The D-List: A Roundup of the Coolest Trucks Under $10,000
When it comes to trucks, there are many options available on the market, but not all of them make the cut when it comes to being considered cool. In this episode of the D-List, we're counting down the top three coolest trucks that you can buy for under $10,000.
Number Three: Toyota Tacoma
The Toyota Tacoma is basically Japan's F-150, an ultra-capable pickup truck with bulletproof Toyota reliability. You can't go wrong with a used Tacoma and it's our top pick for pre-runner builds, which is honestly one of the sickest kinds of trucks. The first gen Tacoma was produced from 1995 to 2004 and while they do hold their value very well, you can still find plenty of 'em online any day of the week for under $10K. In fact, Toyota Tacomasmight be the hero cars in a certain Donut series for the next season, which we're gonna film when we're all allowed to hang out again.
Toyota pickup trucks are such trucks that before it was called the Tacoma in America, it was literally called the Toyota pick-up truck. But Tacoma now that, that is a name. I assume that it's named after a mountain or some town in the Northwest. If you get a 1995 to 2000 Toyota Tacoma, make sure that it was taken to the dealership for a recall to fix a rust-poofing problem that the trucks had causing them to taco. They literally broke in half and I'm sure a few of you Chuck nuts are crying that I chose the taco over the Tundra. Don't get me wrong, Tundra is a great truck but it shares the same 4.7-liter V8 with the GX 470 and honestly, I would rather have the Lexus.
Number Two: Ford F-150 SVT Lightning
Lightning, lightning, lightning, lightning. You might be skeptical about finding an SVT Lightning for under $10,000 but let me tell you they're out there if you look hard enough. Here's one on Facebook marketplace for 8,500 bones. It might not be the cleanest one out there but it's still a lightning. Based on an F-150 which is one of the best trucks ever but it's also got a freakingly supercharger on it. It's one of the most memorable and coolest vehicles in the entire Fast and Furious franchise.
And it was bone stock and it was named after one of the most bad-ass natural occurrences on earth. Now the second gen Lightning that Brian drove in the Fast and the Furious is easily the most iconic and recognizable but the first gen is almost just as sick and a lot of times twice as cheap. Fricking Lady Gaga has one. Lady Gaga has a lot of really cool cars.
Actually, Google Lady Gaga's cars. I'm on the shallows, I make it Wednesday, and if you're having a hard time finding a Lightning for under $10K also type in Harley Davidson edition F-150. It came with basically the same supercharged engine as Lightning but it also had four doors and it was way more luxurious. Host of Bumper to Bumper Jeremiah has one and if it's good enough for my buddy Jerry then it's good enough for me.
The SVT Lightning might not be able to haul more than two and a 1/2 people. It might not be able to tow a bunch of weight. It definitely cannot climb a mountain unless it's a mountain pass but what it lacks in practicality, it more than makes up for in sweet, sweet burnouts and for that reason it is crowned the King of the D-List.
Number One: Ford F-150 SVT Lightning
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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- So you wanna buy yourself a truck.But not just any truck,you want a good truck and you'vegot $10,000 in your budget.What do you buy?I mean, it's not an easy decision to make,I'm gonna be honest.There's tons of different trucks out thereand their names are pretty confusing,so that doesn't even make it any easier.But I promise by the end of this video,you'll have all the tools tohop on my friend Gregslistand find yourself truck yourown fits all your needs.We've got everythingfrom crawlers to haulers,Off-roaders to heavy loaders,even a drift truck.You guys have all been askingfor more truck stuff on Donutso here you go.This is--- D-List.Number 10.Lexus GX 470.- The Lexus GX 470 is a luxury versionof the Toyota Land Cruiser.Legendary truck, legendary.In other words,this thing got the off-roadtech from the Cruiser,but all the luxury featuresyou'd expect from Lexus.And most importantly,she's got a 4.7 liter V8putting out 235 HRSPRS,and 320 pound feet at the torque, dude.Now these bama jammerswere super expensivewhen they were new,which meant rich people bought themand rich people taketheir cars to dealershipsto have them maintained.And finally, this truck hasdepreciated to the point wherebroke carboys like Zack Jobecan get his hands on 'em.Luxury and off-road are two thingsthat you don't normallyassociate with each other,so I don't blame you ifyou've overlooked the factthat this car haspermanent four-wheel driveand a center-locking Torsen differential.Let me ask you a question.Let me ask you guys a question, all