Sad and happy day for me.

[ofnaman]

I just sold the '70. Well, traded it anyway's. My boss just got a jeep and that got me wanting a 4x4 again. On top of that my wife's pregnant and I decided I cannot afford to spend anymore on the '70. I put an ad on craigslist for the rebuilt 402 out of it, and set the asking price at $1500 for it, or trade for a fullsize blazer. I was kind of wanting a K5 model, any year. Well, I got an email from a guy who wanted it. He had a '93 fullsize blazer and asked me what I'd do for a trade. He said he was selling it for $3000. I told him I was looking for more of a straight across deal, but then told him about the rest of my truck. I was asking $3000 for my '70. We decided we would take a look at each others trucks and go from there. I have been looking for a blazer for a while and have seen some real "gems" or pieces of crap. I did not have my hope's up. Well, he showed up at lunch today and I was blown away. His blazer was spotless (very dirty on the inside though). Turns out he used it to drive from carson to Reno every day (30 miles) and for nothing more. It has 200000 miles on it, but drives like new. I was having reservations today after seeing it, just because I loved my '70, and I have put about $4000 in it and countless hours. Well, I decided to do it. Now I have a very nice '93 blazer and he has a very nice running '70 longbed. I am happy, but probably wont be tommoro. Well, at least I still have the '54 to work on.

[70cst]

ofnaman....sometimes you got to do what is in the best interest of the family. Good luck with the trade. Did you tell him about this site?

[Jtrux]

Darn, I would of held out for a 1st gen or even a 67-72 Sub 4x4, but as long as your happy...we're all happy.

[ofnaman]

Originally Posted by 70cst

ofnaman....sometimes you got to do what is in the best interest of the family. Good luck with the trade. Did you tell him about this site?

I had the truck listed here, so I told him about the site to get all of the info for the truck. Unfortunatly, the truck is going to be taken apart. He was only interested in the engine and transmission. He just bought a '71 gmc sprint and desperatly needed a big block to replace the 350. He said he'll probably just sell the shell of the truck. I was going to hold out for an older blazer, but this one is too nice to pass up. I was really hoping to find a nice '87-'91, but all of them I found were pretty bad. I am very happy with the trade and this will make a great family adventure vehicle.

[Keep on Trucking]

Nothing wrong with a nice 93. For some reason my favorite year in the
88-98's. Good luck.

[dan42]

At least you stayed with a Chevy. Life has a way of getting you back to these trucks, so don't give up yet.