This is just me but I had a new '87 or '88 (don't remember) Dodge Dakota, V6, manual shift, and put 190K on it, gave it to my brother and he still drives it today. It has over 325k on it but it's getting worn out. I put a transmission in it but other than that and a couple of clutches, it was and has been pretty much trouble free. I then bought a '97 Dodge Ram Sport 4x4 and now have 197k on it. Other than a starter that went out at 30k, it has never been in the shop for anything major (just had ALL brake lines replaced because I had a hole let loose while driving, now that is FUN in a twisted sort of way). I plan to keep the Ram for many more years simply because it has been so reliable. Now did I just get a fluke twice in a row? maybe. I do nothing but change the oil every 3k miles and pay attention to how things sound and perform. I did replace the daily driver (Ram) with an Acura (30+ vs. 15 mpg) and that is the first none big three I've ever owned. In 10 years I'll you know how it holds up.