What Happened to the Affordable Pickup Truck?

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Nerd-Vol said:
I'm delighted that you are using the truck for what it was intended to do!
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Thanks,

This Power Wagon is an old military truck. I figured it would want to be put to work and not made into a trailered pavement princess. I have had a number of people try and buy it off me to do a full restore and deck it out like a collectable Dodge Warlock or Little Red Truck. Hell, one guy offered me about 3 times what I have in the truck.

Just could not do it. The old WarPig deserves better then being some rich guys poser hobby truck.

Be Safe,

CH_V
 
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rs16 said:
I bought a new '89 Ranger with the same lack of luxuries. Still drive it when it's cool out. Window sticker is still in the glove box. $8274.00 297,000 miles.
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Great little trucks. I have had 3 or 4 used rangers over the years. Drove one 120 miles a day to work and back for about 3yrs. Finally gave it to one of my boys when it hit 300k miles. He still has it and drives it as a 2nd vehicle.

Would like to have another one around the farm just to commute, run into town etc...

Later,

CH_V
 
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CopperHead_Vol said:
Great little trucks. I have had 3 or 4 used rangers over the years. Drove one 120 miles a day to work and back for about 3yrs. Finally gave it to one of my boys when it hit 300k miles. He still has it and drives it as a 2nd vehicle.

Would like to have another one around the farm just to commute, run into town etc...

Later,

CH_V
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We used to buy the hell out of them at the Oak Ridge auctions. They'd have 30k miles but God only knows how many hours.

Those things (most had the wheezy but reliable 2.3 4cyl) were perfect Saturday trucks...aside from that damn blue vinyl seat absolutely blistering your a$$ in the summer.
 
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WallyBalls said:
We used to buy the hell out of them at the Oak Ridge auctions. They'd have 30k miles but God only knows how many hours.

Those things (most had the wheezy but reliable 2.3 4cyl) were perfect Saturday trucks...aside from that damn blue vinyl seat absolutely blistering your a$$ in the summer.
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Wierd little engine, getting to the bottom 4 plugs ain't fun.
 
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RollinVol said:
I have a 14 year old who will be getting a vehicle soon. I know I'm gonna get him a truck. But they are getting way out there in price. Don't know what I will be doing just yet.
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Same here. Mine has been talking the chevy's and crap I can't even afford used. There is an old Dodge for sale near the house he has taken a liking to. Later in the years of the straight box body judging from the grill.

My truck is an '02 S10 I bought in '04 for 10K with 36K miles. It has hit two deer and 350K miles and still fires up and goes. A few small issues, but runs. Zip tied grill. Has been tough as nails and highly dependable. Except for fuel pumps. that S10, and prob GM in general loves fuel pumps. Go out with no warning. It's on its 5th.

My daily driver now is an'05 CTS i got from a niece for $1. 190K miles. So far so good but I know it's in my future. Those cars seem to make oil disappear without a trace, and have random losses of coolant. both almost impossible to diagnose or explain.

But...I have dependable rides, the caddy still looks good, and I have ZERO payments. And these days, I would never ever ever buy a new car of any kind.
 
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Thoughts?

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OJ said:
First car was a 66 rambler. Now drive 2001 f-250 diesel bought new.
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1981ish, very first car when I was 16 was a '67 Mustang with the Sprint 4cyl. Paid $1K. Can't remember the miles but that dang 4cyl and 3 speed ran for years after. My sister and her husband took it after i was done with it, and ran it for years. $10 gas or less would go all week.
 
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Looking around for a truck myself and was shocked to see how expensive they are, even used ones. There definitely is a market for smaller, more affordable trucks.

Probably going to end up getting a F150 with 170,000 miles.
 
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GVF said:
1981ish, very first car when I was 16 was a '67 Mustang with the Sprint 4cyl. Paid $1K. Can't remember the miles but that dang 4cyl and 3 speed ran for years after. My sister and her husband took it after i was done with it, and ran it for years. $10 gas or less would go all week.
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In 1967, the Mustang was available with a 200 cubic inch 6, 3 different 289's and a 390. The first 4 cylinder available in a Mustang was 1974 in the Mustang II.
 
