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Since taking an interest in the hobby, I have realized my worst enemy is the inability to act quickly on deals because I have no appropriate transport for cabinets. I drive a small car and that won't change.

So, I selfishly and enthusiastically nodded when my wife said to me over the weekend that she wished we had a used pickup truck to help her move soil, plants, trees, etc for her various gardening and landscaping pursuits.

Any recommendations for a 90's or 00's pickup? Something small. Nothing Tundra size!
 
Ah. Do you have a mechanic you trust? If so ask them what they work on and are cheap to fix.

I won't pretend to know enough about trucks to recommend one, but I'd personally go for an old Ford F150.
 
94-96 toyota t100. They made a v6 1ton that would be a pretty good game hauler you could add a liftgate to. We had a 96 extended cab one with liftgate and it was a pretty good medium size truck. with decent gas milage. I think it got 15-18.
 
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If this isn't a daily driver then skip the small stuff and buy an older full size V8 model with an automatic transmission.

It will be much cheaper than buying a still depreciating compact truck that barely gets better mileage than the old V8 ones did. The older V8 trucks are dirt cheap to have worked on.

I snagged a 76' chevy flatbed in decent shape a little over 2 years ago for $1400 (new floors, rust repaired and repainted original color). Put another $1500 into it over the last 2 years while driving it about 20,000 miles (half that cost being a new set of tires).

You don't need to go nearly so old, just be sure to get something pre 96 so you don't ever get stuck spending a fortune replacing emissions sensors.
 
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Dude I have a gti (golf) and hauled a couple megatouch cabarets, a frogger, and numerous other "your not getting that in there" things, and at nearly 30mpg to Boot. If yours is a 2000 or newer (mkiv) your back seats fold flat and make a 3' x 5' bed in the back. Use a wratchet strap locked into the hatch lock and the tow hook to secure things.

Wanna really impress people? Lay back the front passenger seat and you can fit full 8' boards and close the hatch.
 
Dude I have a gti (golf) and hauled a couple megatouch cabarets, a frogger, and numerous other "your not getting that in there" things, and at nearly 30mpg to Boot. If yours is a 2000 or newer (mkiv) your back seats fold flat and make a 3' x 5' bed in the back. Use a wratchet strap locked into the hatch lock and the tow hook to secure things.

Wanna really impress people? Lay back the front passenger seat and you can fit full 8' boards and close the hatch.

You're blowing my mind. My GTI is a 2010. Damn.
 
Trucks

Im a diesel guy and a farmer. I go big or go home. Dodge with a cummins. Avoid a 53 block from 98.5 to 02.

But for you I would say Toyota trucks were good ones with that 4 cyl or 6 cyl.


I dont really care for small trucks. I have my dually. But stay away from dodge gas burners. No questions asked just stay away.
 
I am going to come at this from a different angle. Good luck on the truck, but god help you when you get a vehicle to move games. My own lack of a moving vehicle was all that was keeping me in check. Then I bought a jeep Cherokee and a flat bed trailer. The rest is history........
 
True, once I got my flatbed truck (holds 8 games). Suddenly they started coming at warp speed.

I am going to come at this from a different angle. Good luck on the truck, but god help you when you get a vehicle to move games. My own lack of a moving vehicle was all that was keeping me in check. Then I bought a jeep Cherokee and a flat bed trailer. The rest is history........
 
Gees. Yankees! :001_scool:

Toyota Tacoma

Nissan Frontier

Ford Ranger

Chevy S-10.

This is the order of preference if the year is in question. If you specifically and emphatically want a 10-to-12-year-old truck then get a Ford Ranger whose oil has been changed religiously.

You keep the oil changed religiously in a c. 1999 Ford Ranger and it will outlast the pyramids of Giza.

Seriously.
 
I sold my big f150 xlt lariat when I changed jobs and had to drive 50 miles every day. Went from 10 miles a gallon to 20 with the 97 nissan pickup I got.

Hard to go wrong with a nissan. I bet you could get one for 3k or so, probably less.

where do you live in cali?
 
I had a 91 Nissan pickup for almost 20 years. I may have put $1,000 into it during that time. Sold it for $1,000 a couple of years ago. I would still own it today, but it didn't do well in the snow.
 
Frontiers and Tacoma's are so ridiculously overpriced on the used market that they shouldn't even be considered. Really, $8000 for a 12 year old truck with 150K on the odometer from a manufacturer who has still yet to prove they can make a vehicle that doesn't rust into oblivion in 15-20 years.

Japan has never been able to manufacture a vehicle that lasts over time. Everyone always says buy "Japan brand X" they last forever, yet see how few 20 (or god forbid 25) year old examples of Japan brand X you can find. They are great at clocking miles, but horrible at turning over pages of the calendar.
 
My old 98 Ford Ranger has moved almost 40 arcade and pinball machines over the years. It's now at 100k miles and still going strong.

Steve
 
Ah. Do you have a mechanic you trust? If so ask them what they work on and are cheap to fix.
Best suggestion so far for sure! very smart rep!
Frontiers and Tacoma's are so ridiculously overpriced on the used market that they shouldn't even be considered. Really, $8000 for a 12 year old truck with 150K on the odometer from a manufacturer who has still yet to prove they can make a vehicle that doesn't rust into oblivion in 15-20 years.

Japan has never been able to manufacture a vehicle that lasts over time. Everyone always says buy "Japan brand X" they last forever, yet see how few 20 (or god forbid 25) year old examples of Japan brand X you can find. They are great at clocking miles, but horrible at turning over pages of the calendar.
I know, when people started suggesting them i was like umm how much does a 12 year old one cost? because yeah like you said way over priced to popular.
 
i have used a 00 S10 Vortec 6, 5 speed manual trans, since i bought it new and love it when moving games.

they are great and last forever.
plus you can haul a trailer with them and they handle great.

you can get a cap and take it of when you need to move an over sized game.
and most of the short beds are over 6' so a game will go in on its back and you can still close the tail gate. some have to go in bottom first if the top is at an angle so it clears the tailgate when closed.

since i have owned it i have had moved 100+ games with it.
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this is the trailer i use and you can see it is packed full.

this is one of many packed trailer loads of games i have hauled with it.

+1 for a S10

Peace
Buffett
 
Frontiers and Tacoma's are so ridiculously overpriced on the used market that they shouldn't even be considered. Really, $8000 for a 12 year old truck with 150K on the odometer from a manufacturer who has still yet to prove they can make a vehicle that doesn't rust into oblivion in 15-20 years.

Japan has never been able to manufacture a vehicle that lasts over time. Everyone always says buy "Japan brand X" they last forever, yet see how few 20 (or god forbid 25) year old examples of Japan brand X you can find. They are great at clocking miles, but horrible at turning over pages of the calendar.

It is true they are overpriced, but they last forever. Get a t100 or a Tacoma. My bro in law's dad had a Tacoma that he put -wait for it- 960,000 miles on an original power train. Toyota GAVE him a new Taco a couple years ago in exchange for that one so they could research it.

Awesome truck. I like my Dodge Ram myself. I also had a gmc Sierra for a while that ran nice.

Mike
 
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