Which Cheap Red Compact Pickup Would You Buy?

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So you request a caller pickup, you request it to beryllium small, and you request it inexpensive — and, if astatine each possible, red. Well, beloved reader, I person nan woody for you. Deals, successful fact, because I recovered you 2 compact two-door pickups pinch five-speed manual gearboxes successful your favourite color. With $5,000 sitting successful your pocket, though, which 1 would you alternatively take?

In nan reddish corner, we person a diesel-powered 1981 Volkswagen Caddy connected achromatic mesh wheels. In nan other, moreover redder corner, we person nan worst-named conveyance of each clip — a 1988 Jeep Comanche Eliminator, pinch an indestructible inline-6 and immoderate gaudy chrome wheels. The Volkswagen has immoderate rust starting to show, but it costs conscionable $4,000 to nan Jeep's 5 grand. The Jeep has mismatched overgarment and missing badges, but looks stunningly cleanable inside. Both cars person weird aftermarket headlights. Which 1 would you pick?

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In wide strokes, I for illustration nan smaller Caddy complete a conveyance that is, I cannot accent this enough, really officially titled nan Comanche Eliminator. But, contempt nan sanction and nan value difference, I don't deliberation I could bring myself to prime nan rusted Volkswagen complete nan mint-looking Jeep. The VW's ad, too, is worse than nan Comanche's — nan erstwhile has a fewer ill-rotated photos and only nan barest spot of advertisement copy, while nan Jeep was intelligibly washed and vacuumed earlier nan seller took broad photos and wrote a multi-paragraph description. 

For my $5,000, I'd person to prime nan 1988 Jeep Comanche complete nan 1981 Volkswagen Caddy for a cheap, compact, reddish pickup. It's conscionable truthful cleanable and seemingly well-maintained, if desperately successful request of a caller name. The Caddy is simply a beardown contender, though, and I tin spot why you'd prime it complete nan bigger, little diesel-powered Jeep. Which is your favorite?