If Chrysler could make a perfect vehicle that fit everyone perfectly, there
wouldn't be Ford, Chevy, or that foreign stuff. Being 6 Foot 9, I can't fit in
most cars, in fact, I got stuck in a Neon once, but that doesn't make those
smaller cars bad, it means they're for different people, with different wants
and needs. If you could actually buy a car/ truck and be totally, absolutely,
perfectly happy with it, then everyone in the customization business would be
out of a job.
Rupert Horn wrote:
> At 10:43 AM 12/6/97 -0800, you wrote:
> >Rhorn:
> >My reaction to your whining about your 98 Dakota was the same ... only I
> >didn't write it. Perhaps if you worded your original note differently.
> -Perhaps so.
> I guess it depends upon your, and my, definition of "whining". Which
> apparently differ. I was only pointing out that after two weeks of
> ownership There are some things I found/thought could have been done
> differently. I am not the only one who felt these are items could have
> been done better. See Brent Stoners reply of 04 Dec. Mayhaps that makes us
> a minority. For me, it's not the first time and I doubt if it will be the
> last.
>
> I think you are overlooking the fact that most of the posting to a news
> group are simply the opinions of the sender. And we are all know what they
> say about those.
>
> >Dakota owner are very proud of their trucks, and if your 'nit-picking' is
> >all you can find wrong with the truck...why did you post it?
> No reason why they should not be. There is nothing wrong with pride of
> ownership. But that should not blind one to the fact that ofttimes there
> are different, and dare I say better, ways of doing things.
> I, for example, own two (2) Harley-Davidson motorcycles. I doubt I will
> own, or ride, anything else. (Well maybe another Moto Guzzi)
> But that doesn't deter me from recognizing that they do have their
> shortcomings. Nor do I have an immediate "knee jerk" reaction to someone's
> opinion regarding them. Note the recent Chrysler/motorcycles discussion.
> For example Paul Schelling's comment:
> "My truck, compared to its competition, is not overpriced, underpowered,
> ill-handling, impractical and uncomfortable."
> I happen to disagree w/him but he does have the right to an opinion and the
> right to express it. And I'm not going to waste his, and my, time trying
> and convince him otherwise. Of course he's wrong on all counts but, hey,
> that's MY opinion. 8-)
>
> >I happen to like the large knob for the mirrors, you can operate it with
> gloves on
> -Given that for you that's a plus. A situation I had not considered as I
> would never drive w/gloves so bulky they interfered w/operation of the
> controls.
> For me, and again this is only my opinion, I would consider this a safety
> hazard. Sure it utilitarian, it works. But I find it, esthetically,
> unpleasing. In other words, it's ugly. It stands out like a sore thumb.
> I can only assume you live someplace where it get's damned cold. Not so
> here in the Police State of California.
>
> >...after all it is a truck, designed to work, not a sports car.
> -You bring up an interesting point. With the recent "whining" about gas
> mileage
> I had to wonder if these folks somehow failed to realize they bought a
> truck. A vehicle, generally, not known for its great gas mileage,
> especially if it's a 4x4. As I mentioned when I subscribed on to the list,
> I got the "DAK" because my S-15 4x4 recently went tits up w/less than 100k
> on the odometer. A truck more fit my needs so I traded in my Camaro. So I
> am well familiar with both trucks & sports cars. Having owned several of
> each in my, short, 47 years.
>
> Excuse me now I have to make an appointment to take my truck in.
> The trim on the center console is coming off & the drivers side panel
> rattles when the stereo's on... 8-)
>
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