Question on Full sized 4x4 trucks?

[droebuck]

Find you a Chevy z71 with the 5.3, 99 to 05 year model with low miles. Those 5.3's from before the fuel management system was installed run forever, plus it's very light. My lease truck is an 01 with 150,000 and it is still running strong. I always tell people I can drive that Z71 places in 2WD that I can't drive my RAM 2500 with a Cummins in 4WD. You can spend the extra money from your budget rigging it out with a platform and rod holders.

[Brown]

Is there a reason for the dodge recommendation?

Best I can guess, you made him mad and he is trying to get even with you.

[Rubi513]

I would personally get a Tundra. Large cab, and they tend to float across the sand compared to the other trucks I have had, Ram and Chevy. Never owned Ford half ton, and never will I don't think.

LOL! You have taken brand loyal to another level!

[Arrowthreat]

Find you a Chevy z71 with the 5.3, 99 to 05 year model with low miles. Those 5.3's from before the fuel management system was installed run forever, plus it's very light. My lease truck is an 01 with 150,000 and it is still running strong. I always tell people I can drive that Z71 places in 2WD that I can't drive my RAM 2500 with a Cummins in 4WD. You can spend the extra money from your budget rigging it out with a platform and rod holders.

Exactly right.


The older gas dodges are straight junk. Transmission and the truck itself is flat terrible. The older hemi isn't worth a dang compared to that chevy 5.3.

The 5.4 in the Fords are hit or miss. They had a lot of issues when they went to dual overhead cam designs, and despite what some might think about fords transmissions, a lot of people I know personally had heck with their transmissions paired with the 5.4 in f150's from the early 2000's before 2011"s body style came out.

Chevy z71 is your best bet on a older truck.

Newer trucks is a whole different story. It's not about brands its about year models.

[BLACKFINTURKEY]

An older cummins

[Hooverfb]

For beach fishing I would at a 1/2 ton gas like a gm 6.0 HD or dodge hemi 4x4, tundra etc. no diesel


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This. Times 100.
Watched about 20 people get stuck at surfside a couple weekends ago. Plenty of full sized trucks that thought they could get through. Plenty of smaller dodges and such got through just fine.

[KBM]

I have an ‘05 heavy half ton Chevy for sale in the classifieds. 6.0/4l80e combo. It’s 4wd and full 4 door. Only thing that doesn’t work on it is the rear window defrost. Even has heated seats, half the price of your budget so you have another $7500 to rig it out how you want

[WyoBull]

For what you are wanting to do and also have a highly reliable and quality truck, I would go with a Tundra.
I had one but went with a Ford F350 in order to carry my slide in truck camper because I needed a lot more payload. Would still have it if not for that reason.

[S-3 Ranch]

Not full size but perfect beach mobility
Or a Z71 5.3

What ever you get buy some Maxxtrax and a good portable air compressor ( air down air up for soft sand)

[kumathebear]

Over the years I've owned most of the 4x4 FULL size Trucks one could own...except for the Dodge's. So, not in the least bashing Mopar, just never owned one in a truck. Still wished I had my muscle car, 69 Charger, but that's the past, lol!

One model to stay away from, 2013 Ford 3.5 Ecoboost. Probably misspelled it but I had engine problems with less than 100k miles. You can research my OP and after $$ spent AND TWO Ford mechanics telling me to get rid of it (particular to this year model) it was a done deal. This truck was a King Ranch, plenty of power and it looked great but the engine year model had multiple problems. The subsequent years after 2013 got them resolved, but (know someone will differ) go newer models in the used market.

Since that time, I've gone back to the Tundra, 1794 Edition that is Toyota's answer to the King Ranch interior. Unless you are planning to tow a BIG weight trailer or RV, the 5.7 engine has all the power you will ever need! Millage is not great, but anyone who buys a 4x4 and worries about gas mileage is living a dream anyway in my book. I want power and PROVEN reliability, resale value and there is NOTHING that can compete with the Tundra!

I searched for weeks before finding the Tundra I wanted and had to have. The inventory for used Tundra's is MUCH less than other brands? Why??? Because, IMO, they last and perform and there are less folks that trade them in!? They simply last and perform.

Good luck and like a lot of the responses you have got, "take it with a grain of salt, do your research and drive to see what YOU like."

[Rubi513]

Over the years I've owned most of the 4x4 FULL size Trucks one could own...except for the Dodge's. So, not in the least bashing Mopar, just never owned one in a truck. Still wished I had my muscle car, 69 Charger, but that's the past, lol!

One model to stay away from, 2013 Ford 3.5 Ecoboost. Probably misspelled it but I had engine problems with less than 100k miles. You can research my OP and after $$ spent AND TWO Ford mechanics telling me to get rid of it (particular to this year model) it was a done deal. This truck was a King Ranch, plenty of power and it looked great but the engine year model had multiple problems. The subsequent years after 2013 got them resolved, but (know someone will differ) go newer models in the used market.

Since that time, I've gone back to the Tundra, 1794 Edition that is Toyota's answer to the King Ranch interior. Unless you are planning to tow a BIG weight trailer or RV, the 5.7 engine has all the power you will ever need! Millage is not great, but anyone who buys a 4x4 and worries about gas mileage is living a dream anyway in my book. I want power and PROVEN reliability, resale value and there is NOTHING that can compete with the Tundra!

I searched for weeks before finding the Tundra I wanted and had to have. The inventory for used Tundra's is MUCH less than other brands? Why??? Because, IMO, they last and perform and there are less folks that trade them in!? They simply last and perform.

Good luck and like a lot of the responses you have got, "take it with a grain of salt, do your research and drive to see what YOU like."

Every truck manufacturer, Ford, Chevy, gmc, ram, and even Nissan offer a more powerful truck than Toyota...
You don’t see many used Toyota Tundras for sale because there aren’t very many tundras sold...

[toledo]

Tundra with as low of mileage as you can afford.