Category Archives: Dodge

Overview: Ok folks, I gotta tell you this series on pickup trucks has been a lot of fun and this 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 Laramie was a great workhorse around the old rancho. The good news about doing a series is that you get to see all of the competition in a short...

Overview: Only a few more to the end of this series on pickup trucks. This is the 2005 Dodge Dakota Club Cab Laramie. I tried to schedule a Mazda truck but they don’t have one in the press fleet. But beside that this series has or will cover nearly every pickup truck sold. The...

Overview: We’re closing in on the end of a series on pickup trucks. This is the 2005 Dodge RAM 2500 SLT Cummins Turbo Diesel. I suspect the only thing not to like about this truck is the lousy diesel fuel prices. Remember when diesel fuel was cheaper than any other fuel. Well if...

Overview: This week I tested the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT. It used to be we referred to these vehicles as “Mini Vans”, but they are anything but “Mini”. If you’ve read any of my columns about this class vehicle (Special Purpose) you know I think they are the best thing since the...

Overview: This week I tested the 2004 Dodge Intrepid SXT five seater, four-door sedan – and it’s only June. This is the first 2004 model I have driven and there is no reason to buy the 2004 when it is identical to the 2003. This car is comfortable and even though it is in...

Overview: This week I tested the Dodge Grand Caravan ES minivan. Can you believe these things have only been on the market since 1984? Well, as minivans, that is. I remember back in the early 1960’s going to the mountains or the beach in a van, but there were no windows...

Overview: I thought the Hummer was big. I forget how big a dualee Ram 3500 is. 6-speed on the floor to transfer the power of a very capable 6 cylinder Cummins Turbo Diesel. I noticed the fenders were a different red from the body of the truck. It made perfect sense...

Overview: This week I drove the 2003 Dodge Stratus. Stereotypes do a disservice to nearly everything you can think of. And most of our prejudices come from our youth, when we knew everything. Surely I knew all there was to know about cars in my youth. I could name every car...

Overview:  This Dodge Ram 2500 HD Sport regular cab truck is a “Real Man’s” package of muscle in the V10 Magnum engine with 310 horsepower. Empty it is wonderfully fast. And with a load, the ride is softer and you will hardly know it’s there. Turn on the air and still...

Overview:  Ok, it’s time to break out the kidney belt. I’ve gotten a little soft since the last macho truck I tested. This "bad boy" 1999 Dodge Ram 2500HD 4X4 Quad Cab ST with a Cummins 24 valve turbocharged diesel is a trucker’s truck. Argh, argh, argh...