I would bet money there was some shenanigans behind that stunt. Like someone pulling the abs fuse to give it a negative review or some test driver off camera the day prior pulling it to do better burnouts ect and forgetting to put it back.
@@92nbush it was probably just a fault in the system. That generation had a 3 channel kelsey-hayes system; if it doesn't get a signal it deactivated the entire system. That's why the truck locked up.
1:34 I like how the guy props his foot up on the step to make sure we notice the truck has it. I used to work at a place that used S10s with the large V6 a lot - fun vehicles. Hopefully the Maverick marks the return of the compact truck.
I drove my single cab 1998 S=10 till around 2018. With 276,000 miles on it the only reason I had to get rid of it was because the clutch assembly was totally worn out and dealership said GM did not make replacement parts for it anymore !
They ran lease specials on the 4 cylinder,2wd back around then for $100 a month with gm discount. Every 18 year old kid in Detroit metro area was sporting one
Back in the 80s, my brother and I sat in the jump seats in the back of a Ford Ranger at a car show. Even as 7 and 12 year olds, those things were a puny joke.
You still have to consider that this was a 4WD extended cab truck with a V6. The 2WD, regular cab version with the 4 cylinder would have been closer to $12k, which is around $23k in today's money.
And that's with ABS. They might want to take that one back to the dealer and have them look it over. I remember stopping like that in a pickup. But that was on a wet road with an older truck with traditional brakes.
I had a '95 4x4 with the 4.3 and it was a really good truck. I bought it with about 60,000 miles and owned it for 9 years and sold it with almost 220,000. Good, dependable truck.
The year after this, Ford came out with second doors on _BOTH_ sides of their SuperCab models, on both the Rangers and F-Series! I miss my '98 Ranger... Those were the days!
Gm needs to bring these back. I had a 2000 reg cab 2wd, 5 speed. No power at all but good, reliable little truck. Only problem I ever had was the fuel pump going out.
These were all pretty rotted out by 8-10 years old and failed NY inspections for frame damage by 12-14 years. I only see really nice ones in summer or very rotten ones lingering
we can all relate to this, we have all had an extended cab S-10's. Mine was poop brown with the weak 4cyl. They can be really fun but not the config i had.
@@rogerpitre8663my company had 2 of those in our fleet shop as delivery hotshots. Ours were 4x4, but in 2 wheel drive they were notorious burnout trucks. Our porters used to get in trouble for smoking the tires.
@@punemax Never mind, I read "crew cab" and my mind thought extended cab lol.. Yeah I think you're right, I've actually only seen a few in my life as well. One was a ZR2 model a coworker had back around 2005. They do look awfully nice with a lift and some all terrains..
Had a 94 with the 2.2 4 cylinder bought new. The engine had to be changed at 8,000 miles. Bad valve ticking and grew louder over time. New engine same thing. Bought a New 96 Ranger.
I don't miss these. They rotted away. The 4x4 and ac always broke. If it was a 4.3l 4x4 you could barely work on it. The interiors fell apart and the windows would guarantee to stop working. They were good to about 120k miles then they lost all go and just started falling apart.
I had a 98 regular cab, 2.2l 5-speed with the ZQ8 suspension (Extreme without the ground effects). Any time I had a panic stop the ABS quit working only in that moment just like this test truck. Dealers never could sort it. EVERY electronic component failed at least once or twice along the way… I replaced it with a B2300 (Mazda version of Ranger) and had 10 completely trouble free years. My last GM, ever.
