Best old work truck

[sfef84]

Hey guys need some help.

With the amount of driving I do, A full time SUV/truck would be out of the question for mpg/speed/ease of drive etc etc. What is a good work truck/SUV that is dependable, looks cool, can tow 3-4K lbs and cheap. 4x4 would be nice.

Not looking for anything over $9K unless it was worth it.

I love old Land Rovers but don't know the "solid years" with less problems
Old Isuzu Troopers are cool and seem to have a good reliability record but are hard to find.

OPEN TO ALL RECOMMENDATIONS.

Thanks

[patwilson]

IMO... Nothing better than a Chevy Suburban!

[coachlaw]

I'd go for a '92 Chevy pickup. Why? Because I still miss it after selling it 7 years ago. Dad gum that was a GREAT truck!

When you really shop around, I think you'll be surprised at how trucks and the vehicles you mentioned really don't differ that much on mileage. I've got a 2004 Chevy pickup with the small V-8 (4.8 liter I believe), and I get 22 mpg on the highway.

I remember when I was shopping around, I was pretty astonished at the mileage you could get out of a full size pickup compared to a smaller pickup or SUV.

[Lilbubba]

97 f250 7.3, best truck ever made.

[dbarham]

97 f250 7.3, best truck ever made.

yeah my dad has the same truck with half a millon miles on it and still as tough as nails

[reeltime]

6.9 was a better motor than the 7.3.I put over a million on mine.Granted it needed work on it over the years but same motor.

[FP10]

lol whichever one you buy from me!!! Let me know what you decide and I will try to find it for you.

[imhammer]

Suburban, Yukon or Tahoe!

[sfef84]

You a dealer FP10?

[coachlaw]

Jeremy sells Acuras. Acura doesn't make anything tough.



I'm sure he deals with used cars too though. Hook 'im up FP!

[sfef84]

Lots of good deals on 97-2003 F250s... I know diesels "run forever" but what about the 8cyl gasoline motors are 130k on Gas motors a lot on big trucks that are meant to run for years?

Which are the cheapest to maintain? Read a review saying you need to replace balljoints on 2002 HD every 30k miles, new brakes and rotors every 30K. I know its all how you drive, especially if its mostly highway.

Just lookin for some guidance

[reeltime]

I have 215,453 on my 95 suburban 350 engine.It takes about80 to 100 dollars to go from home to corpus.

[Swells]

Guess I'm old fashioned, but my best was a '68 Ford 150 farm truck, although the Chevy was faster in the quarter mile. "Three in the tree," although I really wanted a different tranny ... I kept the ole shifter on the column anyway, after I learned trick shifting with a HD clutch.

Goodness that was broke down when I bought it for less than a grand. New leaf springs and a slight jack-up along with a HD rear end fixed a bunch of that, along with a cheapo 'Earl Scheib' paint job. Heads were over-bored and reworked with a new carb and fuel filter system. Nice tuned pipe-tube exhaust, no catalyst, glass packs. Pretty hot stuff, 'Ole Red.'

They don't make 'em like that anymore, a real working man's truck you could actually fix, which I did every other Sunday - including checking that bailing wire on the grill, LOL.

[lurefisher]

I know they are a little truck but i drove the crap out of a mazda b2500 before selling it to one of my roofers.I had that truck over 300,000 miles ,granted i had to put a couple timming belts and waterpumps on it. A mazda pick up is a ford ranger.

[FP10]

You a dealer FP10?

Yes I sell new Acura's but I should be able to find just about anything used. I work for Autonation so it should not be too hard.