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brianj
Dodge Dakota
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3/10/2008
09:59:48
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one more reason to hate these dumb reviewers that rate these cars.
http://finance.yahoo.com/loans/article/104561/11-Worst-Cars-Consumer-Reports
are you kidding me?.... new wrangler 17 out of a 100?!?!
i guess anything but a honda accord or camry (the second coming of jesus) isnt good enough.
all im sayin is rate them to there respected purpose. a wrangler isnt GOING TO RIDE LIKE A CADILLAC EVER!!!!
dont be so dumb! and tell me that it doesnt ride smooth. ugh!
these dumb white suits jump out of a lincoln with air ride and right into a off road vehicle and say this vehicle sucks.
and what even gets me more worked up is people actually beleve them. and this is what gives them a bad rap.
sorry for blabbing. but come on!
and i got people comeing up to me and saying american cars arent good enough. just bc some steaming pile of crap at cnn drives his accord to work everyday.
i dont mind imports, but dont be so dam one sided.
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Dan M
Dodge Dakota
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3/10/2008
10:46:03
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and i quote...
Consumer Reports performs off-road testing at its Connecticut proving grounds, but off-road ability doesn't factor into the final scores.
That's part of the reason the Wrangler Unlimited gets the lowest score of any vehicle the magazine currently rates.
"We're rating these cars as most people would drive them in the SUV category," said Jake Fisher, a Consumer Reports auto test engineer.
Lows: Ride, handling, braking, noise, fuel economy, fit and finish, visibility, frontseat comfort, access, reliability
Reliability? How can they test that when it hasn't been out long enough?
And when people ask me why i'm driving my 2nd dakota or why I like dodge, my first point is reliablity. Of the people I know well, I push my truck the hardest and drive under the harshest conditions. I drive the snot out of my trucks.
My first went 170k miles and my current is sitting at 87.5k miles.
I'm waiting for the first person I know to buy a honda ridgeline, I want to chase him around some NPS/US Forrestery Service property I go fishing at :)
-Dan M
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brianj
Dodge Dakota
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3/10/2008
11:37:07
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yea i know that there not reviewing them for 4x4 ability but i think this gives the wrangler an unneeded bad review. they could of left it out.
if anybody knows anything about anything, they know that a jeep is a very respectable and reliable brand.
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Super bee
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3/10/2008
11:37:31
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if you read they actualy rated the grand marquis poorly as well
and they said it basicly gives the same rating to the crown vic and lincoln town car
1990 sport RC SB, 1995 318drivetrain, 3.92 gears (came with truck) Powertrax "traction system", 95 dash/steering wheel, hearthrob exhaust, headers, cutout after y-pipe, necessary electric fan add-a-leafs, 30x9.5 mud tires, cranked T-bars, AR 39 15x8 rims, grill guard, roll bars
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jayb
Dodge Dakota
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3/10/2008
16:24:44
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how do they test reliability? reliability to me is have over 100k miles on it and not breaking down.
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