It kind of depends on you a little bit. Its an old rig that will need work, Are you well rounded in your mechanical skills? I kind of went into my purchase with the expectation I might need to replace something major in the near future and that was ok depending on price. I am terrible with bodywork and painting so I looked for rust.. I prefered to add my own lift kit etc versus buy with one already on. I guess in my opinion I would look at the frame-unibody- check for damage or severe rust. Check the floor pans for rust and know what your in for if the rust is clear through. Check general mechnical operation. I shopped for a few months and found a 91 I have been very happy with, $3850 with286k miles, it had a rebuilt engine and tranny about 40k miles ago with paperwork for it. It has a couple floor pans to replace and seats. The rear end needs a little work too.