@@freedomlawnservice1987 I just wish they'd do a retro design on full size trucks. I'd love to see brand new Fords, Chevys and Dodges that look like they did 30+ years ago but new on dealership lots with modern powertrains.
Man I love these trucks. I wanted one as a kid in the 90's, I ended up with a 73 shortbed Chevy pickup instead. It's great how long they built these trucks...my '73 was the first year of that bodystyle, the dash and gauges are pretty much exactly the same as this 89. That why these trucks are so great to build...parts interchangeability is phenomenal over the years, and they're dirt cheap too, as they built millions of these trucks. And that's nuts they got 16mpg with it, I'd be very happy getting that with one today.
I always wanted my first truck to be a Chevy. My pride and joy is a 1995 Chevy Silverado. I don't need a newer truck, I have the perfect one already...like a rock.
4:35 LOL! The cargo box provides ample room for all of your small items. The guy pulls out a gallon of window washer fluid. Sure that is really a small item!
I bought a “basket case” 1977 blazer. The whole front clip was disassembled, engine tore down completely and put into buckets. The camshaft was found in that center console LOL.
lmao they had some real balls back then testing this boat on that performance track. I would challenge ANY of the new internet car reviewers to do something similar. They wouldn't come close, especially from those two goof reviewers in the mile high city. Makes Motorweek really shine as having their sh*t down together.
These old trucks weren't that bad. My first truck in high school was a 1990 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat and it handled fine I mean, sure it wasn't no sports car in terms of its handling capabilities, but neither is my 2011 F-150 FX4 5.0L I drive today. At no point in my old 1990 did I ever feel like I was going to lose control of it and I did have to make at least a few emergency maneuvers over the years I owned it.
I guess the fuel injection really improved the fuel economy, when I was a kid in the mid 1990's my dad owned a 1984 GMC Sierra Classic single cab short bed 2WD with a 4-Speed overdrive transmission and carbureted 305ci V8. He's an easy driver and still struggled to get higher than 10mpg out of that thing.
The 80s are my favorite years for ford and chevy. I find it kind of odd that they busted fords balls for continuing to use the front end style on the 89 Bronco, which was only introduced in late 87. yet they praised chevy for their body style and nose.....which was introduced back in late 1980. Very biased in my opinion
Yeah, I never noticed that until now. At the time this was filmed the F-Series platform the Bronco was built on was only 8 years old and as you said, had seen a significant refresh only 1 year prior to this review, yet the Blazer they tested the very next year was riding on a platform that dated all the way back to 1973 ''a full 16 years before its review'' and they praised it. That does seem bias.
Man wow , that's gorgeous looking K5 ! Americans car designers are so cool , I love it so much , the new steering wheel fits great there and that red velour interior is indeed plush ! Wow so cool !!
Awesome! So rare to see a pro review of this truck brand new, especially that year! 89-91 are the best because of the new front looks. I had an 89 bronco in high school. Loved it but always wanted one of these with the vent windows. looks so mean! One day I will get one and refurbish!
Yeah, no. Large SUV's are STILL a thing in 2022 lol. Suburban's are everywhere as are Expeditions and Expedition EL's. Most large 2 door SUV's died in the 1990s, but Ford's revival of the Bronco has kind of changed that. The modern Bronco ''though based on a midsize platform'' is actually very close and larger in some respects than these older trucks. All that being said, the Ford Excursion is the king of large SUV's. I doubt we'll ever see one that big again.
The K5's always looked good, but performance wise Chev was always chasing the Bronco, always responding to it's updates. When they finally started to catch up in the late 80's/early 90's it got discontinued because of crumple frame requirements. On the bright side, GM finally got their act together when they replaced it with the Yukon, although at that point the bronco and Yukon were so different in function and purpose as to be two different vehicles. While the Bronco retained it's sporty offroad "fun" styleing and function, the Yukon was more of a "short suburban" and got a lot more cushy. Quality was way up, but the Yukon was much more the typical 90's SUV whereas the Bronco remained more true to it's past. All three, the Bronco, K5 Blazer and Yukon are unique and very nice vehicles, if you don't mind the very pick up truck MPG.
