Best older Dodge pickup for daily use?

RustyRatRod said

I like the 80s models with the slant six and 4 speed OD. People scoff at them for towing, but the truth is, they will two fairly easily. Dodge put the slants in trucks as big as D700 dump trucks and they did just fine. Not the fastest out there but they did fine.

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I agree with rusty, I had an 80's super s ix slant 1500, ( last year for the slant, 87 or 88??).... I pulled a 18 ft car trailer, usually with a B body. pulled it fine in these low hills and semi flat ground, ONCE I got it rolling!! I was between cummins, before the cummins I had chevy 3500 454's, great pulling trucks before the cummins but gas hogs needless to say.
for long distance hauling, longevity, ya can't beat a cummins. for mostly short hauls and general driving, the 80's slant would be a good choice.