Faults:

Clutch and pressure plate at 148,000 and 300,000 miles.

Along the way three water pumps, two set of glow plugs, injection pump and new injectors at 300,000 miles, three rebuilt starters.

Other than routine maintenance, that's it.

General Comments:

The truck was a long bed two door regular cab High Sierra trim, color headliner, color floor mat and color coordinated seat. 2.2 Isuzu diesel, air conditioning, 5 speed manual, power steering and brakes. AM/FM stereo. Chrome bumpers and mirrors. Ralley wheels. Up to 48 mph on highway running 60 to 70mph. Around 30mpg in town.

At 305111 miles the truck was in an accident, hit in the passenger front wheel, which cracked the frame and broke the back of the block near where the bell housing bolts up. The truck was slow on takeoff but managed a highway speed without difficulty. Commuted 60 miles a day for work and the truck was used on my poultry farm.

Faults:

Where to start.

1. I was driving down the highway when the rotor cracked, damaging the distributor cap at the same time.

2. The fuel pump went out.

3. The oxygen sensor went out.

4. The outside door handle (driver side) broke.

5. The transmission leaks.

6. The radiator leaks.

7. The power steering fluid leaks.

8. The brake fluid leaks.

9. The master cylinder went out.

General Comments:

This truck is slow, it takes a quarter mile to get up to 60mph.

It gets roughly 6-7 miles to a gallon of gas.

Faults:

GM really likes to make it inconvenient to work on your own vehicle. Oil and spark plug changes difficult to do even for mechanics. Head gaskets blew twice. Seats are lousy, weak and of the poorest quality I have ever seen in a vehicle.

Let's talk about rust bucket, two years after it rolled off the line there was surface bubbles of rust forming on the front fenders and rear bumper. Replaced several switches and knobs that either the chrome peeled off or broke. Never buy a 2.8 L with a manual transmission in the mountains.

General Comments:

Fairly reliable and good four wheel drive beater eventually.

Faults:

The ignition went out once when I first got it, but a 15$ repair fixed that problem.

General Comments:

It's a great truck, I've had it for 3 years and I've never had a lick of trouble from her. I'd never let her go, when I first got her I left her alone. Then I souped it up and shes still doing wonders for me. The engine, and trannie are still stock and let me tell you. There unbreakable. Engine gives decent power, can cruise easily enough around 70 on the highway. The MPG isn't anything to write home about, but its not bad.