Car engine jus blew up, thinking of getting a truck, any reccomendations???

The Tacomas seem to be popular, but I don't know much about them. I do know Toyota made decent trucks back in the day, so it's not unreasonable to think they still do.

Similarly-sized American models will be the Chevrolet Colorado and the Ford Ranger. A couple of my friends have Colorados, and they love them. If you want to go Japanese, it might be worth looking at a Nissan Frontier as well.

Other than that, all I can think of are full-size trucks, which are probably bigger than you're thinking.

A few bits of advice, from experience:

- If you can afford it, at least get an extended cab. You don't have to go for a full-on crew cab, but trucks can start feeling pretty cramped with a standard cab. This is particularly true in compact trucks, which is what you seem to prefer.

- Don't get 4wd unless you intend to use it. If you don't have a use for it, it's just added weight (read: poorer gas mileage), more maintenance (both in terms of frequency and cost), and a higher purchase price.

- If you're moving from a Civic to a truck, you're never going to find anything with gas mileage even close to what you get in the Civic. To help mitigate the extra cost try to get something with a six cylinder, which will provide better fuel efficiency than a bigger engine. It will be kind of slow, but, unless you're planning to do a lot of heavy-duty towing, you don't need the extra power from a V8. Also, as mentioned above, avoid 4wd.

Ford Ranger is a good mid sized truck. The V6 model has decent gas mileage and comes in 4WD.

If you want something a little bigger consider a Ford F-150. They are virtually indestructible.

dodge ram 1500 my old truck was great i recommend it

lulz i thought you were getting a bmw 335 or a porsche cayman now youre talking about a compact pickup = lot of bullshit

keep test driving and tire kicking
next month youll be talking about buying a hothatch


eh ford ranger is terribly outdated, tacoma trd is pretty cool bro
if youre in a frat
downside to a truck is all your bros will ask you to help them move shit

Tacomas are fine, but since they come in almost identically priced or higher than the Tundra (which is a great full-size truck, definitely the best quality-to-price ratio on the market) I don't really get it.

I had a honda civic that wouldn't die and was wishing that it would so I could justify getting a new car. Neighbor backed his truck up over it early one winter morning when he mistook the gas for the brake.


I'm just wondering if you realize the expenses you will have with these other cars.


By the way my biggest complaint with porsche is the options list. Just make your cars with all the cool stuff already in them and quit nickel and diming us. Thats why I haven't bought a cayman. 90k with all the options. Give me a break.

I'm in a sort of similar situation (looking for a beater truck to drive around in when I don't want to take the fun car). Was looking at Rangers, but have decided I'd be better off with a Jeep Cherokee. May be older than you want since they stopped making them in '01, but the 4.0 is a very reliable engine, the transmissions are good, 4WD, and they have more room to carry passengers than a pickup.

Again, seems like you may want something newer/nicer, but something to consider.

so cut back on the porsche options. when day dreaming I can build out a porsche cayman for ~60k.

toyota hilux

pg600rr, you need some Consumer Reports in your life, man.