I have a 2000 Dodge Dakota with a little over 202,000 miles. The other day a brake line ruptured, thank goodness I was in a parking lot. It was a metal line that transfers fluid to the rear brakes. I was going to have a shop repair it, but after the quotes I decided to tackle it myself. Bought a 25' ft roll of brake line tubing for $20, shaped it by hand to match (as best as I could) the shape of the old line and hooked it up. Bled the brakes everything works. Removing the old line and installing the new one was a PITA, this line was about 9' long and was tucked up in the side rail of the frame. I saved about $300 though, and the truck itself is not worth much than that!