I own a 98 DAK CC SLT and I took mine on an 1800mis round trip drive to
Ky. I have the 3.9L and it was very comfortable. In mine, I got about
21-22mpg. I don't know what the V8's would get. I also have a hard
tonneau cover on mine. But that is my two cents(hmmm where have I heard
that before? hehe)
Geoffrey
~~~~~98 DAK CC 3.9L~~~~~
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>>>Is your dakota very easy to drive? How comfortable is it on long
term
>trips? About what is your MPG? Is it easier to drive than the Ram?
>About how much was it's list's price? I see that it is an SLT. Did
you
>get the SLT or SLT Plus pakage??
>
>Joe T.<<
>
>I love driving the Dak. I would suggest getting the bigger mirror's.
The
>sport mirrors are a little small if you run in traffic all day like me.
>About a week after I bought it we drove from Denver to El paso TX and
it
>was very comfortable. That is where I had the worst gas mileage ever.
12
>mpg average round trip. It could have been that I was doing 80 mph the
>whole way. 3.92 gears does have it down falls. I usually get 16 mpg
>mixed driving. You will get better if you can keep your foot out of it.
>I looked at the Ram before I bought the Dak. I just couldn't see the
>need for the Ram. The Dak will do anything the full size trucks will
do.
>You just don't have as much space. It is unfair to compare two trucks
>since the flat bed was bought just for hauling. I got the SLT because I
>didn't need the extra bells and whistles. Cost was about $22,500. I
even
>got them to give me a factory service manual. The factory manual isn't
>very good IMHO.
>
>cwilt@hotmail.com
>Charles "still broke" Wilt
>98 4X4 Dakota SLT 5.2 CC, 32x11.50 BFG (His)
>96 4x2 Ram 3500 cummins, custom bed & bumpers
>98 5.9 SLT+ Durango Loaded (Hers)
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