EXPOSED! My Customer JUST Bought This Dakota R/T and it's DOA! 

What happen to Daniel son? We like his input on your you tubes also.

@@lylezink1518 I'm sure he's fine, I'll pray 4 him if U will?

Just an FYI forged carbon not fractured carbon

give one company all your personal information to do with as they wish, then pay them as well. What could possibly go wrong!

Hocking BetterHelp, a "therapy" service which sells your data to advertisers, while also selling a service to stop people from exposing your personal info. Genius.

Yeah. CarWizard can still get paid to pay Grimes for his time spent on this car by way of the monetization from the video. That’s passing the savings on to the customer as they already are saddled with the bad news.

This guy is a joke, he is spreading fake news to the owner, and all of us…

The customer is already in a world of pain. The Wizard is a class act. 👍👍

@@midcenturymodern9330 world of pain?😂 all he needs to do is get a 360 short block for around $1000 and put it in

20 years ago I took my Toyota Corolla to a local garage about a vibration in the transmission. Two guys looked it over for an hour and couldn't find anything and didn't charge me. That honesty worked and I have been taking all my cars there ever since. Honest pays.

Fresh paint job should be sus of it maybe NOT being so rust free when it started 🫤

There are still plenty of that era Durango and Dakota's that are in excellent shape rusty wise, mine has almost none in FL it's whole life.

@@Jaegov needs to take a magnet to the body to see how much bondo there is

@@Joe-hz1nw 👍🏻 but he bought it sight unseen 🤷🏻‍♂️

It was rust free when I owned it

I know right, I'm not even big into trucks but that thing looks clean asf

Full of filler

I completely agree with you this is the most beautiful 2nd gen I've seen

I was thinking the same, it would be worth it to swap the engine.

Well, this is the tough part. That might not be as easy as it sounds. What about the computer? Wiring? That could end up being more work! The best start is what they got. Is good heads, intake and exhaust that all work? The block is just the air pump side that contains the boom.

Mopar mo'problems

@@samholdsworth420- name a car brand someone can’t ruin with modifications.

@@Dozav7 um....

@@Dozav7I wouldn’t call this truck or other Dakotas with the V-6 or V-8 (318 or 360) unreliable. But in general, Chrysler is generally towards the bottom of the barrel when it comes to reliability and longevity

Gotta be his

LOL!!!!!

😂😂😂

Tyler would give it to his girlfriend. He gave the last wife some junkers which she didn't appreciate

@@eddylauterback1312 I can't stand her.

Paint doesn't hold up.

.....especially in the "Deep Amethyst" color, which....I call "Barney Purple"!

dodge has never made anything cool or good.... dodge =garbage (and always has)

I had a 2000 Dakota with the 4.7L. great engine but the body was horrible.

Outside looks awesome but inside is pretty bland.

Or it's a junker

In my experience with government auctions they tend to be more open and honest about what they are selling. If you ask specific questions and their answers don't match up with reality when you go to pick up you can request your payment back so long as you refuse to take possession.

Want a Play toy with power just build up 1 yourself because it's gonna cost enough money that way.

I've always said about auctions in general - people sell things at auction they couldn't sell anywhere else.

I would never buy something expensive (over $1,000 or even $500) that I can’t test drive! Even buying something from Shift gives me the chills… I have to buy it to see it?

My thoughts exactly. The wizzard has enough easy work, to turn away harder work. He would rather lick gravey, than pick bones. I painted cars for a living. When the shop was flush, I turned down anything I didnt want to do. When the shop was slow, I'd paint anything. I even painted a refridgerator once.

You realize that he didn't say they couldn't deal with it. He said they wouldn't deal with it. Big difference. If they touch the engine they own it and all the problems that come with it. Further the engine has been tuned, meaning the software running the engine is unknown and they don't have the equipment or expertise in dealing with that issue. In short, he is being ethical and protecting himself by sending the customer to someone who specializes in this kind of thing and can take care of everything all at once.

He doesn't have a dyno. I am not sure building and then tuning a race engine without a dyno would be that brilliant. Sounds like a pretty awful idea, actually, even if you can make it work.

Ikr, I mean IDK what the customer wants but he could just put in a junkyard 360 and swap parts like the intake and headers on and have the ecm sent out to be retuned to stock parameters pretty cheap

I gotta agree with you. Their reaction to these mods are a bit scary for a mechanic... Also, overall, this truck seems to have been LOVED. The engine may be bad, but overall it looks like a great find if they didn't overpay...

Very amusing. It's even funnier if the new owner is incapable of driving it home.

lol

💯

Yup very stock for sure. The keg intakes suck (oil) those Mopar m1 are much better than stock. I have a Hughes on mine with a Hughes cam and get 20 mpg out of my 99 Rango. Great motors if they are maintained.

