Mullet Man 2,114 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) I'm still driving an '88 Comanche! Nothing out there that compares!!Jeep is supposed to be releasing a pickup in the not to distant future. I might have one in a few years then retire my jku into a trail rig.Always liked the Comanche. Edit; Wish they would have made the Gladiator concept pickup. Edited January 5, 2016 by Mullet Man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saltydecimator 482 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Rice, Rice Baby! If the big 3 would build an actual quality small/mid size pickup that met the requirements I want, I wouldn't be having this discussion. Ford refused to build the 4-dr crew cab Ranger, thinking that it would kill F-150 sales. I like the Explorer Sport Trac, but the later model years switched to an IRS with poor ground clearance, and the 4.0 SOHC is known for developing timing chain tensioner issues. I like the Colorado, but it's underpowered (no I6, only I5), and not interested in going back in time to the S-10, which is fairly hard to find in the 4-dr layout any how. I have to be honest I am really not a huge fan of GM interior build quality, materials, or layout at all - even if they are mechanically sound. I may force myself to look at a Colorado though just to say that I did. Dodge Dakota is rife with mechanical reliability issues and horrible styling inside & out. Not my bag at all. If I didn't have a family and just wanted a small 4x4 truck, I would already be driving a late model Ranger FX4. they making a turbo diesel colorado that supposed to get 30mpg? we need to repeal that "chicken tax" tariff!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted January 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) Yeah the Colorado diesel looks awesome, the price tag does not. Last time I looked the price estimates on a crew cab diesel Colorado were near $40k. Jeep has been throwing the pickup concept around for years. A JKU with the cargo area eliminated and a bed stretched an extra 1-2ft would be pretty cool, but given the light gauge steel the JK tub is stamped from, and the multi-link coil suspension, it isn't going to have that much of a weight capacity vs. a leaf-sprung truck. They do make the leaf-sprung JK for export/military contracts.. I believe Israel and Egypt have purchased them. They even have a reinforced cargo door. Of course it's also a diesel. American public wants to buy one? Fuck off. Edited January 5, 2016 by mancat 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOT 3,743 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 I've really been looking hard at the Jeeps. Before next winter.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Colorado also comes with a 3.6LV6 as well as the diesel. The 3.6 should move right along. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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