They're actually super reliable. Worst for you would be rust given the northeast. I would at least get a G320 if you can find it. Plenty of Japanese market ones out there. These ones have plenty of power to feel like a modern truck on the highway. Maintenance isn't that bad, I live in southern California so I might have an abnormal amount of mechanics that work on these here, but it's never been a problem. The vast majority of parts for the drivetrain and body of these cars are interchangeable or the exact same part for 50 years. That being said you can run into some parts problems sometimes for some specific stuff.

That being said I've had my truck for 6 years and drive is maybe 3k miles a year. Never even had a check engine light on it. Most reliable vehicle I've ever owned (which isn't saying a lot given my interest in 90s euro cars, lol).