My Goal...
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sweet deals! yea i wasent too worried about length, but dident want ot be trapped with width. last time i couldent lengthen or widen my blaster cause it wouldent fin in to our car, so i was stuck on that end.
damn there are some nice S10's for sale by me.... i think i can convice my mom about the truck, but i need to convince her about letting me get it before my 18th bday.
I've owned a couple S-10s and a couple rangers. Imo the 2.5 Chevy and 2.3 Ford are the best engines to get for a young guy, they have adequate power and good fuel economy (more money saved for a quad). The Chevy 4.3 is a great motor but expect ~17 mpg while the Chevy 2.2, 2.8 and Ford 3.0 are underwhelming. The Ford 4.0 is decent but not as good as a 4.3 and has the same kind of fuel economy. If you can get away with 2wd you will be able to afford a nicer truck for 3k with better insurance rates and mpg.
unfortunally where I live, I need 4wd. it snows hard here. basically I cab buy both a truck and a 450r rite now.... I have enough kinda. I have about 2k in my bank for quad and 3k for truck lol
what years for the s10 and ranger?
haha.... u dont need 4wd.... i dont have it and manage just fine, u just gotta learn to drive in the snow. i do carry a set of chains with me just in case i really need them tho.
1995 is what we have for rangers, they are great, idk about other years tho
I like my square body s10 all of the square body s10s are pretty mutch the same except the s10s are older than 1988 I think have different dashes here is one that has a pic of the dash 1983 S10 v8 with two 4s cheap here is the newer one like I have GMC I like the older dashes
im looking into 2000 or newer. its my daily driver, not in anyway a show truck lol
I had a 89 ranger when I was 17-19 years old. 2.9 V-6. That thing took a beating. the only problems were I changed valve pan gaskets in it 2 times a year, and I put 4 clutches in it. I learned a lesson, never buy aftermarket clutches! The Ford clutch I put in lasted the rest of its life. By that last clutch change, I could have that tranny on the garage floor in 3 hours, but I had good practice by then. I traded it in on a toyota truck when I was 19 and Have always owned toyotas ever since. Id sugegst a toyota, but its hard to find one real cheap. A Ranger or S-10 will be a good whip for you. Just make sure you find one that is mechanically sound. Body work can be done in-expensive if your adventurous. Engine & Drive train work can get pricey fast! Good luck in your search!
Sounds like you are almost set. I always liked the styling of the square body s-10s but they were definitely improved closer to 92, the only one I had that was a bot of a turd was an '87 Blazer 2.8. My Fords were all pretty good and seemed to have better fit/finish, the best one I owned was an '05 with the 2.3/5 speed. Keep us posted on what you find.
My advice, buy the truck and save up a bit more for a 450R. The more money you have saved, the better setup quad you can buy.
Buy a car I:I
lol I came close to doing that with my blaster
ya, im thinking I want at least an 2000. like I said, its going to be my daily driver, so need reliability. thanks for the help man!
ya I know. I found a COMPLETELY worked 450r by me for $3k. EVERYTHING was aftermarket setup for racing. I found some other nice ones for $2k
Yeah that would be best. I'm not saying you couldn't race on stock suspension for awhile because its not that bad, but why pay $2000 and then have to drop another $2000 into suspension yah know. This is one of the rare times I suggest a bike that is bought, not built.
actually I was going to lok for a bike that had full suspension over everything else. if theres 1 thing that my blaster tought me, it was suspension first!
oh..... well yeah in that case u need 4wd
better off anyway. don't wnt to be stuck in the snow while late to work or school anyway. with 200lbs of sand in the bed during the snow, ill be fine. hell ill probs even be laughing at other idiotic car drivers lol
