TRIGRHAPPY
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I just thought I would take this opportunity to recommend a good one.
1985 to 1995 Toyota 4x4 Pickup with the 4 cylinder (either diesel or gas, both are good). I also recommended the extended cab and long bed with a camper shell.
This Toyota pickup (not to be confused with the tacoma) has earned a reputation as one tough little truck. It also gets good gas mileage, especially the diesel. Not to mention, if you have the diesel, you can make your own fuel if need be.
These trucks can go 300,000 miles without a rebuilt as long as you change the oil. The diesels are still going, and they stopped making them in the U.S. in 1986. Also, since the 1989 - 1995 models are nicer and larger, its good to know that the diesel engine from the 81 to 86 models will literally bolt right into the 89-95 as long as you have the 4 cylinder and manual transmission.
These trucks are regularly used as starter trucks for the trucks used in rock climbing tournaments. The suspensions hold up to just about anything. The only real issue these trucks have ever had was cracked heads.....and that was only on the V6.
Also, top gear actually picked up one from a junkyard that had 190,000 miles on it (but still ran), and without doing any work to it whatsoever... drove it down flights of stairs, crashed it into a tree at about 30mph, sideswiped buildings, hit it with a wrecking ball, crashed it through a wooden shed, dropped it from about 12ft in the air, dropped a small camper on it from about 12ft in the air, left it in the english channel for 5 hours (completely submerged....they actually lost it but it washed up when the tide went out), lit it on fire (cab and bed), and finally...... they put it on top of a 240ft building that was then demolished explosively. They pulled it out of the rubble, reconnected the battery cable, and started it up. It still ran, and drove.
It's commonly referred to as "the indestructable vehicle". It is also what insurgents the world over use. The U.S. military refers to them as "technicals".
Best part is, you can pick up a good one for about $2,500.
Here's the videos of it being put through the torture test on Top Gear.
YouTube - Top Gear - killing a Toyota pt 1 - BBC
YouTube - Top Gear - killing a Toyota Pt 2 - BBC
YouTube - Top Gear - killing a Toyota Pt 3 - BBC
What I plan on making mine look like eventually....
1985 to 1995 Toyota 4x4 Pickup with the 4 cylinder (either diesel or gas, both are good). I also recommended the extended cab and long bed with a camper shell.
This Toyota pickup (not to be confused with the tacoma) has earned a reputation as one tough little truck. It also gets good gas mileage, especially the diesel. Not to mention, if you have the diesel, you can make your own fuel if need be.
These trucks can go 300,000 miles without a rebuilt as long as you change the oil. The diesels are still going, and they stopped making them in the U.S. in 1986. Also, since the 1989 - 1995 models are nicer and larger, its good to know that the diesel engine from the 81 to 86 models will literally bolt right into the 89-95 as long as you have the 4 cylinder and manual transmission.
These trucks are regularly used as starter trucks for the trucks used in rock climbing tournaments. The suspensions hold up to just about anything. The only real issue these trucks have ever had was cracked heads.....and that was only on the V6.
Also, top gear actually picked up one from a junkyard that had 190,000 miles on it (but still ran), and without doing any work to it whatsoever... drove it down flights of stairs, crashed it into a tree at about 30mph, sideswiped buildings, hit it with a wrecking ball, crashed it through a wooden shed, dropped it from about 12ft in the air, dropped a small camper on it from about 12ft in the air, left it in the english channel for 5 hours (completely submerged....they actually lost it but it washed up when the tide went out), lit it on fire (cab and bed), and finally...... they put it on top of a 240ft building that was then demolished explosively. They pulled it out of the rubble, reconnected the battery cable, and started it up. It still ran, and drove.
It's commonly referred to as "the indestructable vehicle". It is also what insurgents the world over use. The U.S. military refers to them as "technicals".
Best part is, you can pick up a good one for about $2,500.
Here's the videos of it being put through the torture test on Top Gear.
YouTube - Top Gear - killing a Toyota pt 1 - BBC
YouTube - Top Gear - killing a Toyota Pt 2 - BBC
YouTube - Top Gear - killing a Toyota Pt 3 - BBC
What I plan on making mine look like eventually....
