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    Beater Truck

    So I was originally going to trade in my Jetta and get a new Frontier. Realizing I`d hardly ever use it as a truck, why have a high payment on something I don`t use right. One owner, 148K, 4-cylinder. Does the hauling junk and lumber I need and I keep the Jetta to go to work. Plan on removing those goofy graphics ASAP!





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    nice find.. I bet that will do the trick just fine


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    Congrats !

    If you`re gonna use that for hauling "junk" let me give you my ex wifes address........
    Formerly the "Best Detailer", now just Super Wax Waster Man. Not necessarily tactful, but normally right. It`s good to be da King !!!

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    I think that was a great decision! It`s even white for easy detailing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Accumulator View Post
    I think that was a great decision! It`s even white for easy detailing.
    yes..but we want to see it BLEED!


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    Nice little truck, i had a black one that i miss very very much.

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    Nice find, my truck is a "work" truck.

    However the swirls caused me to loose sleep. It had been down hill from there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ronkh View Post
    Congrats !

    If you`re gonna use that for hauling "junk" let me give you my ex wifes address........
    Won`t that be past the GVW though?

    Sorry, had to
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    Good find!

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    Those 4-cylinder S-10 pickups would run forever....almost indestructible...great little detailing truck

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    Thanks guys! Getting used to the strait drive maanual again. Almost got in trouble going up the mountain, trying to shift into 3rd and it would not go. Oops! The Jetta uses cables (FWD) so it is a little more forgiving.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nizmo View Post
    Won`t that be past the GVW though?

    Sorry, had to
    Yep

    Think you`re gonna need a bigger truck

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    Quote Originally Posted by briarpatch View Post
    Those 4-cylinder S-10 pickups would run forever....almost indestructible...great little detailing truck
    yep that`s for sure and i put mine to the test unintentionally , i eventually destroyed mine from not paying attention to any under hood maintenance(besides replacing stater motor) and drove it, for a full year, with a pretty much dried radiator. I finally decided to check it because i saw my coworker messing with his and it reminded me "oh crap i`ve never even checked coolant on this thing". I opened the cap, didn`t see anything but powdery rust in there... BONE DRY!!!! and it was driving without overheating that whole time. It eventually started misfiring on me and the mechanic told me i had a cracked block. Didn`t have the funds at the time to fix it so i just sold it and even got paid more than i was asking for. At the end of the day it was still starting but driving rough from the damage which was my fault. Wish i wouldn`t have been ignorant and careless with it, i`d probably still have it.

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    There are a lot of those trucks around my town and the owners won`t part with them. I`ve seen many with close to 300,000 miles on them. I`m looking for one for my son and can`t get anyone to let theirs go for a decent price or if they will it has too many problems to feasible repair. Great buy.

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    That`s the thing with small trucks around here. They don`t come up for sale very often, and if they do they`re trashed. Or they are priced way outta range.
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