Agreed, The Blazer never really did catch up to the Bronco's performance and like you said, the Yukon based on the GMT-400 platform, while a definitive refinement over the old squarebody K5 as a family vehicle, it lost some of its recreational value in the process. Because of that, I feel like generally speaking the old Bronco's of that era have aged much better.
89-91 Blazer will be my next truck! God so sexy. Just got rid of my 89 C1500, which was good for just a A to B road truck, but that's it. Love the GMT400s, but screw IFS. K5 FTW.
that makes 2 of us, i have a 99' tahoe and i might eventually do a solid axle swap while retaining the stock stance and front ride hight, you think i should?
Marcelo Bahamon i decided not too, too much money that i don't have lol but i might decide to put on a brush gaurd with fog lights though, that will make my tahoe look badass!
GM should have stuck with straight axles. Their IFS setup is JUNK and has been for years. I don't know about their newest of new trucks, but the GMT-400, GMT-800's and GMT 900's were absolute trash. Go watch any sled pulling video. It is shockingly common for those listed platforms to snap tie rods on their IFS.
+Dustin DaHusky Most Blazers out West don't have all that much rust. I have found some that practically have no rust at all - even after 30 or more years.
Mr.Clem Anyone from the rust belt will agree, we find this rust free world of yours amazing and beautiful. lol I just wished we don't use several tons of rock salt a day on the roads during the winter. That would make a difference up here.
Dustin DaHusky I can only imagine your pain. In states like Arizona, they will used crushed volcanic rock instead = no salty rust. Colorado, crushed river pebbles... and the air is dry/low humidity, so no need for salt. Black ice is rare.
Nope.Just look at them now,you can fairly easily find ramchargers in acceptable condition for fair prices.If you can somehow find a k5 blazer that isn't a clapped out pos,the owner will demand no less than two boatloads of money for it.I had a friend who bought a ramcharger for a woods beater.The thing was a damn tank.Another friend bought a k5 blazer and it had nothing but body and interior issues,on top of engine problems,not to mention the floor appeared to be made from jello.
Note the highlighted 55mph speedometer, still leftover from the early years when 55mph was the norm... By 1989 surely the cruising speeds were all up to 65mph in most places
I don't know, I was born in 1988 and growing up in the 1990s I still remember 55mph being pretty standard in most places. The late 1990s and early 2000s we went to 65 and 70mph in some places. These days there's a few places in my state where the speed limit is now 80mph with 75mph being the norm on most highways.
It's amazing what a good condition k5 goes for. You never know which cars are going to be worth money in twenty years. Safe bet Aztec with be worth nothing
oooh man that sucks to be born in 94 i used to own a K5 82 but it was all jackup and not alot of rust to suprising! but i selled it because i wanted to DD one and im still looking for one stock btw im living in Canada so i don't see these badass truck that often! and yes they were the best looking truck yes its square but at least its not trying to be something its not!
I could never put up with the gas mileage. They were fun. I recall a Ramcharger with black paint and orange and yellow side stripes our friend has when I was little
Yeah, they gave the 1988 Bronco shit for its ''old design'' which at the time it was one year of a refresh on an 8 year old platform while this K5 Blazer was basically a 16 year old new truck in 1989. Kinda does seem like GM may have fronted them a little extra cash to talk it up.
Wow, never realized MotorWeek was this old. Ford designs have always lost to Chevy designs in my mind. Much cleaner, sleeker, and simpler. I LOVE old skool chevy trucks!
