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Kooky_Lukey
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I need a truck.  My A4 just is not cutting it anymore.  If you truck guys or girls could tell me what truck has been the most reliable and just all around great truck that would be greatly appreciated.  I am not going to be hauling a bunch of shit or anything like that so no i do not need a Ford F350 V10.  Im looking at a some silverados right now and if anyone mentions a WRX i will stab you in the jaw with a fork.
Dec 23 2012 11:50AM
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.Rybak.
Posts: 9017 - Karma: 9,864
wrx its the only way.
Dec 23 2012 11:58AM
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act.resist
Posts: 8875 - Karma: 513
this 'un

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Dec 23 2012 12:02PM
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Logey.
Posts: 2996 - Karma: 457
Don't get a dodge.
Dec 23 2012 12:02PM
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CheddarJack
Posts: 5203 - Karma: 7,380
I would recommend a pickup truck. Those dump trucks are so darn hard on gas.
Dec 23 2012 12:06PM
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1440ski
Posts: 2049 - Karma: 1,110
I own a silverado 1500. It is over 10 years old and has over 200,000 miles on it. I have never had any repairs besides brakes and oil. It has been a great truck. My friend has an f 150 and the same situation as me. Both are great trucks
Dec 23 2012 12:14PM
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Darth.Maul
Posts: 2472 - Karma: 652
Are you looking for a pickup or full size truck?
Dec 23 2012 12:17PM
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Dr.Dealgood
Posts: 2587 - Karma: 1,352
Probably a pickup right, OP? Unless you are hauling substantial items on a somewhat regular basis. Even if you're only hauling snowmobiles, sm fishing boats, river/float boats -- all of those are easily handled by pickups.

The obvious solution would be a Toyota. I had amazing luck with mine and it served me incredibly well for bad weather, off-road, and long drives. I eventually sold it to get something more economical (Subaru wagon) for traveling back and forth to university. I miss the hell out of that truck and wish I never did it though sometimes! But, I do still see it driving around from time to time, that's nearly 20 years that thing has been on the road.

If you don't want to be on the Toyota bandwagon I would suggest an S-10 (particularly the ZR-2 editions) or Ford Rangers. You'll get the best mpg with a Toyota (but not by a longshot).

With older models you may be inheriting frame or body rot, but it really will depend on how much money you want to spend.
Dec 23 2012 12:45PM
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the-honeypossum
Posts: 529 - Karma: 130
iv  had a couple deisel trucks (duramax and a cummins) id deffinetly recomend a dodge cummins 24 valve. i can get 20 mpg with a 4 inch lift pushin 35s. and if you get a manuel and leave it stock height and strait pipe it with a cold air intake you can get even better fuel mialage. oh and you could pull a house off its foundation if you reallly wanted to. there tourqe monsters
Dec 23 2012 12:45PM
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the-honeypossum
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iv  had a couple deisel trucks (duramax and a cummins) id deffinetly recomend a dodge cummins 24 valve. i can get 20 mpg with a 4 inch lift pushin 35s. and if you get a manuel and leave it stock height and strait pipe it with a cold air intake you can get even better fuel mialage. oh and you could pull a house off its foundation if you reallly wanted to. there tourqe monsters
Dec 23 2012 12:45PM
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Spic-N-SpaN
Posts: 2002 - Karma: 1,465
If your not hauling a trailer regularly a low miles Tacoma/thread
Dec 23 2012 12:47PM
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.Hugo.
Posts: 17360 - Karma: 28,485
This post confirms my hypothesis that everyone who owns a dodge truck is uneducated.
Dec 23 2012 1:20PM
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WPoch
Posts: 1751 - Karma: 3,831
It is more of a theory now
Dec 23 2012 1:28PM
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cbj
Posts: 2114 - Karma: 1,136
Tacoommmaaaas
Dec 23 2012 1:28PM
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alex=
Posts: 1738 - Karma: 2,835
This. Or Nissan Frontier.

Ford Rangers are built to broke, and Tacoma's and Frontier's get pretty good gas mileage.

Don't lift them if you WANT to look like you have a small dick however
Dec 23 2012 1:43PM
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iFlip
Posts: 4543 - Karma: 19,132
Have you considered a WRX? It should meet all your needs handily.
Dec 23 2012 2:37PM
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.travis.
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Nissan Frontiers are great but be careful because I believe the 04 to 07 models had transmission issues. My friend had an old one and it was bullet prof. he beat the hell out it and it's still running today as a camp truck through the woods.
If you have the means, obviously tacoms are great trucks. they last forever. the downside is the price.
I had a dodge dakota for about 3 years and it was awesome. Never had any trouble with it. Plus you can chose between reg cab, extended cab, and crew cab and 4 banger, v6 or v8. Most options to get just want you want/need where with s10s or rangers you're a bit more limited

as for full size trucks I'm a dodge guy and I love rams. but the newer ones are only reg cab or crew cab, and the crew cabs are pretty big compared to an extended cab siverado or f150.
Regardless, check everything to make sure it hasn't been beat. People are fucking rough on trucks so you have to be careful.
Dec 23 2012 4:03PM
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Valhalla.
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Tundra/Tacoma.


I wish I could've afforded one when I was car shopping last year. I bought an 04 ranger instead and I've had one small problem with it in the 13,000 miles I put on it last year... And it was half the price of a Similar Tacoma.
Dec 23 2012 4:37PM
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WVskiing
Posts: 3007 - Karma: 1,949
Tacoma
Dec 23 2012 4:54PM
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accualyisdolan
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Honda ridgeline
Dec 23 2012 5:01PM
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.frenchy
Posts: 18221 - Karma: 12,323
Anything made in America.