I had to buy a small pick-up on short notice in July of 1997 - took a new job and lost my company-issue Taurus! I spent a few days trying out short box - regular cab versions of Ranger’s, S-10’s, Dakota’s, and even the little Nissan from that era. I remember the S-10 feeling way too car-like, while the Ranger felt most like a “truck” to me, so that is the route I went. Drove that little Ranger for twenty years and then gave it to my niece to be her first vehicle in high school. She grew up, went to college, and got a “big girl job” and then sold the Ranger to her folk’s next door neighbor! It is still on the road today and I even get to see it sometimes when I visit my sister-in-law up in Fort Worth! Bought another new Ranger in 2009 and that truck is sitting pretty in my garage with under 40k on the odometer and all waxed up for Saturday afternoon drives in the country……..🛻
They should’ve retested the braking test with a different truck or had the ABS brake module checked. That was awful. This seemed worst than any vehicle without any type of ABS. Also that 150 ft stop 60-0 would be long even by the standards of the day with a compact truck.
My first vehicle was a 1997 GMC Sonoma. I can't remember if it was a three door or not, but I remember at least one jump seat in the back. I got the truck in 2003.
The blue truck featured in this video is 2WD, not 4WD. It also features the ZQ8 handling package. It has coil springs in the front, not torsion bars. Those are only on the 4WD models.
It was. Which is why these are rare to seem on the road now. Not because they’re all dead or rusted out, they weren’t huge sellers even when new. You’ll see reg cab 2wd models more often because those were like $90-120/month with lease specials and bonus finance deals in the 90s
No, it actually is three doors only. Previous extended cabs were two door models where the back of the cab was accessed like a sports coupe by flopping the front seats forward and crawling between the seat and B-pillar. This optional third door was kind of a big deal. In fact, I don't think GM ever offered a four door version of the extended cab S-10 in the US. A few years after this episode was filmed GM would finally make a four normal doors crew cab S-10, but never an extended cab with two clamshell doors. That was saved for their next generation small truck, called Colorado.
As a proud sonoma (s-10) owner of 20 years I can tell you the brakes are trash. ABS turning on for no reason, poor stopping power, insane brake fade, and general unpredictability. Yes the brakes were well maintained, doesn't matter. If you drive these things hard, like when i was in high-school, you will be replacing front brakes every 10-15k. I have has a focus st as a daily since 2015 and the brakes look brand new after 60k.
GM only used 4 wheel disc brakes on more expensive products. While GM did have standard ABS on most of its vehicles at the time, which was a nice touch, they also tended to cheap out and use rear drums in many cases. This truck would’ve greatly benefited from 4 wheel disc brakes.
@@briantorres7339 The s-10 blazers also had 2 piston front disks. Fun fact, chevy switched their full size trucks back to drums for a few years in the mid 2000's. The reason given to me was they had a huge surplus.
Super expensive for this class of truck. The V6 Tacoma was right around this price and could literally go a million miles without any major repairs. Ford Rangers were significantly cheaper when equipped similarly. However, the styling of these and the GMC Sonoma was a big deal then. It was kind of a retro modern thing and most people found it attractive.
I would bet money there was some shenanigans behind that stunt. Like someone pulling the abs fuse to give it a negative review or some test driver off camera the day prior pulling it to do better burnouts ect and forgetting to put it back. They definitely should of redone that test after getting it checked out even if it was somehow a fluke one time mechanical failure
The only reason real small trucks went away was because it became so much easier to get financing. Why make small cheap utilitarian trucks for people on a budget when people with no money are allowed to pay over MSRP for factory luxury brodozers and have loans that are underwater before they drive off the lot.
Easily the worst pick up truck ever made. Ugly, unreliable, poorly made, underpowered turds. The 2.2 was garbage and the 4.3 was even worse. Gas mileage of a big block power of a lawn mower. They were also an absolute nightmare to work on. Im glad all of these turds are long. Havent seen one on the road in years. GM doesnt make any good vehicles but these were the worst.
I miss this era so much. I remember when these were everywhere.
Wow; what a surprise on the Braking Test! I didn't even realize that there are some tense moments like that!
Yes! Of all the Retro Review videos I watched, this was by far the scariest braking test.
@@chelli95Yeah! I was like, "Oh, cupcakes!" I thought the crew would've moved far back and be completely out of the Dragway!
That is the most entertaining thing I’ve ever seen on motorweek.
