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Rick,
The 4.3 is a very reliable motor. Mine is still cruising at
191,000+miles. I have an 88s-blazer. It gets 16-17 city and 20+ on the
highway.
Walt
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>I've been looking for a truck for daily transportation for about a month.
> A late el camino would be my first choice, but the few that I've found
>have been hacked. So I'm leaning towards an extended cab mini-truck.
>But, I came acrossed a nice regular cab full size chevy yesterday. 4.3
> V-6/automatic, leather interior (good things) and 79,000 miles (not so
>good).
>
> Questions for the group:
> 1 - Is the V-6 a reliable motor that will last another 70K miles
>without problem?? ( I know that its 3/4 of a 350 )
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> Question 2 - Is a reg cab full size gonna be as practical as I
>want?? I had a mini truck (reg cab) that I loved except when I had a
>passenger & had to go for groceries etc - no storage is a pain. There
>doesn't appear to be any more storage in the reg cab full size.
>
>Do I keep looking for a low mileage extended cab? My problem is, my
>vehicles (even a daily driver) has to have some special appeal to me.
>The V-6 mazda/fords sound like sewing machines, 4 cylinders are
>underpowered. Any recommendations. Thanx
>rick schaefer
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