My question Scotty
What year would you say is the best year for a full size Dodge 4x4 pickup. I refuse to buy new, or anything close to it. And I am a die-hard gasoline powered V8 boy.
Thanks Monty
Anything from 1998 to 2007 would be your best bet. Dodge was owned by Daimler-Chrysler at that point. Dodge quality came up a little bit, during that time.
If you can drive a manual transmission truck, that would be your best bet. It's much simpler. Automatics have pretty much always been problematic for Dodge. My friend had a 2005 Dodge Dakota and the transmission went out at around 100k miles.
They still tend to rust out, though. They've always made their bodies cheaply. My father-in-law has an old Dodge Ram 2500 with a Cummins turbodiesel that's rusted to heck, but the frame is still good. It's from 1998.
If you're into Mopars be sure to check out the Uncle Tony's Garage channel on youtube.
