Wednesday, November 18, 2020

March 1995 Issue -- Road & Track Magazine


In 1995, I bought a new Chevrolet S-10 extended-cab pickup.
I was working for GM and could get the company discount.
Also, at the time, GM had put out a new credit card with pretty generous points towards the purchase of a GM product.
I think I got several thousand dollars worth of points by the time I bought the S-10.
I wanted a dark purple color they had but couldn't find one at any of the local dealers.
So, I settled and bought a black one instead.
I chose the 4-cylinder version with a 5-speed manual.
I commuted in it for about a year.
With gentle driving, you could get about 27 MPG.

In that year, I had several problems (clutch rattle, dash lights going out, etc.).  The dealer near work was terrible.
Ended up going to one in Simi-valley just because of the better service.

I changed companies/jobs in 1996 and stopped driving the truck.  Several years later, I sold it to my gardener.
Overall, owning that truck was a bad experience & left a bad taste in my mouth...


Looks like an entertaining read...


Good looking car.
Poor quality & high repair costs...


Japanese tuners...







European tuners...




Six cars with 32-valve V8s...



Looks like the MB was the group's favorite...

A 540i with a 6-speed manual...

 

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