The S10 Blazer was very popular, they were everywhere back in the day!!! 👍👍🙂

I miss the sensibly sized compact trucks of the eighties like this one. Many, maybe most, of the trucks you saw on the road during that decade were small like this (as were the cars). Several friends, family members, and coworkers had compact trucks during this era, my father a late eighties Nissan pickup, my boss a mid-eighties Chevy S10 pickup, a roommate a mid-eighties Mitsubishi pickup, and a friend a mid-eighties Mazda pickup.

I bought a new 1992 S10 pickup in 1992. It was an “ad special - 3 at this price”. Nicely equipped with the 2.8, 5 speed manual, rally wheels, A/C, AM/FM cassette stereo, map lights, interval wipers. It was the “Tahoe” package. $7995. I drove it for 10 years and 101k miles. Sold it for $5k. It had a different grill than this Blazer. Also different cloth upholstery. Colors were the same. Biggest issue I had was when the heater core ruptured while I was on the freeway. Dumped coolant all over the floor! Other than that, it was a great little truck. Built in Shreveport LA.

That's an extremely nice S10 blazer! I'm a car guy through and through, but the trucks and SUVs of the 80s and 90s were truly fantastic vehicles. Ford, GM, AMC, and even Chrysler all delivered some of the best SUVs ever made during this era. I resent the fact that the current auto makers swapped out simple and small light duty truck based SUVs for tech stuffed crossovers. These were roomy and dependable vehicles, especially given their external dimensions. What I really love about this is how they have the blacked out c pillar on the exterior to make it look more like the two door model.

I had an 04 Blazer 4dr with 4wd and everything! I absolutely loved it. Wish I still had it!

I really enjoy your channel because you show the best examples of these vehicles. I get to deal with them in the absolute worst condition so it’s great to see what they should look like.

My parents purchased a new '91 four door 4X4 S-10 Blazer. It was well optioned, two tone blue, digital dash, luggage rack, alloy wheels ect. After several years the paint started to delaminate. My buddy owned a collision shop and did repairs for the local Chevrolet dealer. He was able to do a total repaint of my parents Blazer under a GM silent warranty at no cost to us. It was done in Sikkens and looked like a show car . Blazer served them well for many years. The V-6 was bullet proof.

The 4.3 was ‘punchy’!

I'm a Ford guy. I think the S10 is an awesome little truck. I had one as a company truck (manager of a car parts store) and I loved driving it.

Wow, that Blazer is clean! And it has a very nice interior -- I like the fabric. The basic packaging of this vehicle, the 1984 era Cherokee and the original Explorer was quite good in each. These were very popular here in California when they were new, and very seldom seen here these days.

Also marketed as the GMC S15 Jimmy and the Oldsmobile Bravada.

Love these. My mom had an Astro with a similar dashboard

Always loved this generation of four door Blazers - cool looking little vehicles! Hard to find these vehicles in good condition today……..👍

The postal service LLV is built on the blazer chassis. I believe its the 2 door chassis though. As a letter carrier i still drive one daily. I'm also a big s-series fan myself. I've owned several over the years and still have my 1988 chevy S10 that my dad bought new in november of 1987. It was my first vehicle when I got my driver's license.

I'd buy that Blazer just for the wheels and hub caps!

Rally wheels looks good on everything.

I had 2 ,almost exact same, white 1991 s10 blazers bought used in 1998 and 1999. I love small trucks. Had a 2000 blazer as well.

I had an S-10 V-6 pickup, 1984 I think. I agree with your liking of the boxy shape - feels more honest somehow than do the later bubbly lines.

Great truck. My uncle was a fan having owned an ‘85 GMC Jimmy 4wd with the 2.8 V6 and ‘88 S10 4wd with the 4.3 liter TBI V6 that was added mid-year. The ‘88 was my particular favorite with the blacked out grille and graphics package, as well as the sliding rear windows. I recall him driving that until the early 2000s at well over 200k when the Northeast rust killed it.

