So, I want to pick the brains of my more "truck knowledgeable" friends here.
I am in no hurry to purchase a vehicle, but here is the situation. My daughter is now of driving age and is more and more borrowing dads car. I have an old beater 2008 Ford Ranger that I have been tooling around in, problem is, it has started to develop a problem with starting, as in sometimes it wont. Battery fine, starter clicks, so I think something in the key area is jacked up. Anyhow, I am not sure I want to drop the money to go chasing problems with it.
So, I have been looking at trucks recently, and wanted some opinions. The Ford Maverick seems to click a lot of check boxes I need...I dont tow anything currently, so towing capacity isnt a big deal. I mainly use my truck for occassional trips to the dump, yard work, and light moving. The Maverick seems to get excellent car-like gas mileage, and its interior looks big enough to handle my needs. But its a newer offering and havent heard much about it.
I am also looking at perhaps Frontiers, or used F150's and the like. I have never been into cars or trucks enough to do the "Ford/Chevrolet" battle thing, so dont know what is what.
So...if you were after a general every day driver of a truck that needs to be able to fit 4 people and a price range of under $30k, what brands would you lean on, and what would you avoid?
Thanks
I am in no hurry to purchase a vehicle, but here is the situation. My daughter is now of driving age and is more and more borrowing dads car. I have an old beater 2008 Ford Ranger that I have been tooling around in, problem is, it has started to develop a problem with starting, as in sometimes it wont. Battery fine, starter clicks, so I think something in the key area is jacked up. Anyhow, I am not sure I want to drop the money to go chasing problems with it.
So, I have been looking at trucks recently, and wanted some opinions. The Ford Maverick seems to click a lot of check boxes I need...I dont tow anything currently, so towing capacity isnt a big deal. I mainly use my truck for occassional trips to the dump, yard work, and light moving. The Maverick seems to get excellent car-like gas mileage, and its interior looks big enough to handle my needs. But its a newer offering and havent heard much about it.
I am also looking at perhaps Frontiers, or used F150's and the like. I have never been into cars or trucks enough to do the "Ford/Chevrolet" battle thing, so dont know what is what.
So...if you were after a general every day driver of a truck that needs to be able to fit 4 people and a price range of under $30k, what brands would you lean on, and what would you avoid?
Thanks