I found my truck on AutoTrader in Kelso. Spokane is decently located
to be able to look at everything thing from The I-5 corridor to Boise.
Good luck finding a 5 speed. The auto does perform just fine, I've
beat turbocharged Civics with out even knowing they were trying to
race me. Also, I paid $3500 for mine in June 2006, prices probably
haven't changed much, but I would wait until people forget about the
winter we've had and gas prices go back up. People on this side of the
mountains really don't like trucks, especially when gas is over $3.00
a gallon.
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Matt Beazer
<teseract@enchantedbookstore.com> wrote:
>
>
> Friend of mine has the 4.7L with the 5 speed and it's definitely fun,
> but they're so rare. He ordered it new from a dealership in Chicago.
> They tried to talk him out of the 5 speed and had never even seen a
> Dakota with a manual before. They were surprised how well it drove and
> how smoothly it shifted. I guess people are still thinking of truck
> manuals as being like the old 4 speed manuals with heavy clutches and
> having to force them in to gear. I've seen a couple of V6 5 speeds
> browsing Craigslist (which is why I asked), but I've yet to see a 318
> with one...
>
> MattB
>
> Don Rey wrote:
>> I searched for several months before the donor truck I bought fell
>> into my lap. I jumped on it literally the day I found the ad, drove to
>> NH with cash a couple days later, and drove home with the truck. I got
>> it because I was the first caller and the first to look at it. He said
>> he had several other guys coming by to look at it later that day - I
>> believe him, I got it for a steal at $1100.
>>
>> I had ebay searches, autotrader searches, etc etc, all e-mailing me
>> when anything with several sets of keywords matched :)
>>
>> In my opinion, though, don't settle for an auto. The NV3500 is FUN!
>>
>> Let me know if you want more info about the swap.
>>
>> Don in CT
>> 89 DakVert 318 NV3500 4x4
>> 74 Dart Sport 340
>> 98 JeepGC
>>
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>>
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