Downsized from a Ram 3500 crew cab, long bed, diesel, dually!

Very nice looking truck! Congratulations!

Welcome to the wonderful forum.

Not a Canyon, but good looking! That orange has been growing on me. Kind of a nice fit for the Sunshine State.😎

Not quite the extreme that you experienced but I went from a Dodge 2500 4X4 crew cab to a Canyon. It is delightfully easy and pleasant to drive on little back roads and tight streets by comparison. Congratulations on a great looking truck. I don’t find the orange ugly at all.

waterbilly45 said:

Not quite the extreme that you experienced but I went from a Dodge 2500 4X4 crew cab to a Canyon. It is delightfully easy and pleasant to drive on little back roads and tight streets by comparison. Congratulations on a great looking truck. I don’t find the orange ugly at all.

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I love that Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel. A buddy of mine has one with a custom tune and his gas mileage is amazing!

fyi, when you go to tow the Canyon, turn the 4wd knob all the way to the right, clockwise, there is a hard to see N thereso the transfer case will b in neutral

I like the orange,,,

Welcome Aboard. Congrats on your purchase

Welcome. Last year I moved from my Ram 2500 Quad cab with a Cummins of 16 years into my little Canyon. After 8 months, I miss it less. I miss the power, seeing in front of me further, and the mileage. I don't miss the ride, the noise and I espicially DO NOT MISS HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET HEAT OUT OF IT IN THE WINTER! My butt and back were warm, but the rest of me felt like I was riding outside.

ajp said:

Welcome. Last year I moved from my Ram 2500 Quad cab with a Cummins of 16 years into my little Canyon. After 8 months, I miss it less. I miss the power, seeing in front of me further, and the mileage. I don't miss the ride, the noise and I espicially DO NOT MISS HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET HEAT OUT OF IT IN THE WINTER! My butt and back were warm, but the rest of me felt like I was riding outside.

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The Colorado/canyon diesel has an auxiliary cabin heater for this exact reason comes on at max heat when the engine isnt warm. It's basically a small space heater in the cabin. I'd wager one of the least known features of the trucks.

ARCowboy said:

The Colorado/canyon diesel has an auxiliary cabin heater for this exact reason comes on at max heat when the engine isnt warm. It's basically a small space heater in the cabin. I'd wager one of the least known features of the trucks.

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Definately one of the least known features... until now.

Not to take away from the OP's introduction, but I had considered the diesel. I just couldn't justify the extra cost. And, since reading a few posts about big engine issues, I don't miss the maintenance of one. I have 2900 miles on it now... so fuel cost isn't my concern. Well, not yet at least...

Welcome. I like the color.

2018Midnight said:

I love that Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel. A buddy of mine has one with a custom tune and his gas mileage is amazing!

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I had a Banks cold air intake, MBRP 4” turbo back exhaust, Smarty Jr. “software catcher” that added 100 hp. Very powerful truck. I’m thinking I should have kept it.

ARCowboy said:

The Colorado/canyon diesel has an auxiliary cabin heater for this exact reason comes on at max heat when the engine isnt warm. It's basically a small space heater in the cabin. I'd wager one of the least known features of the trucks.

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I had no idea! So it’s electric? Very interesting. The engine does seem to come up to temperature pretty quickly though.

waterbilly45 said:

I had no idea! So it’s electric? Very interesting. The engine does seem to come up to temperature pretty quickly though.

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Yes, the aux cooler is electric but once the engine warms up it turns off and the heater runs traditionally through the coolant core like any other vehicle.

Great find on a 3-year-old truck. Good color too.

Welcome fellow RV'er.

Aside from having a cool truck, i think you 're going to enjoy being in a motorhome versus a 5'er!

Towing the Colorado behind a motor home is the best towing combination setup with this truck- nice color. It’s gotta be like a go cart coming from that prior truck!!

HED said:

Not a Canyon, but good looking! That orange has been growing on me. Kind of a nice fit for the Sunshine State.😎

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LOL, no idea why I called it a Canyon. You’re right, it’s clearly a Colorado!

Hunter62 said:

fyi, when you go to tow the Canyon, turn the 4wd knob all the way to the right, clockwise, there is a hard to see N thereso the transfer case will b in neutral

I like the orange,,,

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Thank you! I was just asking another Colorado owner about that today.

MrCamo said:

Towing the Colorado behind a motor home is the best towing combination setup with this truck- nice color. It’s gotta be like a go cart coming from that prior truck!!

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We are excited! We were in a 5th wheel for 10 years now and even fulltimed for 5 of them as a family of 4. We’re launching one kid out of the house and our needs have changed. So now a motorhome fits. It should get delivered in a couple of weeks, I hope. I’ve got a tow bar ordered, just picked up a portable brake unit, ordered the emergency brake away switch, and will be ordering the baseplate + wiring harness soon. The big question now is if I’ll hire out the installation or do it myself.