How about approaching it from a safety issue? Poke around on the web and
gather safety reports on the two vehicles. Crash tests, fatalities per
1000, etc. I would think the Dakota would fair better as it is larger and
heavier.
And what about Cost of Ownership (maintenance costs over a 5 year period).
I easily found those on the web when doing my research earlier this year. I
think it was at cars.com.
At the sites below, you can also do a side by side comparison of the Dakota
and the Tacoma. You'll see that the Dakota comes out ahead.
Check out these links:
cars.com
autoweb.com
autoconnect.com
There are other issues involved in your situation beyond "which truck is
better". Unless you can take on 100% of the financial obligations of this
purchase - pay the downpayment by yourself and sign the loan without your
father as a co-signer, you do not have 100% say in the purchase. That's the
reality of your situation.
If you cannot convince your father the Dakota is the truck you want and the
truck you want to spend *your* money on over the next 5 years, then you
have to decide if you can wait until you can swing it by yourself.
Otherwise, it looks like you will be making monthly payments on a Tacoma.
Tamer.
At 05:33 AM 7/11/99 +0000, you wrote:
> I recently wrote a thread that was "To R/T or not to R/T" well I
>finally decided I wanted to go Dak. But my dad (who is helping pay for half
>of the vehicle) said he wanted me to look (read: choose) a Toyota Tacoma.
>So I went down to the local dealer and looked at it. Wow, $25K+ for less
>vehicle. I get a V-6, alloy wheels, extended cab and the TRD package.
>There is a Dodge dealer that has a '99 Black CC R/T with all of the toys for
>$27K. My Boss, who happens to be my girlfried's uncle, knows the owner of
>the dodge dealership well as they are both car dealers. So I can probably
>get the R/T for the same price as the Tacoma. But my dad is pretty bent on
>Toyota (we have three of them now including the '89 Camry I drive.) So what
>I am asking the list to do is help me put together a solid argument for the
>R/T over the Tacoma. I would greatly appreciate it.
>
>Geoff Wilson
>'99 Black CC R/T?????
>
>
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