The unwanted Hoe

[Javie]

That makes it a classic.

Exactly!!

 

[OR VietVet]

Plus, as has been said, he is 13 years old. His decision as to what is cool will change a dozen more times before he hits 16 years old.

Something without a computer monitor screen mounted in the dash may just be crap to him, no matter what the vehicle is.

 

[Squirrelsmith]

That very well might have been true back then but definitely not so much now! Chevy / GM has come a long way ! Just ask anyone on this forum how many original miles the rigs are going on!

seriously?

 

[liquify33]

Problem here is he’s only 13. What can the kid possibly know about what’s bad ass ? Let’s cut him a break ! Even at 18 I made some horrible mistakes passing up on some kick ass car deals that will haunt me till the day I die . I remember my neighbor offered Me a sweet deal on a fully functional 63 riviera ! I thought the car was nothing special back then and passed it up ! Oh damn was I wrong !!! I let a full blown classic chick magnet escape my grips ! Guess you win some you lose some

Some of my decisions at 42 are questionable. Lol!

 

[rzabel]

I've had two 4 Runners and they were great vehicles. I understand the attraction.

However, driving a 20 year old vehicle was kinda cool when I started driving. My first car in 1975 was a 1955 Willys Wagon. It seemed more classic than old at the time. I learned alot about cars with that one, especially after I decided to see how fast I could get it to go on a long downhill. Max speed should have been about 50 on that rig and after getting it up to 70 I got to learn how to rebuild an engine.

 

[OR VietVet]

My cousin had a Willy's Jeep pickup and we ran the Rubicon trail in that thing. Took us 3 days. It is amazing how high an empty aluminum Coors beer can will fly out of that bed when you hit a large enough drop or bump. Man that was fun, if I remember right!

 

[rzabel]

My cousin had a Willy's Jeep pickup and we ran the Rubicon trail in that thing. Took us 3 days. It is amazing how high an empty aluminum Coors beer can will fly out of that bed when you hit a large enough drop or bump. Man that was fun, if I remember right!

My old Willys would never be able to take the Rubicon, but I had a buddy in high school with a Toyota Land Cruiser and for two years in a row ('75 and '76) we drove on the "Toyota Land Cruiser Jamboree" over the Rubicon trail with a hundred other Land Cruisers. It was a blast!...if I remember right

 

[OR VietVet]

His Willy's pickup was modified quite a bit. Lifted, special axles with lockers, bigger tires, 289 engine....etc. Had a winch too.

 

[liquify33]

I've had two 4 Runners and they were great vehicles. I understand the attraction.

That’s a nice ride!

 

[rzabel]

That’s a nice ride!

I have to admit that I found that on the internet. However, mine was nearly identical and in at least as good a shape. Same year and color. My bumpers were still chrome and my wheels were black. I even had a golden retriever that went everywhere with me. I did a double take when I saw the photo the first time, thinking someone had a pic of my old jeep. I wish I had taken photos of my first 3 or 4 cars. I didn't have a camera back then and didn't think that a photo of an old car would be something I'd want some day in my old age.

 

[Danny3737]

What's "twin stick" refer to?

It had a manual 5 speed and a separate shift lever that change the gearing. It was pretty quick off the line.

 

[Danny3737]

What's "twin stick" refer to?

 

[BG1988]

I am the minority here and have to agree with the 13 year old, I'd rather not drive either if it came to that body style. As a former owner and also had several family membera of a GMT400, I would NEVER own one of these again. I had a 96 suburban 2500 that was nothing but problems. The 7.4 was nice when the fuel injection wasn't messing up, and the 4L80 was nice. The rest was garbage. My family members had Silverado's and Tahoe's with the 5.7 and those were total junk. The spiders always went out, brake lines were cheap and rusted out several times, that ****** ass variable steering ******** sucked, working on the front suspension sucked, and I could go on and on. From my experience as a former owner and GM tech, the GMT400 was one of the worst truck/ SUV platforms GM ever made.

P.S. please don't hate on me too much, this is my opinion and some of the worst times of my life revolved around the time of my experiences with them, so maybe that's why I'm extra butt hurt over them, haha.

Fyi the brake lines (and electronic throttle lag )on the GMT800 sucked too much lag to even be usable(I had a 2004 GMT800 truck before, a Silverado ) the 2006 still have the issue of too much lag time they fixed it in the GMT900 though..


my grandpas 06 stalled out on me 5.3L .
brakes were slightly weak as well it was a awful drive and only got 12MPG!

 

[mountie]

It had a manual 5 speed and a separate shift lever that change the gearing. It was pretty quick off the line.

Sorta like a 2-speed axle ??

 

[iamdub]

Do want. Not as much as, say, a Datsun 510. But an oddball/rare factory turbo AWD manual pocket rocket would be cool.

 

[liquify33]

Do want. Not as much as, say, a Datsun 510. But an oddball/rare factory turbo AWD manual pocket rocket would be cool.

0-60 in a quick 8.0 seconds!

 

[mountie]

Those little cars don't need to win a drag race.......

These little tykes out turn & out brake due to the weight ratio. FUN to road race!!