Oil pressure AND volt meter! John must’ve been jumping with joy.

Man I love these blasts from the past, so much fun to see these old interiors when everything works…

This Gen Blazer has proven itself. You still see them on the road.

Just for reference, John is still doing these reviews on cars, genuinely impressed with that

This truck still perform better then most trucks in 2023

I love these retro reviews because they are nostalgic and a joy to watch.

That 0-60 was hilarious. 3:32 started off slow next shot was really fast! Lol

I had a 2000 Blazer, one of the best reliable vehicles I've ever owned. I miss it....

These small SUVs were really popular and decent driving in their time. The 90s models were the most reliable of the generation, by the 00's, they added way more computer tech and with it came lots of shop visits. The biggest problem though was rust. The rest of the truck worked great!

I love these old reviews they bring me such joy

My grandad had this gen blazer I think it was an ‘04 model. He put some rims on it and a sound system it was such a comfy car to be in. I remember the smell of gm in that era . He’d pick me up everyday after school in the first grade 😊

That's pretty good 0-60 for 90s small SUV

Tons on the road still

Had a Jimmy in the shop yesterday......typical GM stuff😅but these Suvs & trucks/S10 are still on the road today💪

Had new in 1995.. GMC Jimmy. I recall it was a truck for the time. Today I'm in a GMC Denali 2022.

👍🏿# 75! A lot of people saying these are garbage but I see more of these trucks still on the road than any other '90's suvs. Even my rusty but trusty blazer still gets compliments.

I remember my mom bought a 2001 GMC Jimmy, but we had the Envoy which I think was a luxurious trim to the Jimmy rather than an actual model . We loved it, and remember everyone always complimenting the truck.

One of the most dependable vehicles I've ever owned. A 4WD LT, it was a great road-tripper, the only real issue I had in 220K miles was the infamous GM ignition switch. Alas, once the heater core started to go, it was no longer financially viable for me. I fondly remember the days when you could have a solid, comfortable ride without $20,000 worth of "electronic nannies" that you don't need or want to pay for.

The engine will run forever if you took care of it. Everything else around the engine plan to replace.

Sun-faded paint came as standard!

Another classic review of a true SUV. But where's the Oldsmobile Bravada?

I had one exactly like the one in this video. If you dropped the tailgate to load anything you had to hurry because all of the windshield wiper fluid started siphoning out of the tank. There was a big hump in the middle of the passenger floorboard that prevented you from placing your feet flat on the floor. We have come a long ways for sure.

I love how you could still take these off-road. New mid sized SUVs are never seen off-road!

I had a 94 Jimmy. Loved it. Pretty capable off road and very comfortable.

This SUV does remind me of the 1990s decade. This platform didn't go away until 2004.

we had a 97 Blazer, awd stopped working and so did the gas gauge after about 5 years, NEVER bought a GM car after that. Eat shart GM

Thank you for posting this video. It is always good to see the older GM roadtests especially from Motorweek. The Oldsmobile Bravada showed up a year later. It is interesting the many versions globally GM had in this generaton and later. The instrumentation was used in the Holden Suburban. The new Blazer is a hit in 2023.

These things ate ball joints and idler arms like crazy.

Had a Strawberry Metallic 95 model. It was in the shop a lot. Most troubling was when the brake pedal would go to the floor without warning, and then operate correctly. Leased for three years. Got a 97 Tahoe after.

I loved my Jimmy it had a lot of little issues and the suspension always needed something expensive. But it was just the right size not to big or small, parallel park in the city. Fit a bunch of stuff in the back.

Had owned a '96 GMC Sonoma truck with the Highrider option same as the Bowtie's twin the ZR2. Extended cab with the 3rd door option on the driver's side. Loved the 4.3's power & the shift on the fly 4x4 system. Color was Purple exterior Grey cloth interior. Ordered the truck brand new at the time.

