Who's towing with a colorado?
Im looking into a new truck to replace my 2006 silverado. The 2015+ colorado seems like a great candidate. I've looked at all the numbers and it seems to suit me well. towing the snowmobiles on a two ...
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Addition to my previous post...
Wife, dogs, and I spent a long weekend in the mountains of NC, at Stone Mountain State Park. Diving on the interstate at 65 mph, 4th gear, the engine was turning 2800 rpm, which was not as bad as I thought. I did use 5th gear some on the way home when I thought the downshifting would not occur often. According to the computer, I only gained a little more than one mpg.
I have been surprised with the capability of this truck (7000 lbs). It can tow more than the 1995ish F150 with the 5.0 V8 (5100 lbs). I towed a 21 ft Sunline with it. Climbing mountains here in NC, it was working very hard.
Wife, dogs, and I spent a long weekend in the mountains of NC, at Stone Mountain State Park. Diving on the interstate at 65 mph, 4th gear, the engine was turning 2800 rpm, which was not as bad as I thought. I did use 5th gear some on the way home when I thought the downshifting would not occur often. According to the computer, I only gained a little more than one mpg.
I have been surprised with the capability of this truck (7000 lbs). It can tow more than the 1995ish F150 with the 5.0 V8 (5100 lbs). I towed a 21 ft Sunline with it. Climbing mountains here in NC, it was working very hard.
