On Feb 9, 2008 10:40 AM, Tom Byrne <kerib@ptd.net> wrote:
>
> With cruise on, on the interstate, I can barely top 16 mpg with my 2007 Dak
> Quad.
At what speed? My '03 (4x4, 5-speed, 3.92 axles) got 17 w/ cruise if I
kept it around 65.
I also managed to get 20MPG out of my '99 4x4 CC once or twice.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ""Digger"" <dodgedakotaquadcab@yahoo.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 4:34 AM
> Subject: Re: DML: is this the end of the Dakota?...Thank Goodness for the
>
>
> >
> > Dakota Quad Cab.Especially the 1st year(2000).The 5'3"
> > bed,the back doors,and the Next generation 4.7 V8...
> >
> > Ours has 126,000 on her now(Blue Thunder).I dont ever
> > plan to dump her.I have never loved a car/truck as
> > much as this one.In fact,as much as i want a 69'
> > Charger(General Lee),i wouldnt give up my Dakota..
> >
> > The way i have her tricked out sensibly &
> > affordably,in the spring/summer & fall,we get 22 on
> > the I-road.
> >
> > But i cant imagine anyone dumping a Dakota Quad
> > Cab(2000-04),but the ones after that(05-08) look like
> > felgercarb!
> >
> > And i feel that the Intense Blue/Driftwood Satin is a
> > kick-ass color.She turns heads wherever i go...
> >
> > Even if Dakota is dropped,there will always be the
> > DML,Dakota USA,and DodgeDakotaQuadCab at
> > Yahoogroups(my group)
> > --- Tom Byrne <kerib@ptd.net> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I agree. How about down size the Ram a bit and cut
> >> the Dak.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> 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?
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > "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).
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 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.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > -Jon-
> >> >
> >> > .- Jon Steiger -- jon@dakota-truck.net or
> >> jon@jonsteiger.com -.
> >> > | '96 Kolb Firefly, '96 Suzuki Intruder,
> >> Miscellaneous Mopars |
> >> > `--------------------------------
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> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
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