1995 GMC Sonoma SLE Review - Unmatched For Over 20 Years!

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My thoughts on the 1995 GMC Sonoma SLE with the 4.3L V6 and 4 speed automatic transmission!
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The thoughts, feelings, and opinions expressed in this video are the sole thoughts of Zack and no one else. The purpose of this video is to provide entertainment with the hope that you will take what you see and formulate your own opinions. I highly recommend consuming other reviews of this vehicle before making any form of financial decision.
#GMC #Sonoma #MiniTruck
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0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Engine / Transmission
2:30 - Interior
4:25 - BFB Test
4:45 - Interior
5:52 - Rear Jump Seats
6:26 - Bed / Cargo Space
6:59 - Exterior
7:44 - Final Thoughts
9:37 - Outro

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@willursh Год назад

Thanks Zack for another quality video🤝

@viperford6840 Год назад

The fact that I bought a 96 a week ago and now he drops this is amazing

@cognac8297 Год назад

Me too hahaha

@bwofficial1776 Год назад

Trucks like this and the Ranger never should have gone away. It's as much truck as most people need and it's decent to drive. GM won't bring back a compact pickup, they'll just happily watch Ford sell every Maverick it can make. GM stubbornly refuses to follow the market, or if they do try it's some ridiculous thing nobody asked for. The Wrangler, 4Runner, and Bronco are printing money so GM's response is a 9000lb $120k electric Hummer. If they were to try to make a compact pickup it would be a Bolt with a 3' bed and cost $40k. S-10s and S-15s were cheap and that made them great for customizing. This one looks good with its subtle mods. The 4.3 V6 is one of the best engines ever made. It's not powerful but it lasts forever. My aunt has an old extended cab Ranger, I'd imagine the back seats are just like this. You're supposed to sit sideways. It's tight even for a kid.

@dave11686 Год назад

My family had the Chevy Blazer version. They’re fantastic and the 4.3 is a great engine

@thatguyalex2835 Год назад

My dad had a '96 Chevy Blazer LT or LS (forgot the lettering, probably the former), but had to crush it in 2009, cos it kept breaking down. Cheap American vehicles. 1995-2000 were the last good years for high quality US vehicles. I would love to pull a burnout in the RWD S-10 in this video, but I don't drive and haven't taken lessons. ADHD + too much Top Gear as a kid meant that I would be a terrible driver nowadays.

@samholdsworth420 Год назад

@@thatguyalex2835 I still daily q 99 blazer LT 2wd with g80 (posi) and 3.42 gearing w/ 264k on the clock. Just passed California emissions no SES light or stored codes 👍🏻

@SombreroKnight Год назад

I love the ‘90s small and full size GM Trucks! As an owner of a ‘93 C1500 these old trucks are still pretty dependable and reliable.

@chillmanzz6294 Год назад

how’s your obs on gas? I would love one but I heard they get horrible gas mileage.

@SombreroKnight Год назад

@@chillmanzz6294 yeah there pretty much gas hogs, I’m currently daily driving mines as my other truck is in the shop and the best I average is about 10-11 mpg and i have the 350 engine.

@chillmanzz6294 Год назад

@@SombreroKnight how much times every week would you say you fill up your tank? sorry for the questions, I just scrapped the thought of getting one cuz of it but it’s good to hear someone’s opinion from personal experience

@SombreroKnight Год назад

@@chillmanzz6294 the truck does have a pretty large fuel tank and it takes about 16 gallons to fill it up and on average the gas lasts me about 5 days as I don't drive far.

@chillmanzz6294 Год назад

@@SombreroKnight alright thanks man, much appreciated

@geeksimmer2488 Год назад

I had a 1997 gmc Sonoma with the 4.3 for my first car! I had a bench seat and I loved it

@emvilegaspi3811 Год назад

That pass for the bottle test could have ended a season zack 😅😂

@RIVERSIDEREVIEWS 6 месяцев назад

Looked up this video for the whole purpose of seeing Zack trying the jump seats.

@969thewhip Год назад

My 96 Mazda B-Series also has the small almost unusable jumpseats.

@willhernandeziam Год назад

Funny you mention the pink s10 one goes to my work often, I also have a 98 sonoma sidestep in that brown color.

@tri5garage544 Год назад

I drive a 99’ Sonoma ZQ8 everyday and I love it.