@@mickeyfox5 I've had a 2BBL M1, 4BBL M1 (with adapter and 55mm F&B TB) and a kegger on my trucks. A kegger with the belly pan plate fixed is fine for stock 5.9Ls as the cams are tiny and there's no compression. I was getting north of 20MPG (on 93, though) in my '98 CC with a Mopar R/T+10 cam, 1.7 rockers, and the 4BBL M1/F&B combo on a FlyinRyan tune before that engine got pulled to go into another R/T. The bottom end loss on the 4BBL is greatly exaggerated, especially with any sort of cam upgrade.

All I heard was "dont be a pussy, hellcat swap it" That is what you said, right?

This guy knows his dodge

Maybe, but it's a common thing for the cheap aftermarket headlights to not fit well.

I've had countless sets of aftermarket headlights over the years, they all fit great. ​@@channell11

That’s a beautiful truck despite the problems

Is that right? Good information tinystar!

on dakotas and rams it's common on the 1 piece aftermarket headlights. the factory style multi piece typically fit much better

I was thinking too, how long before the paint peels off and rust bleeds through.

Anyone doing major work to a vehicle should INSIST it be fully documented. This would provide proof that the work was done correctly and provide peace of mind to future buyers of it.

@@nononsenseBennett From the evidence, so far, I'd expect the history would be one side of one page, in crayon.

Lots and lots of bondo ...

@@michelleshaw337 Agree - with the sort of quantities that require a cement mixer to prepare it.

Funny that this kind of fraud is perfectly legal... let the buyer beware indeed.

That is definitely an auction car. Looks beautiful, but, mechanically, held together with spit, and, bailing wire.

@@ExUSSailor I think you mean baling wire. Bail is a security deposit. I guess you could wire a security deposit, but I'm not sure that would help.

@@tim3172 Pedantic much?

ALWAYS See a car before buying it !!! I THOUGHT I bought a deal of the century for $7,500 "Buy it Now" for my 50th, SITE UNSEEN! I was safe cause of the Ebay Money back Guarantee My wife said "You want it, you deserve it for your birthday!" so I did it! 1970 Nova YENKO edition, Candy apple Red with Black interior with the White Yenko seat treatment inside, off Ebay but was enticing me by an upgrade like a "Corvette 5.7 and a 5 Speed" Looked soooo good in those pictures. I immediately paid for it, then called the guy. He said "You can't buy that car, it's already sold last night!" I freaked, but he assured me I'd get my $ back. He was actually represented by a dealer who was reputable, and I called the Dealer and he was all apologetic and even gave me $100 for the issue. I thought no sweat always another. About a month later, the Dealer called me and said if I still wanted the car, a guy about 5 hrs away in a little town, with a wife and 2 little ones. He was the one who bought it the day before. Sadly he had sold his PERFECT 1970 Nova for the same $7,500 two years before cause of hard times. Now cause he had some cash save up, this was to be his replacement. I met him and he showed me the car. It was a total gutpile! A Mud Bucket waving at you going down the road! The Black interior was originally green and painted over black and would scratch off with fingernail, The carpet was cheap auto carpet from a Building store NOT Custom. The engine had HUGE Misfires and backfires. 5th gear was popping out. The suspension was SHOT! There was Mud dust throughout!!! He said he'd take whatever I would pay within reason. The Dealer got screwed too... He told me that sadly for him, he cut a deal with the guy the day before I bid, and by going around EBAY's Buyer Protection, the buyer had no recourse, and l the Dealer got screwed out of his commission too. There was NOTHING the dealer could do, and could you blame him if he could do something, he didn't? They went behind his back!

@@ExUSSailorI wouldn’t say it’s that bad. Other than some stupid aftermarket stuff that can easily be changed it looks like it’s just a clean truck with a bad motor.

Jody is a douche and everybody knows it. Dudes name is Jody what do you expect

Not really. Most are laughing at the “Wizard” and his bogus price and him referring everything to “Race” on the truck lol

Name of dakota forums & groups please? I own 2 so I'd like to be included I have a few ?'s I need opinions on. thanks @GreekPower....

His name is Jody, he deserves to get dragged

It always is now for sure. I've been saying the same thing since around 2012 when they really stated putting the electronics in them.

now they fighting back against us and wont insure a car unless it has spyware in it, cohoots

Yes , I know a few guys that unfortunately mess with factory standards to make them race ready

​@@doobz3225where are you seeing that?

@@doobz3225 I'm gunna need a source

Why didn't you buy a camry or a mini van?

@@jefferyepstein9210Probably because he wanted a pick up and not a minivan.

