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Old 04-22-2010, 05:06 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by Knalus View Post
I'm actually in the market for an older used midsize truck - for exactly all the reasons you stated. I just bought a home, and I kinda need to put a truck to work on getting the house the way I want it. Heck, I can't even carry a ladder home with either of my cars.

BUT, I really don't have a lot of experience with buying a used truck, specifically regarding reliability. Does anyone here have any advice regarding buying a used truck?
I've owned a 97 Ranger, a 2005 Ranger, a 2000 Frontier and currently have a 2008 Tacoma.

I think the Toyota is better than them all - no real complaints.

I had bad luck with my Frontier even though it had ~80,000 kms which shouldn't be much for those. Everything seemed to go wrong with it even though it gets a 5/5 in Lemon-aid, so who knows. I guess I just had a lemon.

The Rangers were fine, but they basically haven't changed at all since the mid-90s so I'd steer clear for that reason alone.
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