Daily driver truck?

[grove rat]

no the toyotas and nissans get better, mid to upper 20's easy. in fact all the japanese trucks seem to get better mileage than the american trucks of equal size. i searched for 6-8 weeks for a truck exactly like you described, stripped down with best milage. i would be on the look out for anything japanese from mid 80's to mid 90's with your budget you mentioned in your first post. i had to search CL every day for 6 weeks till i found mine and when i got there the guy had received about a dozen calls. even tried to get more money out of me but i dont play that shit and just handed him what was originally asked. also be careful because in that price range there are a lot of trucks with "new motors" or "just rebuilt" motors. i had to walk away from a couple trucks cause i could tell it was a hack job someone was trying to pass off as a good truck

[bottlerocket]

1990 Ford Ranger 2.3 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd, Regular Gasoline
21 City 23 Combined 26 Highway 20.5 user avg

1990 Nissan Hardbody 2WD 2.4 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd, Regular Gasoline
20 City 22 Combined 25 Highway 25.0 user avg

1990 Toyota Truck 2WD 2.4 L, 4 cyl, Manual 4-spd, Regular Gasoline
20 City 21 Combined 22 Highway (no user avg)

1990 Chevrolet S10 Pickup 2WD 2.5 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd, Regular Gasoline
21 City 22 Combined 25 Highway (no user avg)

[bottlerocket]

no the toyotas and nissans get better, mid to upper 20's easy. in fact all the japanese trucks seem to get better mileage than the american trucks of equal size. i searched for 6-8 weeks for a truck exactly like you described, stripped down with best milage. i would be on the look out for anything japanese from mid 80's to mid 90's with your budget you mentioned in your first post. i had to search CL every day for 6 weeks till i found mine and when i got there the guy had received about a dozen calls. even tried to get more money out of me but i dont play that shit and just handed him what was originally asked. also be careful because in that price range there are a lot of trucks with "new motors" or "just rebuilt" motors. i had to walk away from a couple trucks cause i could tell it was a hack job someone was trying to pass off as a good truck

awesome man, I appreciate the input. I'll start to keep an eye out for the Nissans and Toyotas. Wife is gonna hate it, shes a Ford girl.

[mystic96]

Seems to me you're just trading one low fuel economy vehicle to another to do just about the same thing. If you're looking to save on fuel I'd buy a small car to use daily and use the Jeep for Lowes runs. Pick up a small trailer to pull behind the Jeep to haul any really large items, or just rent the Lowes truck

[2011GT]

Seems to me you're just trading one low fuel economy vehicle to another to do just about the same thing. If you're looking to save on fuel I'd buy a small car to use daily and use the Jeep for Lowes runs. Pick up a small trailer to pull behind the Jeep to haul any really large items, or just rent the Lowes truck

Get out of here with that common sense!!!

[bottlerocket]

Seems to me you're just trading one low fuel economy vehicle to another to do just about the same thing. If you're looking to save on fuel I'd buy a small car to use daily and use the Jeep for Lowes runs. Pick up a small trailer to pull behind the Jeep to haul any really large items, or just rent the Lowes truck

Our Lowes doesn't have a truck to rent, or at least I've never seen it there as many times as I've been. Going from 14ish MPG on the highway to over 20 seems like a decent jump to me. Going from driving a 4.5" lifted Jeep on 35"s to a small 4cyl pickup makes sense to me.

[MustangPoser]

The other thing is, if you're worried about your cost of operation on your jeep, and whatever you buy doesn't cost you less than you save, you're wasting your time.

Actually, one of my first cars was a Jeep YJ, and I still have a TJ I drive on the street every once in awhile.

If he is driving more than 10 miles to work everyday, the stress factor of driving a jeep is HIGH. Mine has 4.88 gears, 4cyl, locked front and read, banks header/exhaust, intake. Mods probably give me 10bhp. Can't clear a hill without accelerating for 3 miles beforehand on the tollway. Leaving a gas station, the tires scream like I'm a 16 year old trying to look cool.

Driving a Jeep everyday sucks. I did it with my YJ for 4 years. Their really not worth a fuck beyond 4wl <5mph.


+6mpg, mindless driving. Worth getting an old Yoda.

[bottlerocket]

Actually, one of my first cars was a Jeep YJ, and I still have a TJ I drive on the street every once in awhile.

If he is driving more than 10 miles to work everyday, the stress factor of driving a jeep is HIGH. Mine has 4.88 gears, 4cyl, locked front and read, banks header/exhaust, intake. Mods probably give me 10bhp. Can't clear a hill without accelerating for 3 miles beforehand on the tollway. Leaving a gas station, the tires scream like I'm a 16 year old trying to look cool.

Driving a Jeep everyday sucks. I did it with my YJ for 4 years. Their really not worth a fuck beyond 4wl <5mph.

The 4.0L is what I have in my TJ which isn't bad, and the coil springs vs the YJ leafs make it slightly more bearable. But I only have 4.10s with 35" tires so its still tall gearing.

[MustangPoser]

The 4.0L is what I have in my TJ which isn't bad, and the coil springs vs the YJ leafs make it slightly more bearable. But I only have 4.10s with 35" tires so its still tall gearing.

4.10's with the 4l isn't too bad. But it's a lifted jeep on 35's, you have to actively drive it.

Even with a stick in a small cab, you could eat a steak with a fork and knife and be good to drive. I can barely drink a redbull in the jeep without getting it on my shirt.

[DieselSmoke]

Use to have one of these, great truck and gas mileage. Had 273k when I sold it, family had it since new and never had one problem with it.

Mitsubishi Mighty Max

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/cto/3869041030.html

[Z06killinsbf]

My 97 S10 2.2L 5 speed would get 23-25mpg around town and would haul plenty of shit in the bed, even lowered. I would avoid the V6 trucks because my Blazer only get 16-18MPG on a good day. I've never dealt with the 2.3's or Yotas. Just weighing in my experiences.

[black2002ls]

My 97 S10 2.2L 5 speed would get 23-25mpg around town and would haul plenty of shit in the bed, even lowered. I would avoid the V6 trucks because my Blazer only get 16-18MPG on a good day. I've never dealt with the 2.3's or Yotas. Just weighing in my experiences.

03 2.2L 5 spd here. I get 25mpg highway, 22 mixed. Don't get an auto if you look into these trucks. They are total turds. Auto and 4:10's was not a good a combo. The 5spd w/ 3.73's aren't bad in the "I need to get up to speed so I don't get ran over trying to merge onto the interstate" department

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[JC316]

EPA tests for back then show the Nissan and Toyota to be the same as the 2.3L Ford, so right in the mid-low 20's. How much better is the manual than the auto for the 3.0L? I had an auto 3.0L back home and that thing made abysmal MPG and for a V6 was anemic. Averaged roughly 17mpg and couldn't get out of it's own way. My old 4cyl S10 did better with power but ended up with a cracked head or block, not sure which since we just got rid of it.

I use fueleconomy.gov. They have updated EPA ratings and user scores. The 5 speed in any truck is going to get way better. I sold a 97 B4000 5 speed not too long ago, was getting 20MPG with it and it was a fun little truck.

fueleconomy.gov

+1

[stang2be]

What no thoughts on an el camino?

[Baron Von Crowder]

What no thoughts on an el camino?

he said he wanted to save on gas.