My truck is cheap and easy to maintain. It is a 99 Ranger I bought 3 years ago for $3200. 4cyl, 5speed, regular cab, rear wheel drive, no A/C, and had 45k on it when I bought it. They have been around and basically unchanged for ever so parts are cheap and easy to come by. The 4cyl isn’t shoehorned into the engine compartment so pretty much all of the maintenance that needs to be done is easy to get to.
But you?re right it is 10 years old now.