Well.. I've hit about 110 in a Datsun (YES!!! 81 datsun 4 banger!!
woohoo).. But the fastest I think I've hit is in the 120-125 area in my 90
Ford Probe 4 banger with 5 spd. Stupid speedometer stops at like 120, so
had to guess from there :)
Only taken dak up to 85 I think, and that was due to having to pass someone
very quickly..
Ken Allgood
97 cc slt 5.2L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Heather M" <heathernlonestar@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 9:17 AM
Subject: DML: Drug of Millenium was " Why I drive a Dakota?"
> 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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