hi everyone I'm a 17 yr old high school student looking for my first truck

I've joined this forum because i saw a 1999 Dakota sport in my local classified that caught my eye for only $4000 neg. it has the 3.9L v6 with just over 201,000km on it (yes im canadian so thats about 124 900 miles...eh...). I has had about $2000 in modifications to it including:
-3 month old BFGoodrich all terain tires
-2 week old dual Magnaflow cat back performance exhaust
-Pioneer deck
-window tinting (20% front, 7% back)
-neon blue under glow lighting
-Lund roll pan
-bed liner
-Grill inserts

The guy bought it as a project vehicle for a quick turn around sale so he has only owned it for 8 months. I'm just wondering what you guys think of this and also i'd like some info on these trucks, none of my friends have owned dakotas though many have rams (most 1500). So if any one can give me some tips on what to look for when i go to see and drive the truck, also what kind of mileage can i expect? my current car (2002 olds alero) only gets 18 mpg with a 3.4L v6 so i'm not expecting much.

Thanks,

Dave

 

i got some info for ya, tell him you'll buy it IF he rips off the underglow.

 

buy it....and ill but ur underglow.....as long as its LED underglow

 

lmao what do you have against under glow? its not something im particularly looking for and i will probably re-sell the lights when im done, or see if i can get a cheaper price if he takes them off (they're illegal where i live so i would have to be careful with them...to much trouble). Btw the truck is the same colour of blue as yours lol

 

oh i just got an email from the guy, and it needs 3 things to be road worthy (in ontario all purchased vehicles have to pass an emissions test and a safety certification) it needs a new down pipe to pass the emissions and a parking brake cable and the rear license plate light for the safety. any idea how much these things would cost? i can't seem to find how much down pipes are anywhere.

 

tell him you'll buy it after it passes the E-test and safety. the E-test is the major one.

my 99 dak had 225,000kms on it when I sold it and it still ran really good. nobody could tell that it had that much kms. and the 3.9's go forever. the motor in the 88 went forever, it just didnt wanna blow up.

 

i got a blue 99 sport and i love it that is not a bad deal at all, if u feel ambitious u can can always do an engine swap