Why a Dodge Dakota?
For the past three years, I’d been ogling Dodge Dakota trucks, either on the TV commercials or on showroom floors, waiting for the day I could finally get one. I don’t know exactly what the appeal is but something about the looks of these trucks has had me dreaming of owning one. Maybe it’s symbolic of the “Alpha Male” syndrome. You know. That desire to have a vehicle that looks like it could pull an aircraft carrier WITHOUT the boat trailer, climb Mount Everest without leaving you feeling like you just rode in a blender and have the spunk to go from 0 – 60 in less time than it takes you to blink. Okay, so perhaps these capabilities are slightly exaggerated, but you get the picture. In any case, I wanted one of these trucks and with my impending transfer to a duty station that will be three hours from home, a second vehicle was going to be necessary. How I bought my Dakota Prior to actually going out to purchase my “Dream Machine”, I knew it was only good, common sense to find out as m
