The 4WD Ram is too high.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Jackson " <stencil1301@msn.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 1:41 PM
Subject: RE: DML: Any gen V members?
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> I have a 2000 Dakota as well. I agree with what you're saying. I would get
> a ram & keep my dak.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Cropp
> Sent: 5/2/2011 5:18:17 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: RE: DML: Any gen V members?
>
>>From what I've seen with them parked side by side, a Ram isn't that much
> bigger than a Dakota anymore. Especially when you can still buy a regular
> cab Ram, but only options for the Dakota are club cab or quad cab. Add in
> the fact that with the 5.7L in the Ram it gets better gas mileage than the
> 4.7L in the Dak. Many of the reasons people still hold on to buying the
> overpriced Dakotas are not valid anymore. If I was buying a truck now I'd
> definitely have to go with a Ram. I love my 2000 Dakota and won't give it
> up, but no Dakota made since 2004 has appealed to me. Both in styling or
> price. Where as the new Rams are just bad ass looking and priced better.
> As for the gas mileage, nobody buying a truck to use as a truck should be
> worried about gas mileage, and if they are they shouldn't be looking at
> Dodge.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Mark Jackson
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 9:17 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: RE: DML: Any gen V members?
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> I rented a Ram last weekend while my Dak was in the shop. It felt good,
> and much taller, but it was somewhat uncomfortable making sharp turns to
> the
> right as all I could see is a massive hood. I did get better gas mileage
> with the Ram than my Dak. Now that my Dak is repaired and the computer
> was
> replaced with all updates, it seems to get better gas mileage that it did
> before.
>
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>> Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 22:56:39 -0500
>> From: barrysuperhawk@comcast.net
>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>> Subject: Re: DML: Any gen V members?
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>> And that, my friend is the problem. I don't want to deal with parking
>> a full size, sometimes even the Dakota is too big. I don;t need the
>> extra
>> size. All of the reasons I originally chose the Dak are still valid
>> and lead me to the same conclusion now...
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>> On 5/1/2011 2:11 AM, Brian Cropp wrote:
>> > You can buy a full size Ram with the 5.7L cheaper than most of the
>> > Dakota's I have seen.
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Barry
>> > Oliver
>> > Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 2:48 PM
>> > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>> > Subject: Re: DML: Any gen V members?
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>> > Not on any lots I have seen. If I could find one outfitted even
>> > remotely close to the one I have, I would buy it.. But they are all
>> > 2wd V6's.. ;-(
>> >
>> >
>> > On 4/29/2011 10:35 AM, Gary Hedlin wrote:
>> >> I think all the gen5's are still on the lots. ;)
>> >>
>> >> Gary
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Barry Oliver
>> >> <barrysuperhawk@comcast.net> wrote:
>> >>> Anyone? Bueller?
>> >>>
>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>> From: Barry Oliver<barrysuperhawk@comcast.net>
>> >>> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 05:36 PM
>> >>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>> >>> Subject: DML: Any gen V members?
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Do we have any gen V (08-10) members on here?
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
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