Yeah, I was loling at that.
@@GeforcepatSame. It was so out of left field that I couldn't help but burst out in laughter
That brake test failure was a first for me. Never seen a vehicle nearly crash on that test haha 😂
I would bet money there was some shenanigans behind that stunt. Like someone pulling the abs fuse to give it a negative review or some test driver off camera the day prior pulling it to do better burnouts ect and forgetting to put it back.
@@92nbushABS All That's Gone 🎉
The fact that they kept it in there an not edited it or did a retake but let's show what really happened 😂
@@92nbush it was probably just a fault in the system. That generation had a 3 channel kelsey-hayes system; if it doesn't get a signal it deactivated the entire system. That's why the truck locked up.
@@92nbush It's 90s GM, man. They did shit like that on the regular.
It hurts my feelings that this is considered a retro review. Feels like yesterday.
1:34 I like how the guy props his foot up on the step to make sure we notice the truck has it. I used to work at a place that used S10s with the large V6 a lot - fun vehicles. Hopefully the Maverick marks the return of the compact truck.
I wish they made trucks like this still. I grew up to see everything I wanted from my childhood become unobtainium.
You could still find them. A lot of single cabs still driving around but I often see the extended cabs in junkyards.
@@iassosa9200 I just saw one of these today parked on a street in the suburbs.
I drove my single cab 1998 S=10 till around 2018. With 276,000 miles on it the only reason I had to get rid of it was because the clutch assembly was totally worn out and dealership said GM did not make replacement parts for it anymore !
Basically a S-10 pickup lil brother. That 4.3L V6 is still one of the most reliable V6 engines from GM other than the 3.8L
They ran lease specials on the 4 cylinder,2wd back around then for $100 a month with gm discount. Every 18 year old kid in Detroit metro area was sporting one
They were highly prized at my high school in rural north Alabama in the mid-nineties.
Furio checking out the jump seat did it for me😂😂😂
Back in the 80s, my brother and I sat in the jump seats in the back of a Ford Ranger at a car show. Even as 7 and 12 year olds, those things were a puny joke.
I didn't realize these were so expensive back then. The Ford Maverick gives you a crew cab for similar $ in 2024 that's pretty impressive.
You still have to consider that this was a 4WD extended cab truck with a V6. The 2WD, regular cab version with the 4 cylinder would have been closer to $12k, which is around $23k in today's money.
Ecoboost junk
Maverick isn't a truck. It's Ford's Honda Ridgeline
Wow the braking test was nearly a show stopper. 😂😂😂. Wow... Surprised that doesn't happen more often though. Glad it doesn't.
And that's with ABS. They might want to take that one back to the dealer and have them look it over.
I remember stopping like that in a pickup. But that was on a wet road with an older truck with traditional brakes.
He said in the video they did just that- took it to the dealer to check it @@carlasghost656
That’s intense
😂😂😂 That was awesome
@@Wheelman1966 Braking 60-0 is 150 ft 😂😂😂😂😂
I had a '95 4x4 with the 4.3 and it was a really good truck. I bought it with about 60,000 miles and owned it for 9 years and sold it with almost 220,000. Good, dependable truck.
2:13 Brought back memories of the time I did that in 1978 Cutalss Supreme lol,
ah S-10 were great little trucks. i miss them.
The year after this, Ford came out with second doors on _BOTH_ sides of their SuperCab models, on both the Rangers and F-Series! I miss my '98 Ranger... Those were the days!
I love my '99 Ranger 4 door 4x4. I've had it since 2005. Great truck, very well thought out and handy.
If they still made these I'd buy one today.
Would you pay nearly $46K for it? That’s the inflation-adjusted value of that $24,212.
@@settledontheprairie5524 good point
Gm needs to bring these back. I had a 2000 reg cab 2wd, 5 speed. No power at all but good, reliable little truck. Only problem I ever had was the fuel pump going out.
Nice pro-lock brakes.
