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BlazingYamahaYz
11-26-2003, 02:10 PM
heres the deal - my parents have agreed to give me $5000 for a car/truck when i turn 16(i dont turn 16 for a while) and i really want to get a truck...im trying to get opinions and your guy's views on it..if i get a truck, i want 4x4...i was thinking chevy 4x4...i really would like a dodge ram 4x4 too....what do u guys think about these trucks and any suggestions? goods and bads??
D11NR
11-26-2003, 02:26 PM
They both have goods and bads, shop around and buy the one you like.
Im a bowtie guy myself.:D
Glow Plug
11-26-2003, 02:57 PM
Personally I'm a ford guy


But when you look at the trucks today, your going to get a truck that lasts if you take care of it.... I've seen lots of fords, dodges, chevs etc with over 400,000 km (250,000 miles) without a single problem,
BlazingYamahaYz
11-26-2003, 03:34 PM
anyone with either truck- what do you think?? pros and cons?? any other suggestions? f150? tundra? etc? its going to be my first car, i dont want to have to do alot of work on it to keep it running(maybe do some chit to it later mod wise)....thanks guys...
TheX1992
11-26-2003, 03:47 PM
i just bought an 89 f150 XLT Lariat 2wd. got it dirt cheap, put a new clutch, u-joints, wiper motor,slave cylinder and clutch line in it. paid 200 for truck (well traded my 200 dollar car for it), and about 300 in parts...right now it retails around 1300! of course i put a deck and some cerwin vega speakers in it, but im happy with it. with a little bit of money and mechanical know-how, you can have a decent truck that someone else thought was just scrap metal
lil400exman
11-26-2003, 05:56 PM
get a fj-40 here is a link for pics they have some of the best 4x4 systems ever made......... i own a 1978 fj-40 now getting a aluminum tub and a few other goodies

http://www.jtoutfitters.com/featured_vehicles
Glow Plug
11-26-2003, 07:49 PM
Originally posted by lil400exman
get a fj-40 here is a link for pics they have some of the best 4x4 systems ever made......... i own a 1978 fj-40 now getting a aluminum tub and a few other goodies

http://www.jtoutfitters.com/featured_vehicles

there was a fleet of those things forsale at an auto action a while back, I wanted to buy one its just they had been down in damn potash mines for like 15 years :grr:
lil400exman
11-26-2003, 08:00 PM
Originally posted by Glow Plug
there was a fleet of those things forsale at an auto action a while back, I wanted to buy one its just they had been down in damn potash mines for like 15 years :grr:
what's potash? stone? u kinda lost me there but i love mine:devil: my first real vehicle no more company trucks for me:devil:
lil400exman
11-26-2003, 08:04 PM
also they are tough as nails actually built for the military my weighed in at 4,900 lbs when they shipped it. I would like to see a cj tj or yj top that weight with stock axles tires and engine....:eek: :macho