Ownership Cost for 1998 Dodge Dakota (Club Cab 2WD)
Estimated: $41653 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1141
$548
$479
$433
$388
$2989
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2786
$2869
$2970
$3088
$3227
$14940
Maintenance
$2763
$2197
$1027
$689
$2291
$8967
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$351
$351
$351
$351
$351
$520
Total Ownership Costs
$9468
$8293
$7379
$7269
$9244
$41653
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 3900.0
Displacement CI: 237.99260196945
Displacement L: 3.9
Doors: 2
Drive Type: 4x2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg)
Make: DODGE
Manufacturer: FCA US LLC
Manufacturer Id: 994
Model: Dakota
Model Year: 1998
Note: Cab Type: Club Cab,
Other Engine Info: Sales Code:EHC
Plant City: Warren
Plant Company Name: Dodge City Assembly
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Series2: L Series
Trim: Sport/SLT
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1999
EQUIPMENT
WHEN I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK (JAN. 99) THE TOW RATING WAS 6400 LBS. RECENTLY, DIAMLER CHRYSLER CORP. SENT ME A CARD TO INSERT INTO MY OWNERS MANUAL THAT SAYS 2000# IS ALL THIS VEHICLE WILL TOW SAFELY. WHAT THEY DON'T EXPLAIN IS WHY THE TOW RATING IS DECREASED! IT SEEMS TO ME IF DC IS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY ASPECT OF THIS ISSUE THAN THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED DURING THEIR OWN TESTING BEFORE RELEASE TO THE CONSUMER. THIS IS THE SECOND MODEL YEAR THAT THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN IN PRODUCTION AND THEY JUST NOW REALIZED THERE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THERE ORIGINAL ADVERTISED TOWING FIGURE? WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK THAT DC DOESN'T WANT TO TELL IT'S LOYAL CUSTOMERS ABOUT? I HAVEN'T TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL TRUCK HAVE AND DC IS BEING VERY TIGHT LIPPED CONCERNING THE REDUCED TOWING ISSUE, BASICALLY THEY WOULD RATHER "BUYBACK" THE VEHICLE THAN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE CAUSE FOR THE WEIGHT REDUCTION.