well im getting my license in may, and i got the family minivan. (o joy) was able to sell it and got about 4500. what can i get for that much in terms of mileage, year/engine etc. any year to steer clear of?
i live in south jersey if that matters.
thanks

 

avoid the 3.9 if you are looking for power. 4.7 5.2 5.9 are all solid motors

 

power isnt really much of an issue i dont really plan on muddin and im only towing a 1000lb boat/motor/trailer

 

look on craigslist to see whats available in your area if you want used from a private seller. thats what I did, and got a 4.7 with 114k for a little over $6k

 

Got mine stock wit 63k and 4.7 for 7400 which was blue book

 

Get a 4.7 or 5.2 if you can... if you don't need the power as much the 4.7 for sure. It has just a tad less power but better reliability and gas milage.

 

i just was looking up my towing capacity and come to find out my DAKOTA!!! can tow more than my step-dad's gmc sierra 1500 full crew cab with the 5.3L LMFAO my step-dad doesn't find it that funny lol

 

How come I can only get offers on my truck for 4,000 its only got 83,000 miles. I bought it 2 years ago with 73,000 miles and only paid 6,318.86 out the door.

 

well mine came with some decent mods. i needed a truck so i was willing to pay. he wanted like 6500 i think. but 4k seems low considering your low mileage and the 5.2?

 

prolly the economy, people arent looking for anything with a v8 at this point.

and grats on the only putting 10k on it in 2 years, i bought my truck in oct of 07 with 63k and as of last week im sitting at 88k lol i drive a lot 30mi everday round trip to school and work, on my previous car every monday i would put 100mi on it going back and forth between the school's two campuses