I think I have found a suitable vehicle to use as a winter beater, and I may be buying it tommorow. It's an 89 F150 2wd 302 at 213,000 miles and lots of rust. The truck seems to run good, and everything on it works. It's gray and the body is VERY rusty. It has had a lot of recent mechanical repairs and it seems to be pretty sound mechanically, so I think it will do the job as a beater truck. Also, it has a good CD stereo in it, so that's a plus.