@willursh Год назад

Sweeet

@skwashua Год назад

I had a 96 S10 back in the day. That little truck took me and my friends all over the place. Thanks for the nostalgia!

@chillmanzz6294 Год назад

FINALLY! IVE BEEN WAITING FOR ANOTHER S-10/SONOMA VID!!

@reallyrandomrides1296 Год назад

I agree, this is a nice sized truck that is seriously lacking today, save for the new Maverick as you mentioned (or the Hyundai Santa Cruz). This brings back a lot of memories. My father had a previous gen 1991 GMC Sonoma SLE 4x4 extended cab, two tone blue and charcoal grey.

@damilolaakanni Год назад

The only American company I'd expect to bring a compact truck to the US is RAM...they already have the RAM 1000 and 1200 in Mexico.

@samholdsworth420 Год назад

The Maverick and Santa Cruz are cars though

@reallyrandomrides1296 Год назад

@@samholdsworth420 True, but in the eyes of many buyers today, because the Maverick and Santa Cruz have a pickup bodystyle, in their minds, those are "trucks." And for most people who just want the image of driving a "truck" a FWD or AWD car based/crossover based unibody vehicle with a pickup body is more than adequate for 99% of the 99% of the time.

@merrittsellersracing5248 Год назад

I had the same truck, 95 Sonoma 4.3 and a 5 speed. I absolutely loved that little truck. I used it while working for a pool cleaning company. I miss it 😭

@oliviaruiz6826 11 месяцев назад

My dad had a s10 flare side with that jump seat. I remember getting thrown around going over train tracks.

@johnmiddleton9005 Год назад

I love the tonneau cover I got the same one pretty good quality for a affordable cover

@vegascourier5231 Год назад

My dad just had one an sls in October after having a problem with our last car and it was pretty good it was a work truck for his uncle and had the original radio that didn’t get good signal. Dust would fly everywhere when you pat the seat and it had a work bench shelf drilled into the back. I thought it was a little more sturdy than the 98-04.But then it had a transmission problem and had to sell cause we couldn’t figure out what was wrong with it. The backseat was tight though and it sounded good

@benjamindoerrmann4327 Год назад

I had a 97 sonoma ext cab and a 00 s10 ext cab. Man i miss those trucks.

@ethanhubers5013 Год назад

Looks awesome! Mine is very similar!!

@imnegan935 Год назад

Had a 97s10 2.2 auto and a 93s10 2.8 manual. Loved both trucks. Easy to work on. I prefer g1’s body style over gen 2. I would still have my 93 at 330000 miles if I didn’t wreck it. Would love to find a 1st gen 4.3 manual someday.

@RayRayP2001 Год назад

I remember that truck very well. I had a 96 2.2 SLS all manual. was a good little truck. I traded it for an 89 Jeep XJ (Cherokee) 4.0.

@johnmiddleton9005 Год назад

My O2 S10 that peace beside the vents were the four wheel drive buttons went I use mine for a toggle switch to turn my amplifier on and off for my subwoofer

@williambreeze2659 5 месяцев назад

I love these little trucks!

@zacknovell3249 Год назад

My grandmas neighbor has a 95 in the Fusia pink its so cool

@scott8919 Год назад

I can't believe in 95 we were still dealing with carburetors.

@bwofficial1776 Год назад

I thought they were phased out in '91. I'm fairly confident the Jeep Grand Wagoneer was the last US car sold with a carb. Throttle body fuel injection was common in 95, it's just one injector where the carb goes.

@RayRayP2001 Год назад

@@bwofficial1776 They were behind on those for sure. The toyota pickup with the 22r 2.4 was the last one in 1995.

@RayRayP2001 Год назад

Yeah that's right the Toyota 22r.

@willursh Год назад

It’s a throttle body

@RayRayP2001 Год назад

@@willursh some had EFI and some had carburetors. it was optional. Also the Tacoma came out that year too to replace the Hilux body or in the states called it just Pickup. so they had 2 different trucks of the same size.

@jasonherrera4255 Год назад

Cool that I found this channel. Want to review my 12 altima 2.5 sl? It would be crazy if you did. Have an awesome day good sir. Keep up the good work.

