What pickup truck would you choose?

Scott Foster wrote:F Agricola.  

I love these trucks.  I've seen them in Australian movies.  They probably wouldn't be great here but in the Outback or Sub Saharan Africa, this would be my go to.  There are quite a few awesome diesel vehicles that we just can't get here.  Australia had a pretty cool model of the Ford Ranger.  

Yes, Land Cruisers are very popular here, New Zealand and South Africa. I believe the Toyota Hilux is the 'go-to' truck for Middle East terrorists ... raised as a bit of an issue by the United Nations several months ago!

I drive Ranger's and Colorado's as work fleet vehicles - they're okay for light stuff but wouldn't last long in tricky situations. Since the Toyota 4WD range is so common, we have hundreds of companies that do after market mods - build it to whatever specification you want. Besides, I'm wanting a vehicle that will last me out - don't want to waste retirement money on new vehicles every few years.

This one! Hands down no doubt about it.

Unfourtunately this image is more inline with by budget.......

Not to long and this startup may be ready. Looks like a shoe and drives like a truck!

http://ev-fleet.com/

We run a farm and i do handyman/tractor work. We have several trucks, gmc 2500 hd 4x4, and a 1988 ford ranger 4x4, and our go to is the 2008 ford escape.

Each truck has its use, we haul a tractor and get hay, our trailer and trucks are farm exempt. The suv is regular registration, we use it for most of our transport. But hauling a tractor, hay, feed, water, and lumber. Our trucks always have stuff in them.

I think that locking yourself into that truck, just one will blind you to opportunities. I have a buddy has had toyotas and Nissans, thats the only truck that works. He keeps getting trucks with a list of problems. Alot of people get them because of the reputation, then dont take care of them.

Small truck: here its the ford ranger, most are cheap and finding well cared for trucks are more common. I have a 1988 ranger 4x4, purchases 1500$ with 52,000 miles have had it 7 years now it has 71k. It needed brakes, shocks, sparkplugs, cap and rotor, tires and most of the items were factory original. Never had a problem with this truck it has the v6, not the best engine but it still runs great. The 2.3 4 cylinder in these trucks is as good or better than the Toyotas. I had one the truck was dieing and the engine was still strong at 375k.

1/2 -1 ton truck: ford 300 i6, you wont find a cheaper or more expensive truck that can out last this combo if taken care of. Seen these engines with 500k+ minimal repairs, easy to work on parts are cheap. The trucks are built heavier than almost any brand out there. Going newer is a toss up everything is going down on reliability as complexity goes up.

Then there is the truck that is a deal. I dont care for GM products as a whole. But there are some that are not too bad. We were given an offer we couldn't refuse. 2002 gmc 2500 hd 4x4 crewcab 230k with a new LS9 crate motor installed, and rebuilt transmission. 4000$ trucks worth over 10k, we will use it and sell it for more than we bought it for.

So just like my sons truck, 1984 ranger with a 2.3 4 cylinder 100k miles and no rust. New starter, and alternator weber carb and performance intake, 2 new tires 500$. Wasnt looking but it was going to be crushed. Better than the rust bucket he was trying to buy.

So just wait and see whats available, and is in good condition which is better. Grandpas 60k v6 ranger well cared for, or teenagers 250k beat up and broken toyota for double the money
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