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I suggest whatever you decide to do if you are buying from someone you don't know run a carfax. Also if you know a good mechanic that you trust have
him check out the truck bumper to bumper. You don't want a vehicle that's been under water or used a lot on salt laden roads.
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AKgringo
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My son has an F-150 just like you are talking about, and I agree that it is a great truck! I was actually looking around for a an F-150 last year
when I came across the Trooper!
The truck I need to replace is an old 2wd F-250 that my dad used for work, and to tour all over Mexico with a heavy cab over camper. It only has
120,000 original miles, but won't pass smog, needs some transmission work, and only got 8 mpg when it ran good!
My budget for this next truck is 15 grand or under, so the truck we all agree would be great for me is a bit out of reach!
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If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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jamiec
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I drove a 2010 4 cylinder manual Tacoma for years, my son drives it now. I now drive a 2019 extended cab V6 4x4.
If you have any plans of towing anything, I would go with the 6. Of course the 4 can tow stuff, but it is going to struggle in large way. The towing
capacity on the 4 is about 1/2 of the 6.
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AKgringo
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Thanks jaimec, I suspect that is why the seller upsized to a full size truck. He did tell me that he was impressed with where he was
able to tow a commercial sized wood chipper, but he didn't say how far he towed it.
In Oct 2018 I towed a utility trailer from Anchorage to Northern CA with a 2.0L Kia, so I know what life in the slow lane is like!
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If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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AKgringo
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Sold!
The owner got it smogged, I said let's do it, and someone with a lot of cash on hand came by and out bid me before I could get it!
Oh well, I was looking for a truck when this one got my attention, I'll just keep looking!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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TMW
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In the late 80s I bought my son a Toyota 4x4 4 cyl stick. When he joined the Army I used it for trips to Baja. It was a fun truck to drive and I
explored a lot of places. One time going into Mike's from the west I crossed a ditch and both the front and rear bumpers dragged. For a moment I
thought I was going to be hung up with all four wheels off the ground. Fun times
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Now that you know that you need a 6 cyl double cab truck, that is the direction that I would go. Maybe a half ton truck and not a mini truck as you
are likely towing a trailer and will need the additional wheelbase for better stability at hwy speeds.
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AKgringo
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I noticed yesterday that someone who lives about four doors away from the seller, now has a Toyota exactly like the one I looked at! I think I was
just a handy tool to get a better price from his neighbor.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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