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*Medicanman71* · 10-22-2005, 09:56 PM

*your DD
Just wondering how many of you use yours to get around every day. Would you be screwed if you went to fire'r up and it didnt turn over in the AM?

Sure seems to be alot of driveway jewelry around

More power to you folks !

On the other hand, i know alot of us do some serious driving with ours, be it miles, or in 4x4

(where is the old thread like this?, it cant be the 1st)

jakeslim · 10-22-2005, 11:44 PM

no way, gas would kill! my honda ex civic is my dd.

My 77 used to be a few years ago...at one time it was costing me $140 a week in gas(NJ commute)

3 on the tree · 10-23-2005, 12:10 AM

It depends on the job. I'm a self employed carpenter. If its a small job requiring just a few hand tools, the Blazer gets fired up and driven. My dog loved it this summer with the top off.

krue · 10-23-2005, 12:44 AM

My blazer isn't roadworthy yet, but I drive my truck on a fairly regular basis.

bouncytruck · 10-23-2005, 01:23 AM

My '72 is my daily. I take my daughter to daycare on the way to work and pick her up on the way home. She loves "daddy's truck!"

ian villeza · 10-23-2005, 06:05 AM

My 72 will be a daily driver when gas goes back to .99 cents a gallon.
I love to drive my Blazer around town and to the beach, but live in fear of traffic jams and try to avoid rush hour. Bouncy truck your 72 looks perfect,
is that stock suspension? what tire and rim size are you running in the photo? I really like the look of your Blazer.

**special-K** · 10-23-2005, 07:12 AM

4" lift/235/85x16"tires/stock 6x16 wheels.Ask me how I know

I like daddy`s truck,too.(I might be wrong on the wheel width by a fraction)

ps,Nice Pizza-Cutters,eh?

HatGuy · 10-23-2005, 08:19 AM

I'm lucky 5.5 mi. to work each way so it only
cost about a gallon a day. Home Depot,
Lowes, Grocery Stores, & Restraunts all
in a 10 mile radius. I put her in the shop
for some front end work and I have to
get a ride to work from one of my employes.
I don't want to leave my wife stranded
with out a car.

LUV2XCLR8 · 10-23-2005, 08:24 AM

Blazer Nickname - "THE GARAGE QUEEN"

Nope, but when it's finished, I lack paint and the money to pay
for it

it will be a Friday's, Weekend, Car Shows type driver,
I have no intention of this thing being a trailer queen, I bought
it to drive, just kinda hard to drive it alot being it's unfinished

*I'm a dumbarse, it will be trailered to show further than 2 hrs.
due to the 6-10 mpg she gets, those are estimates, no figures

*72CSTC5* · 10-23-2005, 12:34 PM

Bouncytruck, that is gorgeous. Do you have more pics of the inside? I am not lying here, I would rather drive that Blazer over a Mercedez Benz S500.

marianne · 10-23-2005, 03:12 PM

Nice truck Bouncy. I like the original look the best.

Curt

*Medicanman71* · 10-23-2005, 07:01 PM

Thanks for the good responses fellows! I'm not doing much these days since i moved to San Luis Obispo..., but when i do go out i take the blazer. Just havent been getting out daily i guess

If so it's sometimes with my girl in her jeep. I drove it ever day back in highschool, much more then just there and back too!!! After that i used my blazer for getting to a couple winneries i worked at back up in Norcal. Hopefully i'll get to go hittup the dunes at pismo in not too long!

oh ya and if ya like small tires and big lifts, here' my blazer before 33"s and after my BDS lift.

hahaha , looks funny ...

2wdBlazer · 10-23-2005, 08:09 PM

Believe it or not. Big yellow is my DD. Work is fairly close though, maybe 5 miles.

bouncytruck · 10-23-2005, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

4" lift/235/85x16"tires/stock 6x16 wheels.Ask me how I know

I like daddy`s truck,too.(I might be wrong on the wheel width by a fraction)

ps,Nice Pizza-Cutters,eh?

Yep, that's what she is riding on!

