New Dakota.....
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I agrea the Durango is ugly and also can't understand why the Hemi Powered Version is such a dog (or so i hear). As far as the new Dakota...i actually kinda like it's new style. Anyways I personaly don't think the Dakota is a Practical buy anyways. I've gone priceing on the previous models and believe it or not they cost just about as much as the full-sizers. In some cases more even! The only reason i could see anyone buyen a Dakota is to either save room or to have the power-to-weight Ratio.
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From: Honkytonkville
Originally Posted by F-Deuce50
They got the jeep all hemi'ed up.
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[QUOTE=F-Deuce50]Just wait til they offer the Hemi Powered Dakota. They got the jeep all hemi'ed up. QUOTE]
The Dakota does have a Hemi in it. 4.7Liter. The new Cherokee's are pretty ugly in my opinion, but far better than the Durango's.
The Dakota does have a Hemi in it. 4.7Liter. The new Cherokee's are pretty ugly in my opinion, but far better than the Durango's.
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Even though I would never buy one the new Ram looked pretty good compared to what gm offered (still cant touch the F-series), that being said I don’t know what those Chrysler guys were smoking when they redesigned the Dakota, that truck looks terrible. It’s like they crash tested the old Dakota and after it hit the wall they liked the way it looked, and then put it into production. It just gets annoying when those pseudo-hemi (the new hemi is not a true hemispherical engine-go figure) Rams rev up next to me at stoplights. Now I’m going to have to put up with Dakotas, Grand Cherokees, and Magnum’s. Oh Well.
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From: pound
Originally Posted by Paul Selby
Not trying to rag on Dodge trucks but they never talk about the trucks themselves, just about the optional hemi engine. Makes it sound like that's all they have to offer, just an engine.
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Where am I wrong, there, buddy. Please point out the error in my statement. The Ford F-150 tows/hauls more than the Dodge 1500. What part of that is wrong, buddy? I don't understand how people can be presented with facts and just say `that's stupid` and somehow still believe that they are right, even when they have NEVER disproven any of the facts at all in any way, but somehow cutting someone else personally is supposed to make them. Here's a fact, the F-150 tows more than the Ram 1500. How is calling me slow supposed to make you right and me wrong? Doesn't make the Ram tow any more (it's still behind the Ford, no matter what you say about me). That's not an opinion, it's not open for argument, it's a fact on paper, numbers given to us by Ford and Dodge as to what the trucks can safely do and what they are designed to do, and the F-150 is designed to do more. Period. Now, cuss me, and the F-150 will still tow more.
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Originally Posted by FordLariat
Where am I wrong, there, buddy. Please point out the error in my statement. The Ford F-150 tows/hauls more than the Dodge 1500. What part of that is wrong, buddy?
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What, 6,000 pounds? Wow, a half ton can tow that! If I had a CAR that wouldn't tow 6k, I'd trade `er in that day. My boat weighs more than that. What matters is (to those of us who don't tow things that we could tow with a Ranger and who care about being legal and keeping our warranties valid) maximum trailer weight. The F-150 tows more, deal with it.
Yes, I have driven both. I thought the Hemi had better highway acceleration (without a trailer, had to stand on it to keep speed up with a 7,800 lbs. trailer), but the 5.4 was way smoother, felt more refined and subtle than the Hemi. I think the Hemi would be a great engine in a car, but it really doesn't impress me in a truck, trailer or no. I like not having to floor it to get up to speed.
Yes, I have driven both. I thought the Hemi had better highway acceleration (without a trailer, had to stand on it to keep speed up with a 7,800 lbs. trailer), but the 5.4 was way smoother, felt more refined and subtle than the Hemi. I think the Hemi would be a great engine in a car, but it really doesn't impress me in a truck, trailer or no. I like not having to floor it to get up to speed.
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I have driven New 1/2 ton Fords, Dodges, and GMs....Dodge is the best 1/2 ton truck IMO, Ford 1/2 with 4.6 or 5.4 is a sled, GM 4.8 or 5.3 is even worse. For a HALF TON, the Dodge is best, as long as it has the 5.7, becuase the 4.7 is a flat out joke....Now throw the 6.0L GM in there, hands down the BEST gas v8(naturally aspirated) available on the market now....
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