My first car was a ‘93 S-10 Blazer 4x4 in Forrest Green Metallic. It was a great truck, and yes, those CPI plastic lines crack with age and fail. I believe these were one of the “Most Destroyed” trade-ins during the cash for clunkers program, as they are relatively rare to find today.

I drove a 93 Chevrolet S-10 extended cab for several years. I miss that truck.

Getting in one of these today it's shocking how narrow they are. They have good leg and headroom but the truck itself is just not very wide. I rode in these all the time as a kid and teenager and never thought about it, but getting in one today it really is amazing how small they are. I'm refurbishing a '93 right now with my son. Fun project. Great trucks!

I had a 1994 4 wheel drive S10 Blazer in red. It was a nice SUV, and the seats were great for long drives. I had to have the fuel injection and ABS systems repaired in the 9 years I had it.

I STILL remember the first time I ever looked at one!!!! It was at Tom Chevrolet on Route 1 (The Automile) in Norwood, MA on Saturday, March 24, 1990 (also the day that the last episode of ALF aired). That was also my first look at/sit in the then-new Caprice Classic.

Love them. But I'm old school. The new blazers look like toys

Love this one Adam! Thanks for sharing!

Had a 1990 S15 Jimmy 4x4, with the 4.3 tbi.. thoroughly enjoyed it!

These were very nice vehicles, especially when equipped with the 4.3 litre engine. The first ones were underpowered, but what wasn’t in the 80’s?

I loved the square body S 10 platform. I ordered a 1983 S 10 silver over black rally wheels cloth bucket seats 4 speed with console 2.8l. Never any issues and looked very nice Thanks Adam for reminding me of my vehicles in the past again Almost forgot it was short wheelbase sliding back window

Nice rig. My sister and her husband bought my niece an '88 Tahoe trim S10 Blazer 4x4 that had lots of options and low mileage as her first car when she started college. She loved that thing. A good friend of mine had a Ford Bronco II for years. He lived in San Francisco where parking is not easy to find but being such a short vehicle he was able to make quick U-turns and parallel park with ease.

My 1982 Malibu classic has the A6 compressor on it. Still blows ice cold and is still R12! The system hasn't been serviced since 1994.

My dad bought a brand new 1985 GMC S15 Jimmy, 2 door. It was expensive. It was loaded, top of the line, power everything and had the 2.8 V6 w/automatic. It was brown and gold two tone with a special dealer striping on it. It was very sharp. It was so underpowered, somewhat problematic and ended up driving my dad nuts within 6 months. My dad traded it in with 18k miles on a brand new Oldsmobile in 1988.

This strikes me as an oddly trimmed example. Normally when I would see a box body S10 with a chrome grill and mirrors, it would also have power windows and locks. I seem to remember the 4.3s having fender emblems too. Maybe these are year-by-year subtleties?

We had a 1999 Blazer in the family for quite a few years. While hardly the most reliable car, we never had a problem with the 4.3 V6. Great torque and decent power for its size and weight.

Those wheels are perfect. Nice lookin truck

I think I'd like to sell my 2001 Ranger 4wd and find myself one of these S10 Blazers. Need something I can carry people in and can work on when needed. I really like these. This sure is a clean example.

I'm out of the loop on what things are worth any more. The nice condition though, kudos to Uncle for that being probably the cleanest around.

Nice ride. I love the tastefully done wheels.

