Guarantee you that a 2.2 Mopar will give you less trouble than any Dakota. I
have owned several examples of both. Out of my three personal cars (not
including my wife's car) my Charger 2.2 is my favorite car. Without a Turbo
and a 2.2 it is on the verge of 15 second 1/4 miles and this is with almost
no engine work as per SCCA rules
Tom Byrne
84 Charger 2.2 FSP.
89 Shelby Dakota.
99 Neon DOHC Coupe DSP.
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the
inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
Winston Churchill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle Vanditmars" <kylevan@telus.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Dodge, Daytona, Iroc, Shelby
>
> ""Gary Hedlin"" <ghedlin@theramp.net> wrote in message
> news:b64bdk$998$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
> >
> > Yeah... I think youre right.
> >
> > I must have had a tortured youth! Thats what ya get for driving a
school
> > bus yellow maverick!
> >
> >
> > Gary Hedlin
> > President
> > Hedlin Web Designs
> > http://www.hedlin.net
>
> Gary, the Daytonas with the Mitsubishi 3.0L V6 were likely the oil-burning
> shitboxes you are talking about. The 3.0L begins to burn oil (can't
> remember the cause, but I don't think it's rings, valve seals or
somethin')
> when you start to get some higher milage on 'em... ALL of them do it. If
> you come across an older Chrysler minivan w/ a V6, I'd be willing to bet
it
> smokes blue out the tailpipe.
>
> If you look on http://www.allpar.com/mopar/3fix.html there's some of the
> common things that go bad.
>
>
>
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