Man this video makes me miss my high school truck 00 Sonoma extended cab 2.2
Oh my! Glad nobody got hurt!
I still see these on the road today.
And they still look good, that body style has aged very well.
If anything they seem to be becoming more common. People are pulling them out of junkyards to revive them as they become more collectible
And still see them everywhere. Like A Rock!
Few and far between around here. Rust got ‘em.
I saw one just this morning at the dog park. The driver left her Jeep at home and is driving this in the snow instead.
@@avlisk - Better choice for sure. I saw a Sonoma earlier this week…first time I’ve seen an S of this vintage in a good while.
These were all pretty rotted out by 8-10 years old and failed NY inspections for frame damage by 12-14 years. I only see really nice ones in summer or very rotten ones lingering
I miss those like a rock ads
Pickups changed a lot since this video, not always for the better. I miss simple, easy to live with little trucks. It’s why I drive an old Ranger.
The GMC-S15 & Chevy-S10 saved GM in the small truck market. These were great small trucks.
So was the Blazer and Jimmy in the Exploder SUV market segment
we can all relate to this, we have all had an extended cab S-10's. Mine was poop brown with the weak 4cyl. They can be really fun but not the config i had.
Mine was red but I can totally agree that those back seats were not safe lol
I miss the 4-cylinder in my S10 since it was so gas efficient. Going to a V6 almost feels like a mistake lol
I had a first year (94) RCLB 2wd. It had the 4.3L, and auto transmission. Loved that little truck.
@@rogerpitre8663my company had 2 of those in our fleet shop as delivery hotshots. Ours were 4x4, but in 2 wheel drive they were notorious burnout trucks. Our porters used to get in trouble for smoking the tires.
Loved my '03 Sonoma!
I always wanted a crew cab s10 but they are so damn rare.
I don't think they're that rare..
@@TTime685 you never see them here in Texas. Maybe I’ve seen 3 since they were new.
@@punemax Never mind, I read "crew cab" and my mind thought extended cab lol.. Yeah I think you're right, I've actually only seen a few in my life as well. One was a ZR2 model a coworker had back around 2005. They do look awfully nice with a lift and some all terrains..
Holy crap I was not expecting that catastrophic failure at 2:13 😳 Geez.
"Almost killed 20 law officers, driving through peoples backyards, knocking down mailboxes" Beaufort T Justice
Had a 94 with the 2.2 4 cylinder bought new. The engine had to be changed at 8,000 miles. Bad valve ticking and grew louder over time. New engine same thing. Bought a New 96 Ranger.
That's weird. I had one and it still ran like new with 145k miles. The automatic, on the other hand, was slipping badly.
@chriswright2250 How was the Ranger? I’m guessing much better.
@@2H2521 Great, I'm on my 2nd 2011 135,000 miles no issues. I wish Ford would make that truck again .
Surprised they messed up and said it was 4x4 cause its a 2wd
The break test has me rolling! 😂
That might have the scariest brake testing I've ever seen in my life. What the heck Chevy?
@rileyturner7590 Yeah, that was awful!
2:13 RIP cones lmfao ❤❤❤😂😂😂😂 imagine if there was snow on the ground hahahahahaha
I had a 2002 S10 with that 3rd door, was no time the plastic handle broke
I don't miss these. They rotted away. The 4x4 and ac always broke. If it was a 4.3l 4x4 you could barely work on it. The interiors fell apart and the windows would guarantee to stop working. They were good to about 120k miles then they lost all go and just started falling apart.
Still DD'n a 98 2.2!
Lawdy that brake test!
Craig, this S10 has 4 wheel abs. So don’t worry about that threshold braking BS, just romp on the petal and let the ABS do its thing…
2:17 Look outttt that was dangerous but fun for 97 S10 stepside truck test drive
The braking 💀💀💀
I had a 98 regular cab, 2.2l 5-speed with the ZQ8 suspension (Extreme without the ground effects). Any time I had a panic stop the ABS quit working only in that moment just like this test truck. Dealers never could sort it. EVERY electronic component failed at least once or twice along the way…
I replaced it with a B2300 (Mazda version of Ranger) and had 10 completely trouble free years. My last GM, ever.
