I’ve been watching a lot of your content on YouTube and every time I find a used vehicle I can maybe afford in the next 6 months I search your channel and you have a video saying it’s CRAP haha. Essentially- I’m asking if there’s specific years and vehicles other than ForD F150 and Ranger you would take a flyer on? Probably going to s dealership as even private sellers are selling Tacomas with 200k miles on it for 25k
Check Scotty's opinions gathered here
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/vid-review/vehicles-reviwed-by-scotty/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOfWeAP8yKE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsUPlNlNhi8
If you can find a 1st gen Chevy Trailblazer, you can haul a lot. Nowadays it'd be cheaper to get that and buy a nice trailer to hitch if you need to haul anything.
Although hard to find but a late 90s S10 with the 4.3 would do. Any newer truck or suv, especially Toyota will cost you.