I always liked the older "boxed" body over the newer 2nd gen design. They have a bit more room to work in them than the 2nd gens. At a shop I use to work at we had a couple of customers that owned one. One was a 4 door, 4x4 Michael Jordan edition with running boards and custom leather interior. It had the 4.3L CPI engine with auto trans. The second one was 2 door and two tone: black body/red side panels. It was equipped with the 2.8L mated to a 5 speed. It was 2wd. What I liked about these trucks/blazers is that the oil filter remote housing was right behind the driver side headlight. You just remove the air filter box out of the way and it's right there. Just need a rag to cover up the fender cover to collect the excess hot oil running down from the filter once unscrewing it. For several years I owed a black 1992 Chevy S10 pickup and I loved it. It was a TBI 4.3L with the 4 speed auto tranny. It was a Tahoe edition with power everything including the push button 4x4 system. Extended cab with the sliding glass window, bucket seats and center console with driver side lumbar support. That truck did an amazing job in the rain and snow with the 15" aluminum wheels. If it wasn't for the rusting out body I would of kept it today. It definitely felt more powerful then my current '96 S10. Side note: for some reason the 4x4 s10 trucks/blazers got the larger 2.25" y-pipe from the factory while the 2wd got the measly 1.75" y-pipe.

Awesome! 92 S10 Blazer was my first “good” car. Same color as this, cept mine was 4x4. Sold it at 114k miles. Ran great except for a water pump at about 110k. The interior however - that plastic was FRAGILE! You had to treat it very daintily to keep those plastic hinges on the glove box )for example) from breaking. Loved it tho! Great for those not too often needs for 4wD.

Hearing those car lengths just made my 188 inch-long Valiant feel like a Cadillac! 😂

We were looking for a new car in 1992 to replace our 81 Caprice. We were interested in an Astro van and the dealer told me about the new 200hp Vortex V6. I wanted this for sure! So after looking, we couldn’t find one we really liked. So he showed us a four door Blazer Tahoe sport. And it had this engine!! I looked at the sales brochure which did not list this engine as an option. He told me GM was trying this engine out and had “made a few special units.” That thing was really fast for the day! It would regularly catch second gear and had a loud muffler from the factory. We loved it, and drove it 58000 in 21/2 years! Sadly it was a 60 month lease with only 60,000 total miles allowed. The digital dash started to go dark and it began burning small amounts of oil. So it was time to go. We look back even now and still say we should have kept it as a second car

We had a kinda rare s10 blazer Tahoe edition with tons of beautiful leather. Thanks Adam

This engine actually has sequential injection, the cpi models had plastic intakes. This is the good one 👍

That's a real "back to the future" driveway happening there today...

Adam, I would love to see more of your well-informed reviews done on SUVs and pickup trucks!

Beautiful SUV of the times. I remember wanting one of these at the time. The Toyota 4Runner of the same time period also intrigued me. This GM model has Bronco-esq looks.

I still have my parents 1989 S10 Blazer. It has the original engine with 265,000 miles. The transmission has been rebuilt but still retains all the factory gears. Here in Oregon the 4.3 is noted for having distributor caps and rotors becoming green with corrosion. Even if vehicle is stored in a garage! Just had to deal with this problem a few weeks ago. The small screws retaining the cap to the distributor housing are very easy to lose!

This reminds me of my 1989 S-10 extended-cab pickup, which also had the 4.3L V6. I loved that truck and it served me well for many years.

What a throwback to some of the best times of my life! When I graduated from college, I bought a brand new '87 Chevy S10 Blazer (Tahoe trim level) 4x4 in Galaxy Blue. It was a close-to-fully optioned rig with the 2.8 V6 and 5-speed manual transmission. I bought the manual because it test drove much better than the automatic version of the same truck, as the engine was underpowered enough to really suffer behind the automatic. That vehicle carried me from farm life in Central Washington, to more adventures of a young life in Seattle, and then ultimately to Los Angeles, with many side journeys off road along the way. After a few years in L.A., I bought a new '92 GMC S15 Jimmy SLS four-door 4x4 in Aspen Blue Metallic with the throttle body 4.3 V6 and automatic. That powertrain had MUCH more power than my '87 2.8L, but was not nearly as smooth in operation. That same year, the central point injection on the Blazer featured in this video became an option, and I wished I had opted instead for that engine...not so much for the power advantage over my throttle body engine, but because the center point engine had a balance shaft that my lesser engine option still lacked. In '93, I believe, GM also added the balance shaft to the base throttle body engine as well, making it much less coarse. Four years and 150K miles later, the (expensive) ABS module failed, and I traded the Jimmy for a red '96 Blazer LS four door 4x4 where I was living in Dallas Texas. That vehicle was more refined than the '92 and '87 generations before it, but didn't seem to have the wonderfully tight turning radius of those earlier rigs either. That little red Blazer ultimately brought me back to Washington State, where I bought a new (full-size) 2002 Chevy Tahoe, which I still own today at 350K miles. Although I felt I hit a sweet spot with my Tahoe, I miss my little S10's and S15! Adam, thanks for the memories!