One of my favorite vehicles that I’ve owned

Not surprised they mentioned the brakes. My old man had a '95 blazer that we used as a tow vehicle. The only thing I didn't like about the truck when I towed with it was the brakes. Great truck overall.

My godmother had a 1998 Blazer LS 2WD in the dark forest green color back in 2002 when I was a kid.

My mom had one in beige, 4 door, with a cloth interior I think... It was around the time I was just barely in preschool... I remember her having a handful of trailblazers after

I had a 2000 blazer for a while. It was super slow and sucked way more gas than this test indicated. I had a friend with one of these and he removed the viscous clutch fan for an electric one and it made a world of difference.

I wish there were direct successors of these vehicles today

Miss my 2001 ZR2 Blazer!!!

I had a 93 Blazer. 2 coworkers bought the new body style 95 based on my glowing review of my Blazer (which I kept for over 200,000 trouble free miles). They had so much trouble out of both of them they traded after just a few years. They truly were bad SUVs. Miss my 93.

In 95, I bought a new S-10 extended cab pickup, and loved it. A buddy liked my truck, so he bought a new loaded Blazer 4-door. Beautiful vehicle, but he couldn't stand the plastic interior panels squeaking and rattling. Drove him nuts. He got rid of it rather quickly.

I love how it stops faster than the new Merc EV you just featured

Couldn’t swing a cat in any Walmart parking lot without hitting 5 of these in the late 90s

Ive always been a fan of large knobs.

Mid 90's SUV's were the last generation when SUV's were SUV's, well actually probably the last generations proper cars were made. It's all down hill from there abouts. Yeah I know I know I'm no fun at a new car meet, but you got to see me at one with older cars. :P

One of my elementary school principals drove a red 95-97 Blazer. It was probably around 2010 or so when she upgraded to a current Suburban of the time.

I like the square body S10s and blazers but these transition era ones were awsome looking

I had a 2000 model, 2 door- 4wheel drive. It was a tank. It had 250,000 miles before it started to go. Great lil truck!

Looks great in that blue color.

2:12 When I’m Talking in your Sleep by The Romantics

If released today, John would spend half the show delivering a sermon about the barrels of oil this vehicle consumes per year.

I work at CarMax so I get to see all nostalgic trucks of my childhood

Wow that's a really low mileage (only 16mpg) and was pretty expensive back than too

So nostalgic🎉

I saw the crash tests on these. Absolutely lethal.

You couldn't beat that 4.3 engine. My Blazer had over 340k miles before it finally died.

I got a '00 Blazer 2dr 4x4 still a good vehicle 185k runs like a champ 😊

I had a '96 Blazer which I really liked. My complaints would be the front ends ie tie rods, ball joints ect...were absolute junk. Had to get something done every time inspection came around. That and the abs system on these trucks is junk as well, got in an accident one time because of it. Guy pulled out in front of me and when I needed my brakes the most the modulator said nope. But I digress the 4.3 was solid and not problematic but the limited slip rear diff was all but useless. I'd own another one, probably some better aftermarket parts nowadays 😏

And also Oldsmobile Bravada!

Back in The Hunt

love my '96 blazer

I almost passed away from the music overlaid on this program.

My dad had one of these. When I was 16. He went out of town and left me home. I found the keys and took it out driving pulling up on all my friends in Detroit. But I forgot the fuel gauge didn't work and ran out of gas getting on the freeway. It's the worst walking alongside the freeway in the middle of the night in the city because it's ultra dangerous. I hit the nearest gas station bought a gas can and 2 gallons worth of gas, spilled most of it on the side of the truck because gas can nozzles are trash! But it started right up then I took my dum as home 😂.

I love these 90s SUV. My favorite is the Isuzu Rodeo and Honda Passport 😊

Chevy Blazer and GMC Jimmy is great and best trucks

We had a 1995 for several years,we got fantastic mileage, 25 to 28 mpg. Imagine

Back when the Blazer was true to its name unlike the current abomination from GM today

2:12 talking in your sleep by The Romantics

I like the ZR2 2 door model.

