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What truck should I buy?
Ok, I’m planning on buying a truck in 5 months time. I should have about 10,000 saved for the truck alone. I do not want to dip in other savings, that I have aside. With the being said, I want the truck to have 4x4. I would be using this truck for transportation back and forth from work but also taking it fishing and going back in the trails but nothing crazy. I dont care about the year, I just don’t want the miles to be too crazy and yes I wouldn’t mind getting a small lobe of about 8k?
9 Answers
- Anonymous3 weeks ago
Get the Ford trucks
- 3 weeks ago
Buy the Toyota Tacoma. It will go wherever you want and last forever. It might be a little more expensive than other options, but you will save so much on repairs (compared to Ford or especially Chevy) that it will easily be worth it.
- Robert MLv 73 weeks ago
I LAUGH at this stuff! FORD makes the BEST TRUCK with the BEST value OUT THERE! GM engines ALWAYS LEAK in time and their BRAKE LINES and HOSES always EROT AWAY after a few years of use! They RIDE like TRUCKS whereas the FORD tends to FEEL like a GROOMED CAR inside! G< also has VERY UNRELIABLE DIFFERENTIALS! i have seem more than A DOZEN of them! The OTHER one to consider is the TOYOTA TACOMA! it is ALSO built VERY VERY WELL! The DODGE HEMIS are FUEL WASTERS and the TERM HEMI is PATENTED to CHRYSLER! TOYOTAS are HEMIS and so are BMWS AUDI and HONDAS it refers to the SHAPE of the COMBUSTION chamber ONLY! NEWER FORD TRUCKS are made from ALUMINUM and they have ALWAYS been NUMBER ONE TRUCKS that keep their VALUES! Go to CARS.com, CARGURUS< YAHOO cars, and CARVABA to find GREAT DEALS with GREAT loan numbers for GREAT OLDER ONES! they even RATE THEM and have CARFAX for FREE! it si the BEST way to BUY I have learned! I BOUGHT TWO BENZ CARS from CAR GURUS and they were BOTH AWESOME but OLD! BOTH got 32 MPG all day long! BOTH needeeNOTHING and had PERFECT bodies and FINISHES! The TOYOTA is ALSO so very exellent! GM NVER gets thigns RIGHT and even NOW all their engiens in tiem wil LEAK no matter WHAT you do! They are NOT very efficeint! and teh GNM DESELS get CRACJKED HEADS! Use CARCOMPLAINTS as a guide or CONSUMER REPORTS as well! FORD is NUMBER ONE for GOOD reasons! Tehy FEEL like LARGE CARS and NOT bouncy TRUCKS! Try the FORD SUPERCHARGED truck USED! They are AWESOM and in CAR and DRIVE got the BEST fuel ileage and POWER as well! BYE NOW!
- Anonymous3 weeks ago
Get a used Silverado or a used F150. You have to know that you will be doing a LOT of fixing if you buy a truck at the price point you are buying.
- 3 weeks ago
Start looking at ads every day. Even try posting your own ads. Eventually something will pop up that fits your criteria but have patience - it could take months. Be prepared to look nationwide and pay someone to do a prebuy inspection. Don't get in a hurry.
Car Gurus is a decent website. Craigslist has a lot of scammers, so be careful there, but I've had good success with it. Paid ad sites are better with fewer fake ads. Try to buy a one-owner vehicle, or two owners at most, only owned by middle age or retired person and never driven by a teen and not used as a work truck. It's worth checking for bank repos too.
Do not buy anything turbo-charged. Try to find a 6-cylinder Toyota or F-150 with manual transmission and under 100k miles. Those are the two most reliable trucks there are, cheapest to fix, they get around 18 mpg or more on highway and will serve you well. Third choice, Nissan Frontier. I've owned multiple examples of those 3 (all used) as well as all other brands over the last 40 years and Toyotas and Ford's have been best by far.
To illustrate what's possible, last month I found a 2002 F-150 4x4 six-banger single cab 700 miles from me. Estate sale. One owner. Guy bought it when he retired. Only 85000 miles since new. Almost perfect condition. I saw it within an hour of it being advertises and called immediately. Got it for $4,000. It's worth 8. Was first caller and had to jump immediately but made the score. I'll bet it lasts me a good ten years if not more.
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Good luck.