Posted by Agent Skelly I thought the S-10 was an All GM design that just used some Isuzu engines?

put one on a lift next to an old LUV or Isuzu... they the same
also, the Isuzu Hombre WAS an S10 wit different grill and tail lights.

Say what you want, but I'd still rock a '90 S10 with a 350, slammed on IROC wheels.

Posted by bandi Say what you want, but I'd still rock a '90 S10 with a 350, slammed on IROC wheels.

other than being a rotbox, the S10's were ok... i mean, they weren't fabulous. But they were a step above a Dakota and about even with a Ranger. In the compact truck wars of the 80's and 90's, the Yota and Nissan reigned supreme. Now, they suck too.

I think I should find a group of investors to help form a company to make small trucks

"Introducing the 2012 Skelly Motor Company Canuck! Built in Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, NY!"

Introducing the 2012 Skelly Motor Company Canuck! Built in Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, NY!

Posted by bandi Introducing the 2012 Skelly Motor Company Canuck! Built in Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, NY! http://blog.niot.n...i-the-dodge-ca.jpg[/eimg] http://www.netbug....ent/mini-on-ns.jpg

HAHAH...thats awesome!

I bought a Colorado new in '06 for $18,000. Extended cab with Z71. It has 56,xxx miles on it now and I've had zero issues with it. About the only thing I don't like is the wind noise from the rear doors when I'm driving into a stiff headwind.

Oh, wait. The CD player conked out about a year ago. It was replaced under warranty. That's the only trip to the dealership it's had.

to tell you the truth, i'm not really sure what it 'was' that i didn't like about the Colorado... it just didn't feel as well made as my mom's 2001 S10 4x2. Maybe it's subjective. I mean Bandi works on these things at a dealership... Kudos to you for buying American and GM.

Posted by Samurai to tell you the truth, i'm not really sure what it 'was' that i didn't like about the Colorado... it just didn't feel as well made as my mom's 2001 S10 4x2. Maybe it's subjective. I mean Bandi works on these things at a dealership... Kudos to you for buying American and GM.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not offended by anyone's opinion! Just offering anecdotal evidence.

When I buy new, I always buy GM. I guess because I've always had good luck with them and I was a Chevy line tech for many years I'll always prefer them.

(But I'm seriously considering a new Challenger!)

took apart the cluster on my cousins alero cause the lights werent lighting up, it appears some one filled all the little holes where the LCD's go with silicone.....

Posted by Nismo took apart the cluster on my cousins alero cause the lights werent lighting up, it appears some one filled all the little holes where the LCD's go with silicone.....

Ok. Cool story bro.

Posted by Nismo took apart the cluster on my cousins alero cause the lights werent lighting up, it appears some one filled all the little holes where the LCD's go with silicone.....

oh great goo save me from the dreaded N-body... the N-body was such a fucking piece of shit.
there were so many variants of suckage... the Grand Am, the Somerset, the Skylark, the Calais, the Achieva (although the SCX was kind of ok), the Alero, the fucking 1st Generation Malibu.... JUNK! GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!! Oh how I hate the N-body!!! Curse you to become a thousand Tata's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Curse you to become a million washing machines!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i am a GM guy, but that fucking N-body did nothing but suck. Suck Suck Suck!

i still cant figure out why some one would take the cluster our and silicone the shit out of it

Posted by Samurai oh great goo save me from the dreaded N-body... the N-body was such a fucking piece of shit. there were so many variants of suckage... the Grand Am, the Somerset, the Skylark, the Calais, the Achieva (although the SCX was kind of ok), the Alero, the fucking 1st Generation Malibu.... JUNK! GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!! Oh how I hate the N-body!!! Curse you to become a thousand Tata's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Curse you to become a million washing machines!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am a GM guy, but that fucking N-body did nothing but suck. Suck Suck Suck!

LOL... agree. strongly agree. I FUCKING HAAAAAATE the Malibu.

but the New Malibu is sweetness... i drove on the other day. It really was a well-built car.
made me forget all about the dreaded N-body variant.

I like it but the design team forgot that headlights can burn out... the entire front fascia has to come off, and well, those engineers can get their pencils in a lot of places I can't fit a wrench.

Posted by bandi I like it but the design team forgot that headlights can burn out... the entire front fascia has to come off, and well, those engineers can get their pencils in a lot of places I can't fit a wrench.

(sigh)... i guess there has to be something stupid in every car. Headlight replacement is the cars' albatross. Look at it this way, at least the headlights go for awhile in the Malibu... you can't keep a bulb in the Caliber.

Posted by Samurai (sigh)... i guess there has to be something stupid in every car. Headlight replacement is the cars' albatross. Look at it this way, at least the headlights go for awhile in the Malibu... you can't keep a bulb in the Caliber.

The Stratus has a million of those little usability quirks. Like wheel hub assemblies that include the bearing and tend to go pretty frequently... or tie rods that bend/stretch a bit too easily. The hoods collected water on the inside up at the nose because of the plastic hood liner on the underside. The headlights were the biggest bitch to install because there was only enough wire on the harness to give you about 2 inches of wiggle room, meaning you had to work inside the cramped engine compartment just to be able to install a headlight. Headlights went out a little too often, too. Plus... 3 fucking belts! WTF?!?

Posted by Samurai ... you can't keep a bulb in the Caliber.

At least there's a chance of smashing into something in the dark that way. One less Caliber every time!

And yeah, I've only had to do one bulb in the new style Malibu in the past 2 years, and we've sold a pile of the cars.