right?Do you like spinningyour wheels in the air?Do ya?No you don't.Nobody does unless you're abozo and you're not a bozobecause you're watching Donut video.And to prove you're not a bozo,why don't we take it one step further,hit that subscribe buttonand I'll basically send you an emailevery time we put out a video.Zach Jobe bought his GX for6,500 bucks and it's nice.It is the comfiest carthat anyone has at Donut.Now if you had 10K, youcould buy one of theseand still have a couplegrand to dump into a good setof tires or some sweet,sweet, overlanding gear.I'm talking tent roofrack, maybe a lift kit,one of those really complicated stovesthat folds out of the back.You could get yourself some of them jugsthey put on the back of trucks in movies.What's in there?Water, gas, milk, nobody knows.Or maybe one of those racksthat people put on their hoods.What is that rack for?I don't know.There's a shovel on there.Definitely need a shovel ifyou're gonna be overlanding'cause, you know, whatif you have to go poopin the middle of thedesert, you gotta bury it.Take nothing but pictures.Leave nothing but a holefilled with your poop.- Number nine.Chevrolet C10.- I love this truck.It's the Silverado's grandpa.It was Chevy's rear wheeldrive, 1/2 ton pickupfrom the legendary C/K platform.C/K, why?Because we love you.C/K line offered ton ofdifferent truck variations.But for me nothing beats the classic lookof a short bed squared up C10.C10s are literally cool as iceand you can find them allday for well under $10,000.In fact last night Nolan andI were sending each otherC10 back and forth through text'cause we're not allowed to hang outbut we like the same kind of cars.And as soon as this whole thing's over,maybe you might see meand Nolan at Bob's Big Boyin Burbank doing a classic cruise.C10s make really, really,really great project carsbecause the parts are super available.It's got big old engine bay,lots of room for activitiesand you can make a C10 into pretty muchany kind of truck that you want.You can slam it on the ground,some bags, throw an LS in it,you've got yourself certifiedCruiser Muscle Truck.They also look really good with a lift kitparked in the middle of thedesert with a couple holesin the side, probably froma drug deal gone South.Gone South, literally and figuratively.Talking about El Chapo,talking about the cartelsdon't mess with them.Turns out that's whythey call him El Chapo'cause he chops your finger off.And if somehow you are stillunconvinced about the C10,my fantasy best friend andbro bro Post Malone ownsa bagged LS-Swapped oneand it looks frickin' hot.- Number eight.Jeep Cherokee (XJ).- You wanna build a rockcrawler for the cheap,the Cherokee also known as theXJ is probably your best bet.Now we've sung the XJ's praises before'cause basically therewouldn't be a Jeep anymoreif it weren't for the success of the XJpulling its parent companyout of financial slump.It's the baby that saved the relationshipexcept it actually worked.Instead of adding stress toan already failing marriage,that will end in years.Oh child custody battle andthe only way you can getyour son back is to turn himinto a YouTube automotive Star.Sorry, I got lost there for a second.The styling is straight up iconic.A lot of people throwthat word around a lot.I mean it about this thing.Jeep got it right the first time.And a testament to that is the fact thatthey barely changed it from1984 all the way to 2000.Hold on, Max, switch 'em up.I can't tell the difference anymore.How many things can youthink of that start awesome,remain awesome and then whenyou least expect it, bam!Still awesome.One of the main reasonsthat people love the XJis that it's famouslyreliable and easy to fix.That's probably why you canstill find so many of them onthe road with a ton of themgoing for well under $10,000.Hop on my friend Gregslistand you can find tons of these things.And yes, many of them areautomatic or rear-wheel driveor equipped with a weakerfour cylinder engine.But if you look hard enough,there's really great dealson the really, really good ones out there.I found one, this onewith four-wheel drive.It's got a manual transmissionand the mighty four liter engine.And it's only 3,500 bucks.And even if you find one thatneeds some minor repairs,you can take the entirecar apart with basic toolsand the repairs are super affordable.It's very satisfying.like watching a Mukbang video,if Mukbang videos were supersatisfying, which they're not.So working on an XJ is the oppositeof watching a Mukbang video.- Number seven.Dodge Ram.