Oh man, I love it!

I love s10 blazers, the 4 door version is my preference. I've had about 10 of them both my fav 1st Gen square bodies as well as a 97,99 and 04 4 door s10 blazers. I prefer a 5.3 LS swap in these now as I do with ASTRO vans. Someone took great care care of this beauty

Gr8 Wheelbase Comparison & A Good Cockpit Lay-out & Engine in The Blazer, Adam...Cheers fm Damo😄🤲

I love that steering wheel. It is the same one I stared at in the first vehicle I owned, which I bought right out of high school - a '92 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup.

So much useful room inside!

WOW!!! $9000??? I don't think so! You can get a really good full size Tahoe fully loaded SUV

I bought a new 1987 black two-door Blazer with alloy wheels. Very sharp looking. Traded it for a new dark red 1992 Oldsmobile Bravada.

My father had the 2-door version of this car, maybe 1988 or 89. These cars still look good and you're right, it is a very compact car compared to today's monster trucks. Please do more reviews on classic SUVs and trucks!

A really fun and reliable SUV that was out with its first generation at the same time as these S10 Blazers was the Nissan Pathfinder.

My high school buddy bought one of these and loved it. He traded when the next generation Blazer came out.

My aunt owned a two tone red and white ‘85 Blazer S-10 with red upholstery. It was a mighty fine little SUV.

My first car was an 1984 2.8 Tahoe edition S10 Blazer with 2.8 liter V6 manual locks and power windows. Apple red with silver bottom. Now I have a beautiful 1992 GMC Typhoon that was my dream vehicle as a first driving 15 year old in a gutless small displacement V6 then lol

I'm in NC and just bought a 1991 Blazer with 303K on it with no rust and a beautiful interior for $3,000

I owned two S-10 Blazers. 1989 white with a black vynl interior with rubber flooring no carpet. 262 V6, automatic, no air conditioning, no cruise control, no rear window defogger, hand crank windows, am fm stereo, steel rims and 4wd. Traded that in for a 4 door 4wd in Garnett Red/CHARCOAL GREY interior. Air conditioning, rear window defogger, carpet, cruise control etc. Traded thar in on a 2000 Ford Explorer Sport SOHC Cologne 4.0 V6 4WD White Light grey interior. Four wheel disc brakes etc ... Sold the Ford this year with 273K original transmission and engine. The 89 Chey Bkazer & 2000 Ford Explorer were the two most reliable trucks I haver ever owned.

Great vid!!! 👍👍

Had a new 1985 S10 Blazer, towed a toy hauler behind it! 👊🏼

Really nice.

I love small trucks. They are not ridiculously huge, but so practical

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I like the rims, but don't recall having seen them before.

3:47...Interesting asymmetrical dashboard instrument layout. Normally, the fuel gauge would be on the lower left. But instead, the seat belt warning light is there. It appears that this vehicle also has BOTH a full set of gauges and idiot lights. I like that.

Grew up not far from Dayton and there were a lot of GM employees and retirees in the area. These were EVERYWHERE in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Engines were good, they looked good, but bodies often rusted apart due to salted roads. And the interior quality was horrid- absolute rattle traps after just a few years. Easy to work on, and parts in stock everywhere back in the day!

I bought a S-10 Blazer, 2 Door, 2WD, new in 1991. It was white like this one with the Tahoe trim package. It was very reliable, I don't remember any major issues with it. I owned it for 12 years and traded it in for a used 2001 4-door Blazer, but the '91 was my favorite by far. I wish I still owned it.

