Truck or Blazer

[Rusbuilt]

I'm thinking about trading my truck for a 2wd blazer. I love my truck but now that we are expecting a little boy I would like to have something that my family plus my dog can fit in. I'm so torn though because I love my truck! Tell me what you guys think!

[turp mcspray]

I've had a bunch of trucks over the years, but ever since I bought my 1st blazer, they have been my favorite!

[KenH303]

Myself I would say both. You never know when you going to need to haul something. That and I'm just a fan of these models and if I could I would have the Blazer, Truck, and Suburban as they are great looking machines.

[RustyBucket]

The main attraction to the Blazer for me is the topless part. I've had it for a year and haven't had the top on it since right after I got it. I keep the bed cover on it, so it's a 2 seater. I'd rather blast around in the Blazer than work on getting my '67 stepside on the road. The older I get the LAZY-IER I get............ and I wasn't any "ball of fire" when I was young.

[Rusbuilt]

Yeah I like that too and I think my wife would enjoy something like that. We plan to move back to east Tennessee in the next few years and a blazer would be a blast to cruse through the Smokies with the top off!

[truckster]

I have owned a 64 Chevy, a 66 GMC, a 70 and a 72 Chevy, and several newer Chevy trucks. By far my favorite is the Blazer. I have a lightweight flatbed trailer for anything large I need to haul.

[big_al_71]

I would trade my truck in a heartbeat for a similiar condition bad ass blazer point being you can fit your whole family and still have a ton of fun with it as you could with a truck.

I say DO IT!!!

[Rusbuilt]

Thanks Al I probably will.

[Vintage Windmills]

Get a burb! Plenty of room for fam and gear and good towing potential!

[Rusbuilt]

Originally Posted by Vintage Windmills

Get a burb! Plenty of room for fam and gear and good towing potential!

A burb is a little bigger than I want plus I can't remove the top!

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

I'm thinking about trading my truck for a 2wd blazer. I love my truck but now that we are expecting a little boy I would like to have something that my family plus my dog can fit in. I'm so torn though because I love my truck! Tell me what you guys think!

Looks like you short bed guys are having trouble fitting everything? Lol. Sorry, this long bed guy couldn't resist.

Your kid could always go in the car sear in the middle of the bench, with your woman on the passenger side. Dog in the back leashed so he can't jump out, with your other gear back there, as long as you don't have too much.

SUVs are cool, and the fact that you can take the top off is really fun. I'd get one, but try to keep both if you can.
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[Rusbuilt]

I love my truck but my wife hates old stuff. lol I'm hoping if I got a blazer she would enjoy it more. She's only rode in my truck one time! haha

[truckster]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

I love my truck but my wife hates old stuff. lol I'm hoping if I got a blazer she would enjoy it more. She's only rode in my truck one time! haha

My wife didn't realy appreciate any of my trucks - she actually hated the 70 (could have had something to do with how much time I spent working on it). But she really enjoys riding in the Blazer on the warm summer evenings when I take her out for ice cream.

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

I love my truck but my wife hates old stuff. lol I'm hoping if I got a blazer she would enjoy it more. She's only rode in my truck one time! haha

If she doesn't like old stuff, why are you thinking that buying an OLD Blazer would be a good idea? From the front seat forward, it's essentially identical to your truck.
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[White70C20]

Definitely keep the truck. This body style (67-72) is the most popular of all GM trucks ever made. Plus, unless you have a hose-out interior (VW Thing), everything will be ruined when it rains. Just my 2 cents worth.
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[truckster]

Originally Posted by Mister-B

If she doesn't like old stuff, why are you thinking that buying an OLD Blazer would be a good idea? From the front seat forward, it's essentially identical to your truck.

That's true in a sense, if you exclude the removable top, but (no offense to truck owners) the Blazer is a very different ride, especially once you take the top off.

Rusbuilt, do you know anyone who has a Blazer in your area? Maybe you could arrange for your wife to see it and ride in it.

