The last brand new vehicle I'd bought was my 2004 1/2 ton Chevy Silverado . It didn't pass safety inspection this time . The rear frame was to rusted to hold my rear bumper safely . It's really too bad because the truck runs great . No engine or trany problems , just a rusted out rear frame . I'm looking at Toyotas and Suburus . Heard good things about the 2010 thru 2015 models on both . Did hear bad things about the V-6's but very good things on the "boxer type "4 bangers . What do you all think ?
Be prepared to spend a bunch on a used Toyota. Why not go back to a Chevy? Their 2017-18 Silverado is top rated for reliability and can be found at reasonable prices. My 2018 with a 5.3 V-8 gets 18 m.p.g. in the city and 22 m.p g. on the highway and has plenty of power. Much better than the 2010 Ford Ranger with a 4.0 V-6 I traded in ever dreamed of getting
Toyotas are nice but price wise the market overvalues them by bit IMO. A hidden Gem are the Nissan Titans which are overlooked by the market and as a result can be had a 3 model years newer than the price equivalent totoytas. From the '17 onwards they came with a 6 yrs/100000 mile bumper-to-bumper (!) warranty and so a 17 is usually still under full warranty and will be for years to come.
If it is a good truck ..... why not weld it up & keep it . Has to be cheaper than buying another one . I just bought a new 250 last week & it cost more than my house did but still drive my 95 1500 too . Some TLC & a few bucks & they last for many years . My Harley is a 1982 & I still ride it .
Agree with old ron. If all it has is some termite damage near the bumper a few hundred bucks will fix that better than original. I guess I'm just used to driving old vehicles. Newest one I ever owned was an 06. Cant see paying for a vehicle what I could build a house for.
The liquid salt they put on the roads in Pa combined with the crappy wax undercoating used on my 2012 Sierra has caused a lot of frame corrosion. If everything else is good with your truck look for a good welder to repair it. Trucks are so overpriced these days I’m gonna drive mine till it falls apart.
Yep. I drove my 86 f150 4x4 until the frame broke. Twice. Wife threatened to beat me if I fixed it again. It had one hundred eighty thousand on it. Drove the 05 f 150 4x4 after it to two hundred fifty nine thousand . Tranny went so traded it in on a 2005 f 150 4x4 with 85000 on it. We shall see how far it will go.
What you need is a high mileage same model truck from the dry country to swap out the engine and transmission. There was a guy that would buy up high mileage cars and trucks with good bodies and haul them back east. Swap out the running gear and a good vehicle again. Look at ads from AZ, NV and non coastal SoCal. There is a really good looking Ford PU 4x4 for sale in the neighborhood. Was not interested so did not check it out. I think it is an F150. We see a lot of low mileage senior owned rigs too. Zero rust.
Mrs Buckhuntr and I are on our second Subaru. If it ever needs replacing, we'll get a third. It has possibly the best AWD around, and the Forester & the one Winds has are better than average reliability. It will not leave you stranded.
Wife and I both drive Toyotas, she a Camry and me a Tacoma, both very solid vehicles! My Tacoma will very likely make 250,000 miles or more. Down side even a used one is pricey but there is a reason they hold their value.
I had a Dodge Dakota I loved the size and the performance of the high output 4.7 v8. Ball joints were shot at 45,000 just the ball joint assembly were $450 each not counting labor. After that it really fell apart so no Ram in my future ever.
Two deer really loved wife's 2010 Subaru Impreza, the last one totaled it. She now has a 2014 Subaru outback, love the heated seats in the winter time. LOL
