Thanks for the heads up. Its looking like most of the v6 4wd quad cab trucks were manual transmission, so I'm not too concerned about that, and the dodge transmission scare is a factor in my vehicle decision. I appreciate that, but, this is what I'm after.

What I am asking is litterally for someone to search craigslist/dealerships in their area, and if they see a clean 4 door dakota 4x4 v6 quad cab thats not black, rusty, with less than 160k miles, for around $4,000 to send me a link, and be willing to take a test drive if I like it and report back to me for $100. Only if I like what I see in the link will I ask for you to test drive it, at that point $100 via paypal is yours, even if it's a POS or whatever, even if it doesnt work out.

Not asking anyone to spend days kicking tires or anything. Just need someone NOT from a rust belt state to checkout a vehicle.

Thanks everyone!
~Nate

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