Bought and sold a 2016 Colorado

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1FastBrick

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I tried to go to there website and that is exactly what it says. How ever, If you search around you may still find a dealer of there's.

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77cruiser

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Care to go into detail? I'm in the market for one of these trucks and like the 21-22 style if I can find one that fits my budget.
It had a unresolved battery deadening problem, the dealer said it fine you have to drive it everyday. Leather seat cover falling apart 20K miles. Seats were uncomfortable too narrow. Seemed awkward getting in & out. Rode rough for a light duty truck my 3500 rode better IMO.
Traded it for another Equinox.
 

TheBac

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I can see those things. ^^^^

The step bars currently on this truck are nfab, and the steps are in the wrong spots. Don't ask me what that company was thinking.

Battery deal has something to do with the charging strategy buried in the ecm programming. It's unsettling to see 12.5v on the dic. Regal did that, too.

Weird thing, it seems the only seat covers that tear easy are the gray/black pebbled ones. Haven't seen pics of the black or tan seats tearing like these do. $120 for a new GM cover. Not a huge deal.
 

77cruiser

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I can see those things. ^^^^

The step bars currently on this truck are nfab, and the steps are in the wrong spots. Don't ask me what that company was thinking.

Battery deal has something to do with the charging strategy buried in the ecm programming. It's unsettling to see 12.5v on the dic. Regal did that, too.

Weird thing, it seems the only seat covers that tear easy are the gray/black pebbled ones. Haven't seen pics of the black or tan seats tearing like these do. $120 for a new GM cover. Not a huge deal.
I put Nfabs on it & they were just for looks the factory ones really sucked, you almost had to use the steps but they were just in the way.
The battery deal stated when we were gone for 10 days & we came back to a totally dead battery, the battery was shot after that it was going dead in 2 days. One day I made at least 3 stops & starts the voltage never went over 12.3.
I was surprised the dealer never called me on it after I traded it, it had a few things to fix.
 

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Years ago I bought N-Fab steps and I had to return them because the mounts were not welded in the right spots. I got the new pair and they still were not good but I was able to make them work. You spend all this money and you get half ass stuff. Since then I will avoid N-Fab anything.

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Lennydmaxguy

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It had a unresolved battery deadening problem, the dealer said it fine you have to drive it everyday. Leather seat cover falling apart 20K miles. Seats were uncomfortable too narrow. Seemed awkward getting in & out. Rode rough for a light duty truck my 3500 rode better IMO.
Traded it for another Equinox.
Thanks for that. Some of those issues I can definitely fix if needed. I'm looking at the Denali trim, so it would have the black leather. All the ones I've seen for sale have perfect seats, even with 100,000+ miles.
 

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Years ago I bought N-Fab steps and I had to return them because the mounts were not welded in the right spots. I got the new pair and they still were not good but I was able to make them work. You spend all this money and you get half ass stuff. Since then I will avoid N-Fab anything.

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They fit fine on my Colorado & I put a stainless set on my 3500 & they were good.
 

TheBac

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Oh my god. What an absolute PITA to swap those springs. Just glad its done. 1-3/4" drop makes the truck look normal now.
 

TheBac

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Working on the parts removal process. Found a place but need to call them Monday to verify some things first.
 
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