Those S10/Blazer are easily the most dependable small trucks of that era, I still see them everywhere.
Code brown on the brake test. What use is an ABS saftey system if it doesnt even work when you need it? True 90s GM!
This was the scariest brake test I’ve ever seen on ANY Motorweek road test! I bet that’ll get a lot of replays. Yikes!
I had to buy a small pick-up on short notice in July of 1997 - took a new job and lost my company-issue Taurus! I spent a few days trying out short box - regular cab versions of Ranger’s, S-10’s, Dakota’s, and even the little Nissan from that era. I remember the S-10 feeling way too car-like, while the Ranger felt most like a “truck” to me, so that is the route I went.
Drove that little Ranger for twenty years and then gave it to my niece to be her first vehicle in high school. She grew up, went to college, and got a “big girl job” and then sold the Ranger to her folk’s next door neighbor! It is still on the road today and I even get to see it sometimes when I visit my sister-in-law up in Fort Worth!
Bought another new Ranger in 2009 and that truck is sitting pretty in my garage with under 40k on the odometer and all waxed up for Saturday afternoon drives in the country……..🛻
Mini trucks were great. Had used s10 and rangers. Liked rangers for work and s10 for commuting to work
small ball saga 😅 ... thanks for sharing
They should’ve retested the braking test with a different truck or had the ABS brake module checked. That was awful. This seemed worst than any vehicle without any type of ABS. Also that 150 ft stop 60-0 would be long even by the standards of the day with a compact truck.
They had three normal tests and it failed after that.
Trucks back then weren't known for cat like grip. A 1990s S10 = 1980s suspension and tires
Are these powered by the cheap Delco-Moraine mechanical ABS?
My first vehicle was a 1997 GMC Sonoma. I can't remember if it was a three door or not, but I remember at least one jump seat in the back. I got the truck in 2003.
Pleasant sounding video…truck tries to murder you…pleasant video…
I would like a sound track of MW 80s and 90s reviews. 😊
2:12 Woah Whoa Whoa!
Never seen before a braking issue on motorweek was a issue with the not working ABS?
lol the most dangerous braking test ever in motorweeks history
Shocking moment at 2:11 during the braking test as the Chevrolet S10 loses control under hard braking!!!
Wow that brake test!
Bring back AFFORDABLE compact pickups!
Maverick
@@roddydykes7053 the dealerships marked those up sky high too.
2:11 is wild LOL
The blue truck featured in this video is 2WD, not 4WD. It also features the ZQ8 handling package.
It has coil springs in the front, not torsion bars. Those are only on the 4WD models.
I worked on a later 3 door I didnt know they exsisted I was like huh.
the first truck is a 4wd but pretty sure the road test one is not
I was gonna say, that’s the most 2wd looking 4wd
These were nice little trucks but gotta admit I haven't seen one on the road in a while
My grandpa had a silver one.
2:12 Failed Brake Test! 🥶
I love seeing these little stepsides. The tail lights being so close together makes them look comically small
Barbie Bumper Truck!
what was it on the brake test... lol imagine that in a wet or snowing way...
Damn, 24 grand seems kinda steep for 1997!
It was. Which is why these are rare to seem on the road now. Not because they’re all dead or rusted out, they weren’t huge sellers even when new. You’ll see reg cab 2wd models more often because those were like $90-120/month with lease specials and bonus finance deals in the 90s
about 46k today, so definitely way too expensive for its weak hauling capabilities.
I had one of these and dropped a Grand national engine in it 6cyl turbo charger ran high elevens on the quarter mile
Sure you did
Just imagine having the abs screwing up and it causing you to hit someone try explaining that to the cop they never believe it wasn’t your fault.
