I LOVE this GMC Canyon
I bought a 2005 GMC Canyon, 3.5L, 5cyl 4WD Automatic, 4Door crew cab truck with only 28,000 miles on it. I truly lucked out finding a truck like this with such low mileage. The GMC Canyon 5cyl. has great power, it is a lot of fun to drive and simply does not like going below 40mph. I was truly concern when I made a leap from a Toyota Camry to this GMC Canyon but I have not regretted it a bit. The miles per gallon in the city is showing around 17 even when driving a considerable amount in 4WD. Lucky for me, shortly after buying it we got plenty of heavy snow and ice that has allowed me to explore this option in addition to me heading off road the day after I got it to fish the Provo River. Practically speaking, the mpg does not compare at all to the Camry but that is what you would expect when going from a sedan to a pickup truck.
This truck is going to make heading out fishing and hunting a lot more fun and relaxing knowing I’m in a vehicle that can truly handle what I’m driving on. More importantly, my wife loves driving it as well. We have a Toyota Sienna AWD and we have no problem putting the car seats in the backseat and taking the kids on errands in the GMC Canyon. Initially I was only considering the extended cab since we have a van for family use but after sitting in the seats in the extended cab, there was no way I was going to buy anything else but a crew cab. My kids would have outgrown that area in a year or two and I do plan on taking them fishing, kayaking and camping with me in the GMC Canyon so an extended cab would not be practical for long-term use. The benefit I was after with an extended cab model was the 6 foot bed rather than the 5 foot bed that comes in the crew cab model but there are solutions for that as well.