[Coley]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

I love my truck but my wife hates old stuff. lol I'm hoping if I got a blazer she would enjoy it more. She's only rode in my truck one time! haha

Oh, oh, it sounds like very shortly there is a new mini-van in your future.....and no classic trucks for probably.....21.3 years.
When that little bundle of joy arrives expect some new rules from the little lady and some of those will be of what will be the 'new' family truckster....and I'll bet dollars to donuts, it won't be classic truck stuff (unfortunately).
(....sigh.....you wouldn't be the first dude!!)
Good Luck
Coley

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by truckster

That's true in a sense, if you exclude the removable top, but (no offense to truck owners) the Blazer is a very different ride, especially once you take the top off.

Rusbuilt, do you know anyone who has a Blazer in your area? Maybe you could arrange for your wife to see it and ride in it.

Right, but at the end of the day, the truck and the Blazer are both old, and she apparently doesn't like old things. I suppose maybe having the wind blow through her hair might help her forget that the dash and pretty much everything else in her field of vision looks like the "old" truck she hated and would only ride in once, but that's hard to say.

I would agree with another post. I see something like this in her future :


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[99-LS1-SS]

Originally Posted by KenH303

Myself I would say both. You never know when you going to need to haul something. That and I'm just a fan of these models and if I could I would have the Blazer, Truck, and Suburban as they are great looking machines.

I agree with this. I have a Blazer but I wish I had a truck too...all the time.

[leddzepp]

Both!
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[Rusbuilt]

Originally Posted by Mister-B

If she doesn't like old stuff, why are you thinking that buying an OLD Blazer would be a good idea? From the front seat forward, it's essentially identical to your truck.
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Because I like old stuff! I'm just hoping she would like it better than the truck!

[Rusbuilt]

Originally Posted by truckster

That's true in a sense, if you exclude the removable top, but (no offense to truck owners) the Blazer is a very different ride, especially once you take the top off.

Rusbuilt, do you know anyone who has a Blazer in your area? Maybe you could arrange for your wife to see it and ride in it.

I don't but I've been looking!

[Rusbuilt]

Originally Posted by Mister-B

Right, but at the end of the day, the truck and the Blazer are both old, and she apparently doesn't like old things. I suppose maybe having the wind blow through her hair might help her forget that the dash and pretty much everything else in her field of vision looks like the "old" truck she hated and would only ride in once, but that's hard to say.

I would agree with another post. I see something like this in her future :


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She has a new suv. I think she would ride in a blazer she mostly doesn't like the truck because our dog can't ride up front with us (german shepherd). And now we are about to have a baby so we need something a little bigger! I appreciate your input but I feel like you are leaving me out of the equation. At some point I have to have something that I like!

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

She has a new suv. I think she would ride in a blazer she mostly doesn't like the truck because our dog can't ride up front with us (german shepherd). And now we are about to have a baby so we need something a little bigger! I appreciate your input but I feel like you are leaving me out of the equation. At some point I have to have something that I like!

Ok, well that changes things a bit, knowing she has a new SUV. I guess I still don't understand the whole dog thing. Dogs and trucks were made for each other. Like peanut butter and jelly. Not sure how a Blazer is better for a dog owner. That's a big dog too. How will it be able to ride up front with you in a blazer?

Also, I hear you about doing something for you, but I also know how women are, and how they get when they have a baby. What we as men think is fun and all, isn't always to them. For example, a newborn in the back seat of an open blazer with wind and sun is like the end of the world to a new mother.

I think she's gonna rain on your parade no matter what you do, so you may as well get (or keep)what you want, and use her SUV for riding together
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[dwarf717]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

Yeah I like that too and I think my wife would enjoy something like that. We plan to move back to east Tennessee in the next few years and a blazer would be a blast to cruse through the Smokies with the top off!

Maybe...if your wife enjoys cruising through the mountains with the top off, she'll cruise with her top off too!!! Something to think about!!
I couldnt resist that one!