Suggestion for K-Roll #1,403,204

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
07/24/2014 at 23:18 • Filed to: None

Yes, it's a damn SUV. But it's a small SUV that could survive a thermonuclear war.

An unkillable 4.3L V6, so you'll always have a car when the Porsche breaks.

It's not the size of a small apartment complex

4-wheel-drive for actually driving through fucking snow without impersonating a formula drift racer.

200,000 miles, which for that motor is literally nothing.

Very clean both inside and out, minus the missing plastic bit on the front bumper.

All yours for $2,200.

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/ctd/457517…

Now for god's sake, buy something already.

DISCUSSION (45)

GhostZ > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:20

4-wheel-drive for actually driving through fucking snow without impersonating a formula drift racer.

Isn't that the whole point of driving on snow? I'm confused.

Bandit > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:20

I own a two door blazer. It is smaller than many new cars, it will run forever without any problems. Mine is 50k miles over due for new trans fluid but I'm too lazy to do the work, still running like a champ. I also am getting 18mpg (2wd). It has enough cargo space with the seats folded down to be useful on parts runs, I've hauled many trans am body parts with it. Also, you can swap in camaro seats if you don't like the stock ones.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > GhostZ
07/24/2014 at 23:21

Not when you're doing it across three lanes of traffic, hitting everything in sight.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:23

I'm sorry to say this, but that's small? It looks bigger than an Escape? o_0

Bandit > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:24

Also, NP! That thing is gorgeous. Mine has 50,000mi less and is rusty and has a trashed interior. Also, I'm jealous of the manual trans in this one.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
07/24/2014 at 23:27

It's within 6 inches of the length of your Focus. I'm not kidding.

Top one is a Blazer, bottom is Focus.

Bandit > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
07/24/2014 at 23:27

It's tiny. Seriously. It is only 4 inches longer than a 944 and an inch thinner.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Bandit
07/24/2014 at 23:28

I thought it was a manual at first, but I think it's just a leather boot over an auto shifter.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:29

Wah?? That is....wierd.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Bandit
07/24/2014 at 23:29

Strange, I'd like to see one in person.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
07/24/2014 at 23:30

They're tiny little trucks with a lot of capability.

BUY IT DAMMIT.

Dsscats > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
07/24/2014 at 23:30

Drive it. The 4.3 is kinda a V6 LS1ish, and it will NEVER. FUCKING. DIE.

Bandit > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:32

Hmm... darn, mine is a column shift.

BrownMiataDieselWagon > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:33

Go you! Finding a compromise/solution to all of this truck/suv hate from K-Roll! Awesome suggestion. Truck-Yeah!

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Bandit
07/24/2014 at 23:34

All the one's I've looked at for sale have been column shifters except one or two, and I've look at a lot of Blazers.

Manuél Ferrari > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:34

RIP: tiny, old school SUVs

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:34

Thats what I recommended to him, He could even tow the 944 with it (kinda)

Winter beater+Year round Tow Vehicle= Win

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > BrownMiataDieselWagon
07/24/2014 at 23:35

It's within ~6 inches of every dimension of his FoST, so he can't complain about the size.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Manuél Ferrari
07/24/2014 at 23:36

These were such great little SUVs. I still see them running around all over the place.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:37

Thinking!

Bandit > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
07/24/2014 at 23:38

They are kind of ugly stock but there is a huge aftermarket parts base for visual and performance stuff. The 4300 engine in it is basically a 350 small block but with two cylinders chopped off. They drive very much like a car and not at all like my fathers old trailblazer or a pickup truck. I bought mine to use as a winter beater when my Trans Am is in storage and to haul parts. I didn't want a big truck, but these drive like a car but have gratuitous ground clearance. Do yourself a favor though, don't buy a 2wd base model like I won, get the 4wd it's worth it.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Dsscats
07/24/2014 at 23:38

Like a Volvo?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/24/2014 at 23:38

Edmunds says it has a 5700 lb towing capacity. Sounds like plenty to tow a 944+trailer.

Manuél Ferrari > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:39

When I was in high school in the 90s there were so many of these.

If you had one of these or a short bed 1500 pickup you were the man.