Mine was white and the damn door literally fell off. Bad hinges. I wasnt super shocked honestly I mean Detroit cars do this.

I had a 4.7 Dakota. I was fixing something every week.

what were you expecting from a dodge? that's their business model

The only thing that bothers me about racing parts on a daily driver, is the fact that usually means they have been raced. I definitely understand what you are saying, and agree that I would do the same. But, if I'm buying something to drive as a daily, I would be scared to buy something ragged out. My buddy bought a S-10 (think it was a '98). He didn't know anything about vehicles. I told him to let me go with him, but he went by himself anyway. Well, when he pulled up, I immediately noticed a GMC grille, and a very non stock stance. I said, "so you got a sanoma?" He no, it's an S10. Turns out, it was both. Lol It was definitely someone's drag truck. It still has the clamps for the nitrous in the back. They had taken off the racing wheels and tires. It had basically rollers on it. He kind of lucked out though. They had done A LOT of work to it, and it all pretty well done. It had the 4.3 v6 with obvious motor work, racing suspension, a built 5 speed, traction bars, and a sweet sound system. He asked why this light on his pillar kept flashing😅. It was a shift light. That thing was pretty quick, and handled really well. He drove it for about two years before the head gasket started leaking. He put some blue devil in it, and drove it for another year before he wrecked it. It could have been really bad though.

The thing is they can be stock and still had the hell beat out of it. Certain cars with certain engines you know that is going to happen. The difference between my SLT Durango and an RT Durango is five HP and mostly appearance mods. @@letsdothis9063

Never heard 133,000 miles referred to as “low mileage”

@@Zachrax It is by year if you compare it to average yearly miles driven! Also compare it to other 360 Magnums with mileage in excess of 250,000 miles.

He probably did, but the shop here doesn't want to reveal a customers identity. If I had $6,000, I'd own this. Can put a new motor in for about $5,000, and have insurance and registration covered with the leftover. Check over the custom parts for usefulness, and maybe have a fun little truck once all is said and done.

Yeah, modded cars are a WALK AWAY for me. Those cheezy eBay / amazon headlights and dress up bits show they didn't use quality parts either, huge red flags...

we are never told what he paid..might have got it cheap....

@@chadhaire1711 true, I would have only offered what I felt the body and interior were worth to me. With heavily modded cars sometimes they do sell for those low prices when no one bites.

​@@chadhaire1711EXACTLY. Did he pay $5, $50, $500, $5000, $30,000? Pretty important piece of info to say someone was ripped off or not

@@lovequeen7080 Regardless of the price, the purchaser did not get what he thought. He got a beautiful rose with thorns, and we all know what happens to a rose after 1-2 weeks, the thorns are still there. Sad story.

Oooo… baby…. You’re turning me on… 😂

"Excuse me while I whip this out..."

And it seems he often finds excuses to refuse to work.

@@rossryder944that’s his prerogative isn’t it? Why take on a complex task if you’re busy enough with other work? He doesn’t have to and doesn’t want to so he doesn’t it’s that simple, why is it bothering you so much 😂

this isn't a "rAcE cAr" it's a mildly (albeit poorly) built engine... nothing else about that is "race" it's just a pile of dodge.... very typical for that brand to be garbage with 100,000+ miles

If you pay 2500 you did not get scammed, you just made a poor choice

If I recall correctly, he used to be a mechanic in the military.

Not to mention that it's not a factory color on the Dakota R/T

Your a 5 year old I love aftermarket parts and cars and trucks you can't tell us what to do

those taillights are actually good quality made by depo and are basically oem quality. but yea those headlights are trash😂

they probably are too cheap to pay for the OEM ones. price is probably double

Took the words out of my mouth. I see that sh*t I won't even go look at it. Hard pass, that's a crack head mobile.

Whoever bought this rig at auction, bought it for one reason. Because of the way it looks. Not everyone would make the same design choices (painted oem wheels), but some would. So what? From 10 feet, it looks pretty good. And online photos don't talk.

I love everything about it

Please don't compare Jims and the car wizard.

And 8 speed trans. It will be fucking cool Hemicota.

JEGS sells a stock reman crate engine for $2100. No way it costs over $5k to replace. 8-10K is just a ridiculous number.

@@K20XRL As a retired business owner myself, don't think he is a con, I hope he just doesn't want to mess with it so quoting a high number gets it away from him. I could be wrong but watching for years, don't think I am. I just wanted to point out to others it isn't a 8-10K repair.

And I got a different level but I would certainly get it done nicely

​@@batsonelectronics Really just depends on who's doing it. Definitely in the ballpark though could you do it cheaper Yeah but look where you're at

Blacked out taillights are the dumbest thing in the world. Do people really think a taillight makes their car look bad? And the solution is so nobody can see you at night??? Insane

Should be outlawed.

