I agree. An Intense Blue Dak,CC or QC 4X4 with the 4.7
is hard to beat in any department. Patriot Blue runs a
close second!
Steve P.
--- "\"Digger\"" <dodgedakotaquadcab@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> 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 |
> > > `--------------------------------
> > http://www.jonsteiger.com --'
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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