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Im looking for a similar pickup to take the place of my 1981 isuzu Pup pickup
Basically I still like what it currently has:4x4 Hi/Lo .\,4spd manual ,2.2 L Diesel gets 27 town to 35 mpg Hwy.(Ive learned to live with the 58 HP since mpg is so good,
I love the reliabiity of the engine : Since it was new Ive had no probems (140K)
Nothing replaced but the thermostat belts,& waterpump
I do need to change the heater core now. It was hard to find. $450 for the part and only one source.
What I dont like is that parts are very hard to find ,if at all. Suspension mods,interior and other parts arent availabe due to the low numbers produced and consequently low demand for parts,and accessories.
This wont get any better,so I need to jump ship anytime now.
Im thinking the ford ranger is a similar size and due to the numbers produced they will have many more parts avaiable for them and probably a little cheaper?.
From a brief scan I just did of each year model, Im narrowing in on about 1992 up.
Id like to put a cab over camper on the back too. Probably the lighter popup type that has sink stove etc.
Anyway,later,Ill scan the posts and submit questions in hopes narrowing things down.
For those curious :Check my album as it has my basic camping/off road toys. They all have their nitch .
A camper on my isuzu or a ranger woud fill another nitch .
Hmmm I can't delete the sentence below this for some reason.
Basically I still like what it currently has:4x4 Hi/Lo .\,4spd manual ,2.2 L Diesel gets 27 town to 35 mpg Hwy.(Ive learned to live with the 58 HP since mpg is so good,
I love the reliabiity of the engine : Since it was new Ive had no probems (140K)
Nothing replaced but the thermostat belts,& waterpump
I do need to change the heater core now. It was hard to find. $450 for the part and only one source.
What I dont like is that parts are very hard to find ,if at all. Suspension mods,interior and other parts arent availabe due to the low numbers produced and consequently low demand for parts,and accessories.
This wont get any better,so I need to jump ship anytime now.
Im thinking the ford ranger is a similar size and due to the numbers produced they will have many more parts avaiable for them and probably a little cheaper?.
From a brief scan I just did of each year model, Im narrowing in on about 1992 up.
Id like to put a cab over camper on the back too. Probably the lighter popup type that has sink stove etc.
Anyway,later,Ill scan the posts and submit questions in hopes narrowing things down.
For those curious :Check my album as it has my basic camping/off road toys. They all have their nitch .
A camper on my isuzu or a ranger woud fill another nitch .
Hmmm I can't delete the sentence below this for some reason.
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