This is the Dakota either me or my mom are going to end up buying.. Either way I'll get to drive it so I'm happy with that. Very fun car, clean and so far has lots of power. Not sure whats done to it, all that I know is he changed out the exhaust. (not sure the type either, still have to find out). Everything is pretty much bone stock inside. 93k~ miles. If I end up getting it myself, expect me to stick around here.

anyways..comments?

forgot to add -- we're in Minnesota. Just got back from picking up some sandbags for the back.. Anyone else drive one of these in the snow?

 

Welcome to the site.

I hate to be the barer of bad news, but its not an R/T. QCs didn't come in the R/T package. Still a nice looking truck though. I think with the chrome its an SLT. I could be wrong though.

I"m assuming its a 2wd. Sand bags would probably be a good thing. I have a 4x4 and it goes great in all kinds of snow but 2wd I don't know. I would imagine it would be like most other pick-ups in the snow.

Got any other plans for it?

 

I'd check and make sure that it's got the 5.9 and not just a decal. I don't recall any of the daks having one unless it's an R/T and this is the first year that they're putting an R/T badge on a QC.

 

Thanks for the replies.. I looked into it, found this..

http://www.allpar.com/reviews/dakota.html

and from http://www.theautochannel.com/vehicl.../russ0015.html

 

5.9s were available in the 2000 QCs. NOt sure if they came in the 01+ but I think they did. Definately not an R/T though. The new ones do offer a QC R/T which I think is kinda wrong. They just don't look like an R/T. Its just a sticker package. I've seen one and they person who had it put a brush guard on it and it didn't look out of place do to how high it sits.

 

I doubt he put the emblem on himself.. Cousin bought it new in California for work in '00. I'll have to ask

 

Alot of people think that just because it has the 5.9L it is an R/T.

Its different, but my durango had the 5.9L and I had to argue with some kid for like 20 minutes about how it wasn't an R/T, but did have the 5.9L and he was saying thats impossible, till I showed him the factory sticker that showed nothing of an R/T, just that it had the 5.9L.

 

Well then what would the difference BE between a 5.9 and a 5.9 r/t? Other than the emblem

 

The R/T option came on Dakota RCs and CCs. Never an option on the QC. It also was an option on the Durango. On the Daks the difference was a bit more hp a lowered suspension. The Durango was just a bit more hp. From what I just learned the motor is exactly the same. The difference is in the computer and the exhaust.

 

the R/T never had chrome
I think it was lowered 2" in the back and 1" in the front
it had lil bit more power, but not much

and also that 5.9 r/t on your door is not stock. some guy must have put that on himself. they never made a QC R/T.

as for driving it in the winter, I would go buy some winter tires for it and put 5-6 sand bags in the back ontop of the axle.
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