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Awesome link! I feel like I've seen that site before, but not in a context where it had much in the way of immediate import to me, and I never dug that deep. How exactly is one supposed to swallow TSBs? (You don't, they're suppositories! Heya!) On the one hand, there was an issue in engineering...

Interesting stat! Gotta pick that apart for sure! Could go a few ways: Either the Chevy has more problems OR Ford pretends their problems don't exist... For ANY manufacturer, I expect to see at least several dozen TSBs issued, if for no reason other than infotainment and minor calibration...

Here's an interesting take on the Taco/Colo comparison: https://www.toyota-4runner.org/general-discussions/253953-zr2-bison-legit-trd-pro-killer.html This is a thread I stumbled on the other day. It's a Toyota 4Runner forum, and they're going to have a hard Toyota bent. There's plenty of the...

Non-ZR2? I don't have the manual yet, so I honestly can't say for sure.

That's what I was thinking as well. Without going down the Dana-Spicer catalog rabbit hole, it looks like the Dana 44 is something of a series, where MXXX refers to the ring gear diameter (bigger is heavier duty). So, I guess everyone just went to Dana and said, "axle please!" and they all got...

Interesting data point, because I'm 99% sure the Colorado does too!. Googled to confirm: all three share the Dana M220, while the Gladiator has a Dana 44 (possibly the same thing?). Whoever up there said they're all substantially similar was really on the nose!

You may consider making a simple spreadsheet, itemizing and weighting your priorities, and see what floats. Some things like MPG are easy numbers, others like seat comfort will be more subjective (1-5 scale is usually helpful). The safety aspect is conveniently converted to some semi-objective...

As a survivor of a head on small overlap (~25% to the drivers' side) highway speed crash in a pre-anything-safety-but-seatbelts-and-mass vehicle ('81 K10), I feel it's worth mentioning that these improvements are marginal. To wit, the surgeon that put my face back together told me that had I...

I got the VIN today. It's waiting for a quorum to be loaded on a train and sent my way. Update: our kiddo will very likely be here sooner than scheduled. It's looking more like 1 1/2 - 2 weeks from now. The damn truck is going to get here WHILE we're in the delivery room!

I don't know if I count as an owner yet, but you know my opinion to a pretty significant degree as it pertains to my own use case. I don't fit very well yet in the actual owner/professional mechanic experience paradigm, but I can offer my researched and reasoned opinion through the lens of your...

Seriously! I actually just had a text conversation with the salesman. The last update was a week ago: It's built, but no assigned VIN, and without that piece of information it's difficult to get anything more granular. As of today, the story is unchanged. I asked if that was normal, and my...

Our driveway, like most of those around here, is super tight. I can get out with only a 2-point turn IF I pull into my parking spot just so. My parents were here this past week for Thanksgiving, and my dad needed a 4 to 5-point turn to get out with his JLU from my usual spot. Granted, he didn't...

Yeah... Aside from manual windows in the most base trim, there really isn't a ton of difference on the Jeep-Jeep (the rebadged Fiat and luxury SUV things aren't really Jeeps) interiors. The Jeep was definitely a close second. The interior quality was the best of all of them. If you're coming...

I recently made a pretty deep dive research project of this for my coming-soon Colorado. I internetted it hard, and ultimately came to the conclusion that 99% of what I was reading was people justifying their life choices, and the only way to really learn what I wanted to know was to go look in...

Do it. It's worth the effort. The Jeep is genuinely nice. Seems like a good build quality, and they let the designers do their job. It's just too big (1/4" longer than an old Ford Excursion) for a mid-size truck... The whole point is that they're smaller and more maneuverable. I already vented...

Oh yeah. That is not to be discounted. I'm pretty sure at one point in time they counted old people being confused about how their infotainment systems worked as a fault against their "reliability" metric. They may be less... humorous when it comes to appliances or something, but for cars it's a...

10 least reliable models of 2020, according to Consumer Reports: Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon (same body style, different badging) Chevrolet Camaro Jeep Wrangler Alfa Romeo Giulia Volkswagen Atlas Volkswagen Tiguan Acura MDX Tesla Model X Chrysler Pacifica Chevrolet Traverse Interesting list...

My truck will be built next week. I should have a VIN toward the end of the week, and can start tracking things more directly. I don't yet know how long shipping typically takes. Getting close!

I finally got confirmation that GM has accepted the order (made it in the 2500 allocation), and a build week has been assigned. I don't know what that week IS exactly though... This is a new salesman and his first time ordering a vehicle, so we're both learning...

Fingers crossed. Also hoping for some additional cash incentives as an apology of sorts. Hoping, not expecting.