Pickup for around 5000

[Electricice]

anyone know of a good 1990-95 pickup? what kind . its going to be my first car so i dont have much money to spend but im looking for a pickup that i wont have to put alot of repair money into and one i can put more into a new atereo and so fourth. i need names and makes to look up in the local papers. any suggestions??

 

[Pacfanweb]

I have a 95 Ranger with 29k miles. Was my grandfather's. Grandmother wants to sell. LMK.

 

[Electricice]

where you located??

 

[BigLance]

Dont go Ford, way to many bad experiances w/ them. Changed over to Chevy a while back. Owned some S-10's (tucks and blazers) Awesome vehicles !

Anyway, thats my experinace... hope that helps !

 

[Suicidal]

My girlfriend has a '97 Ford Ranger. Nice little trucks. No problems other than a broken dome light cover. It runs great and I don't see why it shouldn't for a long time. I'm looking for a new car myself... i'm narrowing it down between an Audi S4 and a 93-94 Corvette.

 

[Electricice]

i think i might ahve already found the right one, i found a 1996 toyota tocoma (sp) for about 5200

 

[Electricice]

nope it was a no go had low brakes so it neede new ones and had a crack in the winshield so it would have cost more to fix then it was worth

 

[KameLeon]

You can get a good condition Toyota Tacoma or Nissan Truck for that much..
If you check on cars.com, You can find one. But they're usually sold by the time it's posted on there..

 

[Electricice]

yah ive noticed, ive been looking for a toyota tacoma xtra cab and ive found a few but they have all been sold or have crazy amoust of milage on them

 

[Ornery]

Maybe you should lower the initial price to $3,000 and count on putting a couple thousand in during the first two years. They're always going to need some kind of repairs at that age. Put some good tires on it (Michelin), tighten up the front end and align it. Do the brakes for sure. It will need a battery and exhaust soon enough. The air might need leaks repaired too. If there's money left after that, touch up the body. That ought to be safe & sound and last you for a while when you're all done.

I'm thinking of going the same route for my son's first car/ truck. It will be a full size V8, automatic and most likely Ford since I've had great luck with mine. The Fords purchased at the shop I work at each went over 200K during the 80s and early 90s. I'll be talking to my mechanic about how the different engines and trannies held up for that vintage first.

 

[SVTPower]

Longest Lasting Trucks on the road based on reregistered Titles...... Chevy

I love the new ford trucks but I never really liked any of the older ones

 

[Electricice]

i was looking at the chevy s-10 and totota tacomas

 

[Electricice]

well now it might be a nissan found a good deal on one but its a little pricy so im not sure yet, gonna wait till tomarrow to look in the newspaper

 

[thedarkwolf]

I just bought a 2wd 2.4l 5-speed 93 Nissian with 100k miles 2 months ago for $3,000 and love it. $3000 is more than I think it was worth but they are a pain in the butt to find around here in decent shape. Make sure you check the frame out for rust mainly around the back also check the bed. Those things rust like a mofo.

 

[Electricice]

finally found some decent ones but none have the extra cab, so i can only take one other person DOH, oh well the search goes on