Hey I'll forgive you for not wanting a BLUETIFUL Dak, least you got a Dak
and not a Cry Baby Toy :)
How fast can you take your Camaro :)
SPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED - The Drug of the millenium!!!
oh yeah, that'll get us going...Who's gone the FASTEST in a vehicle!
I admit I went 120 down a backroad and totalled my Honda Accordian and
walked away :)
Don't think I've gone any faster.....damn
Heather
http://dakotatruck.tripod.com
http://www.truckenvy.com
----Original Message Follows----
From: ekammerer@pmc-mail.com
Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Why I drive a Dakota?
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 06:19:41 -0500
I have wanted a Dakota since 1992 or so (I waited, because the interior in
the Gen I & II are just a little too close to "K"-car for my taste...no
offense intended to those who own 'em), because it is a perfect size for my
needs. Unlike a lot of poser wannabees (Tacoma and Frontier
owners???...offense intended here), I use a truck as a truck. My Dakota
has hauled more load than any truck I've owned, with the exception of the
66 Chevy 1-ton I had (my kidneys still have not recovered from that truck).
Mine is a metallic red over driftwood (sorry Heather, not Bluetiful) 98 CC
4x4 SLT+, 5.2L/auto/3.55 LSD, and I got every option except the towing
package. I went into the dealer to order the same truck in 2 wheel drive,
and only had to decide if the V8 was worth the extra coins. The salesman
brought this one up, and after I launched it sideways at the first
stoplight (it was a little wet...), I was in love. This is the third truck
I've had that's red over silver, so I guess that's what I like.
Pros of my truck are the awesome Magnum power (love whuppin' them ricer
boys), looks and compliments, good ground clearance and reasonably good
off-road manners for a stocker. Cons are the many niggling problems
(engine ping/stumble/flutter, water pump, clunky front end, bad paint,
yada, yada, yada) and the gas mileage.
Other Mopars I've had...two, yes two Volares, a 77 four door Slant sixer I
learned to drive in (took three automatic transmissions) which saw many an
off-road excursion, and a 76 station wagon complete with dog-dish hub caps
and very little else. Cranked the torsion bars down so low I couldn't get
in and out of the local Hardees, not at all. That car came within about a
week of getting a 383 and Torqueflite transplant, but...
I have a meeting with the Philadelphia Daimler Chrysler rep again Friday to
discuss my "normal" front end clunk and my balky motor. Wish me luck,
maybe he'll buy it back (I've got my eye on a black Dakota Quad Cab SLT on
the lot).
Eric
98 Dakota
68 Camaro Convertible (hey Heather, this one is BLUE with a white top)
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