Sweet looking Dakota. This is my idea of what a truck should be, attractive, yet utilitarian, comfortable, and yet durable.

My grandparents had a truck like this and it was a 1993 extended cab with a 3.9L V6 and we used to drive it to Indianapolis for yardsales when I was 7 years old.

I LOVE the older Dakotas! Great video as always and thanks for sharing!

Gorgeous truck! So reliable

I had a 96 extra cab I ordered from the factory. Loved that truck. SLT, 4x4, manual transmission, had the 318 but mine was fuel injected unlike this truck that is carbureted. Came with an 8 speaker infinity sound system. Was an awesome truck!

My dad used to have one of these. I loved it because it looked pretty sick, blue and silver with a red pin stripe.

I love the sound of Dodge V8 Start Ups

I can smell this truck

glad i found this video i always thought my blinker wiring system was messed up but glad to see its just part of the truck turning indication

Sweet looking truck. I've always loved this generation Dodge Dakota. I'd buy one if I were in the market for one. :)

This is my favorite Gen of Dakota, especially in extended cab SLT V8 trim like this one...awesome truck.

Omg I would have bought that truck in a heartbeat. Awesome shape for its age!

Very strong and reliable truck I hope to get one as my first car

I love the sound of old power windows! Reminds me of my mom's old minivan.

Beautiful truck. I like everything about it.

that buzzer makes me want to die lol

That is a sweet little truck

i had one EXACTLY like this until it got totalled...it was very dependable

Nice man, I wanna one !!

this truck is so gorgeous

That's the exact same truck I have...they're beasts

No way! I love these 1st gen Dakotas!

Best model ever

gotta love the oldies lol

the 1991-1996 Dodge Dakota was assembled in Warren, Michigan, United States

That's snap perfect timing 😁

Nice truck

i used to have a truck just like that except mine was a 95 and it was 4 wheel drive. mine had same interior package and color, and outside was the same color too. it was the best truck i ever owned and it had 214k when i got rid of it. even the a/c still worked. wish i'd have kept it

IM buying this truck this weekend.

I remember my dad's 92 dakota had that buzzer lol I remember always being like shut the door dad lol

bit of a late responce. but i have a 94 dakota. how exactly do u rip the buzzer out?

@TheKoreanX ok, that's the air cleaner. the earlier version of fuel injection was known as TBI throttle body injection. I guess it does resemble a carbureted engine upon first seeing it. This truck has TBI, later models got multi port injection

those are good oold little work trucks

Kyle the compartment you opened after the garage door opener was for sunglasses. My Cherokee has that same setup.

@barnie7219 Your right. Most people when they see a air filter like that, they automatically asume it's a carberator when in fact they were a air filter.

I like the brake light on the tailgate

@fanowner12 actually the factory stereo on a 98 ram is compatable with those dakotas. that's what i put in my 95 and it sounded awesome. i also liked how back then dodge put the rear speakers lower down instead of right next to your ear like chevy did

My first car was a '96 Dakota. I really wish I had kept that truck.

i agree. i have an 01 dodge ram 1500 but it doesnt have the buzzer it has a chime thing thats much less annoying. dodge got rid of the buzzer and replaced it with the chime in 1998.

i like the model from around 1999, my father owned a 1999 dakota

the transmission on the 1987-1996 Dodge Dakota Transmission 3-speed automatic 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual

those mid 90s dakotas are good trucks...ive owned 3 and never had a major problem with any of them...the factory timing chains do stretch early and need to replaced but a good aftermarket kit takes care of that.

Does no one else notice that the front lights look exactly like the 1996 ford f150.

5:20 3 doors down ftw! :D

I had 2. Both 95 4x4 club cabs. One was the 5.2 v8 the other was a v6. There were great. Recommend the v8 over the v6 though.

BTW, speaking of Dakotas, my dad was going to buy a '93 Dakota just like this one (except with the 3.9), but he decided on a '93 Jeep Cherokee Country 4DR with the 4.0L High-Output I6 and Automatic 4X4 in Black/Silver Metallic instead.

The buzzer went off

I love my 94. doing a 6 speed swap on it soon

@TheKoreanX just curious, what makes you think this truck is carbureted, because it has fuel injection just like pretty much every other vehicle since the late 80's

@2004NissanSentra Did the base models of the 1998 Dodge Ram Truck with roll-up windows and dual airbags use a scary buzzer or not?

Did the redesigned 1997 Dakota use the same buzzer this one used or a chime instead?

