Squealin_Shoat
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« on: November 03, 2008, 11:52:57 am » |
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Ok guys, heres the deal:
After my trusty, battered old Chevy died a few years back, I got ahold of an old little car and have been hunting/fishing without a truck ever since. It's all but impossible at times to adapt a four door sedan to some of the situations I've faced in the great outdoors.
How well does a Toyota Corolla do in powdery sand when trying to get to San Luis Pass? Not too well. Do you know how bad it smells when an ice chest full of hog meat leaks all over your cloth seats during the summertime? Very, very bad. Needless to say, I need a darn truck again because I'm tired of all this.
Anyhow, my question is this. I'm not swimming in cash, so should I:
A) Buy another little car to save on gas (I'm gonna be moving out of the city soon and will have a good commute to work) and then try to find an old, used pickup truck for cheap
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B)Buy a smaller, more gas-efficient truck (4 or 6 cylinder) as both an everyday driver and a hunting truck.
What would you do?
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Mike
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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2008, 12:13:33 pm » |
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Buy you a small Toyota or Nissan and all your problems will be solved.  |
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bmoney
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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2008, 12:41:20 pm » |
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isuzu one of the best 4 wheel drive trucks i ever owned 4x4 4cyl
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pig snatcher
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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2008, 12:43:38 pm » |
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Buy you a small Toyota or Nissan and all your problems will be solved. Second that. Long as you dont NEED a big motor, the little Yotas are hard to beat. I have had mine about 4 years and havent had a lick of trouble from it. Good on gas and will pull most of what I need. |
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Texas_Cur
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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2008, 12:46:12 pm » |
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I am with Mike on this one. I got a '98 Toyota Tacoma 4X4 with 225000 miles on it. I drive about 80 miles a day to and from work and school, and it still gets 20 -22 mpg.
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Squealin_Shoat
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« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2008, 12:54:24 pm » |
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Well guys, I guess y'all confirmed it for me then. I like the looks of the base model 4-cylinder Tacoma they got out this year. It's small, but it'll hold two people and some gear in the back. I don't figure I've really ever needed a 4wd though...especially now that I don't go surf fishing nearly as much as before.
That's good...I was kinda scared about the quality of truck that I'd be looking at for only a couple thousand. I've done enough repairwork on old junkers to last me a lifetime.
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« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2008, 02:22:23 pm » |
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Best truck I ever owned was a 1985 Toyota 4x4 with a 5spd and 20R engine. I am still not sure how I wedged myself into the cab, but I managed  It is hard to go wrong with a toyota, the only exception I would make is to check out the head gaskets on any v6 toyota truck. |
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« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2008, 11:25:23 am » |
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