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Well I have juat a few questions about my Dakota. First off,I have bought a 2003 Quadcab 4x4 with 121000 road miles.I knew the truck in my area and it was never taken off-road or abused,plus I really think I got a great deal on the truck.I am just trying to fiqure out the paint.It looks as if the clearcoat is coming off of the paint.This is happening on both frt fenders,the tops of all the doors and on both of the rear quarters.The hood and the roof are fine.I have not found any signs of having been repainted,but it is just wierd that the top and the hood have not done it. PLus I really must say that these trucks are really under-rated.I have had a Ford Ranger Supercab,and a Chevy Colorado Crew-cab,and a Toyota Tacoma Crew-cab,and the Second Generation of the Dodge Dakota has all of them beat.Out of all of these trucks fuel mileage is not that much better that the Dodge.The Dodge has the best ride of all the trucks,plus it was the only Mid-Sized truck with a V-8.I know that the first Quadcab I had was a 1999 with the 360 4x4 and I did burn up a rear axle (spinning tires from every stoplight),but I really did miss that truck.I really was lucky to find this truck locally and it had everything on it that I wanted,SLT,Leather,Power seat,Auto Mirror. The only issue was the left frt window regulator was broken and the PO was a chain smoker(trying to get the smell out is very hard).Like I said I believe that these trucks are over-looked and are just about the perfect size. Just My Opinion
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Mine is alright there's not really any signs of the clear coat going. Some scratches (got a few deep ones recently i am fixing), but other than that the paint is pretty good. Just be careful washing it and stuff if you cant do anything immediately. edit: Forgot to say mine is "Dark Garnet Red" so its a dark color too.
Last edited by dirtbiker; 04-19-2011 at 09:16 PM.
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Ryan Brown33 That is the same color as mine.And you are also right,this is a great color for these trucks,it just sucks that the clear is coming off.I am wondering is there anyway to just try to re-clear the areas that is peeling? I am no body man so this is just a question.If the truck could be recleared that is what I would have done.
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Ryan Brown33 That is the same color as mine.And you are also right,this is a great color for these trucks,it just sucks that the clear is coming off.I am wondering is there anyway to just try to re-clear the areas that is peeling? I am no body man so this is just a question.If the truck could be recleared that is what I would have done.
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