I Bought a UK RHD Chevrolet Blazer 4.3 V6! Yank-Tastic
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- My tastes for slow, thirsty, comfy cars have been well and truly satisfied with my latest purchase - one of the very few UK RHD Chevy Blazers, complete with a brilliantly beige interior, low mileage, and so far, it's pretty well behaved.
Standby, no doubt, for a nightmare of sourcing parts, using a lot of gas and getting places a lot slower than you'd expect from a 4.3 
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In the US, this was also released as a GMC jimmy, GMC envoy and Chevy S10 Sonoma. And as an american, i LOVE your american accent! it's quite accurate. next time u review an american car, i need you to do it with our accent.
IM OFF TO WALMART 😆😆😆😆
Your Blazer has Oldsmobile Bravada parts from the factory. The gauges, the radio, the climate control are from Oldsmobile Bravada of the same era. The American Blazer had the gearshift on the steering column. Thank you for sharing.
Someone in my uncles apartment block has one of these, RHD, just outside London in black with cloth interior. It's slowly rotting away parked outside and hasn't been driven for ages but there's no visible rust on the chassis (plenty on wheel arches though). Very tempted to start a conversation with the dude who owns it because apparently the parking is expensive as hell in that area and I don't want to see it scrapped...
I love the S-10s and S-10 Blazers, that 4.3 while under powered and drinks like a V8, it'll last forever. Through if I wasn't in the US where every auto parts store carries half of the truck I probably wouldn't buy one! Also keep an eye on the lower intake manifold gasket, they have a bad habit of leaking.
Another great video. Admire your bravery with all the interesting cars you go for!
Thank you! Life's too short to drive a Polo
just discovered your channel last week from the s class video, then discovered your BMW e46 video and love your style. keep it up mate. michael, from australia :-)
Thanks Michael, really nice of you to say so, comments like this spur me on to make more.
Praise be! New LMC content on a car I've always fancied from afar, in the genre of "weird RHD Yank more people should have bought", along with 70s AMCs, Cadillac STS etc. Had a really hard time not at least test driving a green Blazer in full Hamptons spec a couple of years back,. Many virtual pints if you manage to source a RHD Lincoln LS from the single import run!
Oh you're a bad influence - I had no idea about the LS! Certainly got a taste for the Yank stuff now, I'll have to investigate this one further....
'Merica 🇺🇸 😅Ha! Such fun! Please show the gas ⛽️ (petrol) fill up. This is a biggie! I have never driven one of these oldies. It does look comfy.
I bought a 2000 model RHD Blazer when it was 3 years old & kept it until late 2015. I got to know their faults very quickly & also worked on several others for various people. The flashing 4wd switch is a common problem & is more often than not just a fault in the switch itself rather than a transmission problem. The switch is the same one used in the Tahoe/Suburban/Silverado & is easily & cheaply available as a pattern part from Dorman. Also these vehicles were fitted with a secondary immobiliser when they arrived in the UK - these were notoriously unreliable - I had mine removed which just left the factory immobiliser in place & had no further problems. If you have the 5 digit immobiliser override code (printed on a red card) then look after it as you will need this to get the vehicle started in the event of failure of the fobs. This code can also be used to program additional fobs if needed. Apart from being a little heavy on suspension components they are good reliable vehicles if they are well maintained. One other thing to remember is that a lot of the RHD-specific parts are now obsolete. Keep the steering pitman arm well greased as these are very difficult to get hold of if they need replacing. If there's anything else you need to know please feel free to ask as i'd be happy to help. As a matter of interest GM only sold just over 700 RHD Blazers in the UK. Most of the RHD ones they produced were sold in Japan.
Thank you! Such excellent advice, especially re the immobiliser which does like to have a wobble every now and then after I've connected the battery again. I'll be in touch for sure.
@@lmc_drives6308 you are welcome.
Ah, a fish out of water! I am NOT an SUV guy, but I did have a Blazer of similar vintage here in the USA primarily for Winter use. This example has a significantly more luxurious and attractive interior. That tan with the black dash complimented by the blue exterior is very nice. The downside was that it was annoyingly slow and would have expected better from such a large displacement, it took corners like a drunken sailor, and its fuel consumption gave that drunken sailor a run for his bar tab....BUT it was a damn durable vehicle, and in off-road terrain and better, deep snow, it was like the vehicle asked other cars, "What's the delay?" The name "Blazer" was perfect to convey its ability to cut through "uncivilized" conditions. And oddly enough, yes, that engine sound / exhaust note is very memorable, and was beautiful to listen to each start up! Incidentally, I LOVE Belfast! A vibrant lovely city with the kindest most generous people consistently to this stranger.....
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I love those tail lights, I'm buying one Blazer this month, not in that conditions but very very cheap sadly 2WD, those tail light must be an EU regulatory it's first time I see them, I will check if I can grab pair for me too, keep it running, greetings from Venezuela (sorry for the broken english)
I’ve just bought petrol company shares on the strength of your purchase... brilliant. Yeeee Haaa
Interesting, I don’t think we ever got power folding mirrors in the US. Maybe it’s for the UK’s tight parking spots 🤣
You can two a boat now it’s all torque
Indicators on the right would be something they've actively done - I'd expect them on the left in a US car. A lot of RHD markets tend to have indicators on the right - eg. Japan, Australia. This wasn't sold in Australia - I'm curious which other RHD markets it ended up in.
Indonesian Blazer Indicators are on the left 🇮🇩🇺🇸
Have you still got it.what did it cost you.its in good shape.i had the same colour blazer and sold it but still have a black one.bomb proof engines and built to last.
The Blazer is pretty cool in a "thank god someone else owns it" way.
Do you still have the Legend and is there any chance of a video on it if you do?
I sure do. Have plenty of footage from last winter in the snow, but never got round to putting it together. I’ll make it a priority.
@@lmc_drives6308 I'd be interested in your reveiw on the Legend, I'm thinking of buying one and there's not a lot of UK reveiws kicking about.
How your merc is going? Is there will be series on fixing it?
It’s progressing slowly, but getting there. It failed MOT last week, I intend to do an update video this week.
check the ISC sensor bro, it should be 1000 RPM in idle condition, you just got 700.
Hey I know this is gonna be a silly question but what year is the blazer my dude
1999-2002
They all didn’t come with a column shifter I can send you the yank shifter it’s smaller
I’m in Detroit if you need parts let me know and if you need a donor car from the auction let me know. I can get those engines for 500 800
Ya GM doors or build quality isn’t great but the dam engine is a Honda
As an American, I must apologize on behalf of our country for exporting these shitbox Blazers to your shores. We didn't send our best.
Oh the worse the better, I'm just annoyed I have to import a Buick Rendezvous MYSELF!!
Thats a horrible bad american suv!