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.

We bought it used from a friend. It needed a transmission when we bought it, so we got a good deal. My husband found another transmission for it and now it runs great. A lot better gas mileage than before. Runs smoothly, it's a V-6 so it has some power to it. Not a 4wheel drive, but it makes it up our friends driveway and most other vehicles cannot. The interior is in pretty good shape for being a classic. I think the color purple fits the profile of the truck: not too tough, yet tough enough.