I myself dont look at what i got into it verses what its worth. You could do that with any vehicle. You could get your nice rig as you say but sooner or later it will be a money pit too. I have 2 blazers and will keeper them both until im no longer here anymore.. Long story short cars and trucks will cost you money. They all do.
THERE IS NO POINT, this pile of american **** is just going to keep breaking and costing me money... i use to love the S-10/ZR2 trucks and blazers until i owned one... my family has all owned one and had decent luck but me... never again... i could have actually bought a nice rig for what ive spent in 3 months on this truck just keeping it on the road!
truck 2200
brakes+misc repairs 250
tires 500
stereo repair 300
transmission 2950
total: 6200
and probably another 1k to fix the electrical, A/C, rear brakes... that much money can buy you a great RIG!!!!
I hear ya. My 1999 Blazer takes much more attention than the 82 Prelude. Then again I ask much more of the Blazer than the Prelude. (The Prelude would not be the best rig for elk season!) However, if I had the money, I'd be tempted to get a 4-Runner but even a 10 y.o. example of one of those is over $10,000. For the time-being the Blazer is fitting my needs and is not breaking the bank. It was what I could afford when I got it about 10 years ago and for the foreseeable future will probably work reasonably well for me.
LOVE the Zr2.. How I would love to own one of those again. I had a 99 back in the day. Miss that truck. If I bought a new truck right now it would be the exact same truck!
09-02-2018, 08:04 AM
