Re: was 2004 Dak update, now the question of SIZE

From: andy levy (andy-dml@levyclan.us)
Date: Sun Aug 10 2003 - 19:34:17 EDT

james.zito@ps.ge.com wrote:
> From Andy:
>
>>It is a "small" full-size. It does meet the full-size dimensions but
>>it's not as large as an F150, Silverado, or Ram.
>
>
> From me:
> Having had my quad cab dak parked next to both a regular cab Silverado and a
> regular cab F150, I can state that they are the same size as the Dakota. In
> fact the wheel base on my truck is a litttle longer than on the F-150.
>
> Mid sized my eye!!!!!

OK, now take the largest available Dak and put a sheet of plywood in the
bed, on the floor, flat. Do the same on that Silverado and F150.

Hitch up a 7000 pound load on each. Oh, wait...your Dak can't handle
that much.

Park your Dak behind the F150 or Silverado and look at the pair from the
front...nope, you can only see the Ford or the Chevy. They're taller &
wider.

Sorry, but no delusions of grandeur here. The Dak is "mid-sized" and
quite simply does not match up to the dimensions of a full-size truck.
You compared a long-wheelbase Dak to a short-wheelbase full-size. 

-- 
-andy

http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota - andy-dml@levyclan.us
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