>    
    > Hello Roy,   
    >    
    >    RW> Since your young family member will be inclined to do   
    >      > his own work and his peers may own a Honda, he may be   
    >      > more acceptable to them in a Honda.   
    >    
    >     The family member in question is 36, so he's younger   
    > than I am but old enough that he shouldn't give a monkey's what the young   
    > people think is cool and trendy.  He's fallen on hard times and our   
    > objective is something that will get him from A to B, that he can patch up   
    > should the need arise.   
    >    
    >    RW> ...a pickup would be the easiest to work on since   
    >      > they're built like a conventional rear wheel drive   
    >      > vehicle has been built since inception.  They have a   
    >      > strong steel frame under them and not one unibody   
    >      >(frameless) vehicle among them.   
    >    
    >     I never knew that about pickups.  I'm sure they burn a   
    > lot more fuel but if I can find one for the right price it might still work   
    > for him, since he wants it primarily for getting to and from work. Any   
    > thoughts on Gas Vs. Diesel for a pickup?   
    >   
          Vogtle> If you want cheep then go for gas,  I had both a Ranger and a   
   Datsun Hardbody as I was growing up and they were great. Never needing ramps   
   to work on them, getting parts for next to nothing at the scrap yard. even if   
   I had to buy new they were never expensive.   
              
    > -Andy Ball   
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