There is no 4x4 R/T available in the US.
There is no 5.9L available in the US unless you get an R/T or QC.
You cannot even order a 5.9L with a 5-speed.
Engine swap & some decals, plus some owner attitude, can fool lots of
people.
Ohm347@aol.com wrote:
>
> hey everyone
> i saw something at home depot today that isn't supposed to exist. it was a
> blue dakota club cab 4x4 RT 4x4 edition. at least that is what the decals on
> the side said(they were silver/grey) and they looked authentic. the dakota
> looked right as did the RT and the 4x4 edition was under the dakota RT but it
> was in the correct font. so i looked in side and it was a 4x4 with a 5speed.
> the windshield wiper area looked the same as my 2000 which was different
> than my 98 so i assumed it was a 2000. now knowing that this particular
> truck isn't supposed to exist i started taking a good look at it. the
> exhaust was factory but definately larger than what came with with both my
> 5.2 and my 4.7. i couldn't get a look into the engine bay(owner wasn't
> around) but i tried looking under the fender well into the engine
> bay(couldn't see anything that would tell my untrained eye what the power
> plant was). so i took down the vin #. then i whipped into home depot to
> check out what i was there to see and ran back out so i could be there when
> they came out to there truck(i really wanted to take a look under the hood).
>
> when i was walking out i saw a blue dak pulling out of the parking lot so i
> ran back to my truck(which i moved to beside their truck) and sure enough
> they were gone so i gave chase cut accross the parking lot to try to get
> behind them. thankfully the driver pulled into the mcdonalds drive thru so i
> parked my truck and walked over to ask them some questions. i of course
> started with "that's not really an RT is it?(figuring the obvious decal
> change)" the woman driving says " of course it is." so i say "a 5.9 with a
> 5speed and a 4x4?" she says" my husband custom ordered it from the factory"
> me "seriously?" she gooses it once. "that's a 5.9 all right. christ my
> salesman told me that wasn't possible." she says "he lied." so i thanked
> her very much and walked away thinking F@#$ F@#$ F@#$ i've got 32 more
> payments to go in my lease and there is the truck i always wanted right from
> the start in 97 that i was told can't be built by five different salesman.
> F@#$. i had every intention of making this truck(2000 club cab sport+4x4
> 4.7l 5speed black) my last truck for a long time and now i just want to get
> out of it and custom order the truck i've been dreaming of for the last 4
> years.
>
> the vin # on the truck is 1b7gg22y2xs225883 the two 8's were flat on the top.
> anyone know where i can run this vin to find out when it was made and what
> its options were. i ran it through the one at the dml homepage but it came
> back with a pretty general description.
>
> thanks for letting me vent
> derek
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