Jesse Pearson I’ve been watching Motor Week for many years! I remember watching this episode back in the day it was first aired! It was in a local UHF station 38, out of the Boston area! You know back when to see it you had to fiddle with the round loop antenna! I have an older cousin that owned the same year full sized Jimmy back then, that was a great all around rig! That he used to tow a beautiful 28’ Airstream around like nothing! I know the 5.7 wasn’t rated very high back then, but neither were any other engines clocked with anti pollution crap! But I do remember them pulling loads very well! I had a new 1991 Silverado reg Cab short bed Sport I bought New, that came with the 5.7 and a 5 speed manual, with limited slip 3:73 gears. We used to tow a couple old Chevys we had all around to shows! Yea I towed two cars at once on a beautiful light weight aluminum car trailer! We had a pair of matching 1969 Corvette convertible and Corvair Corsa convertible around the North East, from Massachusetts to as far as VirginiaBeach. The trailer and two cars weighed in at just over 8,000 lbs! But the trailer had very good brakes with an electric control I added in the cab so I had plenty of braking power. With the 5.7, that I added headers and dual exhaust, with a bigger/better Edelbrock 4brl ProJection System added with a Corvette intake manifold, there was never a shortage of power. But I was never able to get a bigger gas tank than the standard 25 gal. So I had a highway range of inky about 150-200 miles, depending on if there were any hills on the trip. Oh I had plenty of power to maintain the speed limits, but at s cost! But that was one of the best years of Chevy trucks I’ve owned and I’ve owned a few over the years. From my first, a bought new 1978, K10, through a couple Silverados an Avalanche and New a Colorado, that pulls almost as well as the Truck described above, with twice the mileage empty or towing!
You're not wrong. 15K amounts to something like 29K in todays money. But even so, 29K for a full size V8 powered 4X4 today? You can forget about it. The equivalent of this truck today would probably 45K to 50K minimum.
I still say bronco was better only coz ford change the bronco in 87 and chevy and gmc kept the same design sine 70s all the way up to the 91 but i do like the Jimmy and blazer especially that body style but i still say the bronco is better its funny tho chevy only change the front and to tone it maybe add a bit more things but it was long over due for a change
That bronco had the exact same cab that came out in 80' and they would continue to use it through atleast the 98' model year. The Chevrolet's are better trucks. You can have a 5.7 which is bullit proof compared to that nasty 351 Windsor; a inefficient and underpowered piece of scrap.
I bet by 1989 people were getting tired of this body style. I still like it though. My friend also had an 89 blazer and it was pretty nice. The gas pedal was a little hard to press though. Here's a video of it /watch?v=f27tNZn9Zuc
The Blazer dash is cleaner and neater looking than Ford's huh? The reason the Blazer dash is neater looking than the Bronco isn't because it's better looking it's because the Ford dash has a more luxurious look while the Blazer looks like a dash someone made in their own garage with some flat stock pieces of metal and a hole saw. The Ford actually looks like it was designed by professionals. And yes, the transfercase shifter is too far from the driver, unlike how it's setup perfect on the Ford Bronco. The Blazer and Dodge Ramcharger shifter location makes no sense unless the passenger is suppose to be the one putting it in four wheel drive. The Blazer looks ridiculous with enough headlights for two vehicles, square shaped fenders for round tires(sure, makes sense!), boxy shape with no style, a frame so tiny it looks like a go-cart frame compared to the Bronco, a dashboard setup that looks like your uncle made it in his garage with powertools, a transfercase shifter in a dumb location best suited for the passenger to engage, axles inferior to the Bronco, hubs inferior to the Bronco, Transmission inferior to the Bronco, engines that don't have the durability that the Bronco has, etc., etc., etc.
+Rex Holes .....It's not about the power in these, it's the torque lol. It was Emissions regulations, and those engines are not "shit", they'll go 3, 400,000 miles... Take tons of abuse.
+Rex Holes They were big 4x4 trucks with torque for going offroad and hauling - not race cars. But as an aside, those trucks were easy to work on and few buddies over the course of a few weekends would be able to build a 350 up into making gobs of horsepower. Even today, I've seen guys take a 350 block in a K5 and get 500 HP out of it or more. Your 1989 4-banger car wasn't going to be doing that - not to mention the fun and adventure of offroading!
What are you, 16? It's not all about horsepower when it comes to truck engines. TORQUE is where it's at, something your little 4 popper has very little of.
