I agree. I have had 3. the body ( to me) is not as good as the 95 up ram. hard to ever wear out a cummins. but diesel is always higher than gas. fuel inj systems are expensive.
but, I had 91 2500 , 360, 2 wd drive, throttle body. ran great, gas hog, 150,000 mi, beat up bed, took while to get $1700 out of it here in Missouri. not a pretty suburb truck but always started and ran great. sold it couple years ago...
had a 88 slant 2 wd, 1500, pulled car trailer with it , went right down the road, ( ONCE I got it rolling!!!). always hoped it moved before I fryed the clutch! LOL
around here older 2 wd trucks that run are always in demand, so in the sticks, 2 wd will be lot cheaper..... I 've lived in rural MO since '79 and get by all years with 2 wd and in winter just add about 300 lb the end of bed!