Sam,
I don't have an R/T, but was offended just the same. Nice reply !!!
-Mike Brown
Pasadena, MD.
97-Dakota Club Cab,5.2L, 4X4, 7" Lift, 35"x12.50" BFG A/T.
http://www.geocities.com/mbrowwwn/index.html
-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Parthemer [mailto:srp@home.com]
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 9:48 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: RE: RE: what is this s@#t???
Hey-- here's my reply that I just sent (the part about having 2 RTs was
true, 12 months ago-- but hey, it was easier to type than trying to explain
the current setup :O)
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Email Address: rtdkota@yahoo.com
Topic for discussion: Dakota R/T has macho appeal
Your comments:
I have been offended by your review of the Dakota RT on He Drove, She Drove.
I laugh at some of your comments re: "But didn't the regular-cab Dakota seem
awfully confined?". HEY, a regular cab is going to be more confined than a
club/extended cab. Ever ride in a Mazda Miata?? THAT's confined. Your
comments on the 'crank' windows... I laugh at that too, see, you got a
stripped truck. 95% of the RTs out there are loaded with power everything
(including the seat!). You mentioned the heavy duty shocks "always left my
teeth chattering "... Drive another pickup with an empty bed and you'll have
the same experience. Sure, you tried to compare the RT to the Lightning, why
not the Chevy Extreme to the RT?? Seems the RT fits right in the middle--
right where Dodge wanted it to be. Your comments about how the RT isn't for
women... WRONG. We have 2 RTs, and I can't pry the keys from my wife's
hands-- she loves that truck, as do many other female drives we know. If
you'd like to review a modified RT to get a feel for what us crazy grown up
teenagers do with these trucks, let me know. We have an organization of over
700 RT owners nationwide, and surely someone would take you for a ride.
Imagine a truck that would not only take Lightning in speed, but a Corvette
in handling! From reading other articles, your accounts for what a vehicle
does or doesn't do is about as far off as the weatherman's prediction for
rain 2 weeks from tomorrow. But hey, it's your opinion-- and everybody knows
the scoop on opinions.
Sam '00 RT!!!!!!!!!!!! "YEAH BABY-- I am one sexy Xitch!"
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Norah Bleazard
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 5:25 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: RE: what is this s@#t???
>
>
> What a load of crap!!!!! After reading this article... I felt insulted,
> especially where women are concerned. This being partly written
> by a woman.
> After finished all my ranting, raving and cursing... I plan on
> writing these
> people and asking them where exactly they are getting their facts from.
> There is nothing that p@%ses me off more than generalizations. Crap like
> "most women", "most men" yada, yada, yada. I wanna see some stats on the
> studies done on "most women and most men".
>
> And what was list bulls*@t about "after driving all these SUV's and 4 door
> trucks... didn't the Dakota RC feel awfully confined? WHAT DO YOU WANT
> LADY.... it's a RC pickup... they've been around since before you were
> born!!!
>
> Sorry... but I feel insulted by these people and their ignorance of what
> goes on outside of their own little world. I guess they've never been to
> places such as Carlisle and seen exactly how popular muscle
> cars/trucks are.
> It has absolutely nothing to do with "growing up or out" of
> anything. What
> it does show is taste and appreciation of a vehicle.
>
> And what's this hogwash about trucks not being practical? I've
> never gotten
> stuck in the winter, I manage to take all my camping gear without any
> problems (couldn't cram all my stuff into my old LeMans), and I don't have
> to get big purchases delivered... I can just throw them in my truck. Try
> cramming a new freezer into your little VW beetle :-) Ohhh.... and who do
> people call on when it's moving day?.... all their friends with trucks.
> Sheesh!
>
> Ok.. ok... i'm calming down now :-) It's sad that the world is
> filled with
> so many ignorant and uninformed airheads. I betcha they're gonna vote for
> Al Gore. :-) Apologies to any Gore fans if we have any on the list.
>
> Norah
> current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 CC V8/5.2L/Auto
> current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
> RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
> previous: '93 Dakota blue 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Mike Sype
> > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 7:33 AM
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: DML: what is this s@#t???
> >
> >
> > check out this link....
> > http://www.detnews.com/autosweekly/0007/26/drove/drove.htm
> >
> > give me a frecking break....I'm sorry to say these
> > people are from the Detroit area (like me).
> >
> > =====
> > Mike Sype
> > 1998 Intense Blue
> > 2X4 5.2L 5speed
> > 3" Gibson c/b system
> >
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