- The second generationRam by the Dodge brothers,in my opinion, is one ofthe most timeless-lookingpickup trucks ever made.The Dodge Ram body isthe basic shape and lookthat has influencedalmost every modern truckthat came after it and it shouldbecause it was expertlydesigned by computers.Now, another reason that Iabsolutely love this truckis that it was originallynamed the Louisville Slugger.You guys know that I'mfrom Louisville, right?Kentucky Cobra.And this truck couldn't get better PRwhen it was shown holdingits own against the forcesof nature in the film Twister.My dad came into town whenI was a kid and he came,picked me up at school at lunchtime.We went and saw Twister.It's a great memory.And you might be thinking that tornadoesare just spinning wind, but they're not.There's also dust and lightning and cows.You ever think of that?Twisters are like theturbochargers for the sky.There's a few listings on cargurus.comthat fall well below $10,000including one with 371,591 miles on it.That still looks like it'sready to haul your crewto a roofing job in Mordor,if that's where you're doing a roof.Speaking of timeless designs,- Number six.Ford Ranger.- The ranger is one of the lasthonest to goodness pickup trucks, right?It's compact, it's good on gas.It gets you and your stufffrom point A to point B.Pretty much all oldRangers are super cheap,but my pick for this listgoes to the first generationsold between 1982 and 1992.Second gens are equallyfantastic trucks, but for me,I liked them boxy boys,just what I prefer.Newer models might havea little bit more powerand some modern comforts,but these old boxy boys werebuilt to last and they do.Early 2000s Rangerssuffered from a little issuethat involves the frames rusting out,but first gens were literally bulletproof.And by literally, I mean figuratively.Now these humble little guysare obviously not as showyas a GX 470 but they could be optionedwith similar practicalfeatures like an LSD.Get one with four-wheeldrive and you won't haveto do the talk of shame with the AAA guy,when you find yourself busting throughsome swamps on your way to work.You don't drive throughswamps on your way to work?Hmm, weird.Ranger came with plenty of engine caband bed configurations, butif you're looking for a deal,you won't have to looklong because these aresome of the most affordabletrucks on this list.Here's one for sale for only $4,000and it already has a lift kit,fender flares and big old tires.And I already know that'swhat you were planning to do.You're sitting on thetoilet and you're thinking,how did he know that?That is what I was planning to do.Then you're like, did hejust say I was on the toilet?How did he know that?I got little birds everywhere.I got eyes in the back of my head.I got a secret network of peopletelling me what you're thinking.But in case the Ranger istoo sensible for your tastes,- Number five.Ford Super Duty.- If you're looking for anabsolutely buff work horse,look no further than thefirst gen Super Duty.These big bad boys havebig, bad beds, big cabs,and are great for tone,big ass payloads, brother.One thing you won't have totow is a boatload of cash'cause you can find onefor well under $10,000.Here's an F-350 on my friendGregslist for 4,000 bucks.Now while the Super Duty's baby,little bitty brother Rangerwas only available withfour or six cylinder motors,Super Duties only came withTriton V8, power stroke dieselsand the massive awesome Triton V10.Which honestly should havecome with a neck bracefor the kick you'll getfrom that 6.8 liter beastwith 362 HRSPRS and 457foot pounds of torques.You may have even experiencedthis engine without knowing itbecause Ford has used it in motor homesand fricking school buses.Remember just going toschool, seeing your friends?That used to be fun.The super Duty is a ridiculous amountof truck for the price.The F-350 Dually,the thickest truck on thelist can tow 13,600 pounds.That's like 11 horses.That's enough for a chariot race.- Number four.Nissan Hardbody.- The Nissan Hardbodyis of the OG mini trucks'cause they're cheap and they're durable.And that alone makes them great trucks.You could still see 'em onthe road all over the place,even 30 years after they were sold.But that's not why they're on the list.The reason that the NissanHardbody is on the listis because you can build 'eminto sick ass drift trucks.Ooh!I teased it a few episodes,but these trucks share thesame engine as the 240SXand 240SX has the sameengine mounting pointsas the freaking Nissan Celia and 180SX.The wheel base is also prettyclose to that of the 240and it's got a pretty lowground clearance for a truck.So it drives kind of like a car,more like a car than most trucks.You swap a fricking SR20DET,put some cowls on the front,some drop plates in the rear,and you basically have a Silviathat you can fill with treehouse building supplies.I do love a good tree house.- Number three.Chevrolet Silverado.