The engines weren't shit, they were built to be reliable. Making 210 horsepower from a 5.7L engine hardly stresses it so it'll last forever. Also, it makes 300 lb-ft or torque. How much does your 2L make? Maybe 100-120 lb-ft at best.
This is from when SUVs were real! I miss that! Fuck this crossovers today with extra plastic cladding. I want this shit back!
Hey chevy!! This is what a REAL blazer its supose to look like!!
Wish we could still buy trucks for $15,000.
Sam Matthew Agreed. Although $15K is about $29K in 2016 after inflation conversion.
@@Gabez82 I wish the msrp for a full size truck was 29k lol
Wish we could get a real truck made like these old steel beasts
@@freedomlawnservice1987 I just wish they'd do a retro design on full size trucks. I'd love to see brand new Fords, Chevys and Dodges that look like they did 30+ years ago but new on dealership lots with modern powertrains.
Love seeing these old motorweek videos
Man I love these trucks. I wanted one as a kid in the 90's, I ended up with a 73 shortbed Chevy pickup instead. It's great how long they built these trucks...my '73 was the first year of that bodystyle, the dash and gauges are pretty much exactly the same as this 89. That why these trucks are so great to build...parts interchangeability is phenomenal over the years, and they're dirt cheap too, as they built millions of these trucks. And that's nuts they got 16mpg with it, I'd be very happy getting that with one today.
I always wanted my first truck to be a Chevy. My pride and joy is a 1995 Chevy Silverado. I don't need a newer truck, I have the perfect one already...like a rock.
4:35 LOL! The cargo box provides ample room for all of your small items. The guy pulls out a gallon of window washer fluid. Sure that is really a small item!
+Blanca W Well, back then it was still America, so things were built big, tough, and to last.
Mr.Clem 💯
Hell yeah. Muricah!
@@TheDeJureTour Built big, tough and to last...until it rolled over and killed everyone inside. 'Murica!
I bought a “basket case” 1977 blazer. The whole front clip was disassembled, engine tore down completely and put into buckets. The camshaft was found in that center console LOL.
K5 blazers for life!!
We've come a long way
lmao they had some real balls back then testing this boat on that performance track. I would challenge ANY of the new internet car reviewers to do something similar. They wouldn't come close, especially from those two goof reviewers in the mile high city. Makes Motorweek really shine as having their sh*t down together.
These old trucks weren't that bad. My first truck in high school was a 1990 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat and it handled fine I mean, sure it wasn't no sports car in terms of its handling capabilities, but neither is my 2011 F-150 FX4 5.0L I drive today. At no point in my old 1990 did I ever feel like I was going to lose control of it and I did have to make at least a few emergency maneuvers over the years I owned it.
Great looking truck.
I love that instead of a tach, it has an enormous gas guage. 16 mpg isnt THAT bad
I mean it has an overdrive and fuel injection.
Considering a modern 4 runner, pilot and many other big suvs only get like 18 I’d say you’re right
@@JohnSmith-in2kl I've got a land cruiser of the same era (91) and I only get 10!
I guess the fuel injection really improved the fuel economy, when I was a kid in the mid 1990's my dad owned a 1984 GMC Sierra Classic single cab short bed 2WD with a 4-Speed overdrive transmission and carbureted 305ci V8. He's an easy driver and still struggled to get higher than 10mpg out of that thing.
The 80s are my favorite years for ford and chevy. I find it kind of odd that they busted fords balls for continuing to use the front end style on the 89 Bronco, which was only introduced in late 87. yet they praised chevy for their body style and nose.....which was introduced back in late 1980. Very biased in my opinion
Yeah, I never noticed that until now. At the time this was filmed the F-Series platform the Bronco was built on was only 8 years old and as you said, had seen a significant refresh only 1 year prior to this review, yet the Blazer they tested the very next year was riding on a platform that dated all the way back to 1973 ''a full 16 years before its review'' and they praised it. That does seem bias.
