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Are you sure that your state/county requires backing up and parallel parking? I know for sure that mine didn't.. I drove around a parking lot, out onto the road for 3 or 4 miles, and back.
Not that I don't think these are critical skills, but you could certainly get your license sooner if you didn't need to practice these.
As for trucks, I think that the good old newspaper is still the best source. Online is alright and car dealerships are alright, but they both have big flaws. Online, you may never seen the car or the seller, so you have no idea what's potentially wrong with it. With a dealership, they're going to push and push and push you.. and likely try to get you into a shitty financing plan. With a newspaper ad, you're getting some guy or girl out there who just needs to sell their car, for whatever reason. Your impression of their honesty can go a great deal in determining if the car is worth what they're asking.
And yes -- DEFINITELY get a mechanic to check it out, if you can. Vehicles are a big expense, and you don't want to waste a bunch of money on one that won't drive reliably. The last thing.. make sure you look up the VIN online.. there's tons of places to do it for free, and it'll tell you about any accidents its been in, etc..
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