Colorado Comments Please !
Submitted: Monday, Mar 07, 2016 at 15:38
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Robin Miller
No I'm not buying one, but a new one has come into our group and I'm am planning some seroius tests for it on our 4wding property.
Its a dual cab , lower spec model , brought on the generous tax breaks available but I don't want to break it.
We recently did over a ford
ranger auto and apart from having lots of scratchable plastic it proved better than expected thanks to traction control etc.
The Colorado looks the goods and has claimed 500nm of torque and several features which seem to make it good value, but wether they really work as claimed is to be determined.
So , any weak points , or areas you think we should pay attention to ?
Reply By: Idler Chris - Monday, Mar 07, 2016 at 17:07
Monday, Mar 07, 2016 at 17:07
Hi Robin, As you know I have just brought a D-Max which has some similarities with the Colorado. The reasons I choose the D-Max over the Colorado were
1. Looking at forums and a
test drive lead me to believe that the D-Max seems to be more reliable and robust.
2. The Colorado drives like its a petrol vehicle (I know a huge plus for you) whereas the D-Max feels and performs like a diesel.
3. I got a much better deal on a D-Max,
I have not had the D-Max long enough to compare it with my previous vehicle, a Toyota 100 series TD with twin lockers. My expectation and first impression is that the D-Max is slightly better than the 100 series with the camper on the D-Max and much better with the camper off.
In summary for the D-Max getting around your place would be a doddle.
In respect to departure angles off the showroom floor the D-Max was the same. But I now have bigger tyres,
suspension upgrade, and a shortist tray not a tub. I don't have the vehicle at the moment to measure but my departure angle would be considerable better especially the rear departure angle which is at least double standard and more likely treble the angle.
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Monday, Mar 07, 2016 at 18:32
Monday, Mar 07, 2016 at 18:32
Thank Chris , I know very little about the Colorado/D-max , they seemed to be below the radar compared to the others.
I guess the D-max is lower powered than your cruiser , but maybe the power/weight ratio is much the same.
It would be fair praise indeed if time shows that your assessment of D-max (no-camper) betters your Cruiser.
I'm guessing that you got the 804mm tyres referred to in my Hankook post were for this car.
(I'm running 804mm as a daily now that I've won that posts battle.)
Your going to have to bring it up and show us ?
I note D-max is more truck like , have you had time to see if its more /less noisy than your 100 was.
Hope the build up goes as planned !
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Reply By: Hoyks - Wednesday, Mar 09, 2016 at 11:37
Wednesday, Mar 09, 2016 at 11:37
Bolt some solid side steps/
rock sliders to it (not the rubbish ally ones). Dual cabs are long and relatively low, so it isn't hard to crunch a door sill. A mate did it with a Rodeo on a relatively benign piece of track when he ran over a branch and it flicked up. I did it to my BT50 driving through mud that some muppet dropped sections of logs into.
Repair is rather expensive and
the steps were not much more than my excess. They also stop rocks flicking off the front wheels and peppering the sills
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