Originally Posted By: oilpsi2high
Originally Posted By: JTK
Originally Posted By: oilpsi2high
I think the Nissan Frontier 4x4 is going to be more reliable than the old Colorado, and way cheaper than the Tacoma.
Agree on the Frontier, but fuel efficient they are not. The turning radius is annoyingly huge on them too. We average about 18-19mpg with our 2017 Frontier crew cab 4x4, 4.0L, auto. Truck was purchased a few months ago with just over 8K miles on it for $23600.
IMO, the best deal going for a fuel efficient truck is a used Ram with the 3.6L and ZF8 trans. I'm averaging over 23mpg with mine (calc by hand) and bought the truck a few weeks ago with 12K miles on it for under $23K and it's a 4x4 with quad cab. It's seems huge to me, but gets better than small truck fuel economy.
I don't think shopping trucks for fuel efficiency is really even worthwhile. How much are those Rams used? Way over budget in this case.
I went from a 30MPG car to a truck that gets 17MPG on a good day, and barely notice the differene in my fuel budget. Granted I drive both regularly, but still. Unless you're driving 2,000 miles a month I wouldn't really worry about it.
I hear you, but in your case, that's a ~76% increase in fuel cost dropping from 30 to 17mpg. You don't feel that?
I know it doesn't mean much, but my 2017 Ram express 4x4 stickered for ~$38K. I bought it used for $22800. Previous owner owned it for 9 months.
I've seen a few other 1yr old similarly equipped used Ram express models in my area, priced in the low $20K range. Here's one:
https://www.joececconischryslercomplex.c...86416df2337.htm