The Chevrolet at ext trailblazer is definitely a quality vehicle produced by shipping. I purchased my 2002 back in 2006 and it is still in great shape and runs well. I have not had to provide any repairs on the vehicle outside of regular maintenance and the replacement of the occasional part that has needed to be replaced due to its age or the use that I have put on it. I am NOT one of those guys that gets their car detailed on any regular basis however I do clean it out from time to time, with that being said the interior of this vehicle is extremely durable even with children. With the occasional leather conditioner once or twice a year all of the chairs are in great condition the dash as with fan the test of time with an occasional Armor All treatment. Even the Bose sound system has managed to stay in very good condition with his 5 CD disc changer becoming obsolete in a time of mp3 players and Bluetooth deal works like a charm. My favorite thing about the vehicle itself is its dependability. We've driven this vehicle from east coast to west coast New York to Texas, and outside of the regular maintenance we've had no issues. The only kind I can give anyone about purchasing this vehicle or any newer models would be do not let little ones play with all of the bells and whistle like the 4 wheel drive switch rearview mirror operating switches, window switches etcetera because while these things are made for everyday use kids can be rougher than a built-in causes things to break.

So I want to say this is a nice ride because it the nicest I have ever owned. The interior and all the bells and whistles are sweet, When they start to crap out its not worth repairing all the over engineered electrical though. So the seats are in a fixed position and the dash lights and gauges are dropping like flies. So before I get into it, I was the second owner, and the first may have been a complete nincompoop. Bought it at 135ish and have had to replace almost everything on the engine within the first year. Glad I'm handy or I would be looking at well over $6000 in repairs. Lets see, water pump, power steering unit, alternator, ac condenser(which seized, snapped the serp and left me stranded in Nebraska), then of course the bearings in the belt tensioner went. Then the MAF sensor and temp sensor needed to be replaced to get the thing to even stay running at idle. *Advice, clean the throttle body asap, its gummed trust me. Oh and three replacement coil packs were "faulty", just my luck. I was buying them at a dealership to replace one that died. They replaced them though. I have replaced all of the stock parts because all of the ball joints (8) were F'ed, and the sway bar end links. Have done three wheel bearings in 2 years too. Exhaust issues are pretty common for Winter state cars so it rattles and can be a little noisy in the morning. I have replaced both O2 sensors also. So I'm in it for almost 4000 more than I bought it for but it runs like a champ. (Always does until it quits) Hopefully at this point I will drive it to 300,000. I'll make sure to post when it gets there or something expensive goes and I drive it off a dam cliff! Oh now I have to add a $270 fan clutch yay. Seriously over engineered, electric clutch when its right on the water pump shaft anyway. Really is the mechanical advance tech that has worked for 50 yrs on trucks just won't do it anymore.

I have a love/hate relationship with this vehicle. When everything is working, it is great. However, that is usually seldom and far between. It has a really smooth ride. It is also very spacious and suitable for families with children. There is a lot of rear cargo space and the back seats easily fold down. I love the sun roof which you normally don't see in older SUVs like these. One interesting "nugget" to provide about this vehicle is that it has a voice recorder in the rear-view mirror - I can remind myself what I need to buy at the grocery store or what new song I just heard that I need to go home and download! However, we have had multiple ongoing problems. First, the vehicle would not hold a battery and we could not figure out why. We bought several new batteries, different sizes, different brands but every time I cranked the car I had to use a jumpbox to get it started. We finally figured out that we needed to replace the entire dash but now it is fixed. The check engine light stays on constantly even though everything is fine. It seems like we are having to constantly put in oil even though it doesn't seem to be leaking out anywhere. We also had to replace the motor due to problems with the oil and the engine overheating. We also seem to have problems with the controls for the heat and air - even though you are trying different settings, no changes can be felt.