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Originally Posted by Pazuzu

I picked up a 10 year old Nissan Frontier in the spring...crank windows, 5-speed, manual locks, 15 inch rims, tiny jump seats but some kick-butt suicide half doors...and I love it. Every second of it. It's quickly becoming one of the best vehicles I've owned.

I can't stand oversized lifted 20 foot long behemoth trucks, but this thing feels and drives like a car that doesn't care about potholes and scratches, and the fully opening cab is so useful.

The manual helps it get up and go surprisingly well, and it will happily run at 80-90 mph on my high speed morning commute.

Many, many years ago, I had a Ford Ranger. It was a decent little thing. It wasn't a comfortable ride, and it wasn't fast or efficient. I'd have something like that again for small jobs. What I'm more likely to do is get a small, 5x8 utility trailer that we can tow with the Outback for loads that require something more than the back top of the outback.