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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 10:38 AM
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Default Looking at buying a dakota. NEED HELP

Hello, I am going to look at a Dakota sunday and I want to know what I need to look at that are common problems.

A Little About the truck
1998 Dodge Dakota
3.9L V6, 5 speed Manual, rear Wheel Drive
Club Cab "2Door" Short bed
Black with yellow stripe on bed and on hood
reads 256K miles but claims a used computer was put in due to the old one going out. Are computers a problem?
Not a spot of rust/Bubbling/flaking/fading and claiming no bondo
Interior is in great condition. No rips/Stains/Cracking/Fading with new radio/speakers.
Has roll pan rear bumper, Fog lights, ABS, Manual windows/locks, Working e-brake.

New(er)
Clutch/Flywheel/Master cyinder/Slave Cylinder 10K miles
Heads "Used" Rebuilt with new gaskets fron heads up. 1K Miles
New front brake Pads/Rotors/Calipers 150 miles
New rear shoes/Drums/Component kits 80 miles
Rear axle seals/Bearings, front hubs/Bearings 2K miles
Windshield 3K miles from safelight
Computer was replaced with used one because something went wrong with the old one.. reads 256K but claims it only has 14XK miles

Quote, Typical Dodge Tick
Guy is wanting a diesel so he is offering it to me for $2000
Im over and hour away truck and want to know what problems should I be aware of when I look at it.

Please help me. Any information is helpful
If you have a fuse problem I want to know.
THANK YOU.
 
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