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Hey guys what is a good truck, similar to an S-10? My brother has like a mid 90's Chevy right now and he wants something a little smaller (he's a Tile installer and such on the side so he needs to have his tools) and he likes how with like the S-10 you could just lean right over the bed anywhere and grab your tools.

anyways! he is looking at a Chevy Silverado, and right now Chevy has that 3,000-4,000 off or whatever Red Tag Dealio. Anyways I don't think he's too fond of the idea of buying a Ford, don't ask why, but I doubt I could change his mind...so is the Colorado the way to go?

By the way he was looking at like 2003-2004 Colorados and they were at like $18,000 he said with about 20,000-30,000 miles, so he wanted to just go ahead and buy new.

So Chevy? GMC? Dodge? which models? And even if you are against Colorado or some other model that fits the Desc. is there a certain engine he should get? Like avoid the stock and goto the next step up or something? Thanks guys

im not a huge fan of s10s, i don't know why... ive never owned one, i guess i just don't like them anymore

but i'd go with a dodge or a ford myself.. i've heard that there have been reliability and other issues with the newer chevys?

what dodge would you reccomend?

dakotas are fine as far as i know... they start at $19,000ish new.

the new dakotas are ehh to me i installed in one of them and the interior and all the internals seemd cheap to me. i dont mind the colorado i like the I5 most people dont but i think its a decent engine and motor trend had good remarks for it. the quaility is lacking a bit behind the toyotas but if you can steer him tword a tacoma i would go there.

I'd highly recommend against a Colorado. I get stuck driving one of these things every business trip I take, and they're HORRIBLE. Gas mileage of the I-5 is worse than a V6 is and the thing has hardly any power. Seats are really uncomfortable. The truck does handle pretty well and the size is right, it isn't all that "truckish" as far as street manners, but it also isn't that "truckish" in capability. It's the weaker truck of all of them. Honestly, if they'd put the 4.2L I-6 in it and made it tolerable to ride in it would be a good truck. If he got the Colorado, make sure he gets the upgraded seats (which are still really uncomfortable, but the stock ones are terrible) and stick with the 4 banger, because the 5 isn't worth it in hardly any area. The price of the Colorado is ridiculous for what you get, just like the Silverado is. That's where rebates come in.

Out of the all of them (Toyota and Nissan included), I'd take a Dakota. Really nice truck, good power with the V8, but the big killer that in stock form it's pretty bare bones stock and gets pricy once you start putting accessories on it.

Ranger is a good, reliable truck, but it's getting outdated. Kinda small, but as long as you're taller than you are wide, it's fine. 4 cyl model gets the best gas mileage of all of them. If you wanted power, the 4.0L and the 5 spd. Automatic is a good combination and is very reliable.

Tacoma is a really good truck all around. 6 cyl is pretty powerful, but doesn't make a lot of low end torque and requires premium fuel. Really good value, though, you can get a lot of truck for the money.

Nissan Frontier would be my #2 truck of all of them. Good strong V6, rigid frame, good off road capability. It's the one that has the most truck in it.

i will ask what he thinks about the Dakotas and Nissan...thanks guys I appreciate the help so far

Just go to all the dealerships in your area and test drive everything that looks apealing to you. Tell the dealer that asks you what your into that your trying to figure out the best vehicle and cost that suits you. When they find out your checking out a bunch of different trucks, they will cut prices like you wouldn't believe. Let them call you guys back in for a kick ass price trust me it works.

I got a little over ten thousand off my truck once I figured out how much those crooks make off of every deal. Instead of paying $53 000, I payed $42 000 which the dealer said it was almost unheard of. Mabey it was my good looks.

"Instead of paying $53 000, I payed $42 000 which the dealer said it was almost unheard of."

But isn't that in Canadian dollars? :) Still a good chunk, though

The new dodge dakota's kick as@... I have the 00' model and i love it.. And from what i hear the newer models are even better.