re: Best used 4x4 under $13k daily driver about 60 miles a day

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A brand spanking new Nissan Versa would be a better option. $12k brand new and it does nearly 40mpg on the interstate. I wanted to say it earlier but held my tongue, but buying a 10 + year old truck to save money is completely ridiculous.

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I disagree on buying a new commuter. What's the insurance cost on that rice burner? financing and all that other dealership bullshite. Used commuter, maybe. But, if buying an older f250 etc. I feel you must be able to fix easy stuff yourself, ball joints, u joints, sensors, etc. or it will eat you up in maintenance. For instance, I have an ext cab and recently had to put new ends on the 2nd door cables so they would open. Oh, batteries, alternator re-build last week, i'm waiting on what it will be this week. Little shite like that, cheap-ish parts but costs mucho time. I personally wouldn't buy an older Dodge Cummins unless I was a certified Dodge mechanic - Dodge trucks are shite but the Cummins engine is great.

But as mentioned, sell the boat or pull out quicker.

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Anyone see anything obviously wrong with this truck?

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It's a Titan?

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did this exact thing a few years ago. Ended up buying a 2003 f250 4 door lariat with the 7.3 diesel.

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187,000 miles on it when i bought it. Paid 11k for it

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How many "few years ago" was that? And you had to have known the person selling it. A few years ago would have made it less than 10 years old....Previous owner must have been slightly desperate, or thought he had some issues coming up with it.

I will be honest, i had a Titan. I put 100k miles on it and i never had the first issue. The truck could pull the world and had a ton of power. Only reason i got rid of the truck was the gas mileage. I began traveling a good bit for work and the gas mileage was rough.