Man wow , that's gorgeous looking K5 !
Americans car designers are so cool , I love it so much , the new steering wheel fits great there and that red velour interior is indeed plush ! Wow so cool !!
I'm pretty sure that's just an S-10 wheel.
I LOVE THE 1989 CHEVY BLAZER
This is so awesome! Still want one!
"most controls are well placed, the radio is at your right knee." lol miss my old k5
Awesome! So rare to see a pro review of this truck brand new, especially that year! 89-91 are the best because of the new front looks. I had an 89 bronco in high school. Loved it but always wanted one of these with the vent windows. looks so mean! One day I will get one and refurbish!
Truly the last of the BIG suv's
BillLykken Yes, the Excursion was so small 😉
BillLykken truly the last? I guess if you stopped following the American auto industry after 1988 it would seem that way. Do some reading...
Yeah, no. Large SUV's are STILL a thing in 2022 lol. Suburban's are everywhere as are Expeditions and Expedition EL's. Most large 2 door SUV's died in the 1990s, but Ford's revival of the Bronco has kind of changed that. The modern Bronco ''though based on a midsize platform'' is actually very close and larger in some respects than these older trucks. All that being said, the Ford Excursion is the king of large SUV's. I doubt we'll ever see one that big again.
That center console was huge, my dad carried his golf clubs in there.
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The K5's always looked good, but performance wise Chev was always chasing the Bronco, always responding to it's updates. When they finally started to catch up in the late 80's/early 90's it got discontinued because of crumple frame requirements. On the bright side, GM finally got their act together when they replaced it with the Yukon, although at that point the bronco and Yukon were so different in function and purpose as to be two different vehicles. While the Bronco retained it's sporty offroad "fun" styleing and function, the Yukon was more of a "short suburban" and got a lot more cushy. Quality was way up, but the Yukon was much more the typical 90's SUV whereas the Bronco remained more true to it's past. All three, the Bronco, K5 Blazer and Yukon are unique and very nice vehicles, if you don't mind the very pick up truck MPG.
Agreed, The Blazer never really did catch up to the Bronco's performance and like you said, the Yukon based on the GMT-400 platform, while a definitive refinement over the old squarebody K5 as a family vehicle, it lost some of its recreational value in the process. Because of that, I feel like generally speaking the old Bronco's of that era have aged much better.
89-91 Blazer will be my next truck! God so sexy. Just got rid of my 89 C1500, which was good for just a A to B road truck, but that's it. Love the GMT400s, but screw IFS. K5 FTW.
that makes 2 of us, i have a 99' tahoe and i might eventually do a solid axle swap while retaining the stock stance and front ride hight, you think i should?
Marcelo Bahamon i decided not too, too much money that i don't have lol but i might decide to put on a brush gaurd with fog lights though, that will make my tahoe look badass!
+Marcus Mar IFS sucks! Better ride on the highway, but once you get offroad...
GM should have stuck with straight axles. Their IFS setup is JUNK and has been for years. I don't know about their newest of new trucks, but the GMT-400, GMT-800's and GMT 900's were absolute trash. Go watch any sled pulling video. It is shockingly common for those listed platforms to snap tie rods on their IFS.
Anti rust? That's the best joke I've ever heard, I just got a 91 K5 Blazer and my foot went through the floor boards.
ahh, but its a '91 not the '89
87-91 is the same, I have a K5 blazer not a S10.
I got lucky, my 89 is currently 99% rust free
+Alvin Rohani Where has it been? No vehicle is going to survive salt on the roads for 25+ years.
NJ/NY, luckily its only mostly in the front in the cab. Rest of the body is straight, and the chassis is fine too.
k5 for life!
YES !!................I love my 90 K5 Silverado
Thank God I'm still cruising around in a square body the new crossover look makes me ill
These still rusted like no tomorrow. But then again, I'm from Milwaukee. =P
+Dustin DaHusky Most Blazers out West don't have all that much rust. I have found some that practically have no rust at all - even after 30 or more years.
