Is a Dodge Dakota comfortable for a 6' 2'' driver?

Question

I can't decide if I want a Dodge Dakota or Dodge Ram. I don't care about mileage at all, I just want to be comfortable. Car makers these days are making vehicles that I can't even sit in without kinking my head sideways!!! (I'm only 6' 2''). I currently have a Ford Ranger and my head doesn't touch the ceiling only because it has a different seat in it (I hate slouching when I drive, I sit as straight as possible). I can't even see my dash instruments because the steering wheel is covering it up so I have to slouch down to see my speedometer and I have to slouch down to see around my rear-view mirror. If reliability wasn't an issue I would just get an old truck from the 70's with tall bench seats and the huge steering wheel!!
Any tall drivers have any experience with Dodge Dakota's?

Answer 1

I am 6'2" and have owned Dakotas and Rams. I was comfortable in Dakotas built before 2005. The newest style Dakotas made me feel like I had to crouch to see under the top of the windshield. It also felt like the rear view mirror was blocking too much of my vision. Now I have a 1996 Ram 1500 with a 5.9 engine and it is very comfortable for me to drive. The fuel mileage is better than my 1989 Dakota and the same as my 1997 Dakota with 3.9 engines.

Answer 2

Trucks are usually made for men so they will comfortably fit someone around average height

Answer 3

I owned three Dakotas (two club cabs and one 4-door) over the years and was always comfortable while driving them. They are not quite as wide as the full-size RAM, but I always had plenty of leg and head room. The crew cab had plenty of space for four or five adults.



Also, the gas mileage with the V-8 engine and 4x4 was not that much better than the full-size pickups.

Answer 4

I'm 6-1 in shoes and weigh a bit over 200 lbs, have no problem being comfortable with my old '92 Dakota LE extended cab, my wife's old and my new '97 Dakota SLT extended cab and her/our "new" '04 Quad Cab SLT, all are 4x4's and all have tilt wheels. I often wear a "baseball/feed store" cap during the summer months and my head does not touch the roof but is close, I have no difficulty entering or exiting any of the trucks and I'm 60+ years old.



I like to drive with my arms extended and tilt the driver's seat back a notch or two to do so, drives my wife crazy, my 5-6 wife likes to drive with the seatback upright, drives me crazy, but we're still married after almost 34 years.

Answer 5

I have a dakota, i' 5'9". My head doesn't quite touch the ceiling but nearly. Why don't you test drive some models? I just drove a v8 ram 1500 4X4 quad cab. It was like driving a livingroom! Yesterday I drove an 07 dakota extended cab and it seemed smaller than the dakota I have now. Then I drove a dakota quad cab. That was better. If I can find one of those w/ v6 4X4 I'll buy it.