Fun conversation with a Chevy guy.

[c_note]

there is no such thing as a 2008 chevy blazer.

im a chevy fan myself. the only ford i will ever own is a ranger... and only the exact model i have.

 

[mondo77]

I'm kind of on the same page as c_note here. I've driven my share of F-1/350's and I just don't really like 'em. Our family F-150's tranny took a dump on us and has had quite a few electrical probs and my friends F-350 engine seized after 2K miles.

Only fords I truly like are rangers and stangs, Both of which I currently own. Mustangs leaving pretty soon though. Both have been great so far, and the 98 stang has over 201k on original engine and trans, only replaced alternator. Just recently bought the ranger and happy with it so far, just wish i had the 4.0 and 4x4. otherwise a decent little truck.

 

[dburton07]

I Like em all. I love my ranger and it's a great little truck, but when I become a licenced pyrotechnic, I need somthing that can haul 6-7k pounds of equipment like you carry your kid on your shoulders. After driving/riding in my buddies 03 Chevy 2500 with a Bully Dog tuner, K&N Intake, and 4" turbo back exhaust, hauling 6000 pounds in a box trailer and still getting 18mpg, even when romping on it all the time, I'm going Duramax. I drove his uncles bone stock GMC 2500 to a show as well and was happy with it too. I also like my friends 04 Cummins and that is fun to ride in and is a great truck after he replaced the stock tranny when he blew it hahaha, I like the way the new Tundra's look, I love my 77 J-10, and I might be buying my friends 94 Golf in a few months as a gas saver.......BUT DONT WORRY, I will still have my ranger hahaha.

 

[91rangerxlt]

well considering i bleed ford blue yall can guess what i gotta say about gmc/chevy. my old 90 ford ranger 4x4 xlt had a 2.9 on it. thankgiving weekend i put over 1000 miles on it hunting and running around. i drove the piss outa that truck and hardley ever took my foot out of it. of course i had to do regular maintenance on it such as plugs, air filter, brakes etc. and one i had to put a new alternator on it cuz i fried it with my stereo system. anyway that little ranger was just plain tuff. no my buddy had a 96 gmc yukon and it was a decent truck when he first got it, but he drove it like i drove my ranger. hes done gone through 3 rear ends and 2 transfercases. hes put about 4 sets of rotors on it too. hes always tearing that thing up. and the 5.7 vortec still dont move it around very good. been outran by a dodge dakota with the 5.2 in it. just a few of my opinions. i dont like chevy and never will.

 

[91rangerxlt]

there is no such thing as a 2008 chevy blazer.

im a chevy fan myself. the only ford i will ever own is a ranger... and only the exact model i have.

maybe he meant 2008 trailblazer?

 

[rickcdewitt]

copperhead i think this is the link you meant-http://home.earthlink.net/~kaneofthenation/highflowdynamics/id15.html

interesting read

there will always be fools looking for that mythical make &model thats wonderful who latch onto a vehicle for lasting through lack of maintenance and wasn't built in a hurry on friday evenings production line.luck plays a big part.

the rest of us know that you build a rig to suite your needs because mass production always leaves something to be desired.

 

[Shran]

I don't really associate myself with people who have extreme brand loyalty problems. I have a preference but will drive anything that I know won't fall apart. The guys that are stuck on one brand piss me off because all you hear is your junk sucks, 'cuz it's not a cookie cutter rig like mine is.

 

[toyotakiller10]

ill tow my friends gmc 1500 out of a mud hole that i just went through 3 times and ill have to say during our entire day of wheelin ill pull him out 4 times to my 1

 

[darkspork]

On the other hand, I wouldn't want somebody to rear-end my 03' Ranger with an 88' S-10 or Blazer, not that I think it would break my Ranger, just don't want the dent. It's sort of hard to associate reliability or unreliability with an entire brand of vehicles.

I had 1992 S-10 4.3 with 230,000 miles on it and it ran like new, gave it to my sister because I need 4x4. A friend of mine had a 2001 S-10 2.2 with 72,000 miles and it ran like shit, difference was I took care of my S-10 and he just drove his, also I think GM's quality has declined significantly over the years.

On the Ford side my father had a 1995 Aerostar. It was the first vehicle he bought new. The engine had to be rebuilt at only 95,000 miles. He figured it should be good for at least another 100k miles; at 145,000 miles the block was cracked and there was an inch and a half of play in the crankshaft, furthermore it couldn't pass smog anymore. He got rid of it. A friend in high school had a similar Aerostar with the 4.0 instead of the 3.0 my dad's had and it ran fine with 260k miles on it, its demise was getting sideswiped by a Honda.

I don't hear a whole lot of bad things about Chrysler's engines, but they seem to have a strong track record for making automatic transmissions that break.

In any event, I think if you take care of your vehicle it will take care of you. Just my two cents.

 

[stegomon]

this all reminds me of the time i told a guy that i work with "hey nice ranger" he goes it's not a f%&*ing ford it is a Mazda b4000!!!...i go it is a ranger 4.0....we argue back and forth and i win once i showed him the door sticker....built by ford motor company....hmmm

now lets say he has a ford tattoo

 

[91rangerxlt]

I don't really associate myself with people who have extreme brand loyalty problems. I have a preference but will drive anything that I know won't fall apart. The guys that are stuck on one brand piss me off because all you hear is your junk sucks, 'cuz it's not a cookie cutter rig like mine is.

haha i bleed ford blue but im a mopar man too.

 

[phatdaddy]

you guys know what chevrolet stands for-
Clutch
Hangs
Every
Valve
Rattles
Oil
Leaks
every
Time

 

[Southern_Trendkill]

I didn't expect this thread to get so much attention.
Anyways, I guess it's Trailblazer, I wasn't really paying that much attention. I don't hate Chevy, I just prefer Ford, and my point wasn't so much about the brand difference. My point was that newer vehicles aren't as tough in crashes. The thing that was pissing me off was that he was saying that anything over 10 years old is a POS and needs to be junked.

 

[metalmacguyver]

Cheap
Hardy
Efficient
Vehicle
Runs
On
Luck
Every
Time

 

[Sunk]

I don't really associate myself with people who have extreme brand loyalty problems. I have a preference but will drive anything that I know won't fall apart. The guys that are stuck on one brand piss me off because all you hear is your junk sucks, 'cuz it's not a cookie cutter rig like mine is.

I have a couple friends with Yotas and we give each some crap usually.. It usually ends when I ask how like the way their IFS wheels.