Here's some with the soft top on from the beginning of the summer. All the interior shots appear to be on my work computer...

vtblazer · 10-23-2005, 08:23 PM

Not a blazer but at least a DD.

NuBomb · 10-23-2005, 09:31 PM

Mine's not quite done yet (It is close, but still no paint). When it is done I'll drive it to and from work (about 10 miles 1-way) when it is nice out. Due to gas prices I'll be selling my current DD (1991 Silverado) and buy my wife a run-around car since her current car is a 1999 4x4 Suburban. On the nice days I'll drive the blazer, and on the others I'll drive the Suburban or her new gas saver.

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 10-24-2005, 10:23 AM

Yes it is and if it don't start then I drive the beast.... Heres a pic of the beast and the blazer..

k5hart · 10-24-2005, 11:42 AM

I wish mine was still. I would rather drive it than anything else but the gas is too pricey. Plus, I get a little nervous with all the bad drivers some days. It was my daily for about a year and I loved it.

meathead95 · 10-24-2005, 02:16 PM

my 2wd blazer is my daily driver i drive 64 miles round trip at 8 mpg

blazerparts · 10-24-2005, 06:13 PM

Mine share dd responsibilities. Daily work commute is about 2.5 miles each way. With that and running errands, picking up materials, etc I put about 2k miles a year on each.

10-22-2005, 09:56 PM	#1
Medicanman71 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 696	Is your Blazer you DD ? *your DD Just wondering how many of you use yours to get around every day. Would you be screwed if you went to fire'r up and it didnt turn over in the AM? Sure seems to be alot of driveway jewelry around More power to you folks ! On the other hand, i know alot of us do some serious driving with ours, be it miles, or in 4x4 (where is the old thread like this?, it cant be the 1st) Last edited by krue; 10-23-2005 at 12:43 AM. Reason: Keep it family friendly

10-22-2005, 11:44 PM	#2
jakeslim Premium Level Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern CA Posts: 829	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? no way, gas would kill! my honda ex civic is my dd. My 77 used to be a few years ago...at one time it was costing me $140 a week in gas(NJ commute) __________________ 69 K5 CST stock- 350, 4speed 77 K5 - 383, auto, 6" lift, D60 front, 14b rear, 39" tsl's,

10-23-2005, 12:10 AM	#3
3 on the tree Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 393	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? It depends on the job. I'm a self employed carpenter. If its a small job requiring just a few hand tools, the Blazer gets fired up and driven. My dog loved it this summer with the top off.

10-23-2005, 12:44 AM	#4
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? My blazer isn't roadworthy yet, but I drive my truck on a fairly regular basis. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

10-23-2005, 01:23 AM	#5
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? My '72 is my daily. I take my daughter to daycare on the way to work and pick her up on the way home. She loves "daddy's truck!" __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

10-23-2005, 06:05 AM	#6
ian villeza Active Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 153	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? My 72 will be a daily driver when gas goes back to .99 cents a gallon. I love to drive my Blazer around town and to the beach, but live in fear of traffic jams and try to avoid rush hour. Bouncy truck your 72 looks perfect, is that stock suspension? what tire and rim size are you running in the photo? I really like the look of your Blazer.

10-23-2005, 07:12 AM	#7
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? 4" lift/235/85x16"tires/stock 6x16 wheels.Ask me how I knowI like daddy`s truck,too.(I might be wrong on the wheel width by a fraction) ps,Nice Pizza-Cutters,eh? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 10-23-2005 at 07:14 AM.

