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I know there have been a lot of posts about the V6 engine being good. I agree that the 4.3 was a good motor, had one in an astro van that had 140,000 miles on it when I sold it. But personally I just don't like a V6 in a full size truck. I've driven a few & I owned a F**d F150 with a 300 straight six. It was a good dependable engine but just didn't have the torque & hp of a V8. I'll never own another truck that doesn't have a V8. You should look for a Dakota with a V8, best of both worlds for a daily driver pickup. Don > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 ) > > 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 > 72 El Camino http://members.home.net/jimmy4/rick1972elky.html > TPI 350-700r4 http://chevelles.com/showroom/ricks%20motor%20-L > Team Chevelle # 0038 > ACES #0140 > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
