Paint is a joke- flaking off all over and the body is starting to rust through rather badly.
This is easily the most basic and uncomfortable car I've ever driven, but for short trips it's actually quite fun.
Great for hauling stuff around. Handles every load with ease.
Manual transmission is unrefined and a killer for long periods of in-town driving.
Handling is terrible with no load, but this is probably true of most pick-ups.
Dash/gauges are horrible and cheap feeling.
Power steering is excellent!
V6 is quite pokey once it gets going in 3rd & 4th gear. Seems like a solid, reliable engine.
I think I know your problem with the "pokey" V6...It's only the 2.8L. If you had the 4.3L you would defiently feel different. When you dump the clutch in the 4.3 your going. I have had my truck clocked and 110mph, but that was after the tune-up (New Dis. Cap, Rotor, Plugs, and Wires.) I have no problem with the transmisson or handleing and I live in Upper Michigan. Rust is a slight problem. I have some surface rust and I have a rust hole about the size of a quarter in the back of the cab on the drivers side. But this is diffently the best truck I have ever driven.
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