Well I found out that the main seal has gone out on my Blazer, so I need advice. I'm in the market for a new tow rig. It doesn't really need to be able to fly up the passes as I have a full size chevy at my disposal for that. It does need to have room for me and the wife and kids. It will be my wifes commuter car(5 miles round trip). Leaning towards a pick-up, V6 should be fine for my local fishing needs. Also the slim possibity of an AWD minivan. Looking for any suggestions. I'm on a 10K budget. FYI, my boat is a 17' Tracker Targa Alum deep V with a 90hp on it.

Pick up under $10,000 with room for mom dad and kids. Might not be the easiest to find. You might have to go with a van or SUV. Unless you want 2 wheel drive. Room for 4 you would need an extra cab. And the mid sized pickups don't have room enough in the extra cab. So you'd need full sized.

Lots of good mid sized V6 SUV out there that can handle the job. And well under $10,000

Hunter

Jeff, I just spoke to Bill the guy who owns the truck I was wrong it is going for $12.000 and is in the truck trader this week on page 102 of the over $9000 section sorry for the errant info.

Jeff,

I think you're best bet for a family-sized rig would be a higher-mileage diesel Suburban or something similar. I had a friend who just bought an early 90's Suburban 6.5L diesel with 170,000 miles on it for $6K. It should easily get close to 300K miles without any major problems. Don't let people sway you from the older Chevy diesels. The 6.5 L engines are awesome! And you will get almost as good a mileage as a 6 cylinder. Also, you won't have to borrow a bigger truck for trips over the pass.

They are a rare rig, but if you look hard you should be able to find one... If you really have to have that 6 cylinder in your price range, your best bet is probably a minivan. Actually, Ford Taurus station wagons with the V6 pull pretty well, too!

Good luck, and have fun searching

Chris

Sorry to here that bud.  You've put that poor chev through hell and back and it's taken it.  I'll keep my eyes peeled and let you know.  You know the number too.  See ya.