What should i do

[LSx S10]

Alright, my cavalier is getting up there close to 200k miles and its just been going down the pooper lately..brake lines blowing, trans has some loud bearings in it and its making some funky noises, and a bunch of other stuff. So today my dad offered me his 95 s10. Has about 115k miles on it but it is in mint condition. Its a 4.3 tho, so it pretty much sucks fuel like its it job. whatcha think should i attempt to sell the shit box and drive the s10. or save up and just buy something else.

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[Bob Kazamakis]

buy a honda

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

well how much you drive? i would ditch the cavi either way, its a shit box.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

drive the s-10 still you can afford something else.

 

[LSx S10]

damn post whore...if i drive the s10 its getting an ls1 6spd before the end of the summer..its inevitable or an LQ4 i should say..

 

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What should i do

sleep always works

 

[Ron Vogel]

You could drive the S10, and chop up and recycle the metal from the cavi...probably worth at least $500...and you'll have the S10 to hual the scrap to the yard.

Or sell what you can from the cavi, or whole as a parts car. Use the money plus the S10 to put a down on something decent.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

damn post whore...if i drive the s10 its getting an ls1 6spd before the end of the summer..its inevitable or an LQ4 i should say..

now we're goin LS based? no LT1?

The 5.3 is a damn strong contender and dont actually suck all that much fuel.

or you could try a sy-ty setup on that 4.3... but twin turbo!

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

just stand out front of home depot and sell off that cavi... you could get a couple hundo cash...if you get my drift.

then try and find a Bean shell and do your 3500 hybrid swap.

 

[LSx S10]

sleep always works

k..

 

[LSx S10]

now we're goin LS based? no LT1?

The 5.3 is a damn strong contender and dont actually suck all that much fuel.

or you could try a sy-ty setup on that 4.3... but twin turbo!

hellz nah i wanted to do an lt1 cuz ls motors were still expensive..but now ive found them for under a grand. and yea with a proper tune i could probably pull 25mpg

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

3800 fiero?

 

[LSx S10]

3800 fiero?

that would be pretty sweet..maybe ill drive the s10 and continue saving..maybe find a clean fiero gt shell??

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I vote 3800 Bean Cavi or Fiero... hell 3800 s-10?

 

[LSx S10]

I vote 3800 Bean Cavi or Fiero... hell 3800 s-10?

theres an idea..could probably do it for pretty cheap too..but i want an LQ4... :/

 

[Dasfinc]

I'd say take the S-10, junk the cavi, tune up the S-10 the best you can *plugs/wires/etc* to get the most MPG out of it, and try and save up.

 

[Poopshinanigans]

The S-10 is straight up yours right? or do you have to give your pops some moola? Its probably going to take a lot of money to keep fixing the cavi, might as well spend that on gas for the s-10. Whats the final drive on the rear end? I cant find specs, so find out what the gearing is and lower it the engine has enough torque to handle that. It probably isnt OBDII so it might be hard to find a tuner.

 

[K0R3AN]

yea man. i'd def get rid of that cavi for sure. sounds like its more of a liability issue at this point. and might as well sell it off before you run into more problems. s10 sounds like a good idea too...

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

just run the s10 ans pick up your dream shell so we can drop a boosted 3400 or 3800 in it and get good gas mileage while were at it.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

oh i know! buy my gtp! i'll give you a friend discount.

 

[Poopshinanigans]

oh i know! buy my gtp! i'll give you a friend discount.

Got to love friends with Benefits!!!

 

[Dasfinc]

I got a civic Sedan thats reliable as a top and gets 35mpg that Kim may be willing to trade you for that truck :wink:

 

[LSx S10]

I got a civic Sedan thats reliable as a top and gets 35mpg that Kim may be willing to trade you for that truck :wink:

why in the hell would i ever do that. and i think ive decided L67 t56 for the s10. joel you still got some go fast 3800 goodies?

 

[DarkShadow]

s10 ftw, my uncles has almost 200k on it and can still chirp it going into 2nd with the auto lol

 

[Dasfinc]

why in the hell would i ever do that?

you were complaining about gas mileage, so I made an offer in case you'd be interested, don't get in a tizzy