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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 05:58 AM
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Well I decided it was time to retire my '96 blazer with 120k miles, it was completely problem free up until this past year, but after replacing the fuel lines, gas tank, fuel pump, alternator, battery, plugs, wires, fuel pump #2 & #3, and now in the process of replacing all the brake lines.... I've had enough.

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'04 Sonoma Crew Cab

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Believe it or not, I didn't want yellow... I went and looked at all kinds of trucks... but decided early on that this is what I wanted. But the only one withing 50 miles of my house was yellow. After about two weeks of looking, the guy with the yellow one called and made me an awsome deal... so I couldn't turn it down... I said I'd never own a yellow car.... now I own two
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 06:26 AM
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Needs a wet shot...










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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 07:30 AM
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nice, but whats with your big *** buying little trucks??
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Noyzee
nice, but whats with your big *** buying little trucks??
My big *** doesn't need a big truck... we have lots of big trucks lying around here if I need one. This thing is basically for making th 2 mile trip from my house to the office, and driving me around between jobs and meetings... SO I need 4wd for the winter and I need some room for carrying **** with me, but I don't need a big truck. This thing was dirt cheap and I'll get lots of use out of it.... I just wish it was blue
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Nautilus
My big *** doesn't need a big truck... we have lots of big trucks lying around here if I need one. This thing is basically for making th 2 mile trip from my house to the office, and driving me around between jobs and meetings... SO I need 4wd for the winter and I need some room for carrying **** with me, but I don't need a big truck. This thing was dirt cheap and I'll get lots of use out of it.... I just wish it was blue
big trucks are just worth it tho. people move for you, you can see beter, they cost much more to fill. lol

that is a nice little truck tho, however, it does stick out like a turd in a punch bowl!
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Noyzee
big trucks are just worth it tho. people move for you, you can see beter, they cost much more to fill. lol

that is a nice little truck tho, however, it does stick out like a turd in a punch bowl!

Yeah... it stands out a little bit

So now I have a '96 blazer for sale if anyone is intrested....


Wheels can go with it if someone wants them...
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:13 AM
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Great color
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:26 AM
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Great color
Thanks, You never responded to my PM...
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Nautilus
Thanks, You never responded to my PM...
he's scared.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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I never got around to putting that "Noyzee Racing" decal on my vette... atleast it matches this car...
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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I never got around to putting that "Noyzee Racing" decal on my vette... atleast it matches this car...

true that, you better use it, i had yellow made just for you. your the only one with the bad taste to buy a yellow car
jk, i like it, reminds me of big bannana's
and you know why i like bannanas
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Noyzee

true that, you better use it, i had yellow made just for you. your the only one with the bad taste to buy a yellow car
jk, i like it, reminds me of big bannana's
and you know why i like bannanas
I've been holding off putting it on the vette because I didn't want to waste it if I was selling the vette anyway
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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good choice in vehicles, at least it matches the vette for now. i was just talking to my father the other day and he said he drove by ur house and was gonna say hi but u werent around... its always great to get a good deal on a vehicle, at least u wont loss it in the snow LOL
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Humvee z28
good choice in vehicles, at least it matches the vette for now. i was just talking to my father the other day and he said he drove by ur house and was gonna say hi but u werent around... its always great to get a good deal on a vehicle, at least u wont loss it in the snow LOL
Tell your dad that if I'm not at home, I'm prob in the office which is just north of the center of town on Oakwood cemetery rd, it's easy to find. It's really close to matching the vette, but it's a little darker yellow.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 02:43 PM
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Tell your dad that if I'm not at home, I'm prob in the office which is just north of the center of town on Oakwood cemetery rd, it's easy to find. It's really close to matching the vette, but it's a little darker yellow.
ill let him know that. should be a great little truck for ya. the 4.3 is a great engine. when i had my 97 blazer i used to get like 16 mpg around town and 21 on the highway. when i did a few bolt ons (CAI,catback,tune) it went up to like 17mpg around town and almost 25 on the highway. i was gonna go a typhoon motor swap, but i found my camaro and decided it made more sense to make a car fast and stop wasting my time on the blazer. it was great i used to surprise the **** out of a lot of people with it
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Originally Posted by Nautilus
Thanks, You never responded to my PM...
I just replied
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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Nice truck but you should have traded the z06 in on the new srt-8 jeep. I took one for a test drive last week and man that thing ****** moves. i was sold on the trailblazer SS but after driving and seeing the srt-8 in person it performs just about as good if not better than the trailblazer and looks sick with the huge chrome wheels and center exhaust. I can only imagine how the jeep would move on some spray too lol!
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 98Z28MASS
Nice truck but you should have.....
You should have sold me your car! I'm still pissed I missed out on that
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T2, what motor does that have in it?
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by slayer_taunu
T2, what motor does that have in it?
The 4.3... same one they've used for a long time. Not an abundance of power, but enough to get around...lol
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