10 Best TRUCKS Under $10k 

Nolan popping out of the jugs when James said, "Milk" was pure gold. Donut editors coming in clutch, yet again.

“Tornadoes are like the turbos for the sky” put the blunt down James 😂😂

My dad used to have a 1991 4x4 Nissan D21. I loved it. I learned to drive in it. Now, it wasn't permanent 4x4, and to engage it you had to manually lock each front wheel dice. So when we had to go through some rough terrain my father would stop and have me get out and lock both front wheels. And when it was over I would have to get out again and unlock them. Good times.

10:02 "you're sitting on the toilet thinking 'how does he know that?'" Me sitting on the toilet: oh shit

“The Jeep XJ is famous for being reliable and easy to fix” * flashbacks to my Jeep XJ blowing up and the door falling off *

me:😐 James: "twisters are like the turbo charger for the sky" me:😳

I was looking for a new car about a year ago and came across a few of your videos, I’m not a huge car guy but I watch hour videos regularly. They are very entertaining and is learn a lot.

Starts a “truck” list with an SUV....

"You can't go wrong with a used taco."- James

Nobody: James:making quarantine better :)

james is by far my favorite donut media host 😂 man never fails to make me laugh w his deliveries 😂😂

Luv you bruh I can't handle all them boring ass videos out here y'all work so hard and I appreciate it, it definitely shows, Acura integra owner here. I watched the acura video twice a day for a month thank you for the content. Thank you for the smiles per gallon.

"Can take the Cherokee apart with basic tools" meanwhile, me in the rust belt still trying to get that one bolt off after an hour.

James : *twisters are like turbochargers for the sky* Mother nature :"mo powa baby!!!!"

D21s for life. We need a video just for the nissan hardbody!! There so much diversity in them. From limos to rock crawlers to tilt beds to drift trucks to what ever you can imagine.

I stumbled across the channel by chance today (one of the perks of working from home) and am now a big fan. Really great show with a love of all things cars and mixed with a little humour, what more do you need? I will be subscribing. From London, UK.

Nobody: James: TURBOS are like TWISTERS for the SKY

Donut posted this an hour before my chevy’s driveshaft yeeted itself. I feel like it’s a sign

00:41 LEXUS GX470 02:56 Chevy c10 04:40 Cherokee XJ 07:03 Dodge Ram 08:31 Ford Ranger 10:22 Ford Superduty 11:47 Nissan Hardbody D21 12:50 Chevy Silverado 14:33 Toyota Tacoma 16:40 Ford Lightning SVT

My first truck is a 73 dodge w200 I got in August, terrible gas mileage due to the 36 inch tires and the 6 inch lift but I love it. Gets a lot of attention when in public.

There’s nothing better than being stoned listening to James talk about cars. Awesome...

I'm starting to think James has a crush on Post Malone

One of your best man. “Bro-dozer” love it

This is my favorite channel since i discovered these guys. Was never into cars. Now i start conversations about them Haha. I dont know squat dont get me wrong, but this is now something i really dig, that i have never been interested in before. Keep it up.

"Twisters are the turbo chargers of the sky" James Pumphrey, May 2020

“Twisters... are like turbochargers, for the sky” The more you know 😂

This is the video that started it all for me. Thank you guys. Been here since 2.8mil

1st gen frontier is a great cheap option. For someone younger with a smaller budget. These trucks give you all the basics you’ll need in a truck. I’ve had 4runners and a Tacoma. The frontier can compete they’re dam reliable and are really cable at off roading. I found mine for 4000$ and put another 2000$ over time and it keeps up with my 4Runner and Tacoma.

"These cars were expensive, which meant rich people bought them. Rich people take their cars to dealerships to have them maintained" BMW: no

Calling it now: Hi-Low with two Toyota Tacoma's 15:06

when he calls the first gen rangers bulletproof it reminds me of a time I went to look at and 86 ranger and there was a literal bullet hole in the tailgate

My first vehicle was an 02 ranger I bought from my grandpa, he sold it to me for a thousand bucks and dammit it’s still my favorite vehicle I’ve owned. RWD, crank windows, 5 speed, 4.0, just an honest happy driving little truck. I don’t daily it anymore but I can’t let it go, at only 25 bucks a month for insurance it’s nice to keep around. Hard to let go of your first car

Next season of Hi-Lo should be a couple of c10’s.

