I would not buy an new-ish S-10 at all....sister had one and I worked on it all the time cause the build quality was horrible. Ranger is much more the way to go for a half-size. If full-size, check out newer F-150's, Tundra's, and Titan's. Chevy trucks, from my experience both half and full-size, just show such poor build quality. Though, this is true for mostly any vehicle built by the big three.....comparing to Jap. stuff, of course.