Small pickup thoughts.....

[mrvette]

Looks like we sold wife's Miata, and so we need a small pickup for light home repair/cleanup duty.....

extended cab needed, bed length non critical....need with 4 cyl I suppose, automatic, a/c of course, power steering too.....wife will be driving sometimes...so it has to be used/older not over 2 grand in cost....

what are your recommendations guys???

thanks

GENE

[C5SilverBullet]

Crew cab for under $2k? Not sure about that one.

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by C5SilverBullet

Crew cab for under $2k? Not sure about that one.

Guy across the street has a '96 Silverado CC pickup wants 1800, but the MPG is going to be horrendous....we need to get ~20+ not 14-16.....

[Mirroredshades]

If the bed is not important, why do you want a truck ?

[DAB]

incompatible search terms.

cheap: standard cab

quad cab: not cheap (not 2k)

old and cheap: sucky gas mileage. doubt you will find any 4 bangers with a crew cab. had an old Sonoma, standard cab, short bed, 4 cyl.

time to change some of your parameters.

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by Mirroredshades

If the bed is not important, why do you want a truck ?

Small p/u not going to haul 4x8 anything easily, could fit a prehung door in it though, need CC for tool security, constantly load/unload 200 tools gets to be too much....


want RWD for maintenance simplicity....FWD anything is just a damn nitemare to work on.....and I have even less of a clue as to what to buy....need something with at least a 1/2 assed rep for decent drivetrain, and that lets out most of the FWD stuff I know of.....

[C5SilverBullet]

Originally Posted by mrvette

Guy across the street has a '96 Silverado CC pickup wants 1800, but the MPG is going to be horrendous....we need to get ~20+ not 14-16.....

Chevrolet didn't make a crew cab half ton in '96. Are you talking about an extended cab? If so, you can probably find a 4 cyl S10.

[GRN ENVY]

Originally Posted by DAB

incompatible search terms.

cheap: standard cab

quad cab: not cheap (not 2k)

old and cheap: sucky gas mileage. doubt you will find any 4 bangers with a crew cab. had an old Sonoma, standard cab, short bed, 4 cyl.

time to change some of your parameters.

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by C5SilverBullet

Chevrolet didn't make a crew cab half ton in '96. Are you talking about an extended cab? If so, you can probably find a 4 cyl S10.

Ok, extended cab...the silverado has a seat in back, but just the two main doors, I have heard of sometimes 'suicide' doors in back...maybe just one side??

[DAB]

Originally Posted by mrvette

Ok, extended cab...the silverado has a seat in back, but just the two main doors, I have heard of sometimes 'suicide' doors in back...maybe just one side??

that started in 99 if i recall.

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by DAB

incompatible search terms.

cheap: standard cab

quad cab: not cheap (not 2k)

old and cheap: sucky gas mileage. doubt you will find any 4 bangers with a crew cab. had an old Sonoma, standard cab, short bed, 4 cyl.

time to change some of your parameters.

I goofed on the cab....EXTENDED cab needed....for tool security..

[That Bad Man]

I would try your local Craigslist....I have bought and sold a few things on CL here in the Knoxville area with good results.

[DukeAllen]

I'd go with an extended cab ranger, although at that price you'd be looking at clapped out work trucks with 200k miles and up.

[Craig]

I've got a '97 Sonoma SLS extended cab, it's got 165K miles on it and passes emissions every year. The gas gauge doesn't work, but that's about it. I've replaced the alt, AC comp, water, PS pumps all at least once. I use it on weekends or when I have to drive to a jobsite. It's been very reliable. Gets 16 in town, but when I was driving it back and forth from Atlanta to Boeing in Charleston I was getting 22-24. I wouldnt want to ride in the jumps eats. It's a black step-side with a black shell on the bed; I get more compliments on it than I do on my vette or Infiniti.