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My grandfather has a '89 S-10 "Tahoe" std cab shortbox 4x4, 2.8 5-speed. He has had it longer than I have had my Ranger (12+ years) It has only needed an exhaust and tires until recently.
He basically got it to use as a street legal four wheeler when he was farming for $500, the body is pretty rusty but the cab is solid. It has been doing a lot of sitting since he retired in '03 and now the clutch won't engage (pushed the pedal to start it and the pedal didn't come back up) Up until then it was a fun little truck to drive, the digital dash is kind of a neat change of pace too.
The 2.8 in that thing is pretty spunky, doesn't seem to leak any worse than my 2.8 Ford did... and has required nothing since he has had it.
He basically got it to use as a street legal four wheeler when he was farming for $500, the body is pretty rusty but the cab is solid. It has been doing a lot of sitting since he retired in '03 and now the clutch won't engage (pushed the pedal to start it and the pedal didn't come back up) Up until then it was a fun little truck to drive, the digital dash is kind of a neat change of pace too.
The 2.8 in that thing is pretty spunky, doesn't seem to leak any worse than my 2.8 Ford did... and has required nothing since he has had it.