Mr.Clem Anyone from the rust belt will agree, we find this rust free world of yours amazing and beautiful. lol I just wished we don't use several tons of rock salt a day on the roads during the winter. That would make a difference up here.
+Dustin DaHusky
Heh, a piece of wood would probably rust up there somehow. :D
Dustin DaHusky I can only imagine your pain. In states like Arizona, they will used crushed volcanic rock instead = no salty rust. Colorado, crushed river pebbles... and the air is dry/low humidity, so no need for salt. Black ice is rare.
ah i remember that watermark-loving bajabusta dude :P
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+Alex Taylor (\
yeah!!! :D
Hey jesse! Motorweek started way back 1981.
So funny to hear the power numbers!
That K-5 Blazer is better than a Ramcharger.
Nope.Just look at them now,you can fairly easily find ramchargers in acceptable condition for fair prices.If you can somehow find a k5 blazer that isn't a clapped out pos,the owner will demand no less than two boatloads of money for it.I had a friend who bought a ramcharger for a woods beater.The thing was a damn tank.Another friend bought a k5 blazer and it had nothing but body and interior issues,on top of engine problems,not to mention the floor appeared to be made from jello.
Old Bronco beats both of them in my opinion.
Note the highlighted 55mph speedometer, still leftover from the early years when 55mph was the norm... By 1989 surely the cruising speeds were all up to 65mph in most places
I don't know, I was born in 1988 and growing up in the 1990s I still remember 55mph being pretty standard in most places. The late 1990s and early 2000s we went to 65 and 70mph in some places. These days there's a few places in my state where the speed limit is now 80mph with 75mph being the norm on most highways.
It's amazing what a good condition k5 goes for. You never know which cars are going to be worth money in twenty years. Safe bet Aztec with be worth nothing
I went car shopping a few months ago, and I saw a 2004 Aztek go for $1,999. Not even Walter White's popularity could save it.
Clean K5s fetch so much money because most of the survivors are shitboxes.
LOVE iT!!!!
oooh man that sucks to be born in 94 i used to own a K5 82 but it was all jackup and not alot of rust to suprising! but i selled it because i wanted to DD one and im still looking for one stock btw im living in Canada so i don't see these badass truck that often! and yes they were the best looking truck yes its square but at least its not trying to be something its not!
Can we see the long term test of the Ford Bronco please!
I got a 85 k5 blazer 4x4
The shakiness of the screen made me feel like I was along for the ride.
I could never put up with the gas mileage. They were fun. I recall a Ramcharger with black paint and orange and yellow side stripes our friend has when I was little
+djkenny
A Super Bee Ram Charger? :D
Was it? I think it was a different model?
Love the leather sport coat.
omg that brake pull tho scary lol
Yeah-that one had something wrong with the brakes. (Sticky caliper, maybe.)
This vid is awesome didn't know bout the galvunized metal tho my .87 rotted pretty bad as for the pull to right on brakes they still do that lol
GM, must have sponsored this, Blazer was the same since 1973
Yeah, they gave the 1988 Bronco shit for its ''old design'' which at the time it was one year of a refresh on an 8 year old platform while this K5 Blazer was basically a 16 year old new truck in 1989. Kinda does seem like GM may have fronted them a little extra cash to talk it up.
@@nathanmcdonald610 GM ran Blazer, Suburban, and 3500 series 4x4 till 1991
I'm sold
I miss my k5 blazer the best vehicle I ever owned
Wow, never realized MotorWeek was this old. Ford designs have always lost to Chevy designs in my mind. Much cleaner, sleeker, and simpler. I LOVE old skool chevy trucks!
Jesse Pearson The '92 to '96 OJ Broncos were nice looking and performed well.
I do like the Broncos.
Jesse Pearson I own a K5 but have a soft spot for the late 70's Broncos, they had a sharp look.
