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Old 05-29-2012, 03:41 AM
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Well, I used to own two Chevy Blazers. They were some of the toughest running machines I've ever owned, but even a terrible driver and a traffic light can tear them up. This is what happened yesterday (5/28/12) to my 1996 Blazer. (By the way, the engine was still running and "Ready to go again" as stated by by brother who wrecked it.)



(Note: That bottle by the Front Driverside wheel was still cold and was in the cupholder at the time of the initial impact.












 
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Old 05-29-2012, 09:23 PM
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Dang that looked like quite a wreck! Glad everyone is okay! And Chevy ftw! The thing was still running haha.
 
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Old 05-29-2012, 11:21 PM
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Glad everyone is ok and yeah they are tough trucks, my 94 kept on going after a head on with a grand marquis and putting the rear bumper of a camry in the back seat after the guy stopped in the highway in front of me a few months after, I junked it because I didn't have the cash to fix it again.
 
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yea...at least you guys are alright!
 
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Old 06-01-2012, 09:13 PM
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That sucks glad everyone was ok though.

That's a Chevy for you it just keeps on running

That actually doesn't look like it would be all that bad to fix either how fast was he going?
 
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Old 06-01-2012, 09:25 PM
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That sucks glad everyone was ok though.

That's a Chevy for you it just keeps on running

That actually doesn't look like it would be all that bad to fix either how fast was he going?

well with that impact the frame possibly suffered a bit . (cracked or bent)

glad every ones alright tho .. shame to let her go
I dont know what id do if my truck ever got wrecked
 
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Old 06-03-2012, 10:26 PM
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Yeah i figure the frame is probably kinked up on the passenger side or something
I dunno what I would do either if that ever happened to me.
 
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Old 06-04-2012, 01:12 PM
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My brothers alright, aside from a little bit of restricted movement from one of his shoulders and the obvious bruise from the seat belt (Nasty btw). The frame IMO, is bent. Tie rods are bent (or worse, the passenger wheel's frame that connects to the main frame via the Ball Joints (A-Frame?) is bent). By the way 84BlazerS10, The passenger side door was a pain to open because of that quarter panel getting kinked up, so your deductions are correct xD. I can guarantee that it is totaled, but in any case, it can be repaired with a little bit of extra $$.

Thankfully, we still have another blazer with hopes of purchasing another 1997 as soon as the insurance takes a look at the vehicle.
 
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(By the way, the engine was still running and "Ready to go again" as stated by by brother who wrecked it.
Nice!

Glad to hear your OK
 
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Old 06-04-2012, 11:21 PM
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Yeah for sure the car would be considered totaled but is still fixable but glad to hear your still going to be driving another blazer
 


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