ha u said ford and diesel in the same sentence

 

i just got my dakota (04 club cab 4x4)

gotta say iv been a ford guy too all my life and its nice....i love the mid sized truck look and feel. it feels like a dodge ram but its smaller

i got the V6 and yea the mileage is about the same as teh V8 but i didnt have an option on that...still hauls @$$ when i put the pedal down...

 

FYI-
A Stampede package was offered in '04. This will get you the monochromatic grill if you don't want the chrome. Now, just find a black Stampede truck.

(This is my first Dodge too. Got me an 04 crew cabSLT Sport Plus 4x4 with the 4.7. Love it!)
No more GM vehicles for me. Go broke fixing 'em.

Good luck.

 

I have an 04 black club cab. The only chrome its came with was the grille, but i replaced that quick. i bought the black grille for about $35-$45. Mine isnt a sport or an sxt or anything and the bumper came painted. but its a V6. I took the hood scoops off if you see my pics.

 

Well, I closed the deal yesterday on an 04 Quad Cab Sport Plus V8 with 59,000kms(36,000 miles). Didn't get a black one like I had wanted initially, but a red one. Once I saw it, I loved it, very sharp looking truck. It has a Pace Edwards roll top cover, tow package, command start, 5spd auto, etc. Got a great deal on it and hope it treats me well. Really love how the thing drives, lots of power, very smooth on our rough snow covered side streets.

Don'tthink I'll be doing much to it, since it isloaded up pretty nice already withpainted bug deflectors, grill inserts, aftermarket stereo, etc. I was thinking about getting some stepbars so the kids can get in the back easier, but I don't know, they might just be a pain for adults since they are not really necessary and I might find all they do is make my pants dirty when getting out.

I'll probably change all the fluids (engine, tranny, diffs) and possibly spark plugs too in the next few weeks.

I'm sure I'll be on the site now quite a bit, since I am such a noob when it comes to Dakotas and Dodges in general.

 

awesome sounds like a really nice truck. congrats on coming over to the good side (mopar!!) maybe when you get the time you can post up some pics.

 

Welcome to the world of work trucks.

 

lets see some pics

 

Yeah, I like it a lot so far. My wife drove it tonight for the first time and she doesn't want to drive her 06 Civic anymore.

I'm working nights now and this weekend, will post pics early next week.

Thanks for the welcome.

 

Well, better late than never...finally got some pics. Got some new tires today and took a few pics...