Jesse Pearson I’ve been watching Motor Week for many years! I remember watching this episode back in the day it was first aired! It was in a local UHF station 38, out of the Boston area! You know back when to see it you had to fiddle with the round loop antenna! I have an older cousin that owned the same year full sized Jimmy back then, that was a great all around rig! That he used to tow a beautiful 28’ Airstream around like nothing! I know the 5.7 wasn’t rated very high back then, but neither were any other engines clocked with anti pollution crap! But I do remember them pulling loads very well! I had a new 1991 Silverado reg Cab short bed Sport I bought New, that came with the 5.7 and a 5 speed manual, with limited slip 3:73 gears. We used to tow a couple old Chevys we had all around to shows! Yea I towed two cars at once on a beautiful light weight aluminum car trailer! We had a pair of matching 1969 Corvette convertible and Corvair Corsa convertible around the North East, from Massachusetts to as far as VirginiaBeach. The trailer and two cars weighed in at just over 8,000 lbs! But the trailer had very good brakes with an electric control I added in the cab so I had plenty of braking power. With the 5.7, that I added headers and dual exhaust, with a bigger/better Edelbrock 4brl ProJection System added with a Corvette intake manifold, there was never a shortage of power. But I was never able to get a bigger gas tank than the standard 25 gal. So I had a highway range of inky about 150-200 miles, depending on if there were any hills on the trip. Oh I had plenty of power to maintain the speed limits, but at s cost! But that was one of the best years of Chevy trucks I’ve owned and I’ve owned a few over the years. From my first, a bought new 1978, K10, through a couple Silverados an Avalanche and New a Colorado, that pulls almost as well as the Truck described above, with twice the mileage empty or towing!
Kick Ass K5...
I love my blazers have 2 myself
Do you have a link to the fullsize Bronco review?
she was a beauty
hey i have that delco 2000 radio in my 88 s10 blazer haha
15k for a 4x4? Man how times have changed...
You're not wrong. 15K amounts to something like 29K in todays money. But even so, 29K for a full size V8 powered 4X4 today? You can forget about it. The equivalent of this truck today would probably 45K to 50K minimum.
6 year rust warranty! They really pulled out all the stops!
Reminds me of the Rancher SUV from GTA San Andreas
that's what the rancher was based on
+Jason Hall also from GTA Vice City and GTA 4.
+Jason Hall I stole that 100 times a day
It was a mix of the K5, bronco, and the ramcharger really
In "Vice City," I liked getting the FBI Rancher.
I swear I saw that K5 dog tracking at time 2:30 even with the jumping video quality.
What about the other, other big 4x4, the Dodge Ramcharger? Or the Grand Wagoneer?
4:00 i dont think its recommended you try to switch to 4x4 when youre going fast enough for it to be unsafe.
I HAVE RIGHT HAND DRIVE DIESEL ITS THE WORKS I LOVE MY TRUCK
By 89-90 the K5 design was so outdated, it came out in '69!
KING KONG V8
1500 to 20000 dollars for an SUV such as this Blazer.
NOW, an SUV costs up to 100000 dollars.........
20k in '89 is almost 40k today. You can get a Chevy Tahoe for 47k.
Check it out with dr. Steve Brule.
Adjust the tracking on your VCR please lol!
13 city mpg.. that's reassuring, thought it would be in single digits lol, trying to trade in my s10 for one of these.
13mpg when it was new. Assuming the engine is in perfect condition.
I still get 13 mpg. 615 k miles on the original engine
Is that really 8 headlights on the front of that thing? Or did GM go to the more modern type bulbs and that is just a fancy looking headlight housing?
That's two high beams, 2 low beams, 2 parking lights and 2 blinkers
4 headlights
They sell for more now than they did new
Also weighs 1000lbs less then Bronco.
Anyone likes the VHS skipping lol
I still say bronco was better only coz ford change the bronco in 87 and chevy and gmc kept the same design sine 70s all the way up to the 91 but i do like the Jimmy and blazer especially that body style but i still say the bronco is better its funny tho chevy only change the front and to tone it maybe add a bit more things but it was long over due for a change
That bronco had the exact same cab that came out in 80' and they would continue to use it through atleast the 98' model year. The Chevrolet's are better trucks. You can have a 5.7 which is bullit proof compared to that nasty 351 Windsor; a inefficient and underpowered piece of scrap.
