New 2005 Dakota Owner
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From: Vancouver, BC
New 2005 Dakota Owner
Hi all, I've been lurking here for the last few weeks as I was truck shopping but now that I picked up my "new to me" '05 Dakota last week I thought I would post up.
My truck is the '05 2WD V6 Club Cab ST, auto, Patriot Blue with cruise, heated seats, and all the options I wanted (except power windows, but no biggie). It's in great shape mechanically and cosmetically, 89,000 kms and I've had a blast the last week getting used to driving a truck.
It's my first truck, I've always been into small sporty Japanese cars and I've never owned American, nor a truck. But my wife and I both ride street bikes (currently she has '06 Honda VFR and I ride a '02 Yamaha R1) and wanted to get into dirt biking. Which led to looking at getting a small truck for hauling the dirtbikes. And that led to "why not get something a little bigger so we can fit the R1 and VFR in the back so we can bomb down the I5 to California in the off season?"
Originally I wanted a Ford Ranger as they are so common, easy to find one in good shape for a good price. But after driving it, a little too small in the cab for us. Taco was too pricey and I was looking for a newer model, find them ugly. I drove a V6 Frontier and really liked it, but tough to find a gently used one as they are not as common. Also looked at Canyon/Colorado's but the interiors were terrible and I didn't really want to drive a GM product, for some reason I felt like Ford and Dodge were slightly classier. Can't explain it. Plus the Canyon's I drove felt cheap and plastic-y.
Which left the Dakota, my wife's first pick (she likes big cars/trucks, and she liked the mini-Ram like styling of the 05-07's). Unfortunately only one cell phone picture when we bought it as it has been raining here in Vancouver non-stop for the last week. I keep hoping the sun will come out for even 5 minutes so I can wash and wax it to take some quick photos!
But the truck is perfect for us, not too small, not too big, not too bad on gas, still enough power for our needs, comfortable! We did a road trip to Seattle for the motorcycle show this past weekend and the truck was great, I really like the larger size, but still small enough to drive in the city.
Didn't mean to write an essay, but looking forward to learning lots here!
My truck is the '05 2WD V6 Club Cab ST, auto, Patriot Blue with cruise, heated seats, and all the options I wanted (except power windows, but no biggie). It's in great shape mechanically and cosmetically, 89,000 kms and I've had a blast the last week getting used to driving a truck.
It's my first truck, I've always been into small sporty Japanese cars and I've never owned American, nor a truck. But my wife and I both ride street bikes (currently she has '06 Honda VFR and I ride a '02 Yamaha R1) and wanted to get into dirt biking. Which led to looking at getting a small truck for hauling the dirtbikes. And that led to "why not get something a little bigger so we can fit the R1 and VFR in the back so we can bomb down the I5 to California in the off season?"
Originally I wanted a Ford Ranger as they are so common, easy to find one in good shape for a good price. But after driving it, a little too small in the cab for us. Taco was too pricey and I was looking for a newer model, find them ugly. I drove a V6 Frontier and really liked it, but tough to find a gently used one as they are not as common. Also looked at Canyon/Colorado's but the interiors were terrible and I didn't really want to drive a GM product, for some reason I felt like Ford and Dodge were slightly classier. Can't explain it. Plus the Canyon's I drove felt cheap and plastic-y.
Which left the Dakota, my wife's first pick (she likes big cars/trucks, and she liked the mini-Ram like styling of the 05-07's). Unfortunately only one cell phone picture when we bought it as it has been raining here in Vancouver non-stop for the last week. I keep hoping the sun will come out for even 5 minutes so I can wash and wax it to take some quick photos!
But the truck is perfect for us, not too small, not too big, not too bad on gas, still enough power for our needs, comfortable! We did a road trip to Seattle for the motorcycle show this past weekend and the truck was great, I really like the larger size, but still small enough to drive in the city.
Didn't mean to write an essay, but looking forward to learning lots here!
Rookie
Joined: Nov 2010
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Wow, it looks just like mine before I had the bumpers painted and stuff. I bought my dakota as my first veicle that I ever actually owned and I isntantly fell in love with it.
I onily have been on DF for about a month and I can tell you that the stuff these guys do are completly amazing. You can learn everything about these trucks just by listening to these guys.
I onily have been on DF for about a month and I can tell you that the stuff these guys do are completly amazing. You can learn everything about these trucks just by listening to these guys.
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From: Visalia, Ca
Congrats on the buy and welcome! I just bought my '05 a little over a week ago and I'm loving it! There is a lot of good info on here. If you need any help from one rookie to another feel free to ask. Nice looking truck!!
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just kidding. Nice truck. Looking forward to some more pics!
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From: Fort Hood, Texas
just joined and already givin him crap? lol jk eric but hey if your not picked on from time to time means no one likes ya! lol