Isuzu Hombre for the next Retro review !!

Motorweek please upload ZR2 road tests!

We're is the heater fan at

Anybody know the song used here? Want to use it for the video of my blazer

Back in high school my best friend had one of these, he never did a damn thing to it (except abuse it) and it went to 290k miles before it needed a fuel pump and he junked it. I've never seen a vehicle so abused that just wouldn't quit going

5.00 mark, is it me or does it look like the RR quarter panel is lighter in color than the RF fender ?

Badged as Opel in my country. Ironically the Chevrolet brand was phased out at that time to make way for Opel until it's finally sold as Chevrolet in late 2002

GM /Chevy are the best riding trucks out there, bar none.

One of the limitations of this model, was that most of them began to rust as they were leaving the factory.

The 4.3 VIN "W" CPI injection was a terrible design with the fuel pressure regulator INSIDE the intake! I'm sure many seized up from raw fuel wiping out the bearings 🙄

They didn’t mention the Oldsmobile variant at all.

in early 00's my distant relatives had a blazer but it was not a Chevy instead it's an Opel and had twin cam 16 valve 2.2 engine

Muito da hora 👍👍

This is the true gangster vehicle. You see this in your neighborhood it’s gameover!!

Cup holders, yay!!

Oil pressure drops, engines gone, volts drop, you got 5 mins of battery. All you need is the gas gauge lol, easy fix

They forgot the Oldsmobile Bravada

My mom had one and all I remember about it was how hard the back seats were. Like zero give in the cushions.

For 1995 these were all right. Unfortunately, GM didn't update them for a decade, so by 2005 when they were phased out, they were a joke. Still, even in 1995, there were several competitors that were better choices, like the Explorer, also freshly redesigned. One of the biggest downsides to these Blazers/Jimmys was the safety. While this generation is far safer than the first gen, especially the 1998 and later models with dual airbags, it was still behind its class. It got a Poor IIHS offset rating, which was fairly normal for an SUV in 1995 but badly outclassed in the new millennium. Also, in the NHTSA test, the front passenger crash test rating on the 1995-1997 Blazer was 1 star out of 5, the lowest possible. The driver got 3 stars, not great but passing. It baffles me why GM didn't put dual airbags in the 1996 Blazer after the 1995's terrible passenger score. I feel like that hurt them a lot more than the expense of putting in a second airbag. By the 1996 model year, the vast majority of SUVs had dual airbags anyway. Look, I hate most pre-1998 (first-generation) passenger airbags but in the Blazer's case it could have really helped. When they finally got off their lazy butts and put in the bag in 1998 the passenger crash test rating improved to 4 stars. June 15, 2023 7:26 am

Good trucks.......until you got caught in a major collision.

"The rear seat has a low back feature that will snap your neck like a twig."

Im not a big fan of SUVs, but I'd take one of these over any modern CROSSOVER garbage

Mmmm... 1995 Sprite, so tasty!

Cup holders on doors? How is this not standard on these family vehicles???

My parents bought this exact Blazer brand new, they also purchased the 100,000 mile extended warranty which was a good thing because GM rebuilt it from stem to stern about 3 times under warranty. When the warranty expired they got rid of it and bought a Ford Escape as they were not to happy with the amount of time the Blazer spent in the dealership service department.

Back when trucks were affordable

Why do they always show someone shifting through the automatic transmission? At this point in time every auto was a straight line shift…

Why can’t we get stuff like this today?

The glove box in these are literally a glove box its a joke, and i miss that the shelf is gone.

Ok so the other day the battery died in my classic. I boosted it and went for a drive and cursed the manufacturer for not putting a volt meter!!! Keep holding them accountable John!

In Indonesia known as opel blazer

GMC JIMMAY