My friend bought two 93-94 era Isuzu Troopers within two months of each other:
The first one he bought was a 1993 that purchased for $2000...three weeks later the motor broke. It was $3500 or so to fix it, so he had to scrap it.
He still liked the concept of getting a 1993/94 Trooper so a few weeks later he found a replacement 1994 Trooper on Ebay that he got for $1675...a good deal, seemingly. Two weeks after driving the 94 Trooper the clutch went out. $1800 to fix it.