1988 GMC Sierra SLE review from North America

Burns a bit of oil.

Speedometer doesn't work.

A few years ago, my uncle was going to send this truck to the crusher, but I begged him to let me have it. She's not pretty, but she gets the job done.

In the few years I've owned it, it's run like a champ - it's unbelievable that someone was just going to write this thing off for dead.

Of course, my friends ask me why I prefer to drive this truck when I've got a new GM product sitting in my garage - I can't explain it. I feel like I'm cheating on this old girl if I drive anything else.

But honestly, I mostly drive it to pick up building materials, and to haul a small boat on the weekends (300 miles round trip). She never lets me down, always starts the first time. She burns a bit of oil, but the engine is all original, it's to be expected, considering the miles. Last winter we had an awful snow storm, and this truck was able to bust through the snow in instances where the snowplows couldn't get through... and it's only a 2WD.

Thank you GM for putting together such a beautiful machine!