im looking at buying a 98 dakota
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im looking at buying a 98 dakota
i found this good looking 98 dodge dakota with a 318mag and 77,000miles for 5,900 there is some rust under the cab on the passengers side and some on the rear bumper. there is some dings and scratches on it but has been filled in with touch up paint. is this truck worth the money and did that year have any problems with the engine drive-train or anything else and what would the mpgs be thanks
Last edited by dodgeramguy85; 08-28-2008 at 04:10 PM.
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If it was me, I would keep shopping around.
I just bought a 2001 dakota SLT 89,000 mi., 4.7 V8. And this thing has a lot of bells and whistles on it too. Spray-in bedliner, 6-way electric drivers seat, Blaupunkt Stereo, Larger Side mirrors, Tow package (front and rear) (they towed it behind a motor home) 16" X 8" Wheels. Larger Battery (more amps) and the usual tilt, cruise etc, etc.
This truck is spotless. Couple dings and a few scratches. But NO rust anywhere.
I took it to my mechanic and he did a full check on it. The only thing he found was the rear brake cylinders need to be re-built and the rear transmission seal is just starting to leak. Him and I both agreed this was because the truck hadn't been driven much in the past year.
And I only paid $5500.00 and the lady had ALL of the maintenance records.
Keep looking. There are deals out there, just don't rush into anything.
Good luck and you'll find what you want if you shop around. Don't buy the first thing you see.
I just bought a 2001 dakota SLT 89,000 mi., 4.7 V8. And this thing has a lot of bells and whistles on it too. Spray-in bedliner, 6-way electric drivers seat, Blaupunkt Stereo, Larger Side mirrors, Tow package (front and rear) (they towed it behind a motor home) 16" X 8" Wheels. Larger Battery (more amps) and the usual tilt, cruise etc, etc.
This truck is spotless. Couple dings and a few scratches. But NO rust anywhere.
I took it to my mechanic and he did a full check on it. The only thing he found was the rear brake cylinders need to be re-built and the rear transmission seal is just starting to leak. Him and I both agreed this was because the truck hadn't been driven much in the past year.
And I only paid $5500.00 and the lady had ALL of the maintenance records.
Keep looking. There are deals out there, just don't rush into anything.
Good luck and you'll find what you want if you shop around. Don't buy the first thing you see.
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we guys i got it last thursday and love it but did find some things that the bed liner was hiding my guess was the guy had it overloaded and it broke the leaf spring bolts cause in the bed are big dents that are right above the end of the leafs (couldnt see it cause spare was in the way and couldnt look around it) but i think this is true(not just rust bolts) cause he has a brake controller in cab and there is rust starting on the wheel well bed liner was also hiding it but other than than that it is all good. my other dodge got 8-9mpg city and 11-12mpg highway this truck gets 14-16city and 17-18 highway
heres a pic of it
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...r/IMG_0364.jpg
(non truck related) hey got a question for you guys everyone says i wasted my time by putting flames on the rhino what do you all think????
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...shotcloser.jpg
heres a pic of it
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...r/IMG_0364.jpg
(non truck related) hey got a question for you guys everyone says i wasted my time by putting flames on the rhino what do you all think????
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...shotcloser.jpg
Last edited by dodgeramguy85; 08-28-2008 at 04:19 PM.
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http://www.por15.com/
my buddy bought a dodge cummins with 150,000 on the clock. rusted pretty nicely underneath the damn thing. he bought a gallon of por 15, only used half and coated EVERYTHING besides the engine, trans, and transfer case. this stuff should take care of your worries.
my buddy bought a dodge cummins with 150,000 on the clock. rusted pretty nicely underneath the damn thing. he bought a gallon of por 15, only used half and coated EVERYTHING besides the engine, trans, and transfer case. this stuff should take care of your worries.