Any recommendations for a used pickup?

[eflat]

So can someone give me a good reason not to get a 454 and buy some flowmasters?

 

[eflat]

And are the Chevy CK's even made with a manual tranny? I can't find any and carpoint doesn't list it as an option..

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: BatmanNate
Whatever you do, don't get a late 80's early 90's dodge. (unless it's the D50, because they didn't make that) Toyotas are very solid, that 2.4 litre will go for hundreds of thousands of miles, but that's a little small if you're towing something. I'd get a GMC.

I have a '91 Dakota 318ci with 110K on it and haven't put a dime into it outside of brakes and tires.

Maybe because it only has 110K miles on it. That's pretty low mileage for a 13 year old car/truck.

Flowmasters are the Jensen of exhausts. Sure a lot of people have them and I'm sure I'll get flamed for saying this but there are a lot higher quality exhausts. Flowmasters quite frankly sound like @$$. Deep rumble yes, but it sounds like @$$. Plus the two people I know with them on (a neighbor on his 97 Ram V6 and a friend on his 96 Trans-Am) both have developed holes in their Flowmasters. More like Holemasters

ANd yes, they come in manual iirc

 

[amdskip]

Manuals are not as common but they are out there. Flowmaster is alright my friend, what is so much better than doesn't cost a fortune?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Flowmasters are okay, but they have thier own sound to them. They don't let the engine's own tone really come out.

Yes, C/Ks do come with manuals, but manuals are very rare.

 

[thedarkwolf]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
Ok I've narrowed this down to either something with a 350 Chevy engine or to a Ford 150 or 250.

Any thoughts on the age old Chevy vs Ford comparison? Which Ford engines are best?

Any V8 that is in a ford truck is a solid motor. 302, 351W, 390, 460, they're all solid motors.

So is the 300 straight 6.

Anything you get I would want to have a mechanic or somebody look over really well before going on a cross country drive. I wouldn't trust anything I just bought to do that except maybe a new car and one of those could still have some defect.

 

[eflat]

Are the manual trannys more reliable than the automatics?

 

[eflat]

So how many miles is too many? I've found some good deals on newer trucks, but they both have nearly 200,000 miles. Is that too much?

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: BatmanNate
Whatever you do, don't get a late 80's early 90's dodge. (unless it's the D50, because they didn't make that) Toyotas are very solid, that 2.4 litre will go for hundreds of thousands of miles, but that's a little small if you're towing something. I'd get a GMC.

I have a '91 Dakota 318ci with 110K on it and haven't put a dime into it outside of brakes and tires.

you should probably change the oil soon.

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
So how many miles is too many? I've found some good deals on newer trucks, but they both have nearly 200,000 miles. Is that too much?

Getting into the 150,000+ range is YMMV depending on how well the truck has been taken care of and if the tranny has been replaced or not. Get an automatic.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: amdskip

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
So how many miles is too many? I've found some good deals on newer trucks, but they both have nearly 200,000 miles. Is that too much?

Getting into the 150,000+ range is YMMV depending on how well the truck has been taken care of and if the tranny has been replaced or not. Get an automatic.

Why do you suggest an automatic?

Just curious, not flaming or anything.

Aren't automatics going to be inheirently less reliable than a manual.. especially when they get up there in age?

It would suck for him to get half way across the country only for his tranny to start slipping under the load. That wouldn't happen with a manual...

Well, it could.. but you'd notice any problems with a manual after driving it for 10 minutes.

 

[amdskip]

I'm just thinking that it's gonna be easier to drive compared to a stick when pulling a trailer.