At 09:42 AM 6/5/97 -0700, Phil Hyde wrote:
>Jon Steiger wrote:
>>
>> As Pat said, they do seem to be rare. I went to several dealerships
>> looking for a used v8 originally. I found a couple finally, but my
>> other criteria (had to be a stick) ruled them out. Good luck finding
>> one of those sitting on a lot!! :P
>>
>> When my windshield got hit by a rock and I had to get the windshield
>> replaced, the windshield installer used to be a Dodge dealer in Canada.
>> While he was installing the windshield, he saw the stick and the 8 and
>> said "You ordered this truck, didn't you?" :) Yep.
>
>I think you got it right - the V8 and the stick is what's hard
>to find. All of the V8's I looked at had autos. It's probably
>easier to find a V6 and 5-spd.
>
Yep, I did see a few v6 sticks. There seemed to be a lot more
autos than sticks with the v6 also, but the chances of finding a
stick are a lot better with the 6 than they are with the 8.
I almost bought a standard cab v6 (stick), which was pretty quick,
but then I sat in a club cab and knew I had to have one. I drove a
club cab with a 6 and an auto, which was too sluggish for my tastes. I
then drove a v8 club cab with an auto, which was better. :) I didn't get
to try a v8 stick until the day I drove my truck home from the dealer.
Ahhh, the best of both worlds. :) (IMHO, of course, and at the risk of
igniting an auto vs. stick war.) :)
-Jon-
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