Wow this list category brings back memories to when donut was smaller

I've had 21 Jeep Cherokees and I agree that they are easy and cheap to work on. As a plus, most of mine where under $1000, three of them where free and 5 where under $500 all 4X4. Most had simple issues that needed fixed and the parts are everywhere, especially the junkyards, the HUGE downside is if you are in the salt belt they rust like hell. They make good daily drivers and great off-roaders (better if you don't care about them) and not too bad on gas. I also like the 2nd gen dodges, good off-road with the 5 link front end but again they rust like hell in the salt belt and the interior is trash and the trans is also a hit or miss. If you are like me and need a truck to tow the V10 is great and usually really cheap, I got mine for $1900, however the fuel mileage is bad and parts are starting to get hard to come by.

Watched this video just to ensure you had the Ranger on here. Good work boys. Pinnacle of cheap reliability

"Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but a hole with your poop in it..." Dude... This is gold

I know you guys at donut aren't really into off-roading but I appreciate the effort! Would be really cool to get an off road enthusiast on the team though!

This video is so helpful I am very thankful

I would love to see you guys doing a review of one of the greatest hot hatches ever, which I was lucky enough to own in my youth when at uni, the Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI. There have to be a few of them in the US by now after the 25 year wait. I will double check to ensure its not already been covered. New sub from London, UK.

Just remember, Ford SVT had planned to make a performance SUV during the glorious Lightning years. Called the Thunder, it was a lowered Expedition with the same supercharged engine and set up as the Lightning with all the comforts of a full size SUV.. but sadly Ford said no. I will never forgive Ford for not giving it the green light.

Hey James. Just wanted to share something. I'm currently driving a 1988 Ford Ranger XLT. It's a humble truck, but it's got a lot of meaning to me. It used to belong to my Grandpa, who drove it to work at the paper mill for years. He, my Dad, and I used to ride around Mount Vernon, WA when I was very small. When he died a few years ago, the Ranger was passed on to my Dad. He used to pick me up from my apartment and we'd drive around town in the Summer. When my Dad passed last year, the truck sat at my Mom's for a few months, not being driven due to an issue with the transmission gear lever. One day I finally made myself jerry-rig and then take it around the block to run the engine and put some new gas in it. It somehow felt like I was back with my Grandpa and my Dad again. I've been driving it ever since. I'm currently (albeit slowly) working on getting it back to its original glory, and when it's finished I want to put it in a music video on my channel. In the 32 years it's been in my family, the only thing that ever stopped it from running was needing new spark plugs. I highly recommend one of these. I don't think I could ever sell this one though. Thanks for the nostalgia trip, James. Hope everyone is well and safe. We'll all get through this no matter how crazy it feels. ❤️

My first truck and second manual was a 1992 Hardbody! Glad to be included

Hell yeah. Big shout out to donut media from boyd county ky.

Me: James how's 2020 Quarantine going for you? James: 1:12

Week 3 of asking James to wear a green shirt on D List or UTS....

you crack me up as well educate me when im on the bowl!

I have a 2nd gen 2001 ram shortwide, and my best friend has an XJ 4x4 🤣 we legit changed his waterpump, thermostat, and radiator and hoses in an afternoon in his front yard and literally used like 4 tools. Great to see we chose them for a reason 😂

Makes CKY reference Me: “I didn’t know i could love donut more than i already do”

Lmfao James doing the imitation of ''96 quite bitter beings" actually made me spit my food out. Thank you james

I love this guy's talkative personality with creativity painting of words from everywhere. Oh, but his videos are long though. Lol.

Pleasssseee make an up to speed on the Nissan hardbody. Thanks, love the all videos you guys make

Congrats on the DiRT 5 partnership!

"Top 10 best trucks under 10k." Starts off with an suv

As someone from NY, I can't find any of these for under 10k in decent shape. For sure ones with 200k+ miles and covered in rust...

