Re: My new Dakota!

From: Jon (jonsdak@midmaine.com)
Date: Fri Apr 25 2003 - 02:29:15 EDT


Droo,
Andy Levy has complained of the "reverse brake-squeak" on his new QC 4.7
5-speed, I think it's a quirk of the new rear discs. As to the under-hood
light, my '96 (though an entirely different truck than yours, as it goes),
doesn't have one either

--
-Jon
jonsdak@midmaine.com
http://jonsdakota.tripod.com
1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.25 axle, "BackRack"
Headache Rack,  Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front
license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund
BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver, Pioneer TS-G1347's in front,
TS-A5713's in rear, Bulldog RS-82 Remote Starter
"Droo" <03dakotaCC4.7_4x4@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:3EA894D3.3040205@comcast.net...
>
>
> Hot damn! Finally got my new Dakota. My email address explains most of
> it. Couple things about it don't seem right. The first is an obvious
> one. The passenger rear seat doesn't fold up oproperly. It's like the
> hinges arent attatched to the wall. Dealer knows about and I'll have to
> take it in to get looked at. The scond is the armrest on the bench seat.
> Son of a bitch. I thought they all came with the business console. Where
> that center armrest opens up and you can put shit into. Does anyone
> hyave information on why that's an option. I saw nothing describing it
> as such when I was checking it out prior to purchase. I have the SLT.
> The truck is just about fully loaded. And I saw trucks on the lot that
> had it. That's why I made the decision to get the bench seats over the
> concole deal. Also, the third thing I noticed was that I didn't have a
> light under the hood? Wtf! Do they all come like that? Oh. A fourth item
> is I think the brakes. Whenever I am going backwards, they queak. As if
> I was only slightly in conctact with the discs and rolling. But my foot
> isn't on the pedal. And it happens with the truck in gear and out of gear.
>
> Here's my wallop of a story. I go to the dealer to check it out and make
> sure everything is as ordered. I take it for a test spin and I'm fooling
> with the 4wd at a stop light. I put it in 4LO. The light turns green and
> I'm having problems going forward. So everyone is pissed off anf
> honking. I am inching around the corner and some lady behind me is
> honking and fucking bumps the truck@!@E!#$!!!!!! Holy shit. I couldn't
> belive that she bumped me. So I finally get back into 2WD and drive a
> little bit down the road and pull over thinking she'll do the same. The
> whore flew past me! Damn! I'm not that good on the stick. So I take off
> after her. All I want is that plate number. We roll up to a red light,
> she pulles into the Left turn lane. Light turns green b4 we both stop
> and she tears off infront of oncoming traffic and I can't follow her.
> She ducks into an apartment complex and fucking loses me! Man I was
> pissed! No damage thank god. I didn't even pay for the thing yet. If she
> lives in that developement, she's caught, cause I'll be cruising that
> place looking for her ride. Not quite sure what it was. But the plate
> started with M. :D
>
> --
> -Droo
>  Email: 03dakotaCC4.7_4x4@comcast.net
>
>  "Remember: No one has the right to touch you in your bathing suit
area." -Jack
>
>



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