Best money I have ever spent... got me a truck!

[uflnuceng]

Hate all you want bitches... this is the best money I have ever spent on any vehicle... ever.

1989 Chevy S10 - $700
Taxes/title/registration/plates - $99
Notary fees, etc. - $24
Mechanic bill - $275
New window + installation - $159
New vavle stems + labor - $20
3M rattle can rubberized undercoat - $12.82

Grand total... $1289.82... and worth every penny.

This truck had been sitting in a guys driveway for about 3 yrs because it kept blowing fuses. The guy thought the fuel pump was faulty but it turns out that the engine had a fresh rebuild only a few hundred miles ago, however the guy who swapped the motor cut the wiring harness instead of disconnecting it and then rat tailed it back together. The mechanic is a friend of mine and swapped out the diff fluid, put in a tank of gas, resoldered the wiring harness and cleaned up the hacked wiring under the dash, and replaced a tie rod. Also got rid of the "check engine" light.

She runs, is a blast to drive, gets great gas mileage and brings a smile to my face whenever I start her up.

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Seat cover and blanket was included in the sale... that's pure money right there.


Real mileage...


That's right... a genuine aftermarket Denon tape deck. To bad there isn't a single speaker in the truck. And can I just tell you what the throw is like on the 5-speed?


Four cylinder, 92 hp, 2 barrel carburator... and yeah... that's a factory installed A/C unit... doesn't work though.


Manual steering FTW!


No A/C... no power anything... pure bad ass... :pimp:

[mtechnik]

Country road................take me hoooooooome to a place , where I belonggggggggggggg ! LOL

Enjoy ur new truck make good use of it

[uflnuceng]

Country road................take me hoooooooome to a place , where I belonggggggggggggg ! LOL

Enjoy ur new truck make good use of it

Hilarious... :D

I will... I never had quite enough room in the E46 with the seats folded down to take tires and wheels to get swapped, or when I went to a salvage yard to pick up engines or interiors, now... no worries

[Low Level E30]

Sweet ride! I love it!

All you need is a gun rack for the bed, and like, 4 coonhounds :D

[Bimmerfanatik]

I heart beaters :)

I wanted a small truck like this (s10/sonoma, toyota, nissan, whatever) for so long, but I've got too many other cars to justify it. Soon.

Just not having to worry about getting it dirty, or scratching the leather, or whatever is worth its weight in gold. I had a 93 Accord until last winter that had almost 300k miles on it, never had a problem with it, and with the seats folded down I fit a collapsible engine hoist in the back more times than I can count. Man, I miss that car!

[FredK]

Nice pickup. Needs IE Stg IIIs and a blackout grill. j/k

do you think the bed can hold a 300 lb engine? hahahaha j/k

[mtechnik]

Hilarious... :D

I will... I never had quite enough room in the E46 with the seats folded down to take tires and wheels to get swapped, or when I went to a salvage yard to pick up engines or interiors, now... no worries

Yeah gotta love me some John Denver now & then. Simpler things in life

[Bimmerfanatik]

I've seen some crappy cars on R3v, but this one is horrible.

An S10 E30 conversion? Why would you do that to an e30? Look at the seat cover too, did you get that off ebay? Mismatched rims, and it's riding like a 4x4. Get some lowering springs before you do anything else, as driving a stock height e30 is like banging your sister - it's only fun until someone sees you doing it. Nice stickers too, are those your sponsors?

Why can't you just build an e30 like every one on e30.de with BBS RS's, a lowered suspension, mtech II, and an S38 engine swap? Your ideas suck.

[uflnuceng]

The bitch already has a glasspack on it so it sounds bitchin' on the inside with the windows down.

And it was the Dale Earnhart sticker that chinchedd the deal for me... rest in peace good buddy.

[s52e368]

now you'll become everyones bitch, sometimes i wieh i never had a truck

[FredK]

U Liek Sunoco Racing Feuls?

[FredK]

now you'll become everyones bitch, sometimes i wieh i never had a truck

Ah, but this bitch prob can't tow. Much.

[Eric Giles]

Man, does seeing that bring back some memories! My first vehicle when I turned 15 was a brand new 1986 GMC S-15 and it was very much like what you have there. Mine was gray, had no carpeting at all, had a black vinyl bench seat that would give you third degree burns in the summer, automatic tranny, a/c, power steering, rally wheels-but that was about it. Mine also had the 'Iron Duke' 2.5L 4 cylinder engine which, when mated to the automatic tranny, would give you a top speed of 85MPH going downhill with a tailwind. Truck was slow as piss, but with the light rear end you could burn the back tires down in no time-ask me how I know.

Those trucks will take an UNBELIEVEABLE amount of abuse-you probably wouldn't believe half of what I told you I put that truck thru, but it had more than its fair share of hell. And in the 10 years I owned it, I think the only non-maintenance work done was a replacing a vacuum hose and redoing the valve guides-that was it.

Have fun with it!

[Digitalwave]

I would've thought you could get a 2005 S10 for that price :)

[uflnuceng]

now you'll become everyones bitch, sometimes i wieh i never had a truck

Actually... everyone I know owns a truck, but they use them for work and I always felt like a tool asking to use something they needed for work for me to piss around with a project i do for fun.

Ah, but this bitch prob can't tow. Much.

It can tow my waverunner and trailer which is enough for me. There are about 6 F-350's and 2 F-550's in the family for the bigger shit like my father-in-laws 14,0000 lbs 38' Fountain Express Cruiser, car trailers, etc..

Man, does seeing that bring back some memories!

That's the other cool thing. Everyone I talk to about it has a memory of their first pickup. Its a great conversation piece.

I'm going to enjoy the hell out this thing... but I do have an extra M30 with tranny lying around.... hmmmmmm.... j/k... my chevy mechanic guru wants to swap in a 350 SBC so bad he can taste it.

I would've thought you could get a 2005 S10 for that price

I did look at getting a new Colorado and you won't believe what those idiots are still asking for them. They are dead on the lots because they haven't been moved in months and they still think think they are getting full price for them. There is a used S10 with 128k miles on it for sale down the street from me fo $4400... its something extraordinary when even my wife thinks I spent my money wisely.

Oh, and FWIW the TCD turbo 1990 535i hasn't lost any steam due to this. I'm just waiting for the machine shop to finish my damn motor. Alpina interior will be here in September probably... slow going to get to the boat it would seem. BMW thug life forever... but this truck is just :pimp: in its own right.