Right on Tom!
Watch out for the deer and ditch donkeys ( north of the border or
northwestern states)!
Jim Knox, 91 Dak, 318LA , first of the Gen 2's, original owner
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@earthlink.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 2:42 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Granny Driving??..I Dont Think So Josh
>
> Gary Hedlin wrote:
>
> > But the main point is this...I feel nobody has the right to bitch about
> > problems when they beat the hell out of their truck. Granny driving is
more
> > than acceptable in my book. If you pay $20,000+ for a new truck, you
better
> > damn well treat it right or you've just flushed that money down the
toilet.
>
> Hehehehehehe Spoken like a true 2wd truck owner...
>
> For the record - I never bitch about the self inflected damage to my
> truck. May I quote a paragraph from the Sept 03 issue of Peterson's
> 4-Wheel + Offroad...
>
> [Start Quote]
> "We tend to be a bit abusive to it [Dodge Ram], and three engines, seven
> trannies, and four rear axles later, this truck was in need..."
>
> "...But do not feel bad for our 86,000 mile Dodge. It has been loved
> dearly and will be rebuilt again and again, no matter how badly we break
it"
> [End Quote]
>
> This is the core of the Zen Wheeling Philosophy. Its a way of life. No
> matter how badly or how many times I wreck Christine in the process of
> wheeling... I'll always rebuild her... driving the truck into the lake
> at 3 am was a very stupid accident... one I will do my absolute best to
> avoid in future mud runs. It was a turning point in my life. Do I hang
> up my muddy Dodge hat and give it up? Or come back stronger, better,
> AND wiser, than before? heheh You know the answer to that.
>
> The sticker on the back of Dakota's truck says it all...
>
> Drive 'em wild!
>
> --
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- > Terrible Tom -- AIM & Yahoo Name: SilverEightynine > > "Take me to the river, drop me in the water..." - Talking Heads > > '89 Silver Dakota RC, V6, 4x2 -- '89 Silver Dakota RC, V6, 4x4 > '01 Graphite Ram Offroad Sport, RC, 360 V8, Auto, Short Box! 4x4 > > http://home.earthlink.net/~silvereightynine/ > http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/LkxxVw49jp7dU/ > >
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