Drove a 33 Yr-Old S10, AMA

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
06/20/2016 at 22:31 • Filed to: None

2.8L V6, RWD, Auto. Makes the Safari feel quick.

Surprisingly little rust compared to most S10s of this era.

DISCUSSION (27)

S65 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 22:34

Anything?

OPPOsaurus WRX > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 22:35

can you go fast enough to make a bug splat on the windshield?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > OPPOsaurus WRX
06/20/2016 at 22:37

If you floor it and it doesn’t cut out in the process, maybe .

LongbowMkII > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 22:46

I didn’t know they were that old. Looks good.

gmctavish needs more space > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 22:51

I enjoy the first get S10s and S15s when they’re clean, but I wouldn’t want a 2.8, definitely not an auto.....even the early 4.3 hardly made an acceptable amount of power. 4 speed auto at least? I don’t know what trans that would be

Jcarr > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 22:52

How close were the head gaskets to blowing?

Or maybe, how many times have they been replaced?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > gmctavish needs more space
06/20/2016 at 22:53

It can go highway speeds and a little quicker, it just takes a hot second to get there. I expected it to be way worse to be honest. It’s a 700R4 transmission iirc.

-this space for rent- > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 22:53

Did it have power brakes? Last s10 of that vintage I drove did not. Was not a fun discovery.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jcarr
06/20/2016 at 22:54

As far as I know they've never been changed, but I don't know the history behind it (neither does its current owner tbh)

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > -this space for rent-
06/20/2016 at 22:55

It did! And power steering. Manual everything else though. And no tilt wheel which I could barely slide under.

gmctavish needs more space > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 22:56

Oh well that’s not too bad. 700R4 would make sense. I work with a guy who had a 1988 manual 2.8 S10 that he got new, and he only just replaced it last year with a new Colorado.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > gmctavish needs more space
06/20/2016 at 22:58

Talk about an upgrade. Hell, even the 4 pot would smoke a 2.8L S10 probably.

gmctavish needs more space > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 23:00

Yeah just a bit. I imagine it would, I think he got the V6 though. I would do the same, I like the High Feature a lot

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > gmctavish needs more space
06/20/2016 at 23:02

The high feature V6 has been one of my favorite engines since my mom’s Vue. Smooth and powerful, if a little thirsty.

Birddog > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 23:04

Will you sell it to me for a dollar?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Birddog
06/20/2016 at 23:06

My friend who owns it might.

gmctavish needs more space > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 23:14

I’m consistently impressed by it whenever I ride in my ff’s dad’s Traverse. That is not a light car, and it can can still scoot pretty good. Also the latest version in the Camaro sounds incredible

Wagon, semi manual, not brown, turbo because volvo > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 23:19

With the 2.8l i am not surprised. That was a gutless wonder on anything with frame weight.

shop-teacher > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 23:35

Yeah, the 2.8 is not an impressive motor.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 23:42

Did he buy it from my dad? From when I was born until my little brother was 2 or so I was carted around in the middle of a bench seat of an S10 just like that - same color same year, I think same motor. Around ‘88 my mom made him get rid of it so we wouldn’t die and we got a vomit green Celbrity.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > shop-teacher
06/20/2016 at 23:45

Eh, it does what it should at a livable pace.

The iron duke though... Hell no.

shop-teacher > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 23:49

Yeah, definitely.

I love these older S-10's, it’s nice to see one that isn’t rusted to hell. The one I had was a bondo bucket. Every time I shut the tailgate, bits of rust would fall on the ground.

Frenchlicker > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/20/2016 at 23:53

I never want to see another one of those damned things again after the end of this week.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > shop-teacher
06/21/2016 at 00:03

This one definitely has rust, but let's be real, all OG S-Series trucks do. It's definitely on the nice end of the herd. Though when you honk the horn rust falls out of the fender...

RandomTask > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/21/2016 at 01:42

Needs a turbo 2.0L LNF motor. Make it happen because I’m wrapped up in my own S-series project that’s never going to be finished.

Ninja edit: Also, as the resident obsessed, let me know if you need pointers or parts.

shop-teacher > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/21/2016 at 07:31

Haha! That’s kind of awesome in a way. Yeah, they do all have some rust.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/21/2016 at 07:46

Almost bought one of these, but a 4.3 and manual. It was fun to drive, but it definitely generated more noise than acceleration. Can’t imagine an auto 2.8 would be anything faster then glacial.

Don’t care, still love these trucks even if I never have one.