I've seen some people black out their headlights lol. I never really understood doing that on either side, if it's a show car and only is ever meant to be a show car then fine I guess it can look better. But not having visible lights is so stupid. A lot of people these days are actually doing it right though they'll take the light housing apart then color match the internals but still keep a clear lens then reassemble it which is the way to go if you really care that much, but that obviously takes a lot more money / time / effort.

There's a world of difference between a smoke tailight that was designed to be that way, and someone who takes rattle can spy or tint to a taillight.

I love the look of a nicely smoked tail light... but I still never do it. It is just dumb and puts everyone in danger.

cd2

I don't like stock I like modified

@@Truckminstery If you’re know what you’re doing that’s great. A lot of people do not this they should look for a car that’s close to stock

@@darrensanimalsreptilesfish30 ok

an English saying. If your interested (lol) look up the origins of its meaning

Auctions Are Junkyards! Where else can You dump a vehicle and Get Paid?!

@@rogueranger7989 exactly

No people lose their cars and trucks because of payments

We already liked the video. Why do you have a hand in your comment?

@@ofcourseimfullofit john ur old and weird looking

Meh. It’s ok at best but guess what it’s very subjective.

Or even throw in a hemi if possible.

Yes! Quit complaining and swap out the engine. Simple solution!

Dude, the stuff on this engine is worth more than most engines… that intake $1000, those headers $1000, all the stuff on it are at least $4000

@@Dak4life22 Cool. So rip that motor out, sell the good stuff left on it and now you have a little more money towards an engine that's actually going to work and be reliable.

Part the engine out and you'll get a fair bit of change to get a stock unit

Send him an engine, big guy.

@@mikek5298 😂 I need my 5.7. Using it

Attention from 2027 on in California and Florida and New York all gas cars gonna be illegal!

I own a automotive business and I’ve encountered this twice in 15 years. I’ve been in business besides detailing and all that stuff I’ve been countered out on a Ford expedition, which was bought in an auction and it rode really rough when I took a look at it I look at the cams. They were pretty corroded and, got everything done. Hurry had aftermarket race and products cost 40 grand to do the whole entire engine more than what the vehicles worth.

Community, lol

I also have a Buick LeSabre with a 3800 series 2, and an escalade with the 6.0 Vortec. Nice!

Modern Hemi Swap.

$2500 ?

Based on the 'nasty' engine work, I would naturally assume similar poor body work that includes 'lots and lots and lots' of Bondo.

Yea an ls swap would be super simple you could probably get it done for a few grand in a weekend…..

People you don't understand the car world

I've never seen one without problems.

@@jeremyweems4916never had a single problem with mine

Yea I had the cleanest 96 Dakota with the gloss black paint. Last year of the body style before they switched. It was tboned by an idiot and rolled. Engine didn't skip a beat upside down and had to shut it off myself.

yep.. I've tried different Amazon and eBay ones. nothing fits like OEM

It's a Chrysler issue too. I bought new headlights off eBay motors and I wasn't even able to get all the bolts back in as the holes don't line up. I had to leave one out of each side. Definitely take caution when buying new head lamps as they don't always fit perfectly even if they're the exact same as the ones you're replacing.

@@BrandonFlint-ro2nsJust because they’re new doesn’t mean they’re OEM. You can buy new parts and body panels from Keystone and still not fit right.

@@GMbowtie350 I know that. OEM parts can be hard to get and/or cost an egregious amount of money. I was just pointing out the fact that even if something looks perfect doesn't mean it will be.

He hit it

Damn dude that’s a seriously bummer of a story. I’ve had my fair share of bad car luck and it’s always just throws wrench in your life for a while no pun intended

Yeah, these clowns don't know half as much as they wish they did.

Definitely

Yep! If it were my truck and I had the money and time, I’d rip everything out and start from scratch. Probably save money and headaches in the long run.

You missed out

No,no he didn't ​@@OCtheG

I just forward it waste of data

They literally design them to last for 3 years.

And "just" spend 4 days or $4000 to install it.

@@edwardschmitt5710It’s not $4000 to have a motor put in.

@@edwardschmitt57104 days? Who’s installing that engine, Hellen Keller? Takes 4 hours.

That depends if the modifications are period correct and are quality parts. In some cases performance aftermarket parts are of better quality than stock.

"Collector car"-buy it "restored" spend 2X what you paid for it to keep it running and to re-"restore" it, then sell it as 100% "restored". Mean time deal with bad bakes, terrible steering, and everything being replaced. Maybe by a third car.....-a tow truck.....