1992 Chevrolet K1500 GT review from North America

Tie rod ends, previous owner had big offroad tires on it with torsion bars tightened up, so it wears out tie rods quicker.

Ball joints, same thing, big tires not made for stock ball joints.

Tailgate button on dash has to be pushed 2 or 3 times before it clicks all the way open, never did work since I got it, I have gotten used to pushing it a few times first.

Factory floor mats were worn out where gas pedal foot sits, got a new set.

Thermal axle actuator would not turn 4x4 on fast enough, when I would switched the floor shifter into 4x4 it would take 2 minutes approximately for the 4x4 to turn on, read online about this and it's a common problem, they make a cable unit now so you use the floor shifter to engage the transfer case and pull a cable to lock the front axles up, for now I just wait until it's warmed up and the 4x4 lights come on. Plan to upgrade to a manual cable instead of replacing electronic unit.

This truck has been very reliable. For a older truck that was cheap to purchase, it has not needed anything major, motor and tranny keep going and going, I would not hesitate to take this truck on a road trip across North America, and I have.

I did 18 hours of driving for 5 days straight, and when in overdrive on the highway it is incredible on fuel. My minivan got the same mileage, and was not as comfortable or even close to as sure footed in snow and rain. I was getting 18mpg in overdrive on the highway, and for approx 6000kms of driving I paid $320 in fuel. I kept every receipt I put into gas, I also tried to keep the revs at about 2500rpm give or take a couple hundred. Of course if you kick it into passing mode, the revs instantly go up to 3500rpm and you're not going to experience such awesome gas mileage, but if you need that power it is there. Overdrive automatic transmissions get better gas mileage than a manual trans does as it is in overdrive. Read about overdrive on yahoo.com to see why it works.