Rival: 2028 Ram Dakota pickup confirmed for US / North America

[woodworker]

I really liked my Dakota, would have bought another had one been available in 2019. If I do get another vehicle in the next few years, it will be an AWD something. I like not having any worries when driving in winter. Heck, I might not even need AWD if I get my way and we move to SC or the likes. Boss retires June 30, she'll make the call, I'm sure. We have a dynomite location/views, but getting to the point where I may not want to deal with mud season, black fly season, 2 month summer and 7 months of winter and everything that comes with it, anymore.

I’ve heard that the four seasons up there are June, July, August, and Winter.
Just clearing a light dusting off the sidewalk.

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[DukeCanBuildit]

They're lucky @woodworker .. Here we have only two seasons…Winter and Construction.

 

[woodworker]

Lol, they're all junk, every single one of them. Some are junkier than others, but all of the maufs are turning out crap.

It's not that I trust Ford more, but I trust Stellantis even less.

Agree mostly. I bought a 1995 cobalt blue Tacoma, beautiful truck, cause a few guys in the shop had Toyotas with well over 200k miles with no problems. Well, the one I bought was either a Monday or Friday truck because it was the absolute biggest POS I ever sat in. I ended up taking a $5000 loss to get rid of it.

On the other hand, my 2021 Ranger just turned 148,000 miles and just now am having the first “broke fix” issue five years after purchase. It has performed absolutely flawless to this point so I am not upset at all, well except for the price of the new driveshaft, with the service I have gotten to date. I can’t say one bad word about the truck. Guess from what I read in here, I’m the lucky one….

This!! Now I'm not loyal to no one but my own wallet. Yes I've been a Ford guy for 30+ years but if something better comes along I'm buying it. Like you I've worked to hard for my money and couldn't care less what anyone else says or thinks. Unfortunately, just about everything made is junk now from clothing to appliances to vehicles. Being loyal means nothing to manufactures (all of them!) anymore and for them it's all about their bottom line and pleasing share holders. Sadly, the customer comes last.

My outlook exactly. Loyal to my wallet now and I was MOPAR for years.

 

[woodworker]

They're lucky @woodworker .. Here we have only two seasons…Winter and Construction.

I kinda figured that. Brother lived in Brattleboro for years and finally said screw that and moved to NC.

 

[IdahoRanger]

They're lucky @woodworker .. Here we have only two seasons…Winter and Construction.

We have four. Winter, road construction, smoke season and fly season.

Smoke season overlaps many of those.

 

[woodworker]

They dropped Dodge years ago, now it's just Ram for their trucks.

A SuperCab with a Hemi ........goodby Ford/GM/Yota midsize !!!!!
Plus it beats all of them on looks.....

My son bought this Ram snow plow edition in 21 I think. It has that badass 6.4 and it is evil. The guys on his camping site told him you need a diesel to pull a camper that big and that a gas engine won’t do it. Well, he proved them very wrong. That 6.4 yanks that camper around without even breathing hard.

 

[IdahoRanger]

I’ve heard that the four seasons up there are June, July, August, and Winter.
Just clearing a light dusting off the sidewalk.

Oh that rings true

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

We have four. Winter, road construction, smoke season and fly season.

Smoke season overlaps many of those.

Sorry, some of that Smoke season is on us.

 

[IdahoRanger]

Sorry, some of that Smoke season is on us.

A little, most of ours comes from Oregon and California . Occasionally, we produce our own.

 

[mtsoxfan]

Wherever it comes from, whomever created it, it creates some amazing sunsets at times here in the NEK.

 

[ControlNode]

Don't need renderings. It's already introduced in other markets. Expect the US / NA version to have only slight differences for compliance - like side markers etc.

Here's what it looks like (scroll through all the threads):
https://www.dakotaforums.com/forum/forums/ram-dakota-general-topics.70/
https://www.dakotaforums.com/forum/forums/show-tell-photos-videos-builds.10/

Some said the same about the Ranger when Ford announced it's return for 2019, but as we know the ROW Ranger looks a bit different from the NA Ranger. And in the NA market we got none of the optional ROW engines and missed out on most of the ROW trims (Raptor, Wildtrak, Stormtrak, Thunder). So until more confirmed details roll out for Ram NA release, don't get too excited.

 

[Dgc333]

My outlook exactly. Loyal to my wallet now and I was MOPAR for years.

I am still MOPAR at heart but have always purchased what served my needs and wallet best. I even have a "South Shore Mopars" sticker on the back window of my Ranger.

Here are my current Mopars;
68 Barracuda I have owned for 28 years.

My Hemi powered 33 Ford Hot Rod.

My wife's 21 Jeep Cherokee.

 

[woodworker]

 

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[woodworker]

Old 81 Dodge with the slant six. Couldn’t wear it out. Paid $1000 dollars for it, drove the crap out of it for 14 years, sold it for $1000.

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