So my car i think needs a new tranny, thinkign of buying a beater truck instead of putting a tranny in the car so i can carry around my bike, and potentailly other toys (since im gonna have a garage now)

Think its possible know of any, any reccomendations of what to look for.

6/29/2007 3:34:35 PM

me too

[Edited on June 29, 2007 at 3:41 PM. Reason : 4wd please]

6/29/2007 3:41:20 PM

maybe then you can stop using my truck.

6/29/2007 3:50:29 PM

I'd look at 76-79 ford trucks. yeah, they're gas hogs, but you can get a 4x4 one for under $1000 if you look around. cut the rust out of the fenders, rattle can it, and enjoy. downside 8mpg.

6/29/2007 4:03:59 PM

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=4x4&minAsk=min&maxAsk=1500
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/car/360159387.html

[Edited on June 29, 2007 at 4:17 PM. Reason : .]

6/29/2007 4:06:23 PM

been alot of early 90's toyota 2x4's on CL this week for aroudn 1500 or less, thats what I'd go for.

6/29/2007 6:30:58 PM

agreed

6/29/2007 8:01:41 PM

there is a place on the corner of wall rd and US1 in wake forest that rents uhaul trucks, they have one of the old early 90s toyotas with the box on the back for sale that would make a nice secure, enclosed place to transport a bike or two. dont know the price.

6/29/2007 8:19:35 PM

Gonna wait till i get moved in and see how much money i got left after closing and all taht other jazz, seems like im gettin nickled and dimed and my bank and real estate agent arent on the same page.

6/29/2007 9:12:44 PM

i hate to say it.. but for 1500 u gonna getta PIECE OF SHIT. spend 3k.. u get somethin decent then. like my 'ol ram.. i miss that piece of shit still to this day!






Y DID I SELL IT !

6/30/2007 1:03:37 AM

yea i coudl spend a ltitle more but frankly im just looking for soemthign that will run long enogh till the new camaro comes out. Im mailny putting miles on my bike.

6/30/2007 3:23:36 PM

i've bought a couple of isuzu pups for the farm for around 1.5-2k each great little trucks, easy to work on and surprisingly good off road. one has some beefy off-road tires and will float over any kind of mud/bog

6/30/2007 7:57:15 PM

if u pickup a truck for teh cheap..and u dont know what ur lookin for and just go 'oh toyota that shit will work' ull probably get owned on repair bills in the near future.

how long is it till the new camaro comes out? cruise the bike till then

6/30/2007 10:06:49 PM

Its not going to get many miles, im going to keep my car and bike, just use it to haul toys, and incase my car really goes into the bog.

Camaro shoudl be out next year.

6/30/2007 11:21:33 PM

Camaro? I would have NEVER thought that. hahaaa

6/30/2007 11:45:19 PM

i don't roll up to raliegh area much but if your down in the randolph county/lexingtinton area look they are boat loads of trucks for sale, most real nice that the owners foolishly bought and now can't afford to fuel. In lexington on hwy 8 there are about 10 used car places in about 3 miles slammed w/ pickups and the like.

7/1/2007 8:39:59 AM

thats all the threads i can fit on my screen, 930 and i did it again

7/2/2007 9:28:51 PM

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/car/385789780.html

what you guys think?


Anythign else you see?

7/31/2007 8:51:15 AM

if your going to be spending that much on a truck, then I'd think you'd be better off getting something with a 5-speed. I wouldn't trust an auto tranny in that price range.

just my $.02

7/31/2007 9:30:06 AM

If you're gonna get a 5-speed truck, pay attention to the condition of the clutch! And if it's a fullsize truck, later model Fords come with a Mazda tranny, which isn't the toughest tranny in the world, especially if you're hauling a heavy load.

Older 3-speed automatics are usually reliable as hell if they've been maintained. You can tell a lot by just driving one.

I was thinking maybe I ought to part with the SuperDodge, but I doubt you'd want to give me the 2200 bux (minimum) I'd want for it, especially the way it looks. And I don't really want to sell it. Cummins power for the win.

7/31/2007 10:57:00 AM

triangle trader ftw

7/31/2007 11:28:03 AM

haha im looking for somethign at least semi respectable, got i line on a S10 1995 with a freshly rebuilt engine, might do that for $2200

7/31/2007 11:42:17 AM

they arent the most reliable in the world

[Edited on July 31, 2007 at 11:44 AM. Reason : go full size]

7/31/2007 11:43:53 AM

^^^^you mean the late model compact/mid sizes had mazdas. older ones have mitsubishi.

7/31/2007 11:45:36 AM

Anybody got any leads out there?

10/2/2007 2:49:31 PM

get a yota

10/2/2007 3:52:37 PM

i got me a cheap semi reliable truck that spits spark plugs right out if you hold it wide open lolz. but its awesome for hauling bikes so far, getting about 22 mpg average but i think it will get better when i get to replacing 02 sensor.

[Edited on October 2, 2007 at 8:36 PM. Reason : ^also what he said]

10/2/2007 8:35:42 PM

Just showed up in classifieds:

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=496828

10/4/2007 10:40:59 AM