Hey guys, I need a little help here! I live in Colorado and fish/hunt everything imaginable. Amazingly, my Toyota RAV4 has done surprisingly well so far. I got stuck once when a beautiful morning turned into 8 inches of snow by the time I got back to my vehicle, parked at the BOTTOM of a hill. Live and learn, bought some chains and got out of there. They never leave the vehicle.
However, some of the places I have taken it could surely have been better served by a more appropriate vehicle. There's a few roads I'd like to access that I won't even try. I'm ok with that, there's plenty of places to go. HOWEVER! This year my wife drew an RFW tag and we expect we're going to need something beefier from all reports. I have a Nissan Pathfinder I can borrow, but that's about it. I could rent a truck but ...
We currently only have one vehicle (we both work from home), and we've been musing about getting something for outdoor use anyway. We've discussed it, and while used has the problem of "more likely to break," we also don't want to put our money into a new vehicle that is destined to get beat up. We like to camp right in the back of the RAV4, so a truck makes the most sense.
I love Toyota (RAV4 has 150k on it, no issues, last vehicle was a '90 Toyota truck with 290k when I sold it), but hot damn its ridiculous to try to buy one used. Can't stand anything from Chrysler. So, I'm leaning towards Fords. I haven't been looking terribly long, but I've seen a wide range of conditions on various mid-90s Fords.
My favorite one I've seen so far was a '94 F-250 XLT Lariat with Cap in incredible condition inside and under the hood, but its got 306k miles on it! They're asking $2,800 for that one. Is it insanity to consider one with that much mileage? My parents had F-150s when I was growing up, but that was in NY and the rust destroyed them.
Please, weigh in! I've read several other truck threads on here but I'd love to hear your thoughts specific to my situation. I'll answer any more specific questions you've got.
However, some of the places I have taken it could surely have been better served by a more appropriate vehicle. There's a few roads I'd like to access that I won't even try. I'm ok with that, there's plenty of places to go. HOWEVER! This year my wife drew an RFW tag and we expect we're going to need something beefier from all reports. I have a Nissan Pathfinder I can borrow, but that's about it. I could rent a truck but ...
We currently only have one vehicle (we both work from home), and we've been musing about getting something for outdoor use anyway. We've discussed it, and while used has the problem of "more likely to break," we also don't want to put our money into a new vehicle that is destined to get beat up. We like to camp right in the back of the RAV4, so a truck makes the most sense.
I love Toyota (RAV4 has 150k on it, no issues, last vehicle was a '90 Toyota truck with 290k when I sold it), but hot damn its ridiculous to try to buy one used. Can't stand anything from Chrysler. So, I'm leaning towards Fords. I haven't been looking terribly long, but I've seen a wide range of conditions on various mid-90s Fords.
My favorite one I've seen so far was a '94 F-250 XLT Lariat with Cap in incredible condition inside and under the hood, but its got 306k miles on it! They're asking $2,800 for that one. Is it insanity to consider one with that much mileage? My parents had F-150s when I was growing up, but that was in NY and the rust destroyed them.
Please, weigh in! I've read several other truck threads on here but I'd love to hear your thoughts specific to my situation. I'll answer any more specific questions you've got.
), got a cap for free and put a Warn 10k winch on the front. I think it is pretty much ready to go anywhere I should even think about. At 306k on a gas motor I would just plan on a new motor being close at hand. You could luck out and get some serious mileage out of it but I would say that would be a big chance. That would be my thought process.
