I'm looking at buying a 2000 2wd x.cab 3.9 5speed. nice shape but needs heater core and none of the gauges are working guy wants $3k whats it take to do a heater core and anyone come across no gauges? is $3k ok for price

 

Heater core is a pita to do its kinda easy but very time consuming. My buddy got a 98 3.9 sport 5 speed 4x4 club cab 85,000miles needed nothing for 4 grand

 

wait for a better truck.

 

Too much for problems. Get something else. And get the V8. Same gas mileage, Much more power.

 

cant find a v-8 stick gen 2 for under 5k way outta my price range. only probs with the truck im looking is inop cluster and heatercore. i graduated from tech college in autos so im def mechanically inclined and i own a snappy solus. so you guys are saying gen 2 ext cab 2wd v-6 stick for 3k with these 2 prbs is a screwing? i bet the guy will go for 2500

 

it's up to you but a v8 will serve you much better! v6 is under powered in this truck.

 

too much for the problems..an the heatercore requires you take the ENTIRE dash off to get it out...and then if it turns out you got a bad one you have to pull the dash off again to replace it

 

if someone can find me a gen2 dakota with under 100k miles, v-8 stick, extended cab, 2wd for under $3000 in the midwest, i have cash. idont care about power i owned a gen1 94 v6 auto that suited me just fine even with using a tow dolley (i got one with electric brakes to be safe) i towed a lot of stuff with it and it was just fine. i sold the truck to pay some bills last year but i got money agian that truck pulled 18mpg towing and 22-24 empty. i was plenty happy with that. in tech school i replaced a heater core in a 87 mustang gt it was a pita cuz i had to pull the hole dash. when i was in hs i had a 85 mustang and it took 10 min to change heater core. if i put a new one it, i always pressure test them befor installing cuz i know in shipping the things get dinged around. so it seems the consensus of all the great dakota people i should pass on a 2000 v6 5speed 2wd extended cab truck that has 90k with a bad heater core and cluster prbo. ok i'll keep looking and if anyone know of a perfect truck for under $3k as i said im in need of i'll buy it. but it's gotta be within 300 miles of s-e MN.

 

Well it sounds like you know what you want and if your set of getting that truck then just do it, but when we try to give you advice since you asked for opinions, don't jump all over when what we say isn't what you want to here.

Plain and simple he's asking too much. I wouldn't pay more than $1500 for it, but he most likely won't come down that far. Good luck to whatever you decide to do.

 

wow, i'd love to find a decent truck as nice as this one for $1500. u know any. i'm not getting bent i need quality advice and spending $2500 for what everyone is saying too much and too much work and prolly get screwed over with junk cuz it has 2 probs. so what do you recommend and where can i find a truck w. v-8 5speed 2wd under 100k miles? ive been searching for 3months and cant find nothing decent for under $5k if you got one in ny for $1500 i'll be there in 14 hrs.