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Just bought this 2000 Dodge Dakota R/T from the neighbor, he has had it since new. Never been out of the San Diego area, 77K on the clock. Not a Ford but it is a hoot to drive.
This has the Magnum 5.9 with 3.93 posi rearend. PO ordered it with all available options. The wife already has her eye on it though since it is easier to drive/park than the 2500HD long bed that is the current workhorse.
A Magnum V8 Dakota is a blast to drive & can get you into trouble . Purchased a new fully optioned Dakota in '93 . Had 17 mi. on it . Still have it w/ 65
K mi. All highway mi. & used on almost all the "Parts Safari's "Window art work supplied by owner .
Just bought this 2000 Dodge Dakota R/T from the neighbor, he has had it since new. Never been out of the San Diego area, 77K on the clock. Not a Ford but it is a hoot to drive.
Looks super clean, now yank that body off and drop a 50s IH pickup body on it and have some real fun!
Charlie, I had a 2000 V8 (not the RT) extended cab Dakota for years. Absolutely loved it, my Dad bought a 2005 Dakota crew cab and found it to be too long for his liking. I traded him trucks and regretted it immediately.
The RTs got a bad rap because they weren’t rated well for towing.
My son-in-law has a 2006 Dakota extended cab with the V8. He lets me borrow it when I need to retrieve parts for my 48 F1 project. I liked the seat so much I found, bought and hauled home last week a 40/20/40 bench seat and seat belts from an 06 Dakota for my F1 project. He let me use his truck to bring it home. A couple of people on here have the 40/20/40 bench seat in their trucks. If the seats need recovering you can get real leather Katzkin covers for the seats for around $1000. Nice mid-sized truck. The last ones were made in 2011. I saw on the Internet news that Chrysler may bring them back to compete with the GM Colorado and the new Ford Ranger.
The RTs got a bad rap because they weren’t rated well for towing.
That is one issue that I have as well. Right now there is only one way to attach a trailer ball and that is on the bumper...if so I can see why it wouldn't handle a pull of over 2000 lbs. The driveline is as robust as my 2500HD which has a 30,000 lbs hitch in the bed and a 10,000 lbs hitch on the rear. If I can fabricate a new hitch that attaches to the frame I may be able to upgrade the towing capacity to something more reasonable. Rear springs may need to be upgraded as well but that will be for another day.
Charlie,
Its a lot easier and probably cheaper to just order a receiver hitch for your truck. You can typically get one anywhere from $100 to $150. The time savings alone makes it worth it. You don't have to spend a half a day running around town buying materials, and another day fabbing and painting. You can bolt the thing in and be towing in about 30 minutes.
Charlie,
Its a lot easier and probably cheaper to just order a receiver hitch for your truck. You can typically get one anywhere from $100 to $150. The time savings alone makes it worth it. You don't have to spend a half a day running around town buying materials, and another day fabbing and painting. You can bolt the thing in and be towing in about 30 minutes.
Bobby
I had a receiver hitch installed on my 2000 Extended Cab, but every time I tried to rent a car trailer they would look my truck up and tell me I couldn’t rent one, even Ma & Pa rental places would refuse to rent me one. Don’t have that problem with my F150.
Just bought this 2000 Dodge Dakota R/T from the neighbor, he has had it since new. Never been out of the San Diego area, 77K on the clock. Not a Ford but it is a hoot to drive.
I'm curious how the truck drives. I've owned several mopars over the years, but the last one was one of the sorriest driving vehicles I've ever owned. 1999 Dodge extended cab dually that drove like you were in a heavy crosswind. The dealer kept it for over a week on one occasion, realignment new steering box and finally we took a brand new dually off the lot and it drove the same way. Pulling a big travel trailer would wear you out on a long trip. The truck was still in warranty with low miles and I finally got rid of it.
Drew, The drive quality was why I bought my 2000 Extended Cab DAKota. I think I drove every manufacturer’s truck that year and Hands Down it had the best ride. If I could buy a new one today I’d buy another and give up the conveniences of my F150.
Anything that I will tow I own...in fact, I don't think that there are any mom & pop rental places around any longer. The last place said that the Peoples Republic of Kalifornia was driving them out of business.
Truck seems to drive great. Here is a photo of it in my driveway...the first photo was a stock pic. PO removed the decals on the doors and tailgate, thought they made the truck look to "racey".
02-08-2019, 08:55 PM
