Re: I have been to the end of the world, and seen the damned...

From: Chris Reck (chris_blm@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Aug 26 2009 - 22:35:33 EDT


Another Christine? What you gonna name her.... Frank?

Chris

<SilverEightynine@aol.com> wrote in message
news:h74qhe$l18$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>
>
> I took a test drive to see if I managed to fix the drivers side door
> issue. It
> seems I did. I adjusted the hinges and managed to get the door back to
> about
> where it was before I tried to yank it off with a rogue tow strap at the
> BBQ...
> on my test drive... I came across a grizzly sight.
>
>
> The local dodge dealers back lot is full with Cash for Clunkers waiting
> for
> slaughter. Its the first time I have been there in a few weeks... and the
> first since the program ended. There are 4 Dakotas on the lot.
>
> Two Gen II shot box regular cab 2wds - quite rusty.
>
> One Gen II V8 4x4, 5 speed - little rusty but not bad... (RARE power train
> combo... that hurts..)
>
> What hurts more... is a pretty much eat-off-the-engine clean Gen I, 4x4,
> long
> bed, regular cab, Dodge Dakota. Power locks, windows, mirrors, auto,
> fiberglass bed cap... its brown with brown interior... not the color I
> would go
> for. A look at the frame in the dark seems to reveal rusty stuff, but it
> might
> be surface only. I couldn't get a really good look, but the common
> rust-out
> spots are not rusted out. The inner splash shields are even in great
> shape.
>
> I'm not holding out hope... but I'm going to talk to them tomorrow.
> Seeing as
> how I bought the Ram from them, and they are a customer of ours... I'm
> hoping
> that they just might be able to work something out.
>
> TerribleTom
>



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