This vehicle was first owned by my grandfather when I was around six years old. I always joked about owning this truck and sure enough when I turned sixteen it came into my possession because my grandfather bought a newer and better truck for himself. This thing gets to Point A to Point B generally in once piece and has yet to fail me in terms of travel. As an attention magnet, however, is a completely different story.

I have owned my 2002 GMC Sonoma for four years now, and the previous owner had it for three years before me. It has 105,000 miles on it and I keep waiting for something to go wrong; however, I have never had to take it in for repairs. I have been good about scheduling oil changes and tire rotations and other preventative maintenance, but otherwise, I drive it a lot and have not experienced any mechanical issues. The truck is four door with nylon upholstery on the seats, which I personally really like as I find leather to be hot in the summer and cold in the winter. One of my favorite features is compass/navigation and outside thermometer that appears on the roof of the cab over the center console. It is something that I would not expect to find in a vehicle of 14 years, but I have found it to be reliable and extremely convenient to have. Another aspect that I really like about this particular truck is the relatively small size. It is a four door truck, but is much smaller than a lot of other pick up trucks, which makes it easy to park and maneuver while still offering the utility of a truck bed.

I've had this vehicle for almost 5 years. What I like most about it is that it is (mostly) still going strong, despite being nearly 20 years old and approaching 220,000 miles. My biggest gripe about it is how often things are breaking, but I'm not sure if this is a quality issue or just a hazard of having a vehicle that is so old.