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I bought my 94 Bravada for $400 out of a field. I needed something to tow my boat.
It has 244,444 miles I have since replaced: The front axle (It was missing when i bought it) 2 half shafts 2 replacement fenders. A/c bypass pulley Plugs and wires, cap and rotor rear wind deflector (rear wing from a blazer) 2 wiper blades new GMC grille because the Bravada grille blew Cat back exhaust remote hatch switch and radio bezel from junkyard windshield wiper motor (it was stolen by Gypsies) Needs to be replaced or installed: fuel filter Body Lift Tires Shackles Energy Suspension poly bushing kit (everything ft and rr) Fuel sender (Gas gage is dead) Brake pads replace gov lock spring (G-80-locker) Rocker panels (both) B&M Shift kit Hypertech chip Cold air kit This great little truck owes me nothing! I give him hugs every Thursday... It was bought to haul my boat. But I love it so much, I don't even mess with my boat anymore! |
My 88 was bought in '06 or '07 as my first car.
Not Necessarily in this order: Transverse Link Tie Rod Distributer Cap Distributer Rotor Ignition Coil Fuel Pump Fuel Filter Brake Drums Brake Calipers Brake Pads and Shoes 1 Set Of Tires Rear Driveshaft Front Driveshaft Rear Axle Front Axle Rear Axle (yes twice) No idea how many U-joints... A Few Exhaust Hangers New Chevy 358(still needs installed) Things I didn't need but got anyway 2 Pioneer 12s Cab Roof Lights 4 New Headlights Cherry Bomb Glasspacks New Paint courtesy of my mad skills lol. Couldn't tell ya how much Miles it has... I'll check tomorrow and get back to y'all. |
Bought ours in March 08: (87,000 miles Now: 152,000 miles)
Parts: Heater Core Idler Arm. Radiator distributor Plugs/Wires Cat/Muffler Service Items: Tires, oil & Filters, etc. |
Had the blazer since Aug 2009
Bought for it: Halo Headlights 150 Blacked out Turns (sent back) 30 Random New bulbs 30 Hood (junkyard crawl) 75 Brushguard 140 HIDs 40 Oil Changes 80 Fluids 60 Offroad Lights 30 Wiring for said lights 30 Paint, undercoating, VHT 30 Roof Rack Cross members, and speaker grilles 12 Brake pads all around 60 Tow Strap 20 LED flashlight for oil changes and fluid checks 4 New Console lid 5 Car washes $xx.x's Probably close to like 100 washing it, as I used to wash it more Grille 50 Radiator Support 150 Radiator 100 AC Condensor 50 headlight clips (x10) 5 Battery (free) Guy I bought it off of gave me his receipt and cleared check, walmart took it and gave me a brand new baby, lol Sand paper for clean up 10 Set of new headlights 30ish from Luis New windshield 215 (and the dumba55es messed up my weather stripping) New cowl on the windshield 5 Cowl hood bought for 450, sold for 250.... (:( ) And countless fill ups (which I have all the receipts and will when the new car gets here, put them in excel and have all my gas mileage logged... currently I think the average is something like 19.9mpg) Cost of Blazer initially 3995 Plates 315 + 110 a year Insurance roughly 25-75 a month (Dad pays it and takes it out of my checks not sure the exact amount) Totalled out for 5700, which all of has been into the blazer |
Bought my 95 Jimmy 4x4 in the first week of Feb 2009. It was wrecked in the front when I bought it so I got it for $600. Drove it home wrecked after replacing the water pump ($35 new) and radiator ($40 from pick a part) and hoses at the previous owner's house.
Once home I took two weeks and replaced: right and left fender (each $45 from pick a part) front bumper (I think $35 from pick a part) hood ($50 from pick a part) both upper ball joints $17 each new Both rear shocks $22 each new Both front sway bar bushing sets $6 new radiator core frame $35 from pick a part both headlight housings $15 pick a part New headlight bulbs door hinge bushings on both sides Then took it on a trip to NY two weeks later. While there, New Tires from Pepboys $70 each fan flew apart and had to replace the radiator again $113 new from autozone and replaced it in the parking lot Oil coolant lines that were damaged when the fan flew off (It was bitter cold winter so didn't replace the fan yet) EGR valve $75 new new plugs 1 lower ball joint And eventually the fuel pump. left side hub ($75 new on ebay) right side hub ($30 from pick a part) left side hub again because abs sensor ring warped and was rubbing the abs sensor ($30 from pick a part) Got home from NY to Texas. Both mirrors waiting at home for me (Yes drove a month and a half in NY with no side mirrors) Replaced the radiator fan (finally) the last lower ball joint and rereplaced that side's upper ball joint and that tire. front brake shoes Most of the relays in the engine fuel pressure regulator grille ($60 from pick a part) New Coil and plug wires New heater core hose control arm bushings for right side (I replaced myself) in the last six months right side brake caliper EGR valve again as the new one cracked at the base (used from pick a part this time) :icon_shrug: spider injector Still need driver door lock electrical plunger front bumper lower valance and a right front bumper that matches the color, or (better yet) a paint job as my clearcoat is pealing off. And since getting my new roadstar two weeks back, before inspection next year, a new windshield. A/C radiator core. Could use new rotors but not bad. It had 197,000 miles when I bought it. It flipped to 200K miles on the ride home from NY. As of right now it has 247K miles. And aside from this hesitation in 3rd gear it runs great. No overheating, starts right up, runs smooth. but I think I'm going to need to have the tranny rebuilt next year. But passes Tx emission test with flying colors. |