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GVF said:
1981ish, very first car when I was 16 was a '67 Mustang with the Sprint 4cyl. Paid $1K. Can't remember the miles but that dang 4cyl and 3 speed ran for years after. My sister and her husband took it after i was done with it, and ran it for years. $10 gas or less would go all week.
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Where did you come up with "Sprint" 4 cylinder? There has never been a Ford engine called a Sprint as far as I know and also there has never been a 60's Ford Mustang with a 4 cylinder. I'm guessing you had the inline 6 cylinder with the 3 speed manual.
 
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VolStrom said:
Where did you come up with "Sprint" 4 cylinder? There has never been a Ford engine called a Sprint as far as I know and also there has never been a 60's Ford Mustang with a 4 cylinder. I'm guessing you had the inline 6 cylinder with the 3 speed manual.
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I remember a Sprint 200 Mustang in the 60's. It was a 120 hp 200 cu. inch straight 6 . They dressed it up with wire wheel covers, a console, and either a 3 speed manual or auto. In some year they added a reverse C side stripe in the body cove. It looked like a GT, and was marketed to females. It was kind of a dressy, sporty looking economy car.
 
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GVF said:
Same here. Mine has been talking the chevy's and crap I can't even afford used. There is an old Dodge for sale near the house he has taken a liking to. Later in the years of the straight box body judging from the grill.

My truck is an '02 S10 I bought in '04 for 10K with 36K miles. It has hit two deer and 350K miles and still fires up and goes. A few small issues, but runs. Zip tied grill. Has been tough as nails and highly dependable. Except for fuel pumps. that S10, and prob GM in general loves fuel pumps. Go out with no warning. It's on its 5th.

My daily driver now is an'05 CTS i got from a niece for $1. 190K miles. So far so good but I know it's in my future. Those cars seem to make oil disappear without a trace, and have random losses of coolant. both almost impossible to diagnose or explain.

But...I have dependable rides, the caddy still looks good, and I have ZERO payments. And these days, I would never ever ever buy a new car of any kind.
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I am with you... Counting the farm trucks we have 5 vehicles. All running and on the road. We have zero car payments which really is the way to go.

I have co-workers who drive $60k+ trucks. One just got a new diesel GMC Denali 3500 truck. He already has another 2012 GMC diesel 4x4 truck which he is keeping also. He told me his payment on the new truck is over $900 a month. Hell that is more then my mortgage payment on the farm. I can find better ways to spend that money then on a truck that is to pretty and expensive to use as a truck.

Be Safe,

CH_V
 
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1972 Grad said:
In 1967, the Mustang was available with a 200 cubic inch 6, 3 different 289's and a 390. The first 4 cylinder available in a Mustang was 1974 in the Mustang II.
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Now, in the '60's, there were only two other cars made in America that had positraction, and independent rear suspension, and enough power to make these marks. One was the Corvette, which could never be confused with the Buick Skylark. The other had the same body length, height, weight, wheel base, and wheel track as the '64 Skylark, and that was the 1963 Pontiac Tempest.
 
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I would just like to take a moment to celebrate my 300th post.... It took 8 1/2 years to get here and I thank all of you that made this possible. :hi:

I have always tried to only reply to folks who have common sense and posts addressing something of actual substance. This averages out to about 35 posts a year that actually meet this criteria... lol

Later Rednecks...

CH_V
 
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CopperHead_Vol said:
I would just like to take a moment to celebrate my 300th post.... It took 8 1/2 years to get here and I thank all of you that made this possible. :hi:

I have always tried to only reply to folks who have common sense and posts addressing something of actual substance. This averages out to about 35 posts a year that actually meet this criteria... lol

Later Rednecks...

CH_V
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Haha congrats. I obviously don't follow the same guidelines :)
 
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Behr said:
Now, in the '60's, there were only two other cars made in America that had positraction, and independent rear suspension, and enough power to make these marks. One was the Corvette, which could never be confused with the Buick Skylark. The other had the same body length, height, weight, wheel base, and wheel track as the '64 Skylark, and that was the 1963 Pontiac Tempest.
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Jerry's cousin Vinny.
 
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WallyBalls said:
I would say on 80% of the ones we had and the ones I saw come through the dealership...the bottom plugs were never changed lol.
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I left the bottom ones the first time I changed plugs, took it to a shop to let them do all eight the second time.
 
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