Best Pick-Up Truck for less than $3k?

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And therein lies my dilema...

Some say get a Japanese truck if you want reliability.

Others say I'd be better off lookin at S10s & Rangers at that price level.

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[magikof7]

Dodge all the way. I had an 04 Laramie. That truck was a workhorse. LOVED it.
It can have trouble with Tierods but if you buy used and an older model chances are the previous owner has already dealt with that. I had to have them done on the 04 this year.
Hauling trailers, a Jet boat, over loaded dump trips. it never failed me.

I gave it to my Dad a few months ago after getting the New Longhorn. He said its the best vehicle he has owned. (besides his camero of course) He is a Mechanic and says so far Dodge is the better vehicle. Ford is made to break and super expensive in parts.
he was considering a Tacoma before I gave him my truck.

[ScubaSteve]

I had a Mazda B2000 for a while I bout it for cheap.... Like $2500 or something and ended up selling for the same. The thing was bullet proof. I had it up to almost 350K by the time I sold it and never had an issue.

If there was nuclear war, only B2000s and cockroaches would be left.