[quotBy the way, it's people in the south that have made the F150 the highest selling truck for so damn long...
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The only reason ford can make that claim is that they count the vehicles bought by dealers from the factory. Notice how many never leave the lot and the used car dealers are full of them too.

 

The 4.7 that we build at Mack ave#1 goes in to that euro design ulgy truck and we are slowing down also. I can only hope that they do better in the future on our trucks.

 

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Another thing is, people say the Dakota doesn't sell that well. Well, I have some news for you, NO MID-SIZE TRUCKS SELL WELL! It just sounds stupid to me, when people say the Dakota isn't seeling well, when nither to it competitors. Technically, it's selling the same.



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right on---- some people are just bitter like the "Big Boys at Allpar"
they just want to bitch and criticize..


Dakota is holding its own at least as good as any competetor-- Compact/midsize trucks arent booming right now b/c off gas..
Many people/companies HAVE to buy full-size trucks..

 

We have a 2005 Dakota V8 Quad Cab for a rental for 30 days. It's awesome! The only thing I don't like about it is the cheap interior. The power is great though!



-Matt-

 

Thats not the point, we sold far more of the old style last year than we this year of the new. I did not get laid off at all last year, this year I've been out for over a month due to slow dakota sales!

Joe

 

Everyone has their own opinion on the subject... Please don't make us lock this thread. No arguing.

~Amanda

 

Yes Joe I agree, the Dakota is very ugly. At least Chrysler is hanging on to their heritage for releasing ugly vehicles... hence the 1962 Dodge Dart and Plymouth Belvedere. This is history repeating itself again. First they release the Hemi ... then wrap in ugly. It's too bad they're still trying to find themselves in terms of design after all these years... on one hand I see them trying to think outside the box, on the other hand I see them designing a box.

If they did something with the front fenders and lights, I think it could be salvaged----too square like a box. Nobody wants to be seen driving a box...


Send the message to the design team.

 

What planet would that be on ? .... have you read the biz reports relative to Toyota and Nissan lately?

Sales up 10% in June.... with little or no incentives offered. Toyota says they're willing to help the good ole boys in Detroit be more competitive by increasing their prices... is that arrogance or what?

Tacoma's and Tundra's are flying off the dealer lots around here.... ever look at a Tundra up close? Kinda looks like the old highly successful Ford F-150.

I don't see hide nor hair of the Dakota's.

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Ok dude, quit hating on the South so much. Yes many people down here ARE extraordinarily stupid and a very high percentage of these extraordinarily stupid people are SO completely devoid of anything even vaguely resembling intelligence that they like Ford, and often Chevy, trucks more than Dodge, but not all of us. Nearly all of my friends and their parents loathe Ford, most of them own Dodge vehicles or wish they did, and Dodge trucks and Chrysler cars dominate my neighborhood. Oh, and when I visited Florida a few weeks ago I did notice that there was an insane number of Magnums and 300's, and most of those were the R/T or C models.

As for the new Dakota... it's certainly not bad in my opinion. I appreciate the exceedingly aggressive styling, and most particularly the enhanced towing. I do like the 94-04 (it was '94 wasn't it?) Dakota, I just prefer the newer styling. As for the Ram's progression, I like the new Rams, both the current style and upcoming style, but I would have to agree that the 93-01 was better, it just... looked like a truck should. In regard to the new Charger... it's not what I expected, certainly, but I do like it. I think it has good styling, it very nearly hides the fact that it's a 4-door, and has a pretty aggressive look overall (although from certain angles it can look pretty ugly heh). Besides, it gives me the chance to talk my mother into getting one for herself, so I won't be embarrassed when I'm forced to ride with her or drive her P.O.S. a.k.a. a 2000 Mazda 626, without making her broke. Add to that the fact that the base engine is certainly not a bad V6 at 250hp (extraordinary really if you compare it to that damned 626's V6).

Sorry for going so far off topic...

 

The 'O5 Dakota is stone fugly. I doubt that there will be much in the way of aftermarket for it (low numbers) 'n the fact that you can't polish a turd. It's probly just fine for Mr. Suburbia grocery-getter mommy-mobile types... but performance wise it's a dog as well. No hemi... no 5.9. Good Lord... they even put hemi's in Jeeps; then strangle them in everything with that torque-management nonsense. I bought this 2000 R/T new with the idea that I could exceed near everything for the base price of a Ford Lightning. I did. It was the Daks look that attracted me in the first place. The Ford looked like a big jellybean. This is my first (and apparently last) Dodge truck.