I am looking for a replacement for a Windstar van. We like to go camping, so it needs to be large enough for two adults and two large teens, plus big tent and luggage. I am thinking something like a Chevy Blazer or Suburban....but ideally it should be manual transmission and deisel. I think they are both usually auto trans/non-deisel gas-guzzlers. Can you get either of those models with manual shift and deisel engine? We are not talking a new car here, an older model that would be say, $6000 or so. We like the extended cab trucks, but with the more reliable and economical deisel engines, they may be priced out of our range, unless it is a run-down one with 300K miles on it. I'd consider a deisel truck (if good on mileage) if it had around 200K miles on it, but probably not if it had
300K miles. Thanks for your input.- posted
20 years ago