2:12 😮
Rumour has it it’s still burning out rear tyres
Whoaaaaa 😮
Я не понял, а с правой стороны у него нет этой маленькой створки?
No, it actually is three doors only. Previous extended cabs were two door models where the back of the cab was accessed like a sports coupe by flopping the front seats forward and crawling between the seat and B-pillar. This optional third door was kind of a big deal. In fact, I don't think GM ever offered a four door version of the extended cab S-10 in the US. A few years after this episode was filmed GM would finally make a four normal doors crew cab S-10, but never an extended cab with two clamshell doors. That was saved for their next generation small truck, called Colorado.
That ABS failure has be giggling so much
Truck probably has a permanent brown stain on the drivers seat after that occurrence.
Some of the most dangerous GM vehicles of all time
Legit lol'ed at the braking test 😂
As a proud sonoma (s-10) owner of 20 years I can tell you the brakes are trash. ABS turning on for no reason, poor stopping power, insane brake fade, and general unpredictability. Yes the brakes were well maintained, doesn't matter. If you drive these things hard, like when i was in high-school, you will be replacing front brakes every 10-15k. I have has a focus st as a daily since 2015 and the brakes look brand new after 60k.
GM only used 4 wheel disc brakes on more expensive products. While GM did have standard ABS on most of its vehicles at the time, which was a nice touch, they also tended to cheap out and use rear drums in many cases. This truck would’ve greatly benefited from 4 wheel disc brakes.
@@briantorres7339 The s-10 blazers also had 2 piston front disks. Fun fact, chevy switched their full size trucks back to drums for a few years in the mid 2000's. The reason given to me was they had a huge surplus.
Looks dangerous
classic GM product having issues whats new
You reviewed a 2wd model.😂🤦🏻♂️Only 4x4s have torsion bars. 2wd models use the G body front suspension designed in 1979.
somehow it got 2.6 second slower 0-60 than the 1994 model.
Super expensive for this class of truck. The V6 Tacoma was right around this price and could literally go a million miles without any major repairs. Ford Rangers were significantly cheaper when equipped similarly. However, the styling of these and the GMC Sonoma was a big deal then. It was kind of a retro modern thing and most people found it attractive.
If you ain't got any kids anymore get rid of them damn seats. 40 pound drop for both.
ABS on any trucks of that era was suspicious at best… they really didn’t get it right in that era. 1st gen explorer ABS is a freaking joke.
Am I the only one that noticed that is not a 4WD?
Back when 2wd trucks didn't cost $50k
I would bet money there was some shenanigans behind that stunt. Like someone pulling the abs fuse to give it a negative review or some test driver off camera the day prior pulling it to do better burnouts ect and forgetting to put it back. They definitely should of redone that test after getting it checked out even if it was somehow a fluke one time mechanical failure
The only reason real small trucks went away was because it became so much easier to get financing. Why make small cheap utilitarian trucks for people on a budget when people with no money are allowed to pay over MSRP for factory luxury brodozers and have loans that are underwater before they drive off the lot.
The truck shown here is NOT a 4x4,the wheels are wrong for a 4x4.What's the deal Motor Week??
😂😂
These vehicles were junk...
The Isuzu 4 cyl were but the 4.3 were pretty good.
I am a Chevy guy but the Ranger is 3x the truck...
25 k for an s10 in 97? thats a bunch of bread..these trucks werent worth it then and the new ones 40+
Yeah a loaded T-100 SR5 was 28k that included a 25% CHICKEN TAX
God I miss small pickups. Thanks Obama for ruining it.
Easily the worst pick up truck ever made. Ugly, unreliable, poorly made, underpowered turds. The 2.2 was garbage and the 4.3 was even worse. Gas mileage of a big block power of a lawn mower. They were also an absolute nightmare to work on. Im glad all of these turds are long. Havent seen one on the road in years. GM doesnt make any good vehicles but these were the worst.
The Equinox with the 3.6 is a nightmare.
Junk
And this year (2024), Toyota did away with the rear doors. 🤦♂️