1988 Chevy S10 Review 

My thoughts on the 1988 Chevy S10 with the 2.8L v6 and 5 speed manual transmission:
The 1980’s were a magical time for cars and trucks. Emissions standards weren’t crippling engines, safety standards weren’t ruining our A pillars and dash boards, and auto manufactures had an obsession with angular shapes. Stacked on top of that, pickup trucks were at their best. No heated seats, no sunroofs, or 20 speaker sounds system. Just honest work horses made to do their job. If you take everything I’ve just said and put it in a blender, you get the Chevy S10.
After closing the door several times to finally latch it, I was transported back in time to when cars were better. I laid my eyes upon the dash and immediately fell in love. I remember the first time I had ever eaten a mozzarella stick, and the cheese oozed out of it, I fell in love. The gauges of the S10 are like a plate of mozzarella sticks. I loved them so much. They remind me of an old handheld game you’d play as a kid before smart phones. The big pieces of plastic with one color screens and would play one game like solitaire or electronic football. The tachometer almost became a game, begging you to set a new high score. I was surprised the fuel was measured in gallons, rather than points. But I digress, the S10 is more than just It’s gauges.
Driving an S10 is so easy. Easy to the point in which I mistakenly call it a car at multiple points in the review. Power steering makes the truck feel very light, and given the truck has been lowered, I was at eye level with other drivers. The transmission was more forgiving than an elastic waistband on thanksgiving night. Almost no throttle was needed to get the truck going. I genuinely loved driving this truck, something I didn’t expect when getting behind the wheel.
While I’ll get to the faults of the S10 in a second, reliability was not a fault. This truck had 328,00 miles on it, with the stock powertrain. If that isn’t a testament to the reliability, I’m not sure what is.
The only fault I see with the S10, isn’t a problem that can be fixed. The fault is that there are no trucks these days being made like this S10 was made. Trucks these days have the features of Cadillac’s, and are priced similarly as well. The S10 is basic. It has a job and it does it well, without any extra fluff.