Would you trust your blazer on a 1,000 mile trip?
I sure would trust the Blazer, it hasn't given me any reason not to. It could use a new MAF sensor so it stops throwing a code however.
Other than that I haven't had to worry about a thing in the nearly 3 years I've owned it. It's a loving relationship. lol
Other than that I haven't had to worry about a thing in the nearly 3 years I've owned it. It's a loving relationship. lol
Sad thing is, only thing that ever went out on my Ford was the alternator(it was 20 years old) and the egr valve.
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Joined: Dec 2010
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Here's my change, I would absolutely trust a blazer on a 1k trip. Past experience has never let me down even when it should have. Case in point: my dads '89 s-15 gypsy with 350k on the clock. We took a trip from florida to pa. with an empty trailer. Got to pa and picked up a motorcycle. Went to ohio and cleaned out most of a storage unit. When all was said and done, the trailer leaf springs were completely flat instead of arched and the truck was so overloaded the rear axle partially crushed the exhaust pipe! THEN we come back to florida we were ~50 miles from home and the trailer slung its tread off! thankfully the balloon held and I was able to drive 20 miles out of my way to find a tire shop that would switch tires for me. The old Gypsy girl didnt even complain the whole trip.
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Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Reading, PA
Btw fastforward, here is a whole list for ya.
HONDA - Horsepower Option Never Did Appear
DODGE - Drips Oil, Drops Grease Everywhere
JEEP - Just Eats Every Part
PORSCHE - Proof Of Rich Spoiled Children Having Everything
FIAT - Fix It Again Tony!
FIAT - Feeble Italians Attempting Transportation
CHEVROLET - Car Has Excessive Valve Rattle On Long Extended Trips
CHEVROLET - Cheap Heap, Every Valve Rattles, Oil Leaks Every Time
SAAB - Swedish Automobile, Always Broken
GMC - Garage Man's Companion
BMW - Big Money Waste
BMW - Break my Window
TOYOTA - The One You Ought To Avoid
BUICK - Butt Ugly Idiotic Crap Kicker
PONTIAC - Poor Old Nut Thinks Its A Cadillac
OLDSMOBILE - Old Ladies Driving Slow Make Others Behind Infuriatingly Late Everyday
ACURA - Asia's Curse Upon Rural America
HYUNDAI - Hope You Understand, Nothing's Driveable And Inexpensive
MOPAR - My Only Problems Are Repairs
PLYMOUTH - Please Leave Your Money Out Under The Hood
FORD - Found On Road Dead
FORD - Fix Or Repair Daily
HONDA - Horsepower Option Never Did Appear
DODGE - Drips Oil, Drops Grease Everywhere
JEEP - Just Eats Every Part
PORSCHE - Proof Of Rich Spoiled Children Having Everything
FIAT - Fix It Again Tony!
FIAT - Feeble Italians Attempting Transportation
CHEVROLET - Car Has Excessive Valve Rattle On Long Extended Trips
CHEVROLET - Cheap Heap, Every Valve Rattles, Oil Leaks Every Time
SAAB - Swedish Automobile, Always Broken
GMC - Garage Man's Companion
BMW - Big Money Waste
BMW - Break my Window
TOYOTA - The One You Ought To Avoid
BUICK - Butt Ugly Idiotic Crap Kicker
PONTIAC - Poor Old Nut Thinks Its A Cadillac
OLDSMOBILE - Old Ladies Driving Slow Make Others Behind Infuriatingly Late Everyday
ACURA - Asia's Curse Upon Rural America
HYUNDAI - Hope You Understand, Nothing's Driveable And Inexpensive
MOPAR - My Only Problems Are Repairs
PLYMOUTH - Please Leave Your Money Out Under The Hood
FORD - Found On Road Dead
FORD - Fix Or Repair Daily
Cracked Heads Every Valve Rattles Oil Leaks Engine Ticks - Chevrolet
Dirty Old Damn Gas Eater - Dodge
F*#ked Over Reconditioned Dodge - Ford
And an old saying I heard from an old redneck die hard chevy guy.
"Never buy a car from a company that circles their mistakes" - Said while speaking of ford
I personally have nothing against ford....My girl has had her car for 10 years and it's been through 2 accidents and has never had to have ANYTHING replaced (other than body work) that hasn't been regular maintenance. My Blazer however has had $4000 of work put into it in the last 4 months....and it was meticulously maintained by the original owner.
Last edited by Mike98Blazer; Nov 13, 2011 at 08:15 PM.
I personally have nothing against ford....My girl has had her car for 10 years and it's been through 2 accidents and has never had to have ANYTHING replaced (other than body work) that hasn't been regular maintenance. My Blazer however has had $4000 of work put into it in the last 4 months....and it was meticulously maintained by the original owner.
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Posts: 197
From: Iowa
Yeah I'd trust the Blazer no sweat. But like a lot of others on here, it's had quite a bit of work done while I've had it. My Caravan has ran like a fine watch for the 6 years I've had it, up until recently it started running a little ruff. 2 years ago I hopped in the Dodge one day and drove to Chicago and back, although it did eat a about a half quart of oil in 800 miles. Never missed a beat and got 24 mpg to boot. On the Ford thing, give me a new Lariat F-150 Crew Cab 4x4 and I wouldn't be complaining 
Yeah I'd trust the Blazer no sweat. But like a lot of others on here, it's had quite a bit of work done while I've had it. My Caravan has ran like a fine watch for the 6 years I've had it, up until recently it started running a little ruff. 2 years ago I hopped in the Dodge one day and drove to Chicago and back, although it did eat a about a half quart of oil in 800 miles. Never missed a beat and got 24 mpg to boot. On the Ford thing, give me a new Lariat F-150 Crew Cab 4x4 and I wouldn't be complaining
