dakota vs. s-10

[chucked]

Ive been looking at s-10's and dakotas... I found 2, one dakota on s-10 that both have 4wd, both are extended cabs, similar options and similar miles. both are about the same price. what do you all think I should go for?

[TrailBreaker70]

Dakota. Wider and more powerful than the Chevy, not to mention better looking.

[Juggalo]

dakota

[bradley300]

the s-10 probably gets better gas mileage, looks is personal opinion.

if the dakota is a v-6, stay away, there horribly slow

[ThyJuGGaLo]

what years are they?

[chucked]

yea u are right about the dakota... Now I just gotta see if I have enough credit to get one.

[chucked]

i believe they are both 2000 or 2001's

[jay's 300]

IMO an S-10 is a much better truck! I'm just not much of a Dodge fan, but that's just my opinion! :D

[chucked]

im gonna have to start some test driving.

[NateLHonda]

I have a 99 Dakota and i like it:)

[tclapp]

Watch the tranny's on that dakota, had a friend with a 4 door dakota with 15,000 (easy miles) and his tranny went out and have heard of several other tranny problems in the dakotas

[LazeR]

Dakota!!!! Dakotas are awesome my dad has a 2002 dodge dakota quad cab 4x4 with about 30k miles its an automatic, no tranny problems...unless your talking about a stick.......and it has the v8 in it....it only gets about 15-18mpg but damn that thing is pretty quick for a truck and you can't forget its a blast to drive...handles real well to!

[KJ#14]

I got a 1998 ZR2 for sale for ya. Its got 48000 miles and runs like a champ. Also has new 32 x 11.5 BF's on it. (not shown in picture). I'm asking $10500 for it. Oh ya, it's also a 5 speed. The way a truck should be.:D

P.S. Dakoda = tranny problems:rolleyes:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-10/424524/truck.jpg

[chucked]

Originally posted by KJ#14
I got a 1998 ZR2 for sale for ya. Its got 48000 miles and runs like a champ. Also has new 32 x 11.5 BF's on it. (not shown in picture). I'm asking $10500 for it. Oh ya, it's also a 5 speed. The way a truck should be.:D

P.S. Dakoda = tranny problems:rolleyes:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-10/424524/truck.jpg

If I could finance that I would so be hitting that up holy **** that is it man, the color and everything holy ****

[XANDADA]

Dakota for sure...

[Bean]

Z-R2's are bad, get the S-10, they are decent trucks, i have a few miles in one, and i like them alot

s-10, it has better gas mileage, good amount of power, fast. got me and my dad from burlington charlotte and back to burlington all in one tank

[hondafox440]

I have a 92 Dakota LE, with the 318 V8. Nice truck. Runs great and is in great shape, even with 156,000 miles on it.

http://www.quadstop.com/pictures/truck/

[MP250r]

dodges are possums unless its a cummins. If your only leaving yourself with a dodge or a chevy then go chevy i guess. I just got a 2000 f-150, every chevy i drove had some kind of drivetrain noise, either the rear end whineing or u-joints bangin around. My dad has had 3 dodges lately, a durango, 1500 5.9 ram 4x4 and a 3500 cummins dually 4x4. The cummins is the only one that is holding up right. I think the only trucks worth buying is a Ford. I had a lincoln navigator and put 120k miles on it, only thing that ever went wrong with it is it had a small vaccum leak that costed me 2 bucks to fix. But i would deffinatly get a s-10 over a dakota.

[Rrider4life8]

get a chevy xtreme:D ;)

[chucked]

Originally posted by Rrider4life8
get a chevy xtreme:D ;)
no i dont want to be like everyone else in town

[bradley300]

i cant say you wont like a dakota, i dont own one. i am
"xtreme-ly" happy with my xtreme tho. it has a hypertech programmer and a k&n filter and manages around 21-22 mpg.

ALOT of the v-8 dodg trucks has problems with the auto tranny, they get to hot, and the torque coverter burns up. you can prolong the life of the tranny with a tranny cooler, but if it burns up anyway, its junk. even when you rebuild them, it wont take nearly as long the second time.