I'd say a Chevy k10... Only because I find them sexy.
Dec 23 2012 5:04PM
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alexat955
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Fucking love my 02 Tacoma. 4wd and stick and have 200k+ miles on it and it's running as good as ever
Dec 23 2012 5:14PM
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.Hugo.
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I hope to god you arent being serious
Dec 23 2012 5:14PM
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jimmyJAMBO
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i got a 2004 f150 4 door. runs good 19mpg

Dec 23 2012 7:51PM
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Chunter
Posts: 2050 - Karma: 1,894
why not a wrx truck?

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Dec 23 2012 7:55PM
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hunter96
Posts: 24 - Karma: 11
This
Dec 24 2012 12:57AM
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SupaHotFire
Posts: 356 - Karma: 104
100%. Get a 1st gen though. Way better than the 2nd gens. Mines an 03 with 169000 km. Love it.
Dec 24 2012 12:59AM
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the-honeypossum
Posts: 529 - Karma: 130
how so?
Dec 24 2012 1:00AM
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JahFeels
Posts: 779 - Karma: 587
Tacoma all the way. I have one and would never want anything else
Dec 24 2012 1:02AM
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TOUCHE
Posts: 1183 - Karma: 162
If you can get an old diesel patrol or something similar, we've had our 84 diesel for ages and has over 500,000 on the clock and is still going strong, never rebuilt or anything!
Dec 24 2012 1:02AM
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the-honeypossum
Posts: 529 - Karma: 130

bud a cummins can run for over 500 thousand miles easy. a low stress strait six is low wear. im pretty educated on cars and trucks also. since my dad is a mechanic and iv beeen working on cars and trucks fomy whole life and im gonna go to school for deisel mechanics sooo  ya go fuck yourself.

Dec 24 2012 1:06AM
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Darth.Maul
Posts: 2472 - Karma: 652
Re-read you're first post bud...
Dec 24 2012 1:09AM
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Vitiligo
Posts: 535 - Karma: 1,126
i would recommend a wrx;)
Dec 24 2012 1:10AM
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the-honeypossum
Posts: 529 - Karma: 130
explain to me how
Dec 24 2012 1:13AM
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Darth.Maul
Posts: 2472 - Karma: 652
Im guessing its the plethora of grammatical errors. It was getting to the point where I couldn't really focus on what you were saying because of them. No capitalization combined with run-on sentences just make you seem a lot younger in you're posts. Now if you were to re-write that post with proper grammar, you wouldn't come off as a 12 year old who's bragging about his daddys truck.

Nothing against you but grammar goes a long long way in terms of presenting yourself to others. Nothing says, "Don't listen to what I have to say" than excessive grammatical errors.
Dec 24 2012 2:06AM
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skithesprings
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Don't bitch about grammar if you don't know the difference between you're and your.
Dec 24 2012 2:15AM
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Darth.Maul
Posts: 2472 - Karma: 652
Bahah got me! But my point still stands...
Dec 24 2012 2:18AM
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00_Koda
Posts: 922 - Karma: 270
toyotas are super reliable
Dec 24 2012 3:55AM
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DANETRON
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Dude no way 20 mpg? Something must be wrong... My cumminGs gets 35 mpg while pulling a house up a 35% grade. You wanna hook chains ? Ill drag you around home depot and back! I love rollin coal from my 2 foot wide 13 foot tall tug boat stacks!!!!
Dec 24 2012 8:17AM
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.Hugo.
Posts: 17360 - Karma: 28,485
Wasn't saying anything about the truck. Just that you have the spelling and grammar of a kindergartner.
Dec 24 2012 9:47AM
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Kooky_Lukey
Posts: 1002 - Karma: 1,966
Thanks for the help errbody. I was thinking more of a full size because my grandpa had a ranger and my uncle had an s-10 and both are kind of shit.  all of these sound good though i just need something that is not going to cost me $150 just for parts when my rear wheel bearing goes out
Dec 24 2012 11:09AM
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the-honeypossum
Posts: 529 - Karma: 130

i really dont care about gramar on the internet.

Dec 24 2012 2:19PM
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SPskier543
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Silverado/sierra or yukon/tahoe. the 5.3s are very good engines, but do research first because a small percentage had faulty components (castech 706 heads). And i would go tundra over tacoma, unless your going with the 4 cyl. The 4.0 v6 gets terrible mileage for its size, so might as well get a bigger truck that gets the same mpgs and can haul more.
Dec 24 2012 2:26PM
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.frenchy
Posts: 18221 - Karma: 12,323
You shouldn't.. People are just trying to piss ya off.
Dec 24 2012 2:26PM
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applejuice.
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Aw fuck, trucks are so hot. I'd say F350 fasho.
Dec 24 2012 2:28PM
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cbj
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There is an F350 in my garage, you should come see it sometime, then maybe we could mate


I mean date
Dec 24 2012 2:37PM
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MACAQUE
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Ok so the engines are good, but what about the rest of the truck? Sure, the engine might go forever, but have fun with that death wobble.
Dec 24 2012 2:38PM
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applejuice.
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Bring me deer sticks and you sir have a deal. Inb4 you're 15.
Dec 24 2012 2:39PM
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cbj
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K, you're 4 years off. I'm 11. But BONUS
Dec 24 2012 9:36PM
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applejuice.
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woof
Dec 24 2012 9:48PM
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