I'm looking at buying my first car. I could put up with a car, but if fuel economy wasn't a big issue, I'd really like a truck. I found out you can get an old Dodge Dakota for as little as a Honda Civic(my car of choice) But what's the fuel economy of the Dakota. I don't want to spend all my money on fuel. Probably I'm looking at two generations ago, like 1990. If anybody has any experience with these, I'd really appreciate it.
2007-04-27 07:49:04 · 4 answers · asked by Brad K 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
i drive a 1990 dodge dakota with the 3.9 v-6. it has 230,000 miles. it averages 18 to 20 mpg. this is with good maintainence
2007-04-27 07:59:36 · answer #1 · answered by smokey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just sold my 88 v6 Dakota because of horrible mileage the odometer was broken so I could never accuratley check it 10 mpg??? nasty. Yeah check the timing, mabey advance it a little. And drop some redline fuel system cleaner in the next tank (whole bottle). May help a little but dont expect too much. I'd sell that gas sucker, its too gutless to justify that expence. Buy an import. I bought a 4 cyl 89 izuzu 4x4 for $1000 that I love .......22 mpg and it has more power than the v6 Dakota ever did. 2nd: that's why I said to advance a bit, to make up for timing chain wear.
2016-05-20 16:09:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dakota is not bad, as long as it has the six cylinder motor. there are other choices like the Ford Ranger and Chevrolet S-10 that are slightly smaller and more fuel efficent than the Dakota.
2007-04-27 07:54:14 · answer #3 · answered by Halcyon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
14 in town 18 on the hwy.i have a 1999 S10 chev pickup...You should get the car unless u have a good job
2007-04-27 08:09:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to cnn money, gas is going up to around $4 this summer...
2007-04-27 08:01:35 · answer #5 · answered by Indiana Jones 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