Well they are not Dakotas, but I have a 2000 Ram 1500 4X4 with the magnum 5.9 V8 and an automatic tranny. Have pulled my 35 foot fifth wheel travel trailer with it quite a bit and my boat even more. I currently have 140,000 on it and it has performed flawlessly. Not problems at all.
My oldest son has a 96 Ram he bought new and it has over 275,000 on it. He has had to replace the water pump but other than brakes and things that are made to wear out he hasn't had to touch it.
Up until I bought my 2000 I had always driven Fords. I decided to try the Dodge mainly because of the track record on my sons truck. I hasn't dissappointed me yet other than the gas mileage. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />
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