Im selling my 86 Firebird, and definitely will be looking for one of these!

haha my first car was a 95 dodge dakota with the same color combo as that one. o good times crawling through the rear window cause the side doors wouldnt open. or driving in snow after removing the sand bags from the back cause it was april and we didnt think it would snow any more :P

That Dakota is barely broken in at 156k on the odometer...my 94 is running strong at 215k on the clock..

5.2 is the bulletproof 318, later dropped by the 4.7

mine is the same color of green. do you know what shade they call it?

@RFFan97 the buzzer is annoying when I restored mine I removed it from the fuse block under the dash, its easy to do. on the newer ones they bury it in the dash.

@barnie7219 you can't have carberation and fuel injecton at the same time, correct me if i'm wrong but thats what it looked like you were saying.

@saabkyle04 ,kyle maby you can a small test between chevy S 10 and the dokota

1998 wad the best year!!!

I want one of these

@TheKoreanX Thats a air filter. It looks like a carberator, but it's a air filter.

@datboiwes3 comes ith a 4.7 liter v8 tho. They discontinued the 5.2 and 5.9 engines after 2003. didn't like em much anyway, people liked them for the simple fact that they were BIG. Size plays half the role in the performance department if you know what i mean.

We had the same truck before my dad bought the current truck that we have.

HOLY CRAP IS THAT DOOR BUZZER REALLY NECESSARY HAHAHA

where do i find this truck to buy

didn't the Dodge brothers supplied parts to Ford , until they made enough money to start their own brand

do a buick rendevous start up and tour

The whole truck is 1996 going on 1986, save for the airbag-equipped steering wheel.

@ConkerPucci13 Where would you find one online?

My grandpa has the truck except his is a 93 red and regular cab

anybody think the Cummins from the 2500 would fit in there?

Bet it’s still on the road to this day.... merica!

That buzzer sounds like a fire alarm.

5:20 Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down

Do you still have it

i ripped the buzzer out of my 93 lol

you can turn the buzzer off... i did in mine

Thinking about one for a first truck, maybe a 97 since it gets more mpg than my mom's 2013 F150(15MPG) According to Google the Dakota gets about 25MPG

@ElectroGhandi You'd be surprised, manufactuers thought it'd be too expensive to find a company to manufacture a chime box. If it bothers someone they could rip it right out (:

i literally said thank you when you closed the door to turn off the alarm

i think these dakotas fit in the european market compact not small have a V8 inside. what happend to the dakota stil in production ?

@randomhero713 If its the 318 its a great deal

That chime is music to my ears 🎶

How much does it cost?

@talldude123 neither have i. Thats why the power/weight ratio wasn't right. The back half of the truck would lose traction very easiley. I know pickups lose traction faster than lets say suvs because all the weight was in the front. But that damn dodge has a 5.2 liter in it. That is too much for that 3900 lb truck.

Like these 1st generation truck like that for Dodge Dakota 1987-1996 old school model year. This 1st grille was 1987-1990 model year. When late 1990 hit they made a another grille which is the 2nd one for first generation for 1991-1996 model year. Well 1994 saw few minor changes when they still had the old Dodge D Series which the last of this truck when Dodge D Series was discontinued after the 1994 model year, they brought Dodge Ram airbags for 1994-1996 model years. 1996 will be the last year of this first generation Dodge Dakota because the engine was out of production and has been considered as vastly underpowered compared to competion. So Dodge replaced the engine. And 1996 has gotten too old for the truck and Dodge Dakota Convertible was discontinued after the 1996 model year so the will bring a brand new larger truck for next generation for the 1997 model year. 1997-2011 Dodge Dakotas are faster than 1996 and older models. Buzzing sounds by starting up this Dodge Dakota Truck for 1987-1996 model year, while Dodge Ram is 1948-1997 model year.

my dad had the sport but its a 95 his got smashed the whole chasie got shifted 3 in and it got fixed then it died then that was the end rip dodge dakoda 95-99

That dang buzzer won't shut up

My dad had a truck like that

Sadly my grandfather's Dakota is no longer with us:(.

@EUROEMOGUY1998 i ripped that thing out years ago. i forgot how bad it was untill i watched this vid. lol i have a 96 Club Cab SLT with the 5.2

I really don't understand why some manufacturers found it so necessary to destroy your eardrums with an obnoxious warning buzzer whenever the key was in the ignition and the door was open. Honestly. I can see why they'd do that for many a seat belt warning, but really?

6:12 Song name?

@Goldenrod636 HAHA i unplugged mine and was quick to toss it out the window the first day i got my truck.

@ElNormo91 a lot of cars do that

lol looks seems so old for its time

2:46 looks like it has an alarm system

What is up with that buzzer in a 1996 MY truck?

1:09 Mercury Tracer Horn