>>28828020
Trucks are cool

>>28828020
You can't go wrong with these types of trucks. Some easier to work on than others, some have different pros and cons.

>>28828030
I was thinking an old 90s Chevy or something reliable like that. Not sure if I should diesel or not, or maybe get a GMC. Or if a cargo van seems more appropriate for my case use, maybe that. Depends on the feedback

>>28828038
If it's an occasionally driven truck for only the odd jobs, just get a gas truck. The 90s gas or diesel will basically run forever each at such a low usage rate.

>>28828038
The problem with the 90's GM trucks is that they're from the 90's. Even if they were reliable workhorses (which they were) all the rubber and plastic in them is 30 years old now and starting to break down. The 6.5L diesels were also solid aside from a few well-known and easily corrected issues, but they're not powerhouses like modern diesels so set your expectations if you do get one.

If you want a no-frills, single cab, long bed pickup look at equipment auctions like Ritchie Bros and try to pick up a 3rd-gen Superduty. I bought a 2015 F250 with the gas engine a few a couple years ago for $7700 after buyer's fee and I can't complain at all. Just don't get a diesel - anything after 2012 is saddled with bullshit and even those before that were a nightmare to work on.

>>28828023
nah trucks are gay, but a long bed single cab is less gay then what most fags get these days.

>I """""need"""""" a vehicle for very limited purposes once or twice a year
Bro rent a u haul.

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just pay $2200 monthly* (*64 month loan) for a 4 cylinder truck* (*suv) just like everyone else who made need to move a couch in the next decade

>>28828189
But muh long bed :(

>”hauling” furniture
Do people want their furniture all fucked up? Buy a full size van

@28828189
@28828096

Here comes the /n/ seethe.

>>28828244
Suggestions?

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i would get an extended cab
its like having a miata vs a civic

>>28828396
Beaut

>>28828366
Econoline, Chevrolet Express, Transit, Sprinter

>>28828020

>need to move some furniture

How many times are you moving furniture? Are you starting some sort of furniture moving business?

>>28828038
>90s Chevy
>Diesel
I love em but they honestly suck. Get the regular gas tree fiddy. Chevy diesels didn't get good until the duramax. Also look at the OBS fords with the 300 i6. Unkillable engines with great torque, much easier to find manual too which is good if you're gonna be hauling a trailer or just want your 30+ year old truck to actually be somewhat reliable.

>>28828096
LB/SC is the worst combination imaginable.
A 4x8 sheet fits in a shortbed with the tailgate down just fine.
Youre not going to leave your tools in the bed, you need atleast an extra cab.
If you use a cargo box then you dont have a longbed anymore so what was the fucking point.

The shift to extra cabs / crew cabs was after decades of people using standard cabs and realizing they suck.

The Dodge Grand Caravan/Chrysler Town and Country middle and rear seats all fold flat into the floor, giving you a 4x8 cargo area. I got one of these a few years ago and it's handy af. They can also seat seven, so you don't need your daily driver to have a back seat or any cargo capacity at all since you can just take the van when you need to haul stuff or people.

>>28828020
Get a van.

t. three trucks of various sized beds

>>28828038
Go with a gasser GMT800 over the GMT400. They're just newer and more refined and they're much easier to get parts for.

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>>28828020
>hauling furniture,
have you considered a maintained used box truck?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNZNZzGjvuk

>>28828020
I gave up trying to find a good condition GMT400/800, or any good two door, long bed truck.
Either overpriced, or in good condition but on 12 year old tires so im not driving that back, and now its another $2k to ship it and $1000 on new tires right away.
I bought a Ridgeline and made it my new daily instead.
it replaced my Camry, which I'll sell in the spring.
It can haul 8foot boards, 5klb towing. It was a better decision than buying a good condition old truck.

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My dad's old 96 Silverado went antique blue plate last week. Miss you pops

>>28830760
>It was a better decision than buying a good condition old truck.
Did you factor in a $5k tranny into your "better decision"? I'd trust a 4L-slippy over any Honda tranny.

>>28828096
you're a pussy

>>28830828
Love you brother

>>28830832
Newest Honda tranny made by ZF

>>28830970
Oh well that's a relief. You only have to worry about your engine shutting down on the highway now.

>>28828089
>30 year old rubber and plastic
All of that is serviceable. The important bits are metal.

>>28831014
There is absolutely no advantage whatsoever a 30 year old truck has over a five or ten year old truck. They aren’t any cheaper now either. If they were $5k then yes, all day long, but they aren’t

>>28831014
It is all serviceable, but is that worth it? If the goal is an occasional-use truck for doing truck tasks, you can either spend a ton of time and money proactively replacing every line, seal, gasket, and wire (and harmonic balancer, those are critical on Detroit Diesel V8's) or you can have a truck that maybe doesn't move or breaks down on the day you need it. And the steel bits on those trucks are going to have a lot more rot than a newer truck as well. If you can find one that's been well-maintained go for it, but honestly I'd choose a newer truck. In addition to the F250 I have a 1986 Chevy pickup as a project so I see it from both sides.