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Thread #46395   Message #688049
Posted By: GUEST,Chip A.
11-Apr-02 - 03:22 PM
Thread Name: Help: Beater Truck
Subject: RE: Help: Beater Truck
What Midchuck said. Or a Datsun/Nissan. If you are GOOD with a standard shift, then go with that. If you tend to be hard on clutches, go with an automatic but go easy. They ain't cheap to fix! An older truck with a "tow package" may already have pulled its' guts out for the guy who ordered it that way in the first place. I shy away from vehicles with a trailer hitch unless I know what kind of work it had to do. If the body is beat to pieces, the mechanicals probably are too. Try to find one that shows some signs of care in cleanliness and other externals. Chances are it's had some regular mechanical care too. Keep us posted on this adventure!

Chip