Re: Re: Dakota R/T

From: Bruce Aaron Hefner (gt9742a@prism.gatech.edu)
Date: Thu Dec 11 1997 - 17:09:12 EST


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> I'd be interrested to compare the numbers from other trucks in the Sport Truck
> article, to the other trucks other numbers. I wonder if their drivers were
> consistently slower than max, if they were told not to push it too much.
>
> >
> > Sounds like maybe the test drivers at Sport Truck were afraid to push it
> > to hard, a lot of times a driver can be the biggest factor in a vehicles
> > performance, that's the only way to explain it since they both have the
> > same engine and tranny in them, and the R/T weighs less. I don't see any
> > reason why the R/T shouldn't be posting the same or better numbers that
> > the Jeep.....
> >
> > Bruce
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Maybe the management at Sport Truck were afraid to let them max the
vehicles out, might of thought if they did something would break and then
they'd have to pay for it. If this is so it seems like an unfounded worry
to me, I mean isn't that what the fuel shut-off is for.....

Bruce



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