Comments on: 2008 Holden Colorado First Steer

By: JEKYL & HYDE

JEKYL & HYDE — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:40:16 +0000

my info is straight from holden’s light commercial vechicle’s product manager(for gm)…

By: sean

sean — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:58:08 +0000

your info is incorrect they use a buick diesel not isuzu

By: adam

adam — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:38:04 +0000

to mark e
would like to hear ur thoughts if u have bought the colorado as i pick mine up in a month the ltr 4×4

By: mark E

mark E — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:14:19 +0000

have just put deposit on one,
to be picked up next week.
got a ripper deal thru the sales…
holden dealer has a nice attitude towards the colorado…so we are going to give it a go.
mind you, we currently drive a 89 holden jackaroo..thats never missed a beat! Brilliant 4X4 with the isuzu motor!
Thank goodness we have found this site…there is a definate lack of details, etc or even attitiudes of people towards such a new car/truck…
thanks for allowing me to read your responses…
ill respond when i drive it for a while!

By: Tony B

Tony B — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:43:47 +0000

Chris,

I have to agree with you. I am currently still driving my 1994 Holden Rodeo 4×4 dual cab and still loving it. The only mechanical problem I have ever had was a broken exhaust manifold stud, twice ( one closest to firewall ). Apart from this, it has been bullet proof. I have done everything from city driving to some pretty extreme off road driving. It performs extremely well off road and can carry a lot of gear in the back.

Saying that, I had a look at the new Colorado and was a little dissapointed in the build quality. I haven’t had a test drive yet.

By: Bret

Bret — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:47:28 +0000

Andrew I do “drive past your local horse racing track”.
In fact I visit regularly, often twice a week. And in amongst the trucks you find a few 4WD’s and a stack of Falcon/Fairlanes. Funny thing is, the ratio of Falcons to 4WD’s has gone back up of late – probably due to fuel prices and the heavy cost that that brings to the 4WD brigade.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:44:59 +0000

bret,
just drive past your local horse racing track.
not many jap utes to be seen there either.
yep, comfort is one thing, and then there is the lack of grunt the jap utes have.

yep even the kluger would do a better job than the jap ute, but if its the FWD version, forget it.

By: Bret

Bret — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:57:36 +0000

Andrew, agreed….mostly.
There are plenty of vehicles that I would use to tow up to a 2t caravan, Falcon being one of them.
Territory is now a really common choice for the grey nomads wanting out of the Pajcruiser trucks.

Kluger up to 1800kg is OK. Technically on of the “jap” utes shuold be fine too, but you just don’t see them in the caravan parks – probably something to do with lack of comfort for long distance touring.

I agree over 2t it does get a little more serious.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:56:15 +0000

i agree with most.
all vehicle ratings are seemingly over rated.

3 tonne on the back is one hell of a load.
if you have ever had 1 tonne of sand on the back of a 1 tonne ute, you will wonder why they are allowed to rate them so high.
and if you have ever towed 2 tonne, you will wonder why 1.5 tonnes isnt the limit.

and then the other factor is, having to have the power to pull 3 tonnes on the back…..
one thing is putting it there, and the other is moving it.
any more than 1 tonne on a trailer, and you really start to notice it.
at least they have one thing right, and thats if your trailer wants to tow more than 750kgs, it must have brakes.

i choose to tow with a falcon because it has more grunt than even the jap diesel utes. it is also more comfortable and its bigger wheel base and track means it isnt thrown around the road as much.
sure the falcon can tow 2300kgs, but have you ever tried it??
the biggest unbraked load ive had on would have been easily at the 1.5 tonnes mark.
the brake pedal just goes instantly hard putting you into lock up (its not much fun)
sure it pulled the load fine, but its missing the body mass.
anything over 1.5tonnes shuld really be put on an F Truck as already said.
there is no replacement for body mass and massive wheelbase to keep you sure footed.
sure these light utes will get you out of trouble on that odd day you need to pull 2 tonnes (eg car trailer), if you are a full timer at the 2 tonne mark, you are mad to even think its suitable as a day in day out exercise in a ute

By: Fenno

Fenno — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:31:20 +0000

I’m not saying I’d prefer a hilux… I’m just saying that Toyota are not quoting silly numbers to get sales. (just asking silly prices).

Caravan manufacturers will always tell you which is their preferred vehicle based on which dealership nearby flicks them the most business.
Ie- A Caravan Dealer in Ipswich Queensland has a KIa dealer attached to it and the sales staff there will swear black and blue that the best car to tow with is their new KIA Sorrento…
Kedron (northside of Brisbane) recommend Toyota etc etc.

Agree on the F-truck though. Could tow a block of flats with one of those.