10-23-2005, 08:19 AM	#8
HatGuy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fort Worth Texas Posts: 275	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? I'm lucky 5.5 mi. to work each way so it only cost about a gallon a day. Home Depot, Lowes, Grocery Stores, & Restraunts all in a 10 mile radius. I put her in the shop for some front end work and I have to get a ride to work from one of my employes. I don't want to leave my wife stranded with out a car. __________________ Joe Peters the HatGuy 72' K5 Highlander My Daily Driver http://www.pbhats.com/BLAZER/index.html

10-23-2005, 08:24 AM	#9
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,475	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? Blazer Nickname - "THE GARAGE QUEEN" Nope, but when it's finished, I lack paint and the money to pay for it it will be a Friday's, Weekend, Car Shows type driver, I have no intention of this thing being a trailer queen, I bought it to drive, just kinda hard to drive it alot being it's unfinished I'm a dumbarse, it will be trailered to show further than 2 hrs. due to the 6-10 mpg she gets, those are estimates, no figures __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Big Piggy: "Goliath" 07 Kodiak C4500 Lil Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T Last edited by LUV2XCLR8; 10-23-2005 at 08:25 AM.*

10-23-2005, 12:34 PM	#10
72CSTC5 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Deer Park, Tx. Posts: 2,524	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? Bouncytruck, that is gorgeous. Do you have more pics of the inside? I am not lying here, I would rather drive that Blazer over a Mercedez Benz S500.

10-23-2005, 03:12 PM	#11
marianne Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 51	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? Nice truck Bouncy. I like the original look the best. Curt __________________ 1975 GMC Jimmy Full Convertible 4x4 - For Sale

10-23-2005, 07:01 PM	#12
Medicanman71 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 696	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? Thanks for the good responses fellows! I'm not doing much these days since i moved to San Luis Obispo..., but when i do go out i take the blazer. Just havent been getting out daily i guess If so it's sometimes with my girl in her jeep. I drove it ever day back in highschool, much more then just there and back too!!! After that i used my blazer for getting to a couple winneries i worked at back up in Norcal. Hopefully i'll get to go hittup the dunes at pismo in not too long! oh ya and if ya like small tires and big lifts, here' my blazer before 33"s and after my BDS lift. hahaha , looks funny ...

10-23-2005, 08:09 PM	#13
2wdBlazer The Blazer King Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Valrico, Fl (Tampa) Posts: 1,213	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? Believe it or not. Big yellow is my DD. Work is fairly close though, maybe 5 miles. __________________ 72 2wd Blazer. Its the superbichinest, megacoolinest, superflowinest.

10-23-2005, 08:23 PM	#15
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,538	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? Not a blazer but at least a DD. Attached Images

10-23-2005, 09:31 PM	#16
NuBomb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canton, Georgia, USA Posts: 1,119	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? Mine's not quite done yet (It is close, but still no paint). When it is done I'll drive it to and from work (about 10 miles 1-way) when it is nice out. Due to gas prices I'll be selling my current DD (1991 Silverado) and buy my wife a run-around car since her current car is a 1999 4x4 Suburban. On the nice days I'll drive the blazer, and on the others I'll drive the Suburban or her new gas saver. __________________ Jeremy (NUBOMB) 72K5 CST 350/350/205 1951 Chevy 1/2 ton North Georgia Group "... And the first rule to being a man is you gotta spend your life doing crap you don't wanna do." Red Forman.



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10-24-2005, 10:23 AM	#17
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,601	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? Yes it is and if it don't start then I drive the beast.... Heres a pic of the beast and the blazer.. Attached Images __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

10-24-2005, 11:42 AM	#18
k5hart Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Charleston, South Carolina Posts: 1,370	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? I wish mine was still. I would rather drive it than anything else but the gas is too pricey. Plus, I get a little nervous with all the bad drivers some days. It was my daily for about a year and I loved it. __________________ 2006 Silverado CCSB, 1939 Ford Sedan, 1962 BelAir Wagon, 1976 Vega Panel Charleston, South Carolina

10-24-2005, 02:16 PM	#19
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? my 2wd blazer is my daily driver i drive 64 miles round trip at 8 mpg __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

10-24-2005, 06:13 PM	#20
blazerparts No,I DON'T have Tourett's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 556	Re: Is your Blazer you DD ? Mine share dd responsibilities. Daily work commute is about 2.5 miles each way. With that and running errands, picking up materials, etc I put about 2k miles a year on each. __________________ '72 K5 CST 350/350 Daily Driver '69 GMC3500 Camper Special CST Flatbed 396/400 Upgraded to show truck '69 GMC 2500 L6292, 3spd beater

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