>
> Steve sed:
> "Run far and hide. I picked up mine (Club Cab 4X4, the only option I
> don't have is the automatic and the anti-lock brakes) for $22629,
> before TTL."
> -Well Steve, I didn't have to run too far.
> Found my truck, I think, at Negherbon Dodge in Okieland, CA.
> A '98 Dakota SLT Plus V8 5-speed manual w/all the "goodies":
> 25G pkg.
> ADJ - Heavy Duty svc grp.
> AGB - Tire & Handling grp.
> AHC - Tow pkg.
> AJL - Overhead Convenience grp.
> BGK - ABS
> DMD - 3.55 axle
> DAZ - Anti slip
> LNJ - Fog Lights
> K17 - Side moulding.
> RAZ - Stereo
> M5 - Buckets
> JPS - 6-way pwr seat.
> Quoted price, $20,671.00, plus T&L.
> Will take about eight (8) weeks to order.
> Will have to formalize it w/the OL, but that's just a curtesy.
> Some things I thought were a bit on the high side. For example;
> $302.00 for the HD service grp vice 153 invoice & $180.00 MSRP & $272.00
> for the bucket
> seat(s) vice $170.00 invoice & $200.00 MSRP.
> Everything else was priced @ invoice.
>
> To answer some questions:
>
> Bob T sed:
>
> Bruce wanted to know:
> "All I can say is you want have to worry about a Dak dying at 100k, you've
> tried the rest, now try the best.
> -The '87 S-15 had a known flaw, a little something about fraternization
> b'twixt the oil and cooling systems.
>
> "BTW why aren't you getting 4WD if it is to replace a 4WD? Maybe it's just
> because I love 4X4's so much but I would suggest you get it....."
> -The reason is that I really have no need f/a 4x4. I bought the S-15 new in
> '87 I can just about count the number of times I used the 4wd on one hand.
>
> "Don't know from personal experience, but a lot of people on the list have
> Gibson duals on their Daks and seem quite content with them.."
> -I "ended up" w/the 4x4 by accident. During the time I was awaiting
> delivery of the truck GM had "another" one of their strikes. I had
> originally ordered a 2wd.
> The salesman found the 4x and it had all the options I had ordered, so they
> gave me the 4x for the same price as the 2x I had ordered. One thing I
> liked about the 4x4 was the increased visibility due to it's height. I'll
> miss that.
>
> "I would go w/ black to much of anything (purple) isa bad thing."
> -I did.
> Saw, what I thought was one, the other day. Nice looking truck.
> And w/the black grill it looks, well, cool.
> (can things still be "cool" when your 47?)
> Then again, I've decided to trade in my purple Camaro so I'll be a purple
> down.
> Decisions, decisions, decisions.
>
> MikeT opined:
> "I read some messages about governors on Dakotas a while back. I have a 97'
> Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4 Club Cab. It has loads of power and I love to race
> those puny stangs and the like but when I reach 110mph I cannot accelerate
> anymore. I assumed that this was my top speed (being a truck after all,
> geared for low end torque I assume not high end HP) Is this true or am I
> being stopped by a governor. I hate to see them pass me when i hit this
> speed!"
> -More of another question for the experts rather than a response.
> Is there not a Hypertech Programmer Plus, or other some such animal,
> available
> that would override the factory setting(s)?
It sounds like you got a pretty good deal, your truck sounds "Cool", and I
suppose things can still be cool whatever age you are. The only thing
that sounds bad about the deal you got is the 8 week wait, but it'll be
worth it though.
Later-
Bruce
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