Motor Trend 2015 Truck of the Year

Fast Mopar wrote:
The new Colorado will be a strong seller. Many people (including me) would prefer to not drive a full size pickup as a daily driver because the size is very large. I know, I know, the price is nearly the same as a full size truck and the fuel economy is not much better than a full size truck. But, the size is important for ease of driving every day. Ford and Chrysler should offer something in this class. Toyota has owned this class for a long time with an old offering mostly because the other automakers abandoned it (well, Nissan is still there). Full size pickups have grown in size in recent years. I read somewhere that this new Colorado is about the same size as a Ford F150 from the 1980's.

X 2. My son bought an extended cab, 2008 Colorado Z 71 (off road package) new, in 2008.

He didn't want a full size truck, for the reasons you gave. His 2008 Colorado was a great truck. Two problems...a radio speaker gave out and a steering hose needed it's clamp tightened. All that went wrong from 2008 to 2014 and he put 130,000 Kms on it.

Same brakes, same tires...although the tires were ready for replacement at the end of his ownership.

He traded it in on a new 2014 Jeep Patriot SUV, 4WD, trail rated. So far so good.

The Jeep Patriot is a smaller SUV...but he wasn't interested in a full size pickup or Suburban/Expedition type SUV.
Both vehicles made in North America.