On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 13:28:46 -0400, Mr. Plow wrote:
> Hey Bill, i think technically, the Daks are only 1/4 ton trucks...
Hmmm... I'm not trying to be argumentative, but I always thought the Daks
were classified as 1/2 tons. The payload and towing specs are pretty
close to the 1/2 ton Rams. I'm not sure if this is still true, but they
used to be manufactured on the same line as the 1/2 ton Rams, off a
shortened version of the same platform. The Dakota is sure a lot
stronger than any of the other mini trucks on the market.
I know that down-sized trucks aren't taken seriously by anyone who uses
trucks as workhorses, but none of these people take 1/2 ton full-sizes
seriously either.
Now I'm curious... anyone know what Chrysler's official position is?
All I've ever heard from them is that the Dak is a "mid-sized" truck.
Clearly this was a term invented by marketing to point out that it's not
a compact, but it doesn't tell us anything regarding the tonnage.
-- ------------------------------------------------ Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Toronto, Ontario his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
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