Well…i’m heavily considering selling my truck…and as much as i thought i’d never say that it’s not killing me to consider it either. I’m getting married in september and looking at buying a house right after. My fiance is going to PA school in january of next year as well. I’m pretty heavily considering selling my truck, i’m well ahead of my payments and can come out with 10-12k on top, + about 6k in aftermarket parts i’ll sell seperate. Long story short it would be nice to save the 500/mo payment while my wife is in PA school, so i’m looking at letting it go and picking up a truck that’ll last me at least 3 years without major problems. When she’s done with PA school i’ll buy a nice truck again.
Anyways, What is a good reliable truck i can get for 10-12grand (I’m gonna pay off my bike with the rest and get rid of another 200/mo payment)? What years should i look for and avoid? What kind of mileage should i stay away from and on which models? I’m looking for a full size, regular bed 4x4, towing package. Access cab would be nice 4door would be better not neither are necessary i suppose. As for purpose, now i use my truck for moving anything large (mostly car parts), towing, and just driving to and from work in the rain and during winter(about 30miles 1 way). gas or diesel
I have no recommendations on trucks, but good thinking about getting rid of payments while the future wife won’t be able to contribute like you are. Saving $700/month is definitely going to help.
Yup my buddy had his 2000 get a new frame because of that. He could chose between Toyota giving him Kbb excellent condition value for the truck or a new frame and he didn’t wanna part with the truck.
For $10k youre gonna be looking at something 8-10 years old with 100k+.
If looking at a GM check the rocker panels and cab corners for rust. For a Dodge check the bed and rockers for rust and get the tranny checked out. For a Ford try to make sure the sparkplugs have been replaced (only an issue on 5.4’s and they cost $400+ to replace). For an '04-'05 make sure the cam phasers arent make noise ('06+ dont have that issue).
I havent heard anything really good about Titans and Ive heard theyre horrible on gas. An '07+ Tundra is out of your range and the older ones are more like the size of a Dakota than a fullsize. My cousin has an older one and the bed is very shallow and it felt like I was sitting on the floor when I drove it.
Ive got an F150 with 107k and it doesnt have a bit of rust and the only major issue was the rearend needing bearings at 93k but that was most likely due to a dumbass overtightening the pinion bolt (not me, somebody I had replace it). The tranny, motor, front end, steering, etc is all original without any issues at all. Ive put 59k on the truck in the past 3 years.
I won’t sell my bike, I ride it Wayy too much. And even if I did I’d still have a truck payment which is what I want to delete while the wife is in pa school.
You seriously think that for 10grand I can’t find a good truck that will last me at least 3 years? I think that’s pretty do-able
