make sure you get exactly what you want if you plan on driving for a long time.
the little things that you dont like will drive you crazy after a while.

 

That sounds like some "arrangements" I've heard of couples having. [8D] Don't feel bad about the hrs, before I got married, I spent the majority of my 20's working 50-70 hrs a week. During the hurricanes in 2004, it was 7/16's,,, that will wear u out quick. Hard work pays off though,, you'll be glad u did it in the end.

 

yea i mean im only 18 i might as well abuse my body while i still can! lol

 

yah i am lucky enought that my parents have a ctd and i am buying it off of them. but yah if you have a choise go manual. sure auto is easy to drive but they cant handle hight hp unless you beef them up. thats the only down side to my truck.

 

these trucks are hard to find!!! lol ive been checkin my autotraders and craigslist.... i have all summer so its not a real hurry or anything..... why do you guys reccomend the 12v over the 24v just because it is more mechanical???

 

fewer electronics to go bad. . .besides, a straight piped 12valve just sounds COOL. plus the injector pump on the 12valves has proven itself to be able to run well over a million miles.

 

so you are definitely saying 12 valve?? and to broaden my search can you give a range of how many miles it should have on it.... what years to look at...... and also are you also saying stick??

 

I would say 94-98.4's or 03-present trucks. . .I dont have anything againts the 98.5-02's, however there seem to be more issues with those years, block problems to the VP44 injector pump.94-98.4 auto's left alot to be desired, however if you know what you need to do the auto's can handle anything you throw at them. 03-present trucks are the same, the auto can handle some good engine mods, however over 70hp you would see problems pop up real quick.

the sticks can handle a little more stock, all you need to do is change out the clutch. the aluminum bell houseing on the NV4500's and 5600's can handle alot of power, however that will become the weak spot, it will take alot to get there though.

 

i here ya i wish i could affoard a 3rd gen but once again im still a youngin and dont wanna be paying big payments..... So i will look for the twelve valve... just curious what kinda power can you push outta one of these...... and can you get an aftermarket 6 speed for them.... i would imagine with the stick you can keep your rpms a little lower tooo... is it a hard truck to "race" when its stick?

sry i have a million questions this is one huge decision to me!

 

Demon and Baja are pretty much the resident experts here, hopefully they'll be able to hook you up, however Demon's been nursing his wristI think.