Woke the truck from its slumber.

"mazda616" (mazda616) 12/18/2016 at 17:56 • Filed to: Truck Yeah

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18 degrees today with a wind chill of 9 and about 24 hours of rain the day before. A perfect day to start the S10 and take it for a drive since it has been two weeks since it was last started.

She didn’t want to, but aside from that one hiccup she started right up. Not bad for 170,000 miles, bad valve seals (doesn’t burn enough oil for me to bother with a fix) and a Rural King battery of unknown age.

Took it for a nice little drive through the country. Had a slight adventure as I hit an ice puddle near a stop sign and the ABS activated. It sounds like a mid-’90s dial up Internet modem, FYI. Got some wheel spin on that same puddle when I took off, too.

The roads dried out from yesterday’s thunderstorms (cold front in Kentucky...gotta love it) before it got too cold, so the only ice is the occasional puddle.

dogisbadob > mazda616 12/18/2016 at 17:57

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awesome color

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > mazda616 12/18/2016 at 18:01

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You did it way wrong. You need floor it & hold it red line for at least 10 minutes to warm it up properly.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > mazda616 12/18/2016 at 18:02

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If you ever sell that, you can expect a riot.

mazda616 > dogisbadob 12/18/2016 at 18:03

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Thanks! GM called it “Raspberry Metallic.” It originally was closer to this color:

Here’s my S10 when it’s actually clean:

mazda616 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 12/18/2016 at 18:04

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Haha!

It costs me $19 a month in insurance and has cost about $300.00 in repairs over two years. No reason for me to sell it, unless something catastrophic breaks. I like having something to drive to work when severe weather hits. Don’t have to worry about the 6 getting hailed on. :-)

mazda616 > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/18/2016 at 18:04

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Damn. I’ll try that next time.

Although, this is a 4.3 so I seriously doubt it would even care.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > mazda616 12/18/2016 at 18:18

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Maybe I should do a cold start video the next time it’s -40 in the morning.

dogisbadob > mazda616 12/18/2016 at 18:19

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I love GM’s 90s color palette. They should offer them again, especially raspberry metallic :)

cluelessk > mazda616 12/18/2016 at 19:09

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Local forum has guys doing cold starts at -30.

It’s cold here.