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I hate the fact that somebody, somewhere in time, made everybody think that a small truck can't do crap, and is just a car with a bed.
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I hate the fact that somebody, somewhere in time, made everybody think that a small truck can't do crap, and is just a car with a bed.
room in a short cab...which was fixed later on...but my 94 sucks inside
engine breaks to easy. shlda got a chevy
Well in a Chevy you would have to deal with tie rods, ball joints, rust, starter, expensive to lift easy to brake, Bad brakes, door hinges, door handle, engine sensers, reliability, A/C pully, head gasket, water pump, cheap interiors braking. But atleast you have some nice rear springs. Theres a reason parts are cheap and easy to find.
TRE's were about ready to fall apart, radius arm bushings are shot, lifting still isn't cheap if you buy a decent new kit, starter sounded like a mad squirrel and would frequently stick on, both interior door handles broke, factory 2.8 had sensors on top of sensors on a carb (fun-fun) as reliable as you could throw it, A/C never worked, head gaskets were ok, water pump was a MAJOR PITA to change, "Custom" interior so little to break aside from the forementioned door handles. Springs on all four corners are shot too.
My grandfather's '89 S-10 might have more rust (it wasn't rolled and redone either) but before I ripped mine all apart it would run circles around my truck in every way imaginable.
Did your outside and inside door handle just fall off in your hand, and your hinges got so bad you had to lift the door to close it, and your A/C pully sound like a chain saw. Or maybe your ABS senser got so screwed up it would prevent the wheels for stopping on dry pavement. And no matter how many times you fixed something the check engine light is always on. There was always a rattle coming from somewhere in the front suspension. your seat adjustment pull broke, the doors panel cracked from pulling on it. the seat adjusstment broke all together so you had to ride on the dash. the starter is mounted so close to the manifold that the starter and/or wires will over heat and stop working.