[Stevie-D]

if the dakota is a v-6, stay away, there horribly slow


:huh really?:huh hmmm...ive got a 95 dakota SLT 4x4 5-speed stick, with 140k on it. im not quite sure where you got your idea that dakotas are slow with the 3.9, but i think that your pretty wrong. compared to a vette, or a trans-am or somthing, there slow, but what do you expect? its a pickup:rolleyes:

[chucked]

Originally posted by Stevie-D
:huh really?:huh hmmm...ive got a 95 dakota SLT 4x4 5-speed stick, with 140k on it. im not quite sure where you got your idea that dakotas are slow with the 3.9, but i think that your pretty wrong. compared to a vette, or a trans-am or somthing, there slow, but what do you expect? its a pickup:rolleyes:

if you want a horribly slow pickup drive an s-10 with a 2.8 v6, its slower then the 4 banger s-10's

[PHIL_B54]

had a 83 s-10 4x4 with the 2.8 v-6 (carb) 90k miles
had a 87 s-10 blazer 4x4 with 2.8 v-6 (efi) 140K miles
now have a 2000 s-10 2x4 with 2.2 I-4 65k miles

my 4 banger has way more power than the 83 ever did and about a wash with the 87 cause the fuel injection.

complaints with the my current s-10 are that you have to shoe horn the quad into the back of it, the suspension sinks alot with a 400EX in the back, and it doesnt want to pull a 400ex, me and my gear very well....but im really using it for more than it was designed to handle, so its not it's fault, i just need something bigger. but i have had no problems with my s-10's

i dont know much about dakota's, except that a 400ex would fit better, and it doesnt sink the rear end as much

[AlaskaSpeed]

:cool:

[bradley300]

Originally posted by Stevie-D
:huh really?:huh hmmm...ive got a 95 dakota SLT 4x4 5-speed stick, with 140k on it. im not quite sure where you got your idea that dakotas are slow with the 3.9, but i think that your pretty wrong. compared to a vette, or a trans-am or somthing, there slow, but what do you expect? its a pickup:rolleyes:

well, against my 1992 s-10, 4.3 (non vortec) with 300,000 miles, v-6 dakotas are plain sad.(especialy considering it had traction bars, throttle body spacer, performance chip and intake, ans a flowmaster. my s-10 was stock, he couldnt pull from me at stoplights or interstates)

and whoever said the 2.8 v-6 s-10 was slow, was right! no matter how high you rev it, 3rd gear feels like you hit 5th

[FastByDesign]

Jeeeese, my bro's Dakotacould waste all of those, just jokin, it is such a horid truck with half the grill gone from hitting a deat, the bottom fender thingy is just hangin there, he hardly plugs it in and hardly does oil changes and not to mntion the beer and alcohol stains all over it.:p :D

[Team Outlaw #34]

I have a 2000 V8 4x4 dakota sport its awsome....I like it cause its bigger than an s-10 and is much faster than a s-10....I was thinking about getting a s-10 till we test drove a dakota....

[spud400ex]

my mom has a dakota 2wd with the 4.7 V8 and the only problem we have had was the disc warped.

i drive an s-10 w/ 4.3 V6 4X4 and it has no prob hualing the ex. it huals the trailor to local riding spot the dokota huals to the dunes.

[Bubba]

i would go with the s10. We have had our 85' s-10 for over 10 years and the only problem we have had with it, is we had to replace the starter, that was because it got flooded during the huricane. we have hauled cars to tractors with that thing and it just keeps going..has over 200,000 miles on it

[Got nads?]

I've had both, and I think Dakotas are crap. I had a 98 Dodge Dakota Reg. cab R/T, it had a lot of problems. Dakotas are known for having crappy front ends.(ie. ball joints really suck). Th new S-10s are more reliable and look better.

[Got nads?]

Only problem with an S-10 is a 400Ex fits snug in the box, so it is harder to load, cause you gotssa lift the front end over the wheel humps.

[Team Outlaw #34]

If you have a +2 Front end don't even consider a s-10....

[bradley300]

right, consider an s-10, with a small trailer;)

[kaneman23]

Originally posted by chucked
Ive been looking at s-10's and dakotas... I found 2, one dakota on s-10 that both have 4wd, both are extended cabs, similar options and similar miles. both are about the same price. what do you all think I should go for?

Neither! Save a little more money and get a Toyota Tacoma. You may pay more money up front but you're getting a higher quality and more durable vehicle. I guarantee you will spend less in the long run. Those MOPAR transmissions aren't cheap.

[skemp]

I hate getting involved with these topics, but I'll just say that I wouldn't own a Dodge. Sure when you get a good one, they are a great truck, but if they aren't one of those good ones, have fun putting some serious dough into them. It just seems to me that if Dodge would put some more time into making a more reliable vehicle, they could really have something. Those V8 Dakotas can haul the mail, but they have had so many problems with the auto trannies in almost all their trucks.
And I don't own an S-10! :)

[KJ#14]

Originally posted by kaneman23
Neither! Save a little more money and get a Toyota Tacoma. You may pay more money up front but you're getting a higher quality and more durable vehicle. I guarantee you will spend less in the long run. Those MOPAR transmissions aren't cheap.

