 liter in the later 944s and the 968. It was a larger version of their 2.7 which was a larger version of their 2.5, which was the 5.0 V8 from the 928 cut in half
Perfect size truck to zip in and out of Home Depot parking spaces without worrying about side swiping other cars plus awesome and small to get thru alley ways. After all, the construction business takes you to everywhere & anywhere. Scooting a mid size Colorado between two buildings is perfect so you don't wind up carrying 100 lbs -five gallon pails of spackle. Lol, sometimes the bigness of an F150 just doesn't get the job done but a frisky 4cyl mid size will .
I have the same exact truck. You do get cruise control, it's on the left-hand side. Once you turn it on and shift gears it'll turn back off. You do have it though. Move the switch over, and press the button on the end of the stick to engage it.
My grandpa has a Colorado with the automatic. He let me drive it on the road when I was 13. I’m not much of a truck guy but that’s definitely a vehicle I may consider.
The fact that these four bangers weren't used in a wide array of vehicles doesn't affect parts availability all that much. They share a majority of their components with the 5 and 6 cylinder variants of the Atlas engine.
I have been thru 2 versions of this exact truck in black, a 2006 and now since 2020, a 2012 model. I love this truck for alot of the exact reasons you have stated, but honestly, she is the last of her kind. An endangered species of truck, the basic little to no frills, still somewhat compact truck with a stick and a 4 banger, even if it is the biggest gas 4 cylinder I've seen! The Colly is alot of fun to drive, even winding that DOHC 2.9L out to 6k rpms is a blast to me and is surprisingly quick in the upper RPM range. Best launch I've gotten was approximately 7.3 seconds, 0-60, more than enough to get out of the way of it's own butt. Currently at 90k on the odometer and I've had far less minor issues with the 2012 than I did with the 2006, but both have been great trucks. 😎👍
I love the ordinary car reviews.....my sickness is for old Mercedes
From what I'm told MT GM made pickups haven't been available to individuals for many years . You had to order one and register for business. Few people I knew back then tried to get them without any luck and had to rely on crazy aftermarket prices.
Manual ✅
An Americanized Isuzu truck partly designed in Brazil.
yeah, that's the reason almost no interior panel is shared with any other GM product from that era. And the steering wheel resembles those later Isuzu Rodeo, Trooper and Axiom models
Cool little truck, loved the bed review segment.
I like this model more than the current one>
Cruise control is on the turn signal stock, slide the little thing at the end into the middle then push the button in at the end and boom cruse is on
In 2011 I had a new 2011 Colorado z71 at my job. It was awesome. And I have wanted one ever since i left that job. I just bought a 2023 Trail Boss. It’s fantastic. I love being back in a truck.
You do have cruise control. It’s on the stalk.
“👈🏼bed” that had me laughing so hard
bought a 08 Colorado last summer. $7k at 90k miles. got it up to 120k now and it's my favorite vehicle of all time, I've owned 7 so far. it's simple. it does what it needs to do. a no bs truck.
I've got a 2012 gmc canyon with the 2.9 with an automatic transmission. It's a great little truck! I'd love to manual swap it one day as the automatic transmission is junky in my opinion. Other than that no complaints it's takes a good beating on the weekends and gets pretty good mileage (18-20 in the city)!
Love AR5’s with the 3.5 my first was a crew cab which on the third 4l60 got the Aisin. They work but temperamental after 6. Factory redline 6.3k rpm. Everyone owned been tuned over 7k 15 years strong.
The fact it’s easier to get a massive truck on the road and harder to get a compact truck like a Colorado or ranger just sucks
I owned a 1984 S10 king cab for 12 years. Best vehicle ever owned. V6 engine. These Colorados were cool. Except for the 4 bangers and 5cyl. I don't think so. But could be a decent truck 4cyl for light duty. ❤
The 3.7 5cyl were good, it's the 3.5 5cyl that had problems.
