My wife and I both daily drove our 72 4x4 blazer and our 79 1 ton 454 pickup for many many years. I had the 79 for about 20 years and it did double duty as also being the tow vehicle when needed. I did an LS/4L60E swap in the blazer back before LS swaps became the norm and that ended up being the family vehicle for several years after.
The problem was the pickup only seating 3 people and everyone got tired of climbing in and out of the blazer from one side of the vehicle.
They both got sold but we are still adamant about driving old cars, we just have no interest in new cars. So now I drive the 70 Formula and my wife loves driving the 69Z, which became the favorite for using most of the time.
Back around that time when we made the switch I needed another tow vehicle so bought a new 05 duramax. No interest in daily driving that, it sits in the garage for months at a time, lol.
So if an old truck fits your needs I say go for it. They made great dailys for us. My wife especially liked the blazer because it was relatively small (compared to a pickup) and would make tight turns and easy to park.
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