Hey fellas. Time has come to pick up another pick up truck for various home improvement projects, camping trips etc, but looking for a bit more of a long term truck (2-5 yrs) rather than a few months.
Looking to spend 6-10k for the right truck, relatively rust free, don't really mind 2wd vs 4wd, less than 130k, not brand specific but tend to stay away from Dodge. I have TONS of PTO to take and wouldn't mind a cruise to Tennessee or Kentucky to find the right specimen to sit on my driveway and wait to be called upon.
On one of my typical 3 hour craigslist searches, I combed through Nashville Tennessee and was actually surprised to find both the price and mileage on the trucks to be decently high. I realize they are quite dependent on trucks down there.
This being said, since I am looking for an obviously used truck ( not looking for a gem) is it worth heading South to find a rust free vehicle at the cost of higher price/mileage? The last 2002 Ford F-150 I bought was less than 3k but had the 5.4 manifold leak, rust nearly everywhere, and looked like a pain in the arse to turn a wrench on due to the massive rust. I have toyed with the idea of a Lightning but God knows those cant be utilized well in winter and I don't really know if I need a 390 hp pickup just to sit around.
Looking to spend 6-10k for the right truck, relatively rust free, don't really mind 2wd vs 4wd, less than 130k, not brand specific but tend to stay away from Dodge. I have TONS of PTO to take and wouldn't mind a cruise to Tennessee or Kentucky to find the right specimen to sit on my driveway and wait to be called upon.
On one of my typical 3 hour craigslist searches, I combed through Nashville Tennessee and was actually surprised to find both the price and mileage on the trucks to be decently high. I realize they are quite dependent on trucks down there.
This being said, since I am looking for an obviously used truck ( not looking for a gem) is it worth heading South to find a rust free vehicle at the cost of higher price/mileage? The last 2002 Ford F-150 I bought was less than 3k but had the 5.4 manifold leak, rust nearly everywhere, and looked like a pain in the arse to turn a wrench on due to the massive rust. I have toyed with the idea of a Lightning but God knows those cant be utilized well in winter and I don't really know if I need a 390 hp pickup just to sit around.
stick 4.8 LS v8 truck
