It seems like I am always asking for advise lately. My problem is I have a small 14' jon boat on trailer and a lake in a Wildlife Management area. The 8 miles to the lake are filled with potholes, big potholes, hairpin turns, a very narrow gravel and dirt road and a few steep climbs. I have been using my Ram 1500 to get there but my truck is a quad cab long bed and I have kept it in real nice shape. I have to move so far to the outside of the curves that I am dragging branches and the trailer wheels are still falling off the side of the road. It takes me 40 min to go 8 miles so that gives you an idea of the road condition. I swear the boat spends more time in the air than actually on the trailer.
So I decided to get myself an older beater just for fishing, If you were in the market for a 20 year old vehicle like an explorer or cherokee or any other suggestions what would you be looking at. I know at this age the owner is more important than the vehicle, but I am thinking ease of repairs, cost of parts, major weaknesses like trannies. I dont expect to put more than 1k or 2k a year on it but it will be in remote areas so I need it to start and go and it needs to be midsized to compact. The boat and trailer with all my equipment does not top 600 lbs if that so it just needs to have a tow rating with more ground clearance than a sedan.
So I decided to get myself an older beater just for fishing, If you were in the market for a 20 year old vehicle like an explorer or cherokee or any other suggestions what would you be looking at. I know at this age the owner is more important than the vehicle, but I am thinking ease of repairs, cost of parts, major weaknesses like trannies. I dont expect to put more than 1k or 2k a year on it but it will be in remote areas so I need it to start and go and it needs to be midsized to compact. The boat and trailer with all my equipment does not top 600 lbs if that so it just needs to have a tow rating with more ground clearance than a sedan.