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Originally Posted by emrobin
You may be having problems selling your Durango because of the new, more appealing body style. Dodge finally got it right and created a durango that's all it's own and not sitting on the Dakota frame. The dealers are selling the new one's like hotcakes, but the old one's are sitting on the lots. Dodge really did a great job with the interior and exterior.
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I don't know, the local dealer here has a heck of a time trying to unload his remaining '04 Durangos because the styling is objectionable (his term). Yes the Hemi is nice, but it looks like a fat Caravan. We went in to make a deal on an '04 quad cab 1500 and he did just about everything but throw in a free PT Cruiser to make a deal on a Durango!!!!
The big reasons for poor resale are, according to the dealer:
First, there are zillions of 98-03 Durangos out there, the popularity works against a high resale when the market is glutted with an item, also the high number of them coming off lease with relatively low miles and low residuals as compared to the original MSRP. Second, for the prospective buyer doing his/her homework, it isn't all about the body style but the mediocre track record and especially the amount of publicity about the front end problems. Once a buyer starts looking, say for instance doing a Google search, they find out all about the poor design contributing to the oil pressure issues and subsequent engine failures. They read further and see reports of people with DOCUMENTED 3,000 mile oil change histories still having blown motors and D-C isn't even acknowledging that there is a problem???? They move right on by the Durango to Explorers and Tahoes.......