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Good grief- - - - -that's what I paid for 100 acres of good Tennessee pasture land and woods. Now it's worth 300K!
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1976 Lincoln Continental.
Seriously, if I were in yer shoes, I'd rebuild the Blazer and save yourself a bunch of dough. Assuming it has a 351, you could always buy a crate motor - perhaps a stroker, rebuild the gearbox, redo the interior, etc. for far less than $30K. + in these uncertain times, it wouldn't hurt to have that extra wampum on hand.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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You are asking for a lot of vehicle for $30,000 at today’s time and vehicle values! 1st problem under 100,000 miles then the size of vehicle and on top of that towing capacity. You will be one lucky guy to find a piece of gold like this. Trucks that use to resale for $10,000 is double right now same with SUV’s.
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Nissan Armada. Big v8. No problems with ours that’s 14 years old
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I always had a weak spot for those K2500 'Burbs. Momma insists it be a bit shorter. DJTex: Yes, I might be persuaded by a nice diesel Excursion. No experience with Fords since 1980.
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Sequoia or Lexus 460/570 series
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Suburban.
New motor and/or trans for your present rig. Seriously.
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Patrick Henry
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With fuel costs going sky high. You might have lots of choices next year at this time. Check banks and credit unions for repos.
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Had an ‘03 7.3 Powerstroke in F350. Sold it as part of a business 4yrs ago. Man what a beast. Good responsive power, lack of electronics and just near bulletproof. Good luck!
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Tahoes, Yukons, and Denalis SUV are all built on 1/2 ton frame and are pretty short wheelbase for towing those kind of loads. One of the reasons I got rid of my Blazer quite some time ago after getting a travel trailer... Suburbans and Expeditions were custom made for this chore when built on the 3/4 ton frame.... get one with a Duramax if you can squeeze it in your budget. If not, the 6.0 is a great engine for towing in my experience... check out some of the online sellers like Carmax, Cargurus, and others and you should be able to find what you're looking for
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You can fit a lot of gut shot hogs in a Ford Expedition. Second thread this cracked me up.
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Sequoia or Lexus 460/570 series We’ve owned 3 sequoia’s. They’d be hard to beat. Great family vehicle. I’ve been GM loyal for my work fleet, but I wouldn’t own a Yukon/Tahoe/suburban. I Draw the line at Silverado 2500/3500 and kodiak 4500-6500’s. Everything else will likely be a Toyota product.
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The Tahoe I believe with the correct towing reciever, and trailer brakes, six thousand pounds, no problem. Which an equalizer hitch, up to eight thousands. Not the ideal towing rig, but meets your criteria, as I understood your question!
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The average price for a used car is just under 30k right now. So get the best Durango you can find for 30 k. I suppose we could repower the old 05 plus a tranny and transfer case, and it would be good for another 300K. That would tickle Momma. She loves that thing. Vroom. Vroom. Might be worth getting a quote and considering. Maybe add new paint and make it look really nice.
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With fuel costs going sky high. You might have lots of choices next year at this time. Check banks and credit unions for repos. I AGREE WITH THAT WISDOM TO THE CORE... Someone mentioned the Nissan Armada... I was running the ground support motor pool at Stennis near Waveland Mississippi after Katrina. Nissan had a plant somewhere nearby and donated 3 Infinity QX-56s to us (they were perfect, but failed QC on fit and finish and were headed to the muncher after our use). Anyway... handing a wildland firefighter (deployed to help with cleanup) the keys to a mint QX-56 and saying go ahead and fugg it up all you want (BUT don't blow the tires (BIG MONEY!!!)) is some of the funniest chit I have ever seen. Those guys were in hog heaven tearing up $70k (?) SUVs. TOUGH VEHICLES... VERY TOUGH, but I think they like 93 octane IIRC... so there is that. Toward the end of the deployments I pulled the dipstick on one engine... almost stuck the oil was so bad... and roofing tar viscosity. Tough stuff.
If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.
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I have a 2020 Silverado 2500 6.6 gasser. If they were to put that in a Suburban or a Tahoe, I would buy one. Probably would prefer it in the Tahoe size with 4 doors.
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Guy offered me a 2008 Dodge 2500 6.7 Cummins Megacab the other day for trade (trade and out of pocket would be at $30k). I know you said SUV, but a Megacab is almost that and the 6.7 drive train is considerably more. I declined.
If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.
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Get her a Hyundai Santa Fe. I guarantee you won't regret it. Was in the exact same position last year and found my wife a 2018 with 38k miles on it for less than $25k. We absolutely love it, it's nice but not fancy or flashy and the features are user friendly. Upper 20's for mpg with plenty of go when you need it. Back seats recline for passengers and are very comfortable. Try one out and see for yourself.
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Sequoia or Excursion. We love our Sequoia but it loves gas stations.
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