1990 Dodge Dakota Sport 3.9L V6 from North America
Summary:
Recommend to anyone; it's a great starter truck
Faults:
Black oil (knew before purchase)
Air filter (knew before purchase)
Plugs (knew before purchase)
Wires (knew before purchase)
Head gaskets (knew before purchase)
Brakes (knew before purchase)
Lights (knew before purchase)
Fog lamps (knew before purchase)
Stereo (knew before purchase)
When accelerating up a hill, the engine and tranny start jerking the truck around. Do not know the cause.
Stalls when ran at temperatures below 15 degrees celsius; caused due to bad gas.
General Comments:
Overall this is an excellent truck. I purchased it used for $2000 and never found any problems, other than the ones listed above.
Lots of power and pep for a V6 in a truck.
Excellent quality interior and handling compared to newer full size F-Series.
Loved the truck, and would never have gotten rid of it unless I hadn't crashed it due to driver error.
Recommend to anyone.
For a 1990 got 17MPG mix highway and city driving approx. 15-80km over posted speed limit (speed limit is 100km/h)
Really great and durable interior.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 2nd November, 2007
16th Mar 2007, 10:37
The Dakota is one of the best-sized and most rugged trucks around. I really miss mine. I was involved in a collision that resulted in it being totalled and I don't like the new styling so I didn't get a new one.