Hey all,

I originally had this in another part of the forum, but maybe it's more appropriate here.

So, I may be getting a biased opinion, but I'm hoping for an honest one too! To be honest, I've always been more of a Ford guy myself, but my father-in-law has always been a Chevy guy and has me thinking about one.

I'm currently looking at a 96 4 door 4WD Blazer, and I was wondering if there's any issues I should be looking for or considering when looking at this vehicle. It's got A/C (needs a recharge), automatic trans, shifter on the floor for 4WD (i prefer this over the push button IMHO). Had slight difficulty getting it from 4Low into Neutral, but it did eventually go. Turn signals don't work but the hazard flashers do, so I'm going to guess it's a signal relay or the signal arm itself. There's about 225K km's, and I think the price is decent at $2000 Cdn.

Are these vehicles known for any problems I should be watching for?

Thanks for your input!

 

Welcome...

Careful on the double posting....

But check this link out

https://blazerforum.com/forum/showth...ghlight=quirks

 

Well going by that list it looks like it should be labelled "avoid at all costs". So... why do you still drive them?

 

Those are quirks, every vehicle has them, and after 10+ years they will start to show.... Don't expect a brand new car... for 2000CAD...

These are used vehicles with quirks that can be fixed

 

True enough. I'm not expecting perfection, I just don't want to inherit a crapload of problems down the road.

 

I would probably say they are a good car over all but they do have little quirks here and there like Wlorton said but then again even brand new cars have quirks.

 

It really comes down to how the previous owner(s) treated the vehicle. If they treated it well and kept up on routine and preventative maintenance, it may be a dream. If they treated it like crap, it could fall apart on the trip home after picking it up. But that is true for any used vehicle. It is 14+ years old!