Sonoma

[Eye of the Tiger]

My new beater truck.

1996 GMC Sonoma Xtracab 2wd 2.2L OHV I-4 4L60E 4spd automagic 260k for $995.
It used to be a fleet vehicle, so you know it was maintained well enough for the first 200k miles or whatever.
Everything works, and it actually has a good state inspection sticker until next winter.
The PO had the head rebuilt last year and seems to have kept it well-maintained.
The manual says it can tow 2000lbs, versus 6000 for the 4.3L. Bullshit. I will tow at least 3000 with it. It has 4.10 gears in the rear end, so I'll just have to crawl up hills in first gear, no big deal. Oh, and it has alloys! Sweet. Beetah truck!















Don't ask, don't tell.

[SVT666]

so how many pages will this thread get to?

[Eye of the Tiger]

so how many pages will this thread get to?

[Laconian]

Sonoma

[Eye of the Tiger]

Swiftnomadeo

[GoCougs]

Will it burnout/power brake?

[Minpin]

Will it burnout/power brake?

Fixed. 

[Eye of the Tiger]

Will it burnout/power brake?

Not probably.

[Laconian]

My only experiences with the Sonoma were colored by the fact that it was the truck you were stuck with if you came to work too late to grab dibs on the F-150s or F-350s.

[Eye of the Tiger]

My only experiences with the Sonoma were colored by the fact that it was the truck you were stuck with if you came to work too late to grab dibs on the F-150s or F-350s.

But it rides so much nicer than those big honkin heavy duty trux. It's the Cadillac of small pickups.

[3.0L V6]

This will probably be a predictable response, but it needs a built Chevy 350 and a new rear end.

[Eye of the Tiger]

This will probably be a predictable response, but it needs a built Chevy 350 and a new rear end.

But then it would be a racin truck and not a beater truck 

[the Teuton]

Needs moar powar.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Needs moar powar.

GTFO. It's faster than ur plastiquewagen.

[the Teuton]

GTFO. It's faster than ur plastiquewagen.

We'll see next week, mofo.

[Eye of the Tiger]

We'll see next week, mofo.

It's this week. Don't wuss out.

[the Teuton]

It's this week. Don't wuss out.

For NY strip steak, I'll be there. Bring a camera; mine sucks.

[Submariner]

Your truckz hawt.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Your truckz hawt.

i nose dis

[Eye of the Tiger]

I'm really happy for me, and I'mma let me finish, but Swift is the one of the greatest trucks of all time. OF ALL TIME!

[Catman]

Oh gawd 

[Eye of the Tiger]

Oh gawd 

[the Teuton]

Tourbeaux?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Tourbeaux?

Beater truck enjoys being slow.

[Rupert]

But the Rodeo?!!?!?!?!?

Ah, this is pretty sweet, too.

[Eye of the Tiger]

If I did anything special to it, perhaps a locking rear diff. They go for about $400, and are easy to install. 2wd pickups suck for getting stuck, even with the smoothness of an automagic.

[2o6]

I've always admired these S-10/Sonomas.

[SVT_Power]

I rode in a 5 speed one last week. It was red just like yours too. Oh man that thing was slow. But it did have a shift light though 

[Eye of the Tiger]

I rode in a 5 speed one last week. It was red just like yours too. Oh man that thing was slow. But it did have a shift light though 

Not slow. Trucky.

[the Teuton]

Not slow. Trucky.

Swift.