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The non-work truck models have a fold-down center armrest. The cruise control DOES have a coast feature. Simply hold in the set button and it will coast down to your desired speed. Let go when you're ready, and it will hold that speed. And the 5 cylinder sounds like any other odd-number cylinder engine. It sounds like a Viper from the side. If you were a GM fan and not a Dodge fan, you'd know the multi-function stalk is standard GM for the last 30 years. Very intuitive.

Click on this button here once, Jakey. The perspective is off, but you get the idea. Since the current Thai Colorado has several differences from the US market version, I expect and hope our new one will, as well. I'd prefer a separate, chrome front bumper, for example, to match the rear.

9-4X should have a 2.0L turbo 4... a real SAAB engine (at least since GM's influence reigned).

You have to have a regular cab for business delivery fleets, economy-minded private owners, and sport truck buyers. Maybe it's the square shape of the dash that turns some of you off? Because I could pound on my dash all day and it would bounce back because of the material it's made from. Doing that in an S-10 would crack the brittle plastic pretty quick. Door trim panels are made from the same forgiving stuff. I will give you... the S-10 had more soft material on the door trims than the 355. But meh.

Just like Ford and her Ranger, all that has been needed is periodic updates to keep these trucks visible to a wider audience. A full size truck will never beat a compact for maneuverability, garageability, economy and comparatively-equipped price. In 2007 when the 900s debuted, the 355 should have been in line for the '08 model year to have a new front clip to keep the look current. Mechanical updates... at least 6 speed transmissions, should have been incorporated. I still don't see anything wrong with the interiors. Only thing I'd change is, as vonVee says, maybe the radio to a blacktie, and the seat upholstery, back to the soft velour of the pre-'03 S-10. Other than that, I appreciate my oily, molded-in-colour plastic dash more than the hard, painted, creaky plastic dash of the S-10.

Very goodlooking vehicle, wow.

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Grabber Blue 5.0 GT, with the 5-spoke rims. Clean and simple. The one I'd buy. I do not care for those girly, lacy black and machined rims on the new Mustangs.

um YAY. Right about the time I am ready to trade, my new truck will be ready for me. This makes me happy, and it is the right decision for GM. A good 4 and a good 6, along with a stout little 4 cylinder diesel and plenty of 6 speed manual and automatic transmission availability, and they'll be set. I was growing nervous about my next vehicle, now hopefully I can rest easy and wait to hear more as development progresses. Thanks for digging this info up and reporting it, Mr. Doane.

From my job perspective, I would not recommend those folks.

Oh I dunno, I kinda like the soft, nappy old skool velour seat fabric in the Impala. Better than the scratchy burlap on so many new vehicles.

I also prefer the Power Wagon concept's bumper and graphics. I'd like to see a regular cab, 6.5 ft bed (regular factory shortbed) version of that than something like the red truck, which somehow does not look beefy.

LOVE IT, everything, the color, all of it. Except for the poorly delineated deckline.

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Some good ones in here. Affordable RWD is huge. Minivans that turn into campers is huge. Among others. Bustlebacks? Meh.

Totally cool, Drew. Could be a harbinger.

Not that I've noticed. When I drive customers' vehicles, though, I realize that every vehicle has a learning curve. If I find grabby brakes, I try to use a gentler foot to avoid throwing myself into the windscreen.

Name: Chevrolet Colorado 1LT extended cab 4X4 (2010) Date Added: 15 May 2010 - 08:22 AM Owner: ocnblu Short Description: This is my new GMT355 pickup truck. I do have a history with GM compact trucks, going back to my first, an '83 S-10 4X4. They seem to fit me well, that's why I keep going back. View Vehicle

They all say they're bringing cars back. But until they make a modern car with a real trunklid, they're still steering people toward CUVs and SUVS, if the person has any kind of priority toward practicality.

I just realized how important the beltline blackout is to the overall stylistic impression of the Volt. In black, it definitely lacks that element. Cool that you got to see one, though.

The Cadillac CTS coupe is a welcome addition to the line. But it could have been made beautiful without impairing its function, which is that of an automobile, not a showpiece.

Stopped by the local VW dealer for the first time in a good while. Durn it, I find VWs very appealing. I'd happily drive a base '11 Jetta with no options, except I'd have to put on a set of alloys. I've had 3 VWs with the 2.slow, the way they're geared (Autobahn), they're fine. Golf 3-door TDI in crisp white is a sharpie. They also had a couple of new Jetta TDIs, not to mention a secksi base GTI with sunroof. The brown on the Jettas is an interesting colour, and I find the leatherette interiors good looking, with sharply tailored seats.

Get an $80 battery.

Oh my.

Oh man, I bemember when you were driving that '98 Saturn. You've come a long way, baby. Congratulations and good luck with it.