Hold your breath, you about to see a change coming on the S-10/Sonoma
compact truck.
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Steven St.Laurent
Test Engineer
Test Branch, GSD,MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, US Marine Corps
mailto:stlaurents@mctssa.usmc.mil (work)
mailto:Saint1958@home.com (home)
Office: (760) 725-2296
-----Original Message-----
From: Cale [mailto:vencomatic@ameritech.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 6:14 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Compact Truck Sales-Dodge slumped in 1999
If chevy would have stuffed that 5.3 in the S-10 extreme, I would have
bought one in an involuntary reaction no more controlable than a
sneeze. They didn't, now I have a v-8 dakota. Chevy blew it!
Cale
98cc318sporty
Tim Berry wrote:
>
> I'm sorry, but if its the LS1, Chevy has my vote =)
> Lil S10 with 305HP.... heheheh
>
> I like the Dakota better tho!
> __________________________________________________________
> Tim Berry -- Chesapeake, VA
> `97 SLT 318 auto CC 2x4 LSD:
> Dual Exaust w/Flowmaster, Homemade K&N GEN II, 16" Electric Fan
> 180 T-stat, Accel 8.5's, Lakewood Traction Bars, F&B Stage 1 TB
> ASP Pullies (Crank/Alt), Trans Go Shift Kit, BFG 275/60's, Hypertech PTM
> BEST 1/4 15.836 @ 84.93 MPH (exaust, 180 stat, and wires only...)
> ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 7:09 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: Compact Truck Sales-Dodge slumped in 1999
>
> > By the EPA and everyone who "matters," yes. There's no "official"
> > category between compact and full-size.
> >
> > The upside is, anytime Dodge says the Dakota is the largest, most
> > powerful, etc. in its class, it's considered the truth, even though it's
> > really in a class of its own. We may have competition in the power
> > department soon, though. My brother heard CHevy will make a V8 optional
> > on S10s for 2001 I think.
> >
> > Toney wrote:
> > >
> > > We're considered COMPACT?!?, i know we're not as big as the Ram, but
we
> > > outweight all these other trucks in our class and out size them...hmm
> > >
> > > Stlaurent Mr Steven wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 1999 SALES-SMALL COMPACT TRUCKS
> > > >
> > > > 1: Ford Ranger 340,253 (up by 13 percent)
> > > > 2: Chevy S-10 283,668 (up by 4 percent)
> > > > 3: Toyota Pickup 155,476 (up by .5 percent)
> > > > 4: Dodge Dakota 100,753 (down by 54 percent)
> > > > 5: Nissan Pickup 96,301 (down by 2 percent)
> > > >
> > > > Foreign automakers had 54 percent of the U.S. compact pickup market
in
> 1986.
> > > > In 1999, foreign automakers' share had eroded to 27.6 percent.
> > > >
> > > > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > Steven St.Laurent
> > > > 2000 Dodge Dakota 4.7 (V-8) SLT 4x2 (330HP?)
> > > > 2000 Ford Roush Mustang Stage 1 (where is the SC?)
> > > > 1999 Astro LS 4.3 HO V-6
> > > > 1993 Chevy Tracker 1.6 (gutless)
> > > > mailto:stlaurents@mctssa.usmc.mil (work)
> > > > mailto:Saint1958@home.com (home)
> > > > Office: (760) 725-2296
> >
> > --
> > -andy
> >
> > http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/ --- andylevy@bigfoot.com
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > Let's all get GNU'd together!
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
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