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Ideas on a first ride for me

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Stang*
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Okay so im turning 16 soon and i have to start thinking about buying my car. I just want some ideas on what truck would fit these requirements.

What I want:
-Has to be a pickup
-Crew cab or extended cab with jumper seats (I have to drive people around to some degree)
-Manual transmission
-Somewhat on the smaller side
-Has to be under 5 grand
-Nothing with like 200,000 miles on it
-Nothing that im going to have to put a ton of money into to get it to work

Shoot me some ideas guys,

Thanks
Oct 23 2011 3:50PM
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Wolffy
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[img]http://www.imglego.co.cc/data/Others/2001-ford-f350.jpg[/img]
Oct 23 2011 3:56PM
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comeatmebro
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toyota tacoma
Oct 23 2011 3:59PM
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Stang*
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perfect
Oct 23 2011 4:00PM
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SkiThe603
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ranger or tacoma
Oct 23 2011 4:01PM
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JHendrix
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damn whities
Oct 23 2011 4:01PM
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erikK
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Um, how many small sized trucks are there out there? You pretty much just have to decide between a Tacoma (expensive as hell), Dakota (gas guzzler), or Ranger. Then you have to decide if you want 4WD or 2WD. If you go 2WD then you can get a straight 4 Tacoma or Ranger which is baller as hell because they burn little gas. However since you probably want to go up the mountain in it you should get 4WD, but 4WD is more maintenance, more expensive, heavier, etc.
Oct 23 2011 4:02PM
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SterlingArcher
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toyota tundra
Oct 23 2011 4:02PM
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Stang*
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yeah my dad was saying an S10 would be good too, Idk im looking for other ideas as well. And that toyota might work good. I know they are super reliable.
Oct 23 2011 4:02PM
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northeast
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I'll sell you my 1997 chevy 2500 for 3,000, it's got a crew cab and it's fast as shit. The black plastic thing on the hood flew off because I like to drive around in it and hit garbage cans, and the right head light is busted. It gets about eight miles to the gallon and has a whole ton of what I like to call "paint enhancers" on it. There is no handle thing to open the tail gate, so you can't take anything out of it. This will be handy because the driver's door doesn't lock, however you can just put things in the bed and probably nobody will steal them. I'll even throw down a big blue tarp with holes in it and a box of tie downs, let me know!
Oct 23 2011 4:03PM
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Stang*
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and i live in michigan so i don't need to go up a mountain haha
Oct 23 2011 4:04PM
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FerrisBueller
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in black

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Oct 23 2011 4:04PM
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northeast
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P.S.- Paint enhancers are rust spots and dents that make the rest of the "paint" look better by comparison. I put it in quotation marks because most of the paint isn't actually paint, rather big stickers that are put on the side of the truck to make production faster.
Oct 23 2011 4:04PM
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Stang*
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you, sir, are awesome. Your icon makes this so much better too
Oct 23 2011 4:09PM
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SterlingArcher
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you should get

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what you'll get in reality

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Oct 23 2011 4:12PM
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northeast
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Every single bit of that was unfortunately true, besides the wanting to sell it part. My car actually is that much of a piece of shit.
Oct 23 2011 4:15PM
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northeast
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I lost.
Oct 23 2011 4:28PM
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JuliusJ
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that truck is lifted, but its not fucking huge. not a compensation truck.
Oct 23 2011 4:29PM
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Billek
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+1 for the Taco
+1 for the Ranger

idk shit about trucks, but these seem legit.
Oct 23 2011 4:32PM
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Bodhisattva_
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Get a 4 cyclinder 2WD ranger. mad room with the jumper eats and you can find a quality like 90's one one Craigslist for prolaround $5 G's.
Oct 23 2011 4:32PM
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SterlingArcher
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althoughii appreciate your strange concern for my penis.. its not mine... however if it was mine it would prevent dick dragging on the ground.  for you i would a recommend a low rider or vespa.. that should suffice your length needs.  

Oct 23 2011 4:32PM
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erikK
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are you trying to make yourself feel less gay for having a truck like that? that thing is definitely compensation. check the other aspects than just the lift
Oct 23 2011 4:32PM
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esotericjive
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I lol'd.
Oct 23 2011 4:33PM
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Bodhisattva_
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Lol this kid at my high school just graduated and spent like 35k on a truck exactly like the top pic.
Oct 23 2011 4:33PM
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Deluge
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Ford ranger, toyota Tacoma, chevy silverado, Nissan frontier
Oct 23 2011 4:36PM
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SterlingArcher
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a rides a ride..people can like different things  stop being so self concious about your penis size and your geo metro

Oct 23 2011 4:40PM
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Stang*
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yeah i have been looking around on craigslist and autotrader and i found a few nice rangers. reasonable mileage, 4 door, but they were like all automatic transmissions. Whatever. Thanks for the advise guys
Oct 23 2011 4:45PM
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rareison
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lolololol. Get a Dodge Dakota or a Ford Ranger.
Oct 23 2011 4:46PM
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Bro.J.
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yep, best truck you can get. i've had 2 of them now.
Oct 23 2011 4:46PM
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KravtZ
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good luck for 5 grand.....

IF i was you..i would go to cars.com or autotrader. Select pickup truck, 4 doors, awd, manual. Then hit max price you want to spend 5000$. Hit go and see what comes up.
Oct 23 2011 5:15PM
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collinder
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nissan frontier
Oct 23 2011 5:17PM
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Casey
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not for under 5k though. decent one is probly 8 - 10k at least.
Oct 23 2011 5:18PM
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garrett.
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late 90s yota!
Oct 23 2011 5:29PM
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Bro.J.
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my first one was $3000. they are hard to find cheap now though.
Oct 23 2011 5:30PM
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JuliusJ
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its a tacoma you idiot, tacomas are dope as fuck and not a compensation, even the newer, bigger models. a jacked up f350 for anyone who doesnt tow horses or something is compensating.
Oct 24 2011 12:34AM
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Jib-Ninja
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Dodge Dakota..the only problem is that its a dodge....but still look mint and fun to drive.
Oct 24 2011 12:39AM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
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what?
Oct 24 2011 12:40AM
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J.M
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you only have 4 options

tacoma-way too much money. you wont find one under 11 grand

dakota-lots of gas

ranger-meh

mazda b series- basically a ford ranger

Oct 24 2011 12:44AM
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