RobertRyan
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Sully2 wrote:I know what you mean. And after checking into them...I find that Jeep Liberty's ( such as I have) wont b made after 2013...and Ford Rangers wont be sold in USA even now in 2012.
Sad state of affaits
Starting to sell in numbers outside North America. GVWR of 7000lbs , payload of 3000lbs and a towing capacity of 7,300lbs.
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PackerBacker
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Sully2 wrote: ........... I know what you mean. And after checking into them...I find that Jeep Liberty's ( such as I have) wont b made after 2013..............
Sad state of affaits
2013 will likely be my trade year. I'm anxious to see what the new Liberty replacement will be like and if it will continue to have a proper 4-wd transfer case system.
http://www.insideline.com/jeep/liberty/2........build-2013-jeep-liberty-replacement.html
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topflite51
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I believe all of this is why the restoration business is really picking up. You can restore for considerably less than buying new in most cases.
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Sully2
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RobertRyan wrote:Sully2 wrote:I know what you mean. And after checking into them...I find that Jeep Liberty's ( such as I have) wont b made after 2013...and Ford Rangers wont be sold in USA even now in 2012.
Sad state of affaits
Starting to sell in numbers outside North America. GVWR of 7000lbs , payload of 3000lbs and a towing capacity of 7,300lbs.
Yeah! And being 3" shorter and 6" narrower than an F150....why buy a full size??
2000 Country Coach Allure; Cummins ISC 330 HP; 71/2 - 8 MPG regardless
2002 Jeep Liberty
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I picked up a used 2011 Crew Cab GMC Canyon about 6 months ago. I needed a small truck, wanted four doors and something that I could tow.
Is the truck perfect? No, but it fits my needs, got it at a great price and it is a super simple tow car using a Blue Ox baseplate with the Ready brake tow system.
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Sully2
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sreeder wrote:I picked up a used 2011 Crew Cab GMC Canyon about 6 months ago. I needed a small truck, wanted four doors and something that I could tow.
Is the truck perfect? No, but it fits my needs, got it at a great price and it is a super simple tow car using a Blue Ox baseplate with the Ready brake tow system.
I dont neeed or want a crew cab even....just the..??...SuperCab model ( I think its called) for that extra space behind the front seats. Good for dogs and such.
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sreeder
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Sully2 wrote:sreeder wrote:I picked up a used 2011 Crew Cab GMC Canyon about 6 months ago. I needed a small truck, wanted four doors and something that I could tow.
Is the truck perfect? No, but it fits my needs, got it at a great price and it is a super simple tow car using a Blue Ox baseplate with the Ready brake tow system.
I dont neeed or want a crew cab even....just the..??...SuperCab model ( I think its called) for that extra space behind the front seats. Good for dogs and such.
The Supercab, which is officially the "extended cab" in Chevy terms does have a decent amount of room for dogs and extra storage, so I looked at those hard, but there are four of us in the family (plus two dogs) so the crew cab was our only option.
I also added a bed cover called the backflip so we can tow with a closed or open bed.
So far we are pleased with it as our second tow vehicle (other is a honda CRV)
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Fairway9
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Looking at moving into a pick-up to tow instead of the CR-V. Looked at GM, Toyota and Nissan. Like the Nissan Frontier until further investigation. You need drive shaft disconnects and they are nearly a 1000 lbls heavier than GM Canyon's and Colorado's. I'm looking at used, new is to pricy for a second vehicle/toad. Have decided on the small GM, just looking for the right unit.
Any comments about the noisy shift in the transfer case when placing in neutral, so far have found a number of them, is this the norm.
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chevylover1965
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Yes the xfer case makes a horrific "bong" sound when re-engaging. We have a CR-V now and used to have a GMC Canyon crew cab 4x4. We were not very happy with it. the A/C never worked, which I found was a common problem with the 2005 version. I ended up lemon-lawed the truck. Resale value of the CR-V is much better as well.
I hope you have better luck than me.
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Does anyone pull fuses on the colorado when towing?
My 04 owners manual says to pull the RDO and Cluster fuses, but I see newer models don't mention fuses.
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