https://www.carthrottle.com/post/ca...he-chevy-trailblazer-and-its-5-little-clones/
Seems like it was written by a kid, who couldn't afford one
Seems like it was written by a kid, who couldn't afford one
CarThrottle is always brutal in their "reviews". I think recently one of us posted an old article of theirs as well about one of the GMT360's IIRC. Yeah it's a dumbass article, with little-to-no hard negative facts. It's a bunch of whiny complaints (95% aesthetics really) about a range of vehicles that at it's core were the same, but had different shells (which is what GM still does today). I mean for god sakes, they complained about the interior design? Saying it wasn't on par with other vehicles at the time? Give me a break! It was about as standard as any other early 2000's interior. Nothing was WOW back then really in terms of vehicle interior design.https://www.carthrottle.com/post/ca...he-chevy-trailblazer-and-its-5-little-clones/
Seems like it was written by a kid, who couldn't afford one
I find later year LT's for sale close to $9K sometimes on CL. The Rainier's and Envoy Denali's go for even higher. Even with average mileage. Bottom-line is these things run great.If they're such bad vehicles why'd they sell shit-tons of them lol!? I must see 50 a day on the road between Toledo and Chicago!
AND go price a nice reasonably milaged GMT360... they're still pretty valuable! Especially the later V8 Denali and Rainier...and oh yeah price a TBSS that's not trashed!
But yeah they were junk when they left Morraine....OMFG
The EXT models still ran great with a LWB having an inline 6. I have driven a friend's wife EXT a few times. They ride like they are on clouds! Didn't even feel much of a difference from a stock SWB other than the turning radius being different.
And to be fair, TB's weren't on par with other SUV's at the time when it came to off-roading, but that wasn't their main focus as a selling point anyone. As a matter of fact, there was no aftermarket off-road equipment, accessories, or lift kits to turn the GMT360 into an off-road beast in it's early years. @HARDTRAILZ was actually a fellow pioneer in that spectrum along with his other buddies.
If they're such bad vehicles why'd they sell shit-tons of them lol!? I must see 50 or more a day on the road between Toledo and Chicago!
AND go price a nice reasonably milaged GMT360... they're still pretty valuable! Especially the later V8 Denali and Rainier...and oh yeah price a TBSS that's not trashed!
But yeah they were junk when they left Morraine....OMFG
I find later year LT's for sale close to $9K sometimes on CL. The Rainier's and Envoy Denali's go for even higher. Even with average mileage. Bottom-line is these things run great.
Morraine plant closure really killed off our platform
I think that was just thrash talking the departed. It's not like it's an Aztek or, gag, a Citation.
I think that was just thrash talking the departed. It's not like it's an Aztek or, gag, a Citation.
My wife just bought a Dodge Journey that has the 4cyl hamster under the hood. It has all it's fancy electronics and looks, but is a POS to drive. It takes forever just to speed up and the mileage is not that much better. Plus the throttle is controlled by the computer. You might command one position, but the computer gives another to "save fuel". At least ours acts like a cable driven one (when not in reduced power mode). The Journey is stuck in no power mode.
GM had something with this platform and should have stuck with it. I was a big Tahoe/Suburban fan, but after the 400 they are a joke. The 800 is ugly and the 900 looks like an aircraft with all the damn electronics. I thought the Trailblazer was bad till I started to mess with the in-laws Tahoe. No thanks...