Road were icy as vermont doesent like to keep up on the roads, Came around a corner deer were running across the road, I swerved Lost control, Caught it, Rear tires hit the slushy ice mix in the middle of the road lost it again, down into a ditch I went, Took out the front end, blew the brakes ripped the exhaust off ripped the wiring out of every light I had, Stereo somehow went in the dash, stabilizer bar broke, Fun stuff like that. Still runs!

and yeah I'm ok, was a little sore the next day but i'm ok, what saved my ***, was the metal bar under the bumper took most of the impact of the crash which was nice.

Insurance Adjuster came down and said 99% sure its going to be a total loss
First Dakota owned, not even 3 weeks old....

 

Soooo... What now? Nother' Dakota? Ram? Station Wagon?

 

I don't think so, after a 3 week ownership and the motor did what it did, i dont think im going to want another, looking at some RAM Hemi's now.

 

Hemi's have their own share of problems. Do your homework and have the vehicle checked by a qualified mechanic before purchase. The motor problems you had were not the Dakota's fault.

 

You are 100% correct, but its hard to find 3rd gen dakotas in my area so it would be hard for me, plus I want a full size truck

Only had the dakota for 3 weeks I did like it ALOT, minus the crappy stereo n speakers xD