I ended up going with a 2006 Tacoma, gives me comfortable seating for 5, tow capacity I want and the ability to get off road in the event I need to. I think it will be a good fit for what I want and I'm thankful for the thoughts from you all.
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Originally Posted by raineman
OP, you certainly have a unique view of things. Nothing wrong with that. I agree with others that state that $5000 is a strong limiting factor. With all that can go wrong when towing, having something that just gets by is unsettling to many including me.
Your comment about finding a $1000 car that is reliable is all in how you look at it. A $1000 car that runs good maybe a good choice for running to the the grocery store in town. But that same $1000 car would be hard pressed to be reliable on a 5000 mile trip. Same rule applies for $5000 truck. Sure it may run ok. It may tow reasonably. But the chances of something major going wrong at the least opportune time are higher in older, high mile vehicles.
When I am on vacation, I don't want to worry about whether or not my vehicles are up to the task. Instead I want to relax and enjoy the road. Best of luck to you
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We have just had different experiences it sounds like. My trip this past year was in a $7,000 Fleetwood (1996) with 50k on it. I only did 6,000 miles but it performed very well and gave me zero issues.
The year before that I did my 6,000 mile trip in a Chevy step van. I did spin a bearing which was my fault for not greasing them. In the field I ground off the threads on the spindle and retapped it, tossed things back together and headed home trouble free other than a tread on the back coming off causing me to air down and keep it to 55mph the last 100 miles.
I guess firstly I don't equate miles or cost (more cost) with how well something will serve me. I will however admit that I tend to find great deals on things firstly and that I have no issues retapping a spindle on the side of the road (my other choices was to weld on the axle nut) so I'm not one to downed potential issues with money. I'm a single parent on a fixed income and I'm doing these trips with my kids come hell or high water. There's no way they're going to miss out because of my fears or paranoia you know.
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Originally Posted by RPreeb
Curious why you list Tundra and Tacoma, but not Ford, Chevy, or Ram 1/2 ton pickups?
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Yeah, I guess I just wasn't thinking it over, trucks have a really good resale in my neck of the woods so I just don't see the deals on them I would want to take what I would feel was a step down from a Toyota.
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