I don't know about Colorado, but here in PA a 4x4 that sells for $10K is going to be super high mileage and a never ending hole into which money is dumped be it Ford, GM, Dodge, or anything else in most cases. That's not an all inclusive statement because the little old lady with the 2005 4x4 used for church and trips to the hair bluer, who knows not what she has and it's worth, still exists. She is just really hard to find. Private party is almost a must. An independent used dealer for that price range will be hawking junk picked up at auction and reconditioned for aesthetics. The new dealer sent it to the auction when it was traded in.
On a side note was at the GMC dealer last week. A regular cab, 78" bed, GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 parked in front had a sticker of just north of $45K...... And it was not the top o the line Denali either, but the mid level SLE. Totally out of control on prices. Just 3 years ago I paid $42K in real dollars for a 15 2500HD double cab, 8' bed, upper level SLE right below the Denali, that stickered at the time just north of $48K.
I wish you luck finding a 10K truck that does not end up nickel and diming you to death.
