2008 Dodge Dakota Owner Reviews

Make no mistake---this is a great,serious truck and worth considering, if like me, you are about to spend thousands more on a foreign model. I pull my 25' fully loaded travel trailer over 10,000' passes here in Colorado with ease[6800GVW] and average about 12mpg. When not towing I get around 17 in town, 22 on the road; the two modifications I made will pay for themselves over time---I now have 330hp at the wheels and 365# of torque. This is a serious truck in the right size-yes, it will fit in t…

I test drove Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Chevy and the Dakota, which is by far the best of the 5. The Tundra(full size) drove better but was $8k more. The Tacoma was close but still almost $5k more. The Nissan and Ford were similar in feel and ride but not quite as solid as the Dakota. The Chevy Colorado was the worst and even with an employee discount was not able to meet the price of the Dakota. I have the V-6 which getting an average of 21-22 MPG I can't complain. I don't really tow more than…

The designers at Dodge Chrysler are making the trucks uglier and uglier! It just makes the 1994's through 1999 worth more even with the bad ball joints.