Well if reliability is a factor I would like to add that my dak has never
left me stranded or even gone back to the dealer. The tacoma on the other
hand went back once a month or so and as I was trading it in I reset the
computer 3 times on the way to the dealer to get that damn engine light to
go out. Of course this is my experience and I'm sure others will say their
Tacoma never failed them.................but that argument could go on for
years
Joe W.
87 Shelby Charger 13.9
98 Dakota 13.1
----- Original Message -----
From: Todd Abernathy <t_abernathy7@juno.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 7:10 PM
Subject: DML: Was, and more ping questions, Now Tacoma
> Thanks everyone for the input. I would have responded earlier, but some
> how I lost my connection to DML.
>
> Joe, I thought I was sending the e-mail just to you, my mistake, but it
> did get me some good feedback. I know your right that any manufacture
> can have a day full of problems with the assembly line. I'm primary
> looking for a truck for weekend use, mainly camping and to get to river
> accesses for canoeing. I don't plan on towing anything. I want at least
> as much horsepower as my '88 Jeep has, which I believe is 177, for
> getting up and over hills in the Ozarks. That quickly knocked out a lot
> of the smaller pickups. I had it down to a Dakota (w/ a V8), Sonoma/S-10
> and Tacoma. In Consumer Reports the Tacoma and Dakota had significantly
> less repairs than the Sonoma/S-10. I was surprise at how close the
> Dakota rated in quality to the Tacoma. In short what it comes down to
> for me is the longer history of "reliability" of the Tacoma, with the V6,
> versus the bigger, more versatile Dakota 4.7. That is why I'm looking at
> sites like this for information to help make the decision. I keep
> thinking even though, I really like the Dakota I would be kicking myself
> if I started having problems and then got jerked around by a dealer and
> wished I would have gone with a Tacoma. Of course that could happen the
> other way around too.
>
> One of the main reasons I'm going to get a truck soon is next summer I'll
> be driving to Alaska, for a 5 week trip, from St. Louis. That is why I
> used the term "reliable". I'd hate to be broke down on the Dalton
> Highway.
>
> Martin, Your absolutely right. The Tacoma's interior is not early as
> nice as the Dakota. That is one of the things I keep kicking around.
> The Tacoma might be more likely to get me there and back without any
> hassles, but getting there in the Dakota would be a lot more comfortable.
>
> Todd
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