First year for 5 speed w/ 5.2 was 1994 I believe.
No mention of them dropping the long bed either.
Oh well. Better than a negative article.
:^)
Sam
www.socaldakota.com
619-274-1292
>
> From: "Steve Mills" <srm804@hotmail.com>
> Date: 2006/04/10 Mon PM 06:36:03 EDT
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: An AWESOME Dakota Article
>
>
> Good read and mostly true.I find it hard to believe that Car and Driver
> tested a 92 4WD CC with a 5.2 and 5 speed manual, mostly because it didn't
> exist.The 5.2 was only available with an automatic in 92.I know.I bought one
> new back then.I still have the brochure.
> Steve
> >From: Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com>
> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> >To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> >Subject: Re: DML: An AWESOME Dakota Article
> >Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:16:17 -0400 (EDT)
> >
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 stebel@web.de wrote:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=102205
> > > >
> > > > Edmunds wrote up a history of The Dakota that really is wonderful to
> >read :D
> > >
> > > But did he get the generations in the right count?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >Dodge doesn't call the '90/'91 difference a generation change, since it
> >didn't change internal designations. Chryco corporate calls the current
> >Dakotas 3rd gen, not fourth as much of the enthusiast community does.
> >
> >
> >Also, they skipped the dash redesign from '00 to '01 which I thought
> >significant, and weren't as clear on the 545RFE intro and Magnum to 4.7
> >switch as I was hoping for, since we keep debating about that once in a
> >while.
> >
> >--
> > +-- Mike Maskalans ---------------- Rochester, NY ----------+
> > | '98 Dakota CC, SAS on 40s '84 RamCharger 4x4, plow truck |
> > | '02 Jetta TDI 5sp, daily '97 Intrepid, not on the road |
> > +-------------------- <http://mike.tepidcola.com/trucks/> --+
> >
> >.
> >.
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