I bought and sold some toys earlier this year and drug my low mile, always garage kept 97 Cobra out of the garage and turned it into my daily driver.

I had all intentions of driving it this Winter in the snow but, with Winter not that far away, I've been thinking about getting a beater to drive.

I've been looking at early 90's 4X4 318 or V6 Dakotas but haven't been able to find a whole lot of info regarding their reliability. I have noticed that the transmissions seem to be an issue; a 91 is up for sale locally with 94k on it with a slipping trans.

Are these things pretty good rides? Are there any known issues with them that I should look for?

We have a 2000 Durango 4X4 4.7 that we got with 123k on it and other than normal maintenance, it has been great. It would probably be a better idea to buy one a little newer like the Durango we have but, I like the square body style of the older ones.

Any insight would be appreciated.