By Robert Emslie
Welcome to Craigslist Crapshoot, our weekly search for the most bizarre, awesome, and/or terrible vehicles that the online classifieds has to offer.
While not all that popular today, the combination of four cylinders and rear-wheel drive was once the de jure form factor for small cars and trucks. As proved by all the greatness found by you last week, there are still plenty of them to go around. We’ll get around to the pick of the litter in a sec, but first, this week’s challenge.
This week we’re keeping the theme of RWD, although we’ll allow 4WD too because we’re pretty easy. Perhaps not so easy will be finding candidates that meet the other criteria as well, which is diesel power, and mini pickup or SUV form. That’s right, this week we want to find all the diesel mini-trucks you can. Oh and, money’s no object.
As always, we want your finds to go down in infamy and not in the site’s spam filter. Follow any of the following advice and you’re crap will be known far and wide.
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Got that? Good, now we can move on.
Jeff Glucker
82 Datsun – http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/4897706086.html
82 Datsun – http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/4897532419.html
85 Toyota – http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/cto/4903862497.html
86 Toyota – http://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/4863521388.html
82 Isuzu – http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4896625962.html
81 Datsun – http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/4902666490.html
81 Chevy Luv (Isuzu) – http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/4879775636.html (no pictures though)
Mom! He’s hoggin’ all the answers!
For $5,150 (“No Lowballers.”), this ’82 Datsun King Cab is royally tempting.
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/4897532419.html
Whoops, did’t see you already linked to it, Mike.
But what of last week’s winner!? I had an awesome submission for this one last week, but it has sadly disappeared from the list of craig, so now I’m left scrambling for a replacement.
Okay, so it’s not original, packing a NAH imported diesel, and it certainly isn’t cheap, but my gods is it awesome.
with this under the hood:
Seen here:
Put YO oil in it!
Three different 1990s RHD Diesel Toyota Hilux Surfs near me. Is this normal?
1998 Toyota Hilux surf
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/edmonton/1998-toyota-hilux-surf/1052974600?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
1991 toyota hilux surf
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/edmonton/1991-toyota-hilux-surf/1051088911?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
1992 Toyota Hilux Surf SSR-G (4runner)
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/st-albert/1992-toyota-hilux-surf-ssr-g-4runner/1048657044?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
Seems to be a popular import, they’re surprisingly common in Sask too.
How about a Liberty?
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/prince-albert/2006-jeep-liberty-suv-crossover/1053292616?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
What’s that knocking? Apparently it’s the Toyota diesel engine installed in this Dodge Dakota.
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/saskatoon/1989-dodge-dakota-pickup-truck/1019176289?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
I give you 467 manual diesel pickups in Norway. Three special items:
Ssangyong Actyon Sport A200, 17000$
Skoda Felicia, 1987$
…and a possible rule breaker – not registered since 2013 – The Three Coloured Isuzu KB 2.2 4×4 diesel for a leisurely 927$
Three freaks from Cäntral Jurop:
1989 Ford Sierra Pickup P100, unashamedly asking 3600€
Renault Rapid F40, 800€
2006 (!) Dacia Pitesti snowplow pickup, 2500€
That poor Renault 12.