@ShootingCars Год назад

You can submit it to my website! ZackPradel.com/submit

@KenBober Год назад

I had a 94 with the "W" code. It was a multiport 4.3. 2WD. Best damn vehicle I've ever owned. Had 250k on it when I sold it to finish my 87 supra turbo I was restoring. Oh and that frame is definitely bent.

@willursh Год назад

It was in an accident, bed hit the cab pretty good. One day that’ll get addressed

@KenBober Год назад

@@willursh sorry it was my 19 years of collision work that made me see it. I love the truck. I will tell youyou will be better off doing a frame swap than repairing that frame. With 2 people and a lift and hoist you can have everything swapped over in a weekend. I just did a 2020 ram classic frame swap and it only took 2 days. Paid 42 hours. Sounds like a big job but it's actually very easy.

@Awsometurtle20 Год назад

Not me looking for that block off plate at the junkyard no wonder I figured it was rare

@Dankcatvacs Год назад

There's more room in the rear if you got in the passenger side.

@hbginc4553 4 месяца назад

What wheels are those? I’m looking at a light blue 97 Sonoma short bed single cab.

@paulh.7750 9 месяцев назад

What size tires are you running?

@jacobeldridge2814 Год назад

Love the video but do you have a video of a GMC Jimmy

@Frankie-fi8ks 9 месяцев назад

bro where did you find those headlights , i cant find clears like that

@rxtriad1099 Год назад

I had a 1992 GMC Sonoma a few years ago in AWFUL shape but I changed the oil and drove it probably 40000 miles while I had it as my first vehicle and NEVER serviced it and it never bogged or broke down a single time. I drove it across the state multiple times and I have no idea how it never gave out. They made some good trucks.

@catchnc4131 Месяц назад

Where did y’all get the headlights

@damilolaakanni Год назад

This truck looks pretty modded, especially the wheels. And that 4.3 is ancient, they used it till very recently in the Silverado (the Colorado has a more modern 3.6) and has already been replaced by a 2.7 turbo 4 cylinder engine that puts V8s and diesels to shame torque wise. I doubt that new engine is going to be reliable though.

@Dankcatvacs Год назад

3.6 is dump

@bwofficial1776 Год назад

That 4.3 is one of the best engines ever made. It just keeps going.

@wigletron2846 9 месяцев назад

The 4.3 is still used in work vans. It makes a lot more power now though.

@alphagaming7267 Год назад

U have the 96 GMC Sonoma sle 4x4 with same two tone green/silver color

@bendino9016 Год назад

my 1996 S10 LS 4WD is awesome.

@rogersmith4182 Год назад

1994 GMC sonoma bahama blue I love my little truck

@DiscGolfDom23 Год назад

Ford Maverick AND the Hyundai Santa Cruz!

@musicmusic6788 Год назад

My first vehicle was a 1997 GMC Sonoma SLS Sport..m I miss it

@paulthepainter2366 Год назад

My 95 S15 has 338,000 miles and still going

@presmasterflash7555 Год назад

Looks like someone put more than the rated load in that bed.

@ActionAdventureTwins Год назад

Like an s10 but more dirty. Bro them s10s are dirty but they don't got nothing on the sonoma. Interested on hearing what you got for us. I'm recalling this shit as we go. Speed my ass.

@ActionAdventureTwins Год назад

People try and low ride that shit and it gets real dirty then

@ActionAdventureTwins Год назад

Bro my shit low rided one day

@ActionAdventureTwins Год назад

Bro hit a railroad tie someone let fall off their truck I hit that thing going like 10 mph but that thing made the truck pop harder than any speed bump I ever ran going 90

@ActionAdventureTwins Год назад

I'm telling you it took a whole week for the front end to drop

@ActionAdventureTwins Год назад

Oh shoot we got a nemisis

@danielhaskamp Год назад

If you think that's bad you should try driving a cargo van

@masterchririus Год назад

OFC the belt will be worse if you sit the wrong way like that... lol

@blu3mang0s Год назад

Eww a k&n air filter. That engine must be dusted by now.

@samholdsworth420 Год назад

I still daily drive a 99 Chevy Blazer LT 4d 2wd w/posi and 3.42 gearing. 264k on the clock with it's 2nd transmission. Just passed California smog check 4 months ago still no SES light or stored codes (knock on 🪵) Heavy on the gas is my biggest complaint.....