Chevy Mid-Size Diesel!

The diesel option has been out for a while, more than a year at least, maybe two. I went to test drive one. The salesman, who I knew fairly well, refused to let me drive it. He said he would not sell it to me due to issues he knew of. He said if the other salesmen wanted to sell it to people they can, but he would not. He rather showed me gas options that he was comfortable with. I am a huge diesel fan and not a fan of Chevy at all, so I was not interested in the gas Chevies, just wanted to check out the diesel for the sake of interest.

The one posted by OP is a nice looking truck though.

 

Diesel is not just for towing - I don't know why people always come up with that. Diesel would be awesome on an off-road package like this - Flat torque curve when doing off-road is ideal.
I grew up with diesel Land Cruiser and Hilux and they are far superior to gas out in the field and driving through ploughed corn fields etc.

 

$45,000 for a Tacoma crew cab TRD-Pro. $52,000 for a CrewMax Tundra TRD-Pro. Dealer had one of each, black/black/black with some more black on each truck. Both were 2019's, I was up there yesterday and today getting the air pump replaced on my Tundra(woot woot for Toyota extending the warranty on this).

IMO you are better off buying a lower option/spec Tundra or Tacoma and spend that $$$ in the aftermarket on lift/tires, etc. Build it the way you want it, because the factory packages IMO are a bit overpriced for what you get. Its not like buying an F150 Raptor where its a radically different truck compared to other F150's.

As for the diesel option in the Colorado, I just don't see the value. Chevy charges you out the ass for that motor, you can only get it in top level trims, the economy better but not that great(19 city/28 highway), diesel fuel is more expensive than gas, and there are a lot more complex systems/emissions stuff that can go wrong. Diesel only makes sense on the big heavy duty trucks and only if you are actually using them to tow. There is just a lot of added cost of owning a diesel, it doesn't make sense on trucks like the 1/2 ton Dodge, Colorado, F150 because you can't make up the price increase and extra maintenance with the slightly better fuel economy.

 

@jordanpop1 I totally agree with you. Let's see what they come up with.

 

I think the TRD Pro Tundra took a dirt nap for 2018 and for 2019 its only in crew-max. People bitch about Toyota trucks not being a good value, well I can kind of see the point with the Tacoma, but the resale is very strong. The Tundra on the other hand, dealers do negotiate on them and I think they are priced pretty competitively. I mean top of the line TRD Pro is $52k, you can get a lower spec 4wd one for about $40-45k MSRP that still has leather seats and most of the same tech as the top trim levels.

Just went on to Ford's website, an F150 platnium is $62k with options, a F150 Raptor is like 65-70k with options(and they don't deal on those very much). I know that Ford MSRP number is kind of bullshit and you need to go to your local dealer to really figure out what they cost, but IMO the Tundra is pretty competitively priced.

 

I just placed an order for a white tundra pro today. I wanted to wait for the redesign, but to be honest this truck won’t see too much offroad use. Just some beach time and hidden shore fishing spots. I’d like the truck to last as long as possible and don’t want to early adopt a redesign

 

I'm a GM/Chev guy after Toyota. I like the looks of the mid sized Colorado's and Canyons and really like the diesel option. That said, I have yet to be convinced about long term reliability on them.

For the money, I'd stick with a SR5 Tundra and mod the hell out of it.

 

I have owned pickup trucks from every manufacturer with the exception of, Nissan and Honda.....they aren't really pickup trucks I thought about waiting for the redesign last year before I bought my new Tundra, but like @jordanpop1 stated, I have no plans to get rid of my truck for a very long time. Nor, do I plan to taking it off road or anything like that. So, if the redesign turns out to be the Bentley of all trucks, I won't be too bothered by that because I would just have an earlier model Bentley of trucks

 

I’m with you. I have a Tacoma and 4Runner that are offroad warriors.

This one will still see some nasty though! Just not as much as the others.