Ilikehotgirls
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2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer? I'm in the market to get a used car. Just to give some background info, I'm basing my decision on several factors: 1. Interior space and comfort, 2. Reliability and ease of replacing parts on my own, 3. Engine Power 4. off road capability (limited use ie once in a while), 5. Quality of engineering and basically how rugged the body, suspension, and 4wd system are made.
These two trucks I like because they offer a good combination of all the stuff I'm looking for, I want a large SUV thats not too huge, rides high and I can pack all my stuff into for outdoor excursions, moving junk and carrying the equipment I use for my small business. What I want to know from the experts is, which of these trucks will be more reliable and in your opinion be better for me, after reviewing my criteria. I already know that the Explorers don't have the greatest V6's, either a really underpowered OHV one or a SOHC with more power but a horrible design with the three hard to reach timing chains that need to be replaced. The 5.0L V8 is nice, but horrible design flaw is that there is full time 4wd on V8 models, so gas mileage is going to horrendous and steering and acceleration won't be as good. I like the Trailblazer's inline 6, but it seems like overall the truck is not as rugged as the Explorer. What are your thoughts? Thanks
These two trucks I like because they offer a good combination of all the stuff I'm looking for, I want a large SUV thats not too huge, rides high and I can pack all my stuff into for outdoor excursions, moving junk and carrying the equipment I use for my small business. What I want to know from the experts is, which of these trucks will be more reliable and in your opinion be better for me, after reviewing my criteria. I already know that the Explorers don't have the greatest V6's, either a really underpowered OHV one or a SOHC with more power but a horrible design with the three hard to reach timing chains that need to be replaced. The 5.0L V8 is nice, but horrible design flaw is that there is full time 4wd on V8 models, so gas mileage is going to horrendous and steering and acceleration won't be as good. I like the Trailblazer's inline 6, but it seems like overall the truck is not as rugged as the Explorer. What are your thoughts? Thanks