I'm at the end
#21
and you CAN count regular maintenance in the total of what you had to put into it. Last I checked, that stuff was not free... IE.. MONEY YOU HAVE PUT INTO IT.
#22
I like cheap junk thats why i buy them, some people like new cars and i like cheap junky ones, since i like cheap junky blazers i need to be on a site to help me fix my cheapnjunky blazers makes it easier for me to figure out the common failures of them.
#23
If you're a retired mechanic this thread is full of fail.
#25
My wife & I had our 1997 Blazer 4x4. It had issues but nothing we couldn't live with because it gave us good service. We were doing a lot of off-roading. We would find ourselves a 100 miles in the middle of nowhere with that Blazer & it was very dependable. It rode good & was really good off-road in the desert. It was getting close to 200,000 miles & we had a 98 GC 5.9 Limited Jeep with 130,000 miles on it. So we sold the Blazer & decided to use the Jeep. Well it was good for what we wanted but the gas mileage & the fact it required 91 octane, we decided to get another Blazer 4x4. I;m not sure after a very reputable shop that has done a lot of work for us over the years give it back to us that it will make it 500 miles up to Nevada to a place we own, so I can swap out the tires. In fact I'm taking the Ford I just bought so if it breaks down we can tow it back. So even if I put a new engine in it I will never trust it. I refuse to have a vehicle that I have to worry every time we drive it that something might break & we could be stranded on the side of a highway in the middle of the night 50 or 60 miles from anything. Nevada & Arizona have vast distances between towns.
From Yuma it is 80 miles to Quartzsite. The only thing between them is a Border Patrol Check station about halfway.
I have been out of the mechanic business for years. So I use these forums to get ideas were to look for issues. I will say again this is a great forum with a lot of good knowledgeable people. You guys have helped me a lot. I will hang around this forum to try & help others & pass on what you guys & owning two Blazers has taught me.
If you look up my posts here you will see I have tried to be a person that has tried to offer help to others.
The crazy thing is I like the Blazers but this one has not treated me right at all. I doubt I will ever buy or own another one. But I still own this 98.
From Yuma it is 80 miles to Quartzsite. The only thing between them is a Border Patrol Check station about halfway.
I have been out of the mechanic business for years. So I use these forums to get ideas were to look for issues. I will say again this is a great forum with a lot of good knowledgeable people. You guys have helped me a lot. I will hang around this forum to try & help others & pass on what you guys & owning two Blazers has taught me.
If you look up my posts here you will see I have tried to be a person that has tried to offer help to others.
The crazy thing is I like the Blazers but this one has not treated me right at all. I doubt I will ever buy or own another one. But I still own this 98.
Last edited by 4x4blazerguy; 02-14-2013 at 09:54 PM.
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