1987 Chevrolet S-10 Pick-up long bed review from North America
"Bullet proof"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The first failure at around 175,000 miles was the brake metering valve started leaking fluid.
At around 200,000 the water pump started to leak slightly.
At 250,000 miles the alternator finally died.
General comments?
I bought this truck from a "we finance" car lot in 1992. It had 125,000 miles on it at the time and had belonged to a building materials company.
This little truck is indestructable and it refuses to die, believe me I've tried to kill it from time to time but it just won't give up. It originally came with a 4 speed manual transmission and a 3.08 rear axle ratio and 14 inch wheels. It got around 23mpg. I replaced the 4 with a 5 speed and changed the axle to a 3.42 ratio posi-trac and changed to 15 inch wheels and recalibrated the speedometer accordingly. My gas mileage increased to 27 mpg.
At 310,000 miles I finally retired the old 2.8 litre engine (still running fine) with a modified 3.4 litre from an 1993 Camaro. The power increase is great and fuel mileage only dropped to 25 mpg. My wife tells me that I need a new truck, but why? This one just is getting broken-in.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1987 |
| First year of ownership | 1992 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.8 V6 Manual |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 125000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 318000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 14th January, 2001 |