Got 2 Cherokees, one is my daily, and the other my crawler. Love em, easy to work on as James said

Day 129 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad

When James had that crazy look in his eye when he said “twisters are just turbochargers of the sky” tells me he has been inside a little too long. Go get some air, bud 😂

I bought my 2000 cherokee for $2250. 4.0l manual, but 2wd. Has some problems but i bought it because i knew its easy to fix. Love it

Shoutout to the CKY reference, that made me laugh hard. I really want a GX470

I love how you can tell that James is REALLY passionate for vehicles, and he actually likes to make these videos unlike some other RU-vidrs. Keep up the good work👏👏👏

Ur doing “Hi-Lo” Tacoma prerunners aren’t u!!!

I literally bought a GX470 in August 2020 because of THIS video!!! I love it too!!!

Pops had a red first gen Ranger GT when I was in high school. Don’t remember how/why but I got to drive it for a while. Little bastard was quick. Geared just right and you could boil tires off that thing in first thru third. Loved it. Bent the shit outta that super long shift lever from bangin 2nd gear all the time. Had to Bend it back before pops started driving it again to remain amongst the living and it was not easy.

The CKY reference only a few people like myself will appreciate. Thank you, James!

Early 2000’s F-150s are everywhere where I’m at

My grandpa had a 2nd gen 3500 with the dualies and oh my that thing was so great. It was like riding in a castle.

11:00 My dad has a 350 powerstroke and it has easily pulled well over 24000 pounds for the past 15 years, they are honestly one of the best trucks of all time and the powerstroke diesel makes 500ft pounds of torque. 10/10 would recommend

Brings up the SS. “NO QUEMA CUHHHH”

SUV's are different from trucks in my book

This was the perfect episode to watch while on the toilet. I felt like he was talking to my soul. 🤣

Can we get a full Up to Speed episode on the D21 already?!?!?! Come on! For a fellow Louisville native!

14:14 We need an Up To Speed on Dale Earnhardt. Maybe for the next 18th february to conmemorate his life, which, weirdly, falls on Thursday.

gotta love when it says “3 minutes ago”

I’m 15 and I just got a first gen Tacoma. It runs great and I love it

Just a heads up on the XJ. The manual AX15 is only rated to 300hp/ftlbs and the auto AW4 was rated to 600hp/ftlbs... So the stick isn't that desirable outside of it's reliability. You can go to radshifters for a shiftable trans kit for the AW4.

Me: looking for trucks to buy but I’m broke James: I GOTCHU FAM

Heyo James I'm loving the daily uploads! Keep up the good work the whole donut team is keeping up this schedule on top of a PANDEMIC so ive got a lot of respect for you guys. Stay safe out there

Since watching this video I only use Gregslist to find all my cars !! Thanks DonutMedia ✊

I bought by bare bones ranger 2.5L new in 1998 for 11k. Crank window and stick shift. My 16 year old son drives it now and it still runs great.

During the Jeep Cherokee segment James' pants looked sparkly, so fancy. 😂

How 'bout HiLowing one of these? I'd love to see a HiLow with the C10. And this time, Nolan and Aaron should be the Hi end buoys

HOLY SHIT! How did he know I was sitting on the TOILET?! 🚽 🚽 🚽

0:13 a 71 el camino shows up amongst the craigslist search for trucks. that's the one I want.

“ChErOkEeS aRe FaMoUsLy ReLiAbLe aNd eAsY tO WoRk oN” : me after buying my 6th torx set this week

that moment when he said youre on the toilet I JUST GOT ON THE TOILET LITERALLY LIKE WTF

Was so happy to see the D21 on this list.

Dude you took me back with that CKY RIFF 😤🤘

11:02 you know someone's new to the truck scene when he thinks a vehicle with as a 5.4 triton is a good buy

Me watching “trucks under 10k” while not even having 1k 😂

I’m a huge fan of the silverado platform. I owned a ‘06 3500 duramax 4x4 dually that was the best. Lots of trailers towed with that truck. 👌😊

Just got a 1992 Chevrolet 3500 DRW With a crew cab and long bed for 8 :) so happy you can't imagine

4:46 when your leg falls asleep

“You can’t go wrong with a used Taco” 😂

Nice man!

O'Connor/Paul Walker pulling up in the Lightning was one of my favorite parts of that movie 👍👍

2:43 there's a special place in hell for those who don't bury their poop

Just watched dirt 5 trailer, didn't expect to see donut there

3:11 actually lost my shit, laughing so hard! I LOVE C10s BABY!!!!!

I got a 1989 Hardbody. SE V6. I love that truck. It’s indestructible.