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Brooks
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3/30/2004
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MSN has pics of the new 2005 Daks, personally i think the exterior is terrible but the interior is pretty hot... any opinions?
To check it out click on this website... http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/futuremodel.aspx?familyid=528&pictureid=&usage=Image&src=future
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285794
Dodge Dakota
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3/30/2004
16:28:41
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I agree with your assessment. Interior looks great. Looks like they've finally caught on to the cool Jap truck interiors. Outside is butt ugly. My 2002 will be my last Dakota.
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Japper
Dodge Dakota
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3/30/2004
16:50:41
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I like the body, except from the very front view. I have seen pictures before this site. One of the reasons I decide to go ahead and buy an 04 CC 4x4 last month. I do like the new interior. Wish mine had that interior
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Sledge
Dodge Dakota
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3/31/2004
09:28:00
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Look Closely, those Dak's have TOW HOOKS!
Mean Beefy baby's too!
I do like the Interior but don't like the exterior either. I guess it goes along with the Durango Re-design that I also hate!
Sledge
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Nitro Junkie
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3/31/2004
09:38:44
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they killed they sporty look of the dakotas, thats just a slimmed down ram for people who cant afford a ram
2000 R/T
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Brooks
Dodge Dakota
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3/31/2004
09:49:48
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Looking at it it reminds me very much of the new Toyota trucks, I love the style of my 02' but I don't see myself going for a newer model until they change the design again
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lonestardak
Dodge Dakota
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3/31/2004
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I'll keep my '02 QC 4x4. I like the gauge cluster. I wonder what kind of ball joints it will have?
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01Motorsport
Dodge Dakota
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3/31/2004
11:18:25
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I kind of like it. It's the next step. I remember in '97 that I liked the appearance of my then-'92 better. Give D-C credit for bold changes, unlike other manufacturers. The Dakota generations are all distinctive; pretty neat in today's traffic. It makes you enjoy what you've got, and still look to the future. Personally, if I can swing it financially, I'll keep my modded '01 4.7 5-spd RC for fun (30K miles/year now), and get a Hemi automatic someday. I can wait for the "great one" to be made. The Ram never appealed to me. It's just too big and takes up a 2-car garage by itself. The grille looks better proportioned to the front end on the '05 Dak. I'm curious where the 4.7 lost 5hp and the 4.7HO lost 15hp? You would think just the opposite with more room for free-flow exhaust. Maybe the EPA muscle-flexing is having an effect.
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deerridge
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3/31/2004
15:05:24
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I never planned on trading my 03 RC anyway. I usually put 150000 on a truck. I suspect this one will see 300,000 going by the current crop of way to big butt ugly trucks. I would like to stuff a Hemi in mine someday.
Real Horsepower
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01Motorsport
Dodge Dakota
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3/31/2004
22:42:59
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A GenIII with a Hemi and a Keisler 6-speed would be my fantasy.
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WipLash
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3/31/2004
22:52:30
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Hey waiter! Give me a 6spd!...
I'll ignore the butt-ugly outside and buy one if they will stick a Hemi with a 6spd on the inside with a RC or CC instead of a damn QC.
I know they will never do that.
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94sport
Dodge Dakota
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3/31/2004
22:59:17
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I don't think the new Dakotas look that bad, but previous generations look a lot better. I only wish they would have more configurations, like a regular cab, sport and SXT models, etc... The 6-spd manual tranny sounds nice though. A Hemi would be great too.
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Levey
Dodge Dakota
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4/01/2004
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Perhaps a diesel...at least the hemi..what was dodge thinking. Not even the 5.9 is made anymore. Its ugly and i see alot of characteristics from chevy and ford in that truck too. I plan on keeping mine for along time and eventually transplanting a hemi or diesel in when the time comes.
Unless i can afford a Cummins Ram of course.
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JimC
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4/01/2004
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Looks like crap. I know a lot of guys that either have or have had Daks and they all, me included, hate the new design. The last thing we need is another soccer mom truck, a smaller version of the Ram for mom. I think Dodge is going to lose a lot of sales on this one. We'll see what happens. I guess I'll drive my current 2 Daks until the wheels fall off!
01 QC 4wd 4.7 5-speed 33x13.5x16 Swamper LTBs
03 RC 2wd 4.7 5-speed
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WipLash
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4/01/2004
13:14:37
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I don't know, they may have a good strategy there. Women are the fastest growing segment of buyers in the truck and SUV market. The Dakota has never done that well in sales compared to other trucks including the Ram. Men usually go for the full size trucks. Women and teenagers usually go for the small trucks. The Dakota is neither. Maybe they will increase their sales by making the Dakota more appealing to women. That would also mean NO 6SPD!
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01Motorsport
Dodge Dakota
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4/01/2004
15:28:58
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What I meant was, I was agreeing with deerridge about keeping my current Dak and doing the "hot rod swap" of Hemi and 6-speed, which is possible now, if you have the bucks. That's dreaming large to think D-C would make a Hemi 6-speed Dak, but hey, the SRT-10 lives...right?
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Ilikeit
Dodge Dakota
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4/02/2004
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I don't know guys, I like the new look. Its angular, but not too boxy. I sure wouldn't mind getting a new 2005 dakota.
Is this just a prototype or is it going to be the real production vehicle?
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TooBad
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4/02/2004
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And I thought the Colorados/Canyons were fugly.
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WipLash
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4/02/2004
13:40:24
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It's supposed to go into production....
I sure hope they make an extended cab version. I can't deal with a QC. I never liked RC's too much, but I could live with a RC as long as they made it about 6" longer than the gen3's RC. There's just not enough leg room on the Gen2 and Gen3 RC.
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eddy
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4/02/2004
18:58:30
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It'll be like just about every other new design that comes out. Some will bitch, some will swoon, then people will see it in person and the people who are Dak lovers will grow to like the new style. The people who aren't die hard Dak fans will look elsewhere. It happens with nearly every ground-up redesign of a truck.
Some hated the new Silverado cause they thought it was still conservative, some hated the F150 cause it looked like a jelly bean, and you could go on and on. But in the end the people who like Daks will still buy a new one once they get used to it.
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WipLash
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4/02/2004
19:21:34
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I never thought I would like the gen3. I still don't like the smiley face the front end resembles. I always like how it looked from the side and the back. I can't say that I like anything about the gen4. I hope the looks grow on me. Otherwise, my 2000r/t might be my last Dakota.
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