Higher quality and more durable? Who's been feeding you that lie.:huh

Just come up to PA and buy my ZR2 and be done with it.:D

[kaneman23]

Originally posted by KJ#14
Higher quality and more durable? Who's been feeding you that lie.:huh

Just come up to PA and buy my ZR2 and be done with it.:D

You would have to pay me to take that ZR2 off your hands.. :rolleyes: I will never own another Cheby unless it's a Vette or an HD w/ a Diesel.. I've owned Ford, Chevy, Nissan, Dodge, Honda, Hyundai, and Toyota.. Toyota is probably all I will ever buy from now on because of my experience. You just can't beat them... Sure some of the domestics may have more power and blah blah but they can't match the quality and reliability. Not even close... Toyota's rust a part before the drivetrain ever wears out... I love my toyota's and I will buy them until they give me a reason not to....

[chucked]

Originally posted by kaneman23
Neither! Save a little more money and get a Toyota Tacoma. You may pay more money up front but you're getting a higher quality and more durable vehicle. I guarantee you will spend less in the long run. Those MOPAR transmissions aren't cheap.

Ive seen to many toyotas in junkyards that arent wrecked to ever make me want to buy one

[chucked]

KJ#14 check your pm's

[Adam202]

Get the GM over Dodge.

[KJ#14]

Originally posted by kaneman23
You would have to pay me to take that ZR2 off your hands.. :rolleyes: I will never own another Cheby unless it's a Vette or an HD w/ a Diesel.. I've owned Ford, Chevy, Nissan, Dodge, Honda, Hyundai, and Toyota.. Toyota is probably all I will ever buy from now on because of my experience. You just can't beat them... Sure some of the domestics may have more power and blah blah but they can't match the quality and reliability. Not even close... Toyota's rust a part before the drivetrain ever wears out... I love my toyota's and I will buy them until they give me a reason not to....

Hey Kaneman23,

If you read the post from the beginning you would relies I was telling Chucked to come buy the truck.:huh

Can't match the quality of a Tocoma?:huh I looked at Toyota trucks before I bought my ZR2. Unless they make them special for you I don't see how the quality is better. Everything is built so "Light duty" on the Toyota trucks. The doors feel like something on a Little Tykes truck. :confused: Toyota and Dodge should get in bed together. Between the two of them they could make a decent truck. Dodge can built the bodys and Toyota can do the drivetrains.............then you might have a truck worth looken at ....................maybe:blah:

[kaneman23]

Originally posted by chucked
Ive seen to many toyotas in junkyards that arent wrecked to ever make me want to buy one

I don't know what junkyard your talking about. If that were the case Toyota parts wouldn't be so expensive. Used Toyota parts are harder to come by because they don't wear out.

You go ahead and buy that Dakota or S-10. You will probably have to buy 3 or 4 of them to last as long as my Tacoma.

[kaneman23]

Originally posted by KJ#14
Hey Kaneman23,

If you read the post from the beginning you would relies I was telling Chucked to come buy the truck.:huh

Can't match the quality of a Tocoma?:huh I looked at Toyota trucks before I bought my ZR2. Unless they make them special for you I don't see how the quality is better. Everything is built so "Light duty" on the Toyota trucks. The doors feel like something on a Little Tykes truck. :confused: Toyota and Dodge should get in bed together. Between the two of them they could make a decent truck. Dodge can built the bodys and Toyota can do the drivetrains.............then you might have a truck worth looken at ....................maybe:blah:

I will agree with you there.. Toyota uses some thin metal on the bodies.. But everything else is stout baby..:blah:

[Mx300exRyder]

I would get the s-10, I just got rid of my 97 4 banger and got a 2003 4.3 v-tec. I love mine. The only reason I got rid of my 97 is I had 250,000 miles on it and I didnt know how much longer it would hold out. Plus the v6 has the power to pull the inclosed trailor and the boat

[Adam202]

Originally posted by Mx300exRyder
2003 4.3 v-tec.
thats on some of hondas cars ;) not GM.

[chucked]

Originally posted by Adam202
thats on some of hondas cars ;) not GM.
he meant vortec

[Adam202]

;)

[chucked]

Originally posted by Adam202
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[Fast-n-Furious]

I own a 95 S10 ZR2 and my dad HAD a 97 dakota both autos, ext cab, V-6 and both around 100,000 miles. I drove both and still have my zr2. The dakota is long gone because it was a pos. That truck couldnt even think about touching the chevy it felt so slow compared to my truck (and thats back when mine was all stock). Trannies some are good some are bad just luck of the draw i guess. I do wish my ZR2 had the room that the kota had but its not that noticeable. We only owned the kota for about 2 months and we got rid of it cause it had to many problems.(fuel pump, distributor, exhaust, injectors just to name a few).

That is a good deal that KJ#14 is offering you. That is a nice looking truck. If you want more info or pics go over to zr2.com and check them out you will deffinately want a zr2 then.



Again this is just my .02 cents from experience not trying to start a war or nothing.
Ryan

[chucked]

KJ#14 check your pm's