My family has had this vehicle since I was born. It has been a sturdy and reliable vehicle since then- it has run well and has needed relatively few major fixes over the years. It has a great hauling capacity and I feel very safe driving it. My biggest complaint is the terrible gas mileage- it's very expensive to drive due to its age and size.

I bought this car used from a neighbor who hadn't used it in quite a while. It required a lot of work to get it going. Brake lines were a problem as was door hardware. I had a fuel pump go on it early on, and had to replace a leaking radiator after about two years. Also had to replace the blower motor -- it went out in the dead of winter. I've put over 60,000 miles on the car (odometer isn't quite 200,000 yet), and haven't had other difficulties with it. All things considered, I think that's pretty good for a vehicle that's more than 15 years old.

I liked it, put close to 400k on it. replaced tranny once, rear diff once, and the engine went out at the end, I still use it for a storage shed. It went cross country lots of times, good mpg on high with cruise on. I had a guard put on the front, a wench, and a lift kit. it was used on farms and towed things way out of the range it was rated for. not the best mpg around town, but the tank was 40gal. mine was green. I replaced it with a 2004 Tahoe, I bit small but capable.