- You cannot have a list about truckswithout including the Chevy Silverado.It's a law.It's the heartbeat of America.It was first introduced in 1998and has remained a staple onAmerican roads ever since.From BroDozers to work trucks.It's probably one of the most versatilepickup trucks available ever.There's quite a fewgenerations of Silveradoand there's a ton ofdifferent kinds of Silverados.There's single cabs, crew cabs,V6s, Duramax, turbo diesels.It's overwhelming,but if I had $10,000 tospend on a Silverado today,I know which one that I would get.A first gen Silverado SS.If you know anything about Chevys,you know if it says SS on it,it means fricking business.It means it came to eat.This limited edition Super Sport Ratocame with a high outputV8 called the Vortec Max,which is also what I call myeditor slash director Max,when he's on a tear.It puts out 345 HRSPRSand also came equippedwith performance suspensionand some of the sickest wheelsever thrown on a stock truck.In fact, there was evena special Intimidator SSmade to honor Dale Earnhardt.His birthday would havebeen a couple of weeks ago.Happy 69th birthday to the Intimidator.Also 69, nice.Now nice SSs can be expensive,but spend enough time on myfriend Gregslist and you won'thave to plunk down nearlythat much silver a dough, huh?To get you one for under 10,000 bucks.- Number two.Toyota Tacoma.- Number two on this list is the Tacoma,which is basically Japan's F-150,an ultra capable pickup truckwith bulletproof Toyota reliability.You can't go wrong with a used Tacoand it's our top pickfor pre-runner builds,which is honestly one ofthe sickest kinds of trucks.The first gen Taco wasproduced from 95 to 2004and while they do hold theirvalue very shockingly well,you can still find plenty of 'em onlineany day of the week for under 10K.In fact, Toyota Tacomasmight be the hero carsin a certain Donut seriesfor the next season,which we're gonna filmwhen we're all allowed to hang out again.Toyota pickup trucks are such trucksthat before it was calledthe Tacoma in America,it was literally called the Toyota piccup.But Tacoma, now that, that is a name.I assume that it's named after a mountainor some town in the Northwest.If you get a 95 to 2000 Toyota Tacoma,make sure that it wastaken to the dealershipfor a recall to fix a rust poofing problemthat the trucks had causing them to taco.They literally broke in 1/2and I'm sure a few of youChuck nuts are crying that Ichose the taco over the Tundra.Don't get me wrong,Tundra is a great truck,but it shares the same 4.7liter V8 with the GX 470and honestly, I wouldrather have the Lexus.Finally number one.There are many great trucks out therefor many different purposes,but this D-List can only becrowned by the one true King.In my opinion, the coolestfreaking truck that you can buyfor under $10,000,- Number one.Ford F-150 SVT Lightning.- Lightning, lightning,lightning, lightning.You might be skeptical aboutfinding an SVT Lightningfor under $10,000 but let me tell you,they're out there if you look hard enough.Here's one on Facebookmarketplace for 8,500 bones.It might not be thecleanest one out there,but it's still a lightning.Based on an F-150, which isone of the best trucks ever,but it's also got afreaking supercharger on it.It is one of the mostmemorable and coolest vehiclesin the entire Fast and Furious franchise.And it was bone stock andit was named after oneof the most bad ass naturaloccurrence on earth.Now the second gen Lightningthat Brian drove in the Fastand the Furious is easily themost iconic and recognizable.But the first gen is almost just as sickand a lot of times twice as cheap.Fricking Lady Gaga has one.Lady Gaga has a lot of really cool cars.Actually Google Lady Gaga's cars.♪ I'm on the shallows ♪♪ I make it Wednesday ♪And if you're having a hardtime finding a Lightningfor under 10K also type inHarley Davidson edition F-150.It came with basically thesame supercharged engineas Lightning but it also had four doorsand it was way more luxurious.Host of Bumper toBumper, Jeremiah, has oneand if it's good enoughfor my buddy Jerry,then it's good enough for me.The SVT Lightning mightnot be able to haulmore than two and a 1/2 people.It might not be able totow a bunch of weight.It definitely cannot climb a mountainunless it's a mountain pass,but what it lacks in practicality,it more than makes up forin sweet, sweet burnoutsand for that reason it iscrowned the King of the D-List.- Yeehaw!- Thank you guys so much for watchingthis episode of the D-List.You made it all the way to the endand I really, really appreciate that.If this is your first Donutvideo, welcome aboard.I hope you liked it.I hope you check out more of our videos.If this is like your fourth video,why don't we make this thing official?Go ahead and hit that subscribe button.Join the gang.Become a boost creep, become a D hole.Join the underground.You can go to Donutmedia.comget some sweet merch.Oh, speaking of lightning, check that out.We got new shows every single day.Follow Donut acrosssocial media @donutmediato make sure you don't miss any of it.Follow me @Jamespumphrey forfun behind the scenes stuff.Keep on trucking.Keep on loving.World is kinda scary out there.We're all kinda divided,but if you watch thisvideo means you like cars.And I like cars too,so we're friends, bro.I love you.(upbeat music)
