Best older Dodge pickup for daily use?

Yeah I THINK I know what it is I want. Lol. Just checking to see if I'm way off base for what I want the truck for. I say daily, but as moper said it would be more like weekly for me as well.

My son's friend bought an '89 Ram about a year ago, 2WD, 318, auto, 8' bed, 170k miles. I've not seen it so I can't say what the overall condition is, but he says all that's wrong with it is a broken motor mount and the gear indicator on the steering wheel doesn't work. He paid $800 for it. He's thinking about selling so I'm interested if he does, but my son says if he sells he's going to ask $1400 for it.

Just an example of what can be found here I guess, unless he got really lucky on a deal. I'd be happy with something just like his but would prefer lower mileage. I'd pay accordingly too, based off his purchase price.

Craigslist here just had a 1991 Dodge D150 318 auto NO RUST clean interior and 70k miles for 2800 bucks. I mean, deals are out there but ya have to have patience and look everyday. Have cash on hand and jump on it when it's in front of it. I can buy those types of trucks here all day for 1300-1500 if a guy is willing to accept a little rust and 150k miles. But I've seen low end pricing turn into another grand after rotors, pads, exhaust, rusty brake lines fixed, etc., etc., just saying..... deals are out there, but sometimes if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is...