You can be glad the truck doesn't have the notorious 2.8 liter V6. I don't know anyone who had one that didn't have the head gaskets trash the motor. One friend had three before he sold it for scrap.

The S10 and S10 Blazer were both great little trucks and their days. Each served a different purpose depending on what your needs were. They were pretty popular as far as vehicles go.

In 2023, I never thought I would see an Oldsmobile Omega and an early 90s Chevy Blazer sitting in a driveway together. Lol.

Sounds like this would be a great new addition to your collection, Adam.

I almost bought one of these back in the early 1990's. I was at Bud Couts Chevrolet sitting in one and ready to pull the trigger. However, it would have been too expensive for us at that time. Of course we could of 'Bought It' but then we would have been a slave to the monthly payment for to long. We bought a used Buick instead. However, I really liked the S-10 Blazer.

My buddy had a two door with the 4.3 manual shift. Also had a 4 door with the gutless 2.8

The first NEW car I ever purchased was a 1986 2 door 4x4 S10 Blazer. Dark metallic blue with the all vinyl black interior including floor, no carpet. It was the advertised special in the local newspaper that Saturday to draw in customers for $11,900. I was the first there and got 2.9% financing, which in 1986 was a steal of a deal on interest rates. It had a 2.8 liter V6 4 speed manual. It’s the one car I wish I had never let go of, and I’ve had some nice cars over the years. Last summer I purchased a new 2022 Tesla Model X purposefully in the dark metallic blue to honor my Blazer.

Worked at the local Buick Cadillac Oldsmobile dealership and in spring 1989 we acquired the GMC light duty franchise. The Jimmy was the sister to the S10 Blazer. I must have had 20 of the 4 doors for demos and loved them Had several Olds Bravadas also.

Assembled in Dayton, Ohio. Same plant the S-10 truck. If that were my Blazer, and I wish it were, I would put the OEM Rally wheels back on. Along with the OEM OWL tires. Otherwise, the truck is perfect.

I drove a manual transmission blazer like this. Also the Omega. 😎

What a shockingly PERFECT size family utility vehicle and I actually appreciate the fact that it's 2wd. Just a super clean tidy package similarly as with that beautiful Olds Omega. Practical comfy economical and quite luxurious cars that just were in my opinion the PERFECT size vehicles. It makes me a little sad that American manufacturers didn't stand their ground and continue developing home grown vehicles from this era. The automotive media (as with all media generally) absolutely tanked domestic car manufacturing almost always in favor of Japanese and European brands which in my view... WERE IN NO WAY BETTER cars just made differently and often time MIMICKED American innovation. But I am grateful that your channel can let people at least reflect on what was and could've been.

The Reason why the 4-Door Blazer/Jimmy Came out for 91 simple answer Ford Explorer GM wanted to come out with a 4-Door Blazer back in the 80s but got tied up until then because of Roger B Smith.

I remember those blazers for sure, my old boss had several of the 2dr models. I also remember that crazy injection system, I had that on my 96 Astro that I had for work but bought it after the lease was up. And yes, those crazy injectors failed/leaked which cost about $600 back then to repair. And yes, I too prefer the original boxy styled blazers like this one. How did your Uncle keep that so nice up in Michigan!

The back seat of 2-door S10 Blazers is also very roomy. I bought one last year and was very surprised at how much room it has. It is a bit of of a contortionist act to get back there, but one seated it’s comfortable.

My grandmother bought a new 1991 2-door. Really nice vehicle, though she rarely drove it. When it was given to me 10 years later, it had about 12K miles on it (most of that was me borrowing it for camping). It was a great vehicle all around. My only complaint is that the shelf under the dashboard was totally useless. When ever you accelerated, anything on it would come flying off. Just need a 1/4" lip on the edge. *I never got around to gluing something on.

They need to come back with the small version truck and SUV's. They would be a hit.

