I agree. How about down size the Ram a bit and cut the Dak.
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From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: DML: is this the end of the Dakota?
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> "Tom Byrne" <kerib@ptd.net> wrote:
>> Don't think the Dak has grown? I do. I see it every day. My 2007 Dak is
>> huge
>> compared to my 89 Shelby I currently own both). I say, either shrink the
>> Dak, kill the Dak or kill the Ram and let the Dak become the big truck (a
>> long bed Dak can do the job).
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> I think that if a decision were to be made between the Dak and the
> Ram, the Dak would be the one to get the axe, simply because the Ram
> already has the full size truck pedigree. What with the entire Ram
> lineup being essentially three different vehicles between the 1500,
> 2500 and 3500, they will need to keep selling the 3/4 and 1 ton
> trucks so it seems logical to keep the 1500 as opposed to upgrading the
> Dakota to full size and then building a 3/4 and 1 ton off of it.
> Shrinking the Dak back down to its former size sounds like a good idea
> to me. Pricing them so that they are a good deal less than the Ram
> might help too. :-) Given the size and the fact that a Ram can be
> had for about the same price, I wouldn't blame someone for going right
> to the Ram; at this point it seems the main reason to choose the
> Dakota is the slightly smaller size, and like you said, that
> distinction seems to become less with each redesign.
>
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