I think I saw a cruise control icon on the end of the turn signal stalk, maybe a strange place for it but looks like it's there
Nearly 200k going 💪
Cool little tike. Perfect for everything a person needs to do. ❤
I find it funny that it has auto headlights but manual windows
I just traded for a 2018 colorado base wt...2.5 liter,6 speed manual...love it.
doesn't it have cruise control on the turn signal stalk?
The fact you drove to me state lol to drive whoever owns it... makes me happier 😁 agreed, I wanted a 2006 Manual shorty in yellow, black themed back in my highschool day
i was hoping this was a 5 cylinder till u said 4 cylinders 😢
Very cool
3:24 - 3:33 - The CC is on the turn signal stock - I have said it before, and I'll say it again - You should be including the stalks in your interior detailing.
Great little truck
Tell you people one thing, GM has all the capability, experience and money to build high quality, reliable vehicles. Problem is they just don't....
At 6:51 it says vortec 3500 on the motor…. So you didn’t do your research on the vehicle you were driving very well… wrong engine you had the 5cyl
The Colorado/dmax/rodeo in Australia all had ac from 03 on in Australia. But your example is a swb version, not the long bed single cab.
It's has Cruise, the best cruise design, GM on the blinker
Honestly,
This is a work truck.
This to me embodies what a WORK TRUCK is. a truck i can use daily. i would buy it, if i ilived in america.
8:09 some people say differently when they see my first gen. They just don't understand its purpose built
They had a 5 cylinder
As well
I had to look it up. 2.9 is a four cylinder. The five cylinder was a 3.7l. Today I learned a four cylinder was indeed offered.
if you want to drive a car that isn't friendly to beginners that is manual try a toyota corolla IM.
i'm going to guess that truck's clutch is heavy but confident about its engages like my s10. imagine that weight. but a paper thin bite point and if u miss it a little bit your shook all around with a super laggy dbw where you have to componsate that with the clutch and actually low key power shift 1-3 because the delay in the gas is so awful. that the car will shake you.
He says no cruise while showing the switch. Maybe it doesn't work?
I always Iiked these, these are better than the junky Colorado’s GM is making today.
The one person I knew with the first gen hated it because literally everything was a problem. A complete nightmare. But the orange paint was beautiful.
@@scott8919Still better than the ones made today.
@@scott8919Ive had a first gen since 06 daily comuter to work it now has 250k miles on the clock and have never had a problem with it just normal wear and tear.
I love mine!
I drove a similar Colorado with an auto when I worked at my local Napa. It was absolutely trashed. So I had some fun abusing it while delivering parts.
Mine has cruise it’s just wierd to get into
How’s the gas mileage? On this .. good for commute?
My extended cab gets about 24 mpg on the highway. Two wheel drive.
s-10 S-15 and colorado 04-12 compact pickup. 13+ colorado becomes a midsize truck
Pretty sure this engine has timing chain in the back of engine so 3
We have a 07 canyon bright red 30k miles hardly seen any winters whatsoever automatic, those 2.9s and the 5 cylinder engines are made by Mitsubishi
Uhhh, not Mitsubishi, it was co-designed with Isuzu, who also had variants of these trucks, the I-Series from 2006-2008.
@@vashstampede5933 I know about the trucks but I heard somewhere that then engines themselves were made by Mitsubishi
@@vashstampede5933 I looked and I was wrong I think I might have been thinking of another truck or something haha it was vortec 2900 so gm made the engines
@@calebhopkins23 Yeah the Atlas series I-4, I-5 and I-6 of the TrailBlazer/Envoy were all made at the GM engine plant in Flint, Michigan and later only the 4 & 5 cyl. engines in Tonawanda, NY. All three engines had 75% common parts compatibility.
Nice. My dad has a 2007 WT 2.9L with 5 speed manual in blue granite with only 30K miles that has never seen a winter.
Trucks with manual transmissions🤮😖☹️😡👿
Trucks with manuals are great. They're not for soy boys, they're for men who want to engage with their trucks and who value simplicity over fanciness.
I love having control of not only the vehicle direction, but the wheel RPM, engine braking is a big plus too.