Sounds like a nice Dakota. Was wondering if the skid plates would fit my 96
Dakota? If they do, then we could work out a price and I could pick them up
on my through Toronto some time.
-- Shawn Englehart return email: englehart@sympatico.ca www.geocities.com/englehrt www.dakota-truck.net/profiles/Yfz3JVR3VIJnE/profile.htm> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET (DML Digest) > Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 00:00:19 -0500 (EST) > To: dakota-truck-digest@buffnet4.buffnet.net > Subject: DML Digest V4 #3376 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 22:32:32 +0500 > From: "Jason Bleazard" <jbleazard@home.com> > Subject: DML: New Quad Cab on the way! > > Well, Norah and I went ahead and ordered a new 2001 Quad Cab 4x4. As > long as we were ordering, we went ahead and put almost every technological > gizmo known to science on the thing. It's easier to list what we didn't > get. No leather, no power seat, no large mirrors (we already have two > sets of mirrors and we'll turn in the smaller set), no sliding rear > window or rear window defroster. > > Full time four wheel drive? You betcha. > And the full power overhead console group, ABS, security system, etc. > > We're pretty excited. I've been trying to memorize the brochure. Other > than the stupid electric switch for the transfer case, I *like* the new > interior. I know it was pretty controversial when it came out, but I'm > getting used to it. I think the new console looks pretty cool, and I > like the improved cup holders. (Homer Simpson moment... yes, we got the > truck for the cup holders :-) > > I've never had a vehicle with power windows before, and it's going to take > me probably a year or two to get used to the fact that I have to roll the > window up *before* turning the key off. Oh well. > > Color? Black. If you need to ask, you don't know us very well :-). > (This will be Norah's third black Dakota.) > > Oh, and in case you're wondering which engine we got, I did make one > practical decision and went with the 4.7. I'm sure it'll be more than > sufficient for our needs. > > So now all we have to do is wait for it to be built and delivered. And > pull our accessories off the '98 before we turn it in for the end of the > lease. No sense in giving our upgrades to Chrysler for free. Anyone > wanna buy a class III hitch, set of (slightly dented) skid plates, or soft > tonneau cover? > > - ------------------------------------------------------ > Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Toronto, Ontario > his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 239 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white > hers: '98 Dakota Sport 4x4, 318 V8, Auto, Club Cab, black > soon: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black > > ------------------------------
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