1973 Blazer? Oh yeah different headlights.
16 mpg LOL yeeaa rite
Anti-corrosion warranty? LOL
I hate when my rear end is twitchy.
Kinsey Benedict I read this comment like 5secs before John Davis said it, 😂 lol lol
Gabez82
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I bet by 1989 people were getting tired of this body style. I still like it though. My friend also had an 89 blazer and it was pretty nice. The gas pedal was a little hard to press though. Here's a video of it /watch?v=f27tNZn9Zuc
Good old toilet bowl injection 350
The Blazer dash is cleaner and neater looking than Ford's huh? The reason the Blazer dash is neater looking than the Bronco isn't because it's better looking it's because the Ford dash has a more luxurious look while the Blazer looks like a dash someone made in their own garage with some flat stock pieces of metal and a hole saw. The Ford actually looks like it was designed by professionals. And yes, the transfercase shifter is too far from the driver, unlike how it's setup perfect on the Ford Bronco. The Blazer and Dodge Ramcharger shifter location makes no sense unless the passenger is suppose to be the one putting it in four wheel drive.
The Blazer looks ridiculous with enough headlights for two vehicles, square shaped fenders for round tires(sure, makes sense!), boxy shape with no style, a frame so tiny it looks like a go-cart frame compared to the Bronco, a dashboard setup that looks like your uncle made it in his garage with powertools, a transfercase shifter in a dumb location best suited for the passenger to engage, axles inferior to the Bronco, hubs inferior to the Bronco, Transmission inferior to the Bronco, engines that don't have the durability that the Bronco has, etc., etc., etc.
+adam2000z lol...
its a vehicle not a dick, don't take it so hard
Is that all?
+Jim Garrison It's funny, because even today, most people prefer the Blazer. Also, it think that the Bronco dash is hideous!
Jim Garrison If the Blazer is so inferior, why did so many Blazers survive all these years, while Broncos are no where to be found?
LOL @ better than Ford...especially that interior. HAHAHAHAHA Motorweek sure loved them some domestics, especially GM back then.
why they compare ford
+Cory L Because with the Ford Bronco, that was the completion at the time. Sorta surprised they didn't mention the Dodge Ramcharger.
Chevrolet K5 Blazer Silverado 350 4x4 1980: th-cam.com/video/2X53lxab4pM/w-d-xo.html
For comparison my 2 liter 4 banger makes 150 hp, this is 5.7 making 210 hp, why were they so shit at making engines back then?
+Rex Holes
.....It's not about the power in these, it's the torque lol. It was Emissions regulations, and those engines are not "shit", they'll go 3, 400,000 miles... Take tons of abuse.
+Rex Holes They were big 4x4 trucks with torque for going offroad and hauling - not race cars.
But as an aside, those trucks were easy to work on and few buddies over the course of a few weekends would be able to build a 350 up into making gobs of horsepower. Even today, I've seen guys take a 350 block in a K5 and get 500 HP out of it or more. Your 1989 4-banger car wasn't going to be doing that - not to mention the fun and adventure of offroading!
What are you, 16? It's not all about horsepower when it comes to truck engines. TORQUE is where it's at, something your little 4 popper has very little of.
The engines weren't shit, they were built to be reliable. Making 210 horsepower from a 5.7L engine hardly stresses it so it'll last forever. Also, it makes 300 lb-ft or torque. How much does your 2L make? Maybe 100-120 lb-ft at best.
@@mwagner_87 exactly my 90 k5 has 613k on the original 350. It ain't got enough compression to blow anything out...but it still runs great
Yeah yeah, anti corrosion warranty.. Liars
Adjust the tracking fool
Yeah I tried adjusting it and still shaking the video. By the way my VCR has head and tracking issues.
This show sucked. I remember watching them on pbs every weekend when I was a kid.