i bought mine in 4/05 with 36k on it
has 116k on it now and i dont even want to think about how much i have spent on it |
My 1997 LT 4X4 was bought by my mom in 2000 with ~34k miles. She owned it until 2008 with 177k miles when I took it off her hands (she was just going to junk it). While she owned it, the following was replaced:
AC compressor, Ball joints, Oil filter/cooler lines, Tires, oil, brakes, etc. Since I've owned it, and it now has ~200k, things I've replaced: Heater core, Fuel spider assembly, Passenger side mirror (it had an unfortunate incident with the garage door frame, thanks mom), Spare tire and hanger, (both were rusted more than I was confortable with), Section of rear brake line (rusted through and burst), Power mirror switch, Catalytic converter hollowed out, Starter, Upper radiator hose (burst while getting inspected of all times), Transmission serviced for excessive slippage, Ignition coil. Things it needs are: new suspension bushings, shocks, fuel sender (gauge hasn't worked for over 60k miles), half of the lights are out in the radio/ hvac controls, windshield, rear wiper motor is seized up, AC system is out of refrigerant, torsion bars are sagging, moreso on the drivers side, fuel lines and filler neck are pretty rusted, only a matter of time before they rust through, only one speaker works, probably needs oil pan gasket/main seals, I'm afraid to flush the coolant because it'll probably start leaking everywhere. Overall, I've probably only spent 1000 bucks in parts and I've done just about all the work myself. A lot of the things I replaced were bad/going bad when I got it. The only thing I didn't do was the transmission service because the guy had to take apart the valvebody to fix it. Since I paid nothing for it, I figure its worth it to keep on the road. |
97 Lt rwd
My grandmother bought it brand new in '97, shortly after a reck in my moms old pathfinder, the insurance company totalled it out and gave us a check, being it was the other drivers fault. We've had it for about 9 or 10 years now because i was in elementry school still and i'ma seinor now.
currently at 105k miles, vfew trips through georgia and once up to virginia it's only broken 100k when i got it Replacements: 2 4L60E rebuilds (over drive, Cruise control on seperate) Tires, 60 series stock dimensions Drum brake remachined, front break pads, Break Calipers Door speakers, Dash Speakers Spare tire holder (it just fell off along with the spare? lol) Tail light bulbs Rear Hatch, full replacement, along with rear bumper (insurance paid) Hood liner Blazer lettering on the doors, styled Rear View mirrors (ones faded and ones the original) A/c and heaters once or twice, including the compressor Fluids (all synthetic) Alpine/kenwood Head Unit (new and old) Dynomax Exhaust Break Master Cylindar Oil Cooler Entire Assembly Battery Dome Light Belts Removal of the roof rack mostly hand washed all oil changes, belt changes, everything except the tranny and the hatch was done in my driveway Theirs proboably more but i don't remember All in all it proboably cost about triple the value of the truck, but it's still dependable, starts instantly, No real engine problems, it's considered a lemon. *edit* Sorry about the bad typing my left shoulder is bleeding for some unapparent reason |
1994 S15 jimmy SLE 4WD. I purchased mine new in 94. 160,000 miles. Since I have owned it:
3 sets of ball joints(my jimmy eats them) New front end bushings at 50,000 miles.(It would not hold an alignment). 1 Set of torsion keys(dropped the front end 2") 3 Idler arms 1 Pitman arm 2 Heater cores 1 Radiator 1 Spider Assy. 1 Rear hatch window(defogger went bad) 1 set of vette rims. 3 sets of tires. 1 timing chain 1 Reman. distributor Radio and speaker upgrade I had it painted 4years ago. It is being repainted because there were some paiint prep issues. While it is in the shop, I am installing a 2" cowl induction hood. 1 Small block V8(future mod). |
I bought my 94 s10 blazer in 09 with 134,000 and here comes the list
2 new distributors 1 transmission rebuild new motor mounts and transmision mount torsion bar mounts gas tank , filler neck, and sending unit 2 fuel pumps , spider inj 1 pitman arm 5 or 6 idler arms 4 tie rod ends inner and outer 3 sets of upper and lower ball joints ( finally got some good ones ) 1 fan clutch 1 idler pully 1 tensioner pulley 2 serpentine belts 3 starters ( they dont seem to do well under water ) go figure . 4 new wheel bearings ( Two times in the front ) probably 6 fuel filters 3 inch body lift + 2 1/2 inch wheel spacers 1 pilar mounted triple gauge pod 4 new tires (goodyear wrangler) All new brakes master cylinder , rotors , drums , pads , lines , everything . 2 new vehicle speed sencors , map sencor , iac sensor 1 new back window 2 sets of camaro wheels I still need front cab mounts and thats about it . |
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