Dunno how I missed this video. Man that Blazer is CLEAN! In the opening scene, I can see the reflection of the cowl vents in the bottoms of the windshield wiper arms!!!! I used to love Vette Ralleys on any Chevy, but on this badboy, I think I'd go for the later second gen S10 wheels which look like Center Line Racing Wheels - the ones with the rivets around the perimeter of the center, and the little holes inboard of the rivets. So did it sell? Praytell...

The cool wheels for these cars were the IROC-Z wheels, painted body color!

I had an '86. First vehicle I owned with power windows.

On The Subject Of The Blazer And 4WDs... I Still Have NOT Seen 1 Video Of A GMC Sierra Getting Out Of A Ditch🤷 My 91 S10 Blazer Got Stuck In A 1/4 in of Sand And MY Steering Wheel Feel OFF After Getting off Of The Highway😱 Beautiful Looking...(GMC) And Before Thinking Of The Blazer Experience....That Also Got Out Performed By My Older 80s Isuzu Trooper With A Smashed Front End😄🤷 That 4Wheel Drive Worked When I Needed It..And I Was Impressed... And Then Seeing The Ford Raptor Commercial Driving On Sand And Hitting a Jump And Landing....🤔 Thinking Of The Blazer Getting Stuck In A 1/4 Inch Of Sand On A road...😡🤷 .... gotta Say I'm NOT Confident I'd Make It Out Of A Ditch In A GMC Sierra Denali🤷 As Beautiful As It Is.. Especially The Denali Ultimate...but The Ultimate Look Is NOT Available with A Gas Engine🤷 ... I'm NOT A Fan Of Aluminum Engines Either (there is a V8 option..that might be cast iron but Not Sure...The Raptor R....)..But That Raptor Looks Like Id Make It Out A Ditch If I Need To🤔.. Thoughts? I Don't See Problems With Jeep 4wd...But See Problem Videos With GM Trucks...but NOT Jeep 4 Wheel Drives...🤔 Are GMC Trucks 4WD Different? Is Fords Different Or Basically The Same Thing/Type Of 4WD System?🤔... ✌️♥️😎🏠

My brother had a 94 S-10 Blazer with the 4.3 liter. It had high miles when he got it, but it still looked OK. (Not as nice as this one) I don't remember him having any problems except the A/C quit one year. When he decided to sell it, he bought a 2003 that had shiny maroon paint but I had to replace half of it over the 4 years he had that one. Not as reliable as the 94.

Thumbs up'd! I thought you woulda put "First CUV!" in the title

My brother in law had a black 1982 Chevrolet S10 truck that he bought used in the early 90’s. He was a country boy from Paducah, Kentucky who liked to drive around and scare the elderly people. I used to think that he was funny. Now, I realize that it was a form of road rage and not ok.

They made the 4 door in response to Ford's introduction of the Explorer, really surprised you didn't know that!!

I still have a 93 special ordered S15 SLT white over charcoal. Same engine ( best version!) but leather, power lumbar, CD radio, digital dash G80, soft ride with Bilstein /Delcos. A favorite. When will these go up in price like the big square bodies. HA HA

Still quite a sharp and well-proportioned vehicle. Crisp lines and great space utilization, the kind that I think a lot of European car inclined kind of buyers would like, if they could reconcile considering an American truck, instead. While the 4.3 was a great engine with torque and ran smoothly, that shop vac-on-steroids sound of the cold air intake (?) belied the smooth refined character of the engine and transmission. It sounded rough and industrial. The Toyota Four Runner also experienced this phenomenon, btw. On a related note, I miss truly “compact” trucks. And not cars with “trucky bits”. All of those that used to be compact that defined the segment, and all the small trucks they inspired, are truly mid-size now, and in ways are knocking on the doors of those dimensions that used to exist only in full-size trucks. Not all that’s in the past is better, but there are some definitely undesirable features of this modern automotive landscape.

I'd love to find an early 2 door 2wd S-10 Blazer. But if I had the money I would buy this one immediately