First the good news... For a long wheel base truck it handles
incredibly well off road. Mines a CC and it turns reasonably well,
not as good as my old jeep mind you but with, I think, a 131 inch
wheel base it's not bad at all. Angle's of approach and departure
were surprisingly good although if I had the class IV hitch I would
have dragged it pretty good in a couple of places! I think this truck
has a pension for mud as I went through some pretty deep stuff with a
soft bottom and it just grinded right through... We've had some heavy
rains on the east coast lately so things were very soupy but no
problemo for the Dak. All in all for a stock truck with open diff's I
was pumped!
Now for the bad news...
1. AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!! Scratches, scratches,
scratches... I knew this emerald green paint showed 'em easy, but
this sucks! Once I cleaned the mud off it looked like someone dragged
barbed wire all over it. Damn, I took it easy when I was on the
trail, but when your faced with a transmission eating rock or
"brushing" up against some bushes... well, at least it still runs! I
guess that tube of GS27 scratch remover won't last so long after
all...
2. Half the family is pissed at me! The other half that went with me
is still psyched and think I am the greatest
uncle/brother/brother-in-law ever... hehehe! Come on M+D get over
it, we were only gone for three or four hours! Well, ummmm, come to
think of it, maybe I did over do it:-)
T.
Boston, MA
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