I also was looking at the the Power Wagon but on another site. I think it
was www.allpar.com , not sure though. But whichever site it was showed the
5.9L diesel and the 6-speed manual as an option for later in the year.
Guess they are still hyped on the 5.7L marketing gimmick. For a truck like
that I'd much rather have the diesel since it will get the same MPG empty or
carrying a payload. Unlike a gas the MPG will drop quickly as weight is
added. Also it is heard to beat that low end torque of the diesel.
"Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@aol.com> wrote in message
news:41D7C01C.8020101@aol.com...
>
> Gary Hedlin wrote:
> > On 1/1/05 11:05 AM, in article
> 007a01c4f00e$8cc8e140$6501a8c0@nycap.rr.com,
> > ""DAKSY"" <rsmith13@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I love my DAK, but I'm startin to get sick of the monthly
> >>nickel-and-dime
> >>stuff that's costing me hundreds that I should be putting into the
> A-frame!
> >>I'm done for now...
> >>
> >
> >
> > Hehehe.... Welcome to that special place located between a rock and a
> hard
> > place! :) Before I bought the 05 the voices in my head were arguing
> over
> > whether or not the love I had for the 98 was worth the constant
> onslaught of
> > repairs coming at me. Well, you know what voice won and forced me at
> > gunpoint to buy the 05! :) But even if your not as lucky to have a mind
> > like mine that constantly analyzes the moral dilemmas we face, you
> > should
> > look at the cost of getting another vehicle and the costs of keeping
> the one
> > you have running for at least 3-4 years. Then you'll have a solid
> > justification to jump to the dark side and buy an 05! :)
> >
> > And oh yeah, we have shaker hoods now! :)
>
> Even though I am seriously pissed at Petersen's for their handing the
> 4Wheeler award to the GrandDamnedCherokee, Their review of the new Dakota
> makes me hate the Gen IV even more. They blew up the front diff on the
> Dak during tests. Not even a shaker hood would get me to buy a new Dak.
>
> I was looking at the Power Ram on Dodge.com tonight - and I was not quite
> thrilled with what I saw. They have optioned that truck pretty strict.
> Can't get certain paint colors with it, cant get a choice of trannies or
> engines. You are stuck with the HEMI and a 5 speed auto... NO STICK
> OPTION!?!? You also cannot get a quad cab with a long bed in the Power
> Wagon package. No Diesel. For peat sake.... for $40K in cold hard
> cash - thats not very buyer friendly, option wise. Better idea would be
> to just get a 2500 in the engine/tranny/cab/bed/paint configuration you
> want, stuff some electric lockers on there and bolt up a warn winch and
> save a few thousand bucks.
>
> Know what I hate? You can't go into a dealer and order a truck the way
> you want it. For example - I want a truck with a damned vinal bench seat
> and a vinal floor. I WANT A TRUCK. I use my trucks AS TRUCKS. I get
> dirty - I want to be able to wipe off a bench seat and hose out the floor
> after I go wheeling. This carpet and cloth BS is for wussys. YOu can
> only get that vynal stuff on the base model trucks. Want to move up to an
> SLT and get some chrome? Forget the manual windows and the vinal trim. I
> plan on walking into a dealer one day and saying - you get me my truck the
> way I want it - Or I'll go somewhere that will get it for me.
>
> Ok its 3:30 am (central) - and I've developed an addiction to whopper
> chocolate malt balls. And I have had no running water for three days
> thanks to a dead well pump and a freaking holiday week when I can't get
> anyone out to fix the damned thing (and fix what I made worse trying to
> fix it)..... so I'm a little high strung and hyped up on sugar and
> caffine.
>
> Damn the communist regime who invented chocolate malt balls and vodka!
> These evil products were created by the overloards who want to disrupt the
> slacker way of life! Damn the people who decided that I was predestined
> to be addicted to large amounts of caffine and sugar packed choclate
> spheres and that you cant really taste vodka!!
>
> STOP THE VOICES!!!!.......
>
> ......
>
> umm... ok...
>
> ...... what the hell was I saying?
>
>
>
> --
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