For me, its one of very few vehicles that I can use without any modifications. I've never met a pickup I loved. I've tried all kinds of bed covers, stuff is still either broken or blows away. A separate bed is just a waste of space IMO, only suited to farm/hauling use. Plus they are a death trap in the winter. I learned to drive in a pickup in the winter, so I never have a problem, but a front wheel drive car is much safer. I don't "off road," but I find my self off pavement almost every day. From getting deer, to launching boats at sketchy accesses, to going through muddy fields. Plus I tow almost weekly, so a car or van is no good to me. I used to have insurance on a car and a truck, but I don't drive many miles, so I just drive a truck now. Any long trips I'm towing, usually a boat. Besides my daily driver 94 B4000, I also own an 84 K5 blazer that will soon be road ready, and a 94 explorer that is my off road toy. They only vehicles that suit my need are a bronco/k5, explorer/s10 blazer, or an xterra. Since I refuse to ever pay more than about 2 grand on a vehicle (I spend more on my toys like my boat and dirt bike), xterra's are usually too expensive. Maybe one day I'll come across one with a blown tranny, or other failure. bronco's and k5's are usually found with carburetors, and I can't hardly stand them. Certainly not for daily use. I could find a fuel injected model, but even then the tailgates on both have always bothered me. Who came up with the idea to have a giant roll up window that always fails? I have always liked the s 10 blazer, especially the 4.3 engine, but they always seemed too fancy. I like hand crank windows and cloth seats. On top of that, the blazer has a weaker drive line. Some people, mostly those who push the limits, don't like the explorer drive line. IMO, the 4.0 is perfectly adequate for me, never gave me issues, the dana 35 ttb has been bulletproof for me, I've really pushed the m5od and never broke it, the 8.8 rear end is legendary, and the transfer case works great too. Since I can pick up explorers for next to nothing, I will continue to drive them. I know all I need to, and can fix any problems they have. Great layout inside, great drive train, great off road, great at towing.
I love them!
Thanks for sharing.
