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[Texan76]

I am beginning to think that too....but.... I have been to 3  GMC dealers and get mixed messages about them. I have an Eagle and need an extended cab not the 4 door as the bed is not long enough for the camper. The 4 door bed is absurdly short. That being the case the extended cab won't have the diesel option from what I am told. I would like that if possible...why do they make it so difficult ?!
There was only one Colorado at two dealers.... it worries me that these either aren't in demand or of no interest to GMC.... there are tons of Sierra's and other monster trucks that are not my line. It is such a huge expense for me to get a new truck... not done on a whim. I want to think this is a truck I can live with for 15 years...might sound crazy but my Tacoma is doing that now.

The four door crew cab is available with the 6 foot bed. I've seen several of them. It seems to be popular here in Texas.

[billharr]

The four door crew cab is available with the 6 foot bed. I've seen several of them. It seems to be popular here in Texas.

Rare here in CA. But this is the 1/2 ton only. Go to the 3/4 ton and the 6 food bed is standard, no super short bed.    Not sure why the manufactures went to the super short beds. 1st generation Tundra 4 doors had a 6 foot bed not so with the  new Tundras. 

[ski3pin]

The latest issue of Consumer Reports lists the GMC Canyon/Chevrolet Colorado as number 8 on the list of 20 Least Reliable New Cars. Top problem areas are stated as "in-car electronics, climate system, transmission."

[buckland]

Yikes how could the reviews be so all over the place?!   It was Motor Trends Truck of the Year?!..... How does one cut through the chafe and find a review form a non partisan group. That's where Click and Clack were great... I miss those guys." Now for the third half of our show"

[ski3pin]

Consumer Reports is independent, has no paid advertising, and no source of money connected to manufacturers. One source of reliability feedback is from Consumer Union member surveys. I may not agree with what they would like or look for in a vehicle, but I do highly trust their reports on reliability.

[buckland]

Thanks for the info. I'll go to the library and see if they have the Magazine (was it fairly recent?). I do not have a subscription on line or otherwise so would have to do paper copy. I (I hope) have time. Maybe a year or 2 ....depending on what next fails on the 2001 Taco. Small stuff I deal with.... but if the clutch goes in winter I am NOT doing that job in my barn in New England! It has 145,000miles and I have done consistent maintenance. 

[ski3pin]

It is the Dec 2015 issue that came in yesterday's mail.

[buckland]

Bingo. I'll check it out...thanks.

[fish more]

You might to check out the new Ford Ranger

[Texan76]

Consumer Reports is independent, has no paid advertising, and no source of money connected to manufacturers. One source of reliability feedback is from Consumer Union member surveys. I may not agree with what they would like or look for in a vehicle, but I do highly trust their reports on reliability.

Consumer reports is the most biased publication I have ever read. They never report honestly in my opinion. I have owned products that they claim are the best, and they turned out to be the worst, and vice versa. How can they claim the Colorado as being unreliable when it hasn't even been out a year? That certainly isn't near enough time to rate reliability. Motor Trend didn't give it truck of the year for nothing. They punished it before it made the grade.

One example of Consumer Report bias is when Toyota vehicles were killing people with stuck throttles, they still ranked those vehicles highest in safety and reliability! Not very accurate, if you ask me.