Pros:

Best-looking truck on the road.

Decent ride, excellent handling, and fun to drive.

360 Mag is better than the 318

Relatively simple to maintain and reliable.

Depending on how well it's looked after they don't rust near as bad as a gm.

Cons:

Transmission is hit or miss, but at the miles you listed you should be okay for a while. (Mine went 202,000 miles before the torque convertor piled up). Idle in neutral just like any other Dodge auto to get the fluid moving.

Abnormally hard on fuel if you put the boot to it and try keeping up with traffic/drive over 60mph.

Most noticible on 4wheel-drives, the wheels beat the crap out of the body (fender protection is not great). Anything without running boards on it will have the whole bottom of the cab and doors beat up and rusting.

And, this is a big one, if it's a 4x4 you will spend most of your time and money fixing leaking seals and u-joints on the front axle. These straight front axle Dodges are the single worst set-up I have ever seen on any vehicle. The seals are buried way down the tube and you need a special puller for the job. I'm on my 3rd set (6 u-joints ) and 3rd passenger-side seal. I have better things to do than pull this miserable set-up apart every 60,000 miles.


Mo' Farts

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