The short bed 1500 was the designated cool guy car at my HS. People would lower them a little bit (not stance). The combo of V8 and not too much weight because short bed with no cab made them pretty quick.

Bandit > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:40

NEVER BUY A 2WD ONE! I got mine stuck in half an inch of snow. In my drive way. After shoveling. Twice. My parents bought it for me as a beater while my trans am was being restored and they didn't think to buy a 4wd one. I got the thing stuck in a snow bank so many times, my Trans Am is better in winter than the truck is.

Dsscats > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
07/24/2014 at 23:40

Pretty much. I know a woman who had 200,000 miles on hers when she was sideswiped on the freeway. She spun out doing 70, went across 3 lanes of traffic and hit the guardrail head on doing about 25. The only thing she needed to do was replace the front bumper.

She now drives a Volvo 760 Turbo Wagon which she bought for $20.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
07/24/2014 at 23:40

This is the best option for you. Seriously.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Bandit
07/24/2014 at 23:42

I'd never buy a 2WD SUV. That'd be blasphemy.

BrownMiataDieselWagon > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:45

Truly an awesome suggestion to someone who hates "big" vehicles. And for daily driving, especially as a winter beater, the performance aspects of a car shouldn't matter that much and truly isn't that noticeable. I would argue a 4x4 SUV would outperform any RWD car in the snow.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:47

4-wheel-drive for actually driving through fucking snow without impersonating a formula drift racer.

I am sm70, and I approve this message that I have been telling K-Roll this whole time .

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
07/24/2014 at 23:50

As someone who had to drive a RWD van through 6-inches of snow, I will never do it again. Fucking terrifying.

Vicente Esteve > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:52

This is getting personal. And I love it.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Vicente Esteve
07/24/2014 at 23:54

It is.

And I think I sold myself on getting a Blazer 2-door.

Vicente Esteve > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:56

Dude, that truck, is damn cool with the manual. I seriously liked it as well.

I WILL TAKE THIS ONE K-ROLL

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Vicente Esteve
07/24/2014 at 23:57

It's an auto with a console shift, something I rarely see in Blazers. There are manual ones out there though.

Vicente Esteve > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/24/2014 at 23:59

Oh crap, didn't get that. Still, a manual in that condition and that spec is NICE

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/25/2014 at 00:02

With snowshoes on, my dad's former RWD GS300 was an absolute blast in the snow. Only car he's had that was better in winter was a 100 Quattro. Because Quattro.

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/25/2014 at 00:04

The Blazer was available with a 5 speed in ZR2 guise, also...

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/25/2014 at 00:04

This really is his perfect car, It even gets good gas mileage (for an SUV)

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/25/2014 at 01:06

I've wanted one of these, specifically, a GMC Jimmy 2-door, to build a proper Gen 2 Typhoon. Blazer Xtreme body kit, GMC Envoy grille with a plain black mesh insert, and it's oval-shaped HID headlights, Olds Bravada or Envoy interior pieces... Typhoon/Bravada full-time AWD transfer case instead of 4WD locked or un-locked transfer case. Lowered and raked, but not excessively. Deep-dish S10 5-spoke 16x8 wheels with meaty tires, minimal trim, and a cool, slick paint job. GNX turbo V6, or a turbocharged V8 engine, and upgraded drivetrain and axles.

I have always liked that 2-door SUV body style... it is very Nomad-like, with the raked window angles.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/25/2014 at 01:39

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Logansteno: Bought a VW? > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
07/25/2014 at 02:03

I can't praise an early 2000s American econobox.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/25/2014 at 02:04

So a 90s GM crapcan is better?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
07/25/2014 at 02:08

Calling a Blazer a crapcan, hahaha.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/25/2014 at 02:11

.....You're in denial or fanboy mode if you think they aren't. They drive okay and are rugged, but refinement was never a strongpoint of 90s GM. Hell my mom was one of the purchasers who tried to source decent materials for the Jimmy/Blazer program in the 90s and even she says they're shitboxes that just don't care too much for dying. They're built to the lowest bidder where the SVT at least had premium parts used for the performance aspect. I'd trust an SVT focus that's been maintained just as easily if not more than a similarly maintained Blazer.