Little trucks

[firefighterjosh]

Thinkin gof buying a very small cheaper truck 6k limit.

I just need a 2wd something that gets very good gas mileage and I can haul my KING QUAD in the bed of.

Let me know what you all have!:D

[TRUE]

Maybe look for a S10, decent price and great gas mileage.

:macho

[firefighterjosh]

Originally posted by nofearrider1
:macho

LMAO!! hahaha

how wide is a S10 bed? I would like atleast 48inch between the wheel wells....and atleast 84 inches long...well I would like it to be

they ever make a 4cyl dakota? If so was it good? I know my old 6cyl dakota had a nice roomy bed

[coolguy8769]

my s10 bed is 51" by 72", i'm waiting to see if my 50" wide yfz will fit in it...

and thats with out the toolbox

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/coolguy8769/6-28-07007.jpg

[firefighterjosh]

Originally posted by coolguy8769
my s10 bed is 51" by 72", i'm waiting to see if my 50" wide yfz will fit in it...

and thats with out the toolbox

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/coolguy8769/6-28-07007.jpg

is that bed width or wheel well to wheel well width?

only 72inches long? some prabably 96inches with the tail gate?

[TCracin440ex]

your gonna have trouble fitting any quad in the bed of a small truck i know my buddy had a yota and we had to lift his front tires over the fenderwells of his truck everytime he put the quad on the back...talking bout a pita!!

[firefighterjosh]

Originally posted by TCracin440ex
your gonna have trouble fitting any quad in the bed of a small truck i know my buddy had a yota and we had to lift his front tires over the fenderwells of his truck everytime he put the quad on the back...talking bout a pita!!

I have 4WD:D hehe I will have to look at alot of trucks, main thing is bed width.



ALSo what is everyones little truck mileage? Somone said I will never see close 30MPG with a small truck.

[coolguy8769]

Originally posted by firefighterjosh
is that bed width or wheel well to wheel well width?

only 72inches long? some prabably 96inches with the tail gate?

thats total bed width bed rail to bed rail. its 72 with the tailgate shut

I was helping someone put there YFZ in a s10 and he had to lift the front wheels over the wheel wells.

[TRUE]

If you had a F350 dually you could damn near put two quads side by side in the back bed :p

[csimp3]

i have a 95 dakota (last year of the boxy style), and it has a very wide and long bed, but with a 5-speed v8, fuel milage isnt that great, but it is a blast to drive

700 posts!

[firefighterjosh]

Originally posted by TRUE
If you had a F350 dually you could damn near put two quads side by side in the back bed :p

LMAO buy buy gas money;)

[firefighterjosh]

anyone know what the 6cyl S10s get for mileage?

[coolguy8769]

mine gets 18.9 with 8in. of lift and 33's......

it is also hypertech tuned so that helps alot. helps alot also if you dont get your foot in it hard

[csimp3]

Originally posted by firefighterjosh
anyone know what the 6cyl S10s get for mileage?

i know my friend gets an average of 21 mpg in his v6 5-speed, and thats driving it pretty hard too

[firefighterjosh]

thanks for the replys looks like I will be in need of a 4cyl. Which is fine. Just seems to be more 6cyl out there5

[miller821]

Personally I'd go with a 6 cylinder. Not saying 4's are bad, but in some truck cases 6 cylinders get better gas mileage.

[firefighterjosh]

Originally posted by ride hard man
Personally I'd go with a 6 cylinder. Not saying 4's are bad, but in some truck cases 6 cylinders get better gas mileage.

my 4.0 ranger only gets 17. Reason for buy a 2wd small truck is gas mileage and I would really like almost 30MPG which would only be with a 2wd 4 cyl.

[GPracer2500]

My old 4x4 Toyota with a 22RE engine (2.4L 4 cylinder) with 31"s would get 18 in the summer and 19 in the winter. Pretty sure the AC was accounting for that difference. I loved that truck. If not for the uncomfortable bench seat and me needing to tow a trailer I might still be driving it.

[250r4life]

youre not going to get 30mpg out of an american truck... possible a standard toyota, and maybe a nissan, but...

[firefighterjosh]

Originally posted by 250r4life
youre not going to get 30mpg out of an american truck... possible a standard toyota, and maybe a nissan, but...
but what:D

I am open to all trucks. Only problems its hard finding yotas and nissans...they all have 250,000 miles or no one is selling them:confused:

[400exrider707]

Its a truck and trucks get truck mileage... they weren't designed to get good gas mileage... and if you think an F350 is kissing gas money good bye your sorely mistaken... I am currently in the market for an F-250 diesel because its 3x the size of my 97 ranger and gets better fuel mileage... not to mention diesel has been cheaper than regular unleaded for the last few months

[YFZ450Ridr]

ive got a 93 s10 thats got a 2.8 v6 in it along with a 5pseed manual and it gets great gas. average is somewhere about 20. my yfz thats an inch wider than stock front and rear fits no problems at all. you have to lift it over the wheel wells but its not a big deal if you ride it up with ramps. the tail gate closes to with only about a 1/2 inch to spare. great starter truck for me, cheap on gas and insurance!

[firefighterjosh]

Well I am have tempted to say screw it keep the ranger buy a small inclosed trailer to pull 2 quads to the races, and find a small geo or something to drive during the weeks.

Guess If I drive a small car during the week that gets 40MPG I should save enough money to balance out a 25mpg truck

[400exrider99]

i had a 96 datoka with a v6 in it. it got about 20mpg and it had a good size bed. decant truck.

[miller821]

Originally posted by firefighterjosh
my 4.0 ranger only gets 17. Reason for buy a 2wd small truck is gas mileage and I would really like almost 30MPG which would only be with a 2wd 4 cyl.

I think the most I would be able to get out of my 2.5L Ford Ranger would be 25mpg. I'd say on average i'm roughly 21-23.

[firefighterjosh]

well my ranger almost gets 20mpg. I was just looking for something I could throw a quad in the bed and travel 5 hours to a race while getting 25 MPG. Dosen't sound like its happening.
Guess I will just suck it up lol. Maybe buy a geo to drive to work.

[miller821]

Geo or a Honda Civic. I know when I drove my dad's Honda Civic I could go two weeks on about $25 worth of gas. My dad said he got about 38mpg highway and 34 or so in the city. Definitely something to look into.