Well , for some of us , $25k is quite a bit of money to spend on a vehicle
that does NOT do what it was promised and advertised to do .
The truck is not useless , but it has lost it's utility .
I have found press release after press release from when the R/T came out
hyping how they had the perfect blend of sport truck and not lost any of
the utility .
And YES , I did SPAM their asses , but it *did* get me a response , which
is more than I got from the get-go .
Look , I love my truck ,don't get me wrong , but I bought this truck to
keep for a lifetime and one of the reasons I did was because it was an
awesome sight , it was relatively fast , *and* it "could" still be used as
a regular truck , if the need arrised .
Oh , and if you think I am a yo-yo , then keep it to yourself .
I have most likely been on this list alot longer than you have, and I have
been a hard-core Mopar fan back to when you were still lusting after the 68
Camaro , like every other Lemming out there .
I would bet that if you ask anyone on this list that has been here for a
while , that they will tell you that I am a fair , open-minded individual ,
even if they do not agree with me .
You may not agree with what I say or how I do things , but I am free to
express here what I wish and when I wish to .
If you want to be played like........like say.....a yo-yo by not caring
about this , then that is your choice , and I respect that .
The reason that some of these guys bought these trucks was to tow race cars
and show cars . Some of us have large boats , and still others have only an
occasional need to tow anything . *THAT* , my friend , is why we have our
collective panties in a wad .
And I AM grown up , Sir .
It only appears that when I grew up , I did not retain the blinders that it
is painfully apparent you still wear .
That's my opinion , I welcome yours .
Have a nice day
At 03:17 PM 5/13/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I've been lurking around reading most of the posts since a few weeks
>after I bought my RT in mid-February. I love my truck! But literally
>thousands of posts express outrage that your lowered hot-rod truck
>can't tow 6400 pounds. How in the world you guys can get your
>collective panties in such wads over towing capacity is beyond me.
>Then to call this beautiful, fast, comfortable, quiet pick-up "Useless"
> because it won't tow a house is incredible! I read the post where
>some yo-yo spammed DC, then BRAGS about it. Common guys, grow up!
>
>--- Randy Fox <foxra@nad.adventist.org> wrote:
>> My dealer just faxed me a copy of the letter ALL
>> Dodge Dealers got from
>> Chrysler on Saturday, May 7, 1999.
>>
>> What follows is the EXACT WORDING FROM THE LETTER:
>>
>>
>> Subject: R/T Towing Error
>>
>> TO: All Dodge Dealers
>>
>> You will soon be receiving a sticker to be placed on
>> the Dakota page of
>> your Dodge Selection Center. The sticker calls out
>> the fact that the
>> maximum towing capacity of the Dakota R/T is 2,000
>> pounds. Production
>> information printed earlier listed the Dakota R/T's
>> maximum towing
>> capacity
>> at 6,400 pounds.
>>
>> Please place this sticker over the appropriate chart
>> area on the Dakota
>> Selection Center page to ensure that customers and
>> prospects who visit
>> your showroom are aware that the Dakota R/T's
>> maximum towing capacity
>> is 2,000 pounds. Also, please ensure that your
>> sales and service staff
>> are
>> made aware of this change.
>>
>> We will be advising purchasers of ALL 1998 and 1999
>> R/T's manufactured
>> prior to 2-19-99 of this change via letters to be
>> mailed within the next
>> several
>> weeks. Units manufactured after that date contain a
>> revision page in
>> their
>> Owner's Manual.
>>
>> We will be sending two letters: one to purchasers of
>> vehicles that
>> included the
>> Class IV hitch. These owners will receive the
>> updated Owner's Manual
>> page
>> along with a check for $300.00 to cover the MSRP
>> cost of the hitch and
>> an
>> additional $25.00 for any additional sales tax that
>> may have been paid.
>> They
>> will be allowed to retain the hitch, but will be
>> asked to affix a label
>> to it denoting
>> the 2,000 pound limitation.
>>
>> A second letter will be sent to all remaining
>> owners, merely advising
>> them of
>> the limitation along with the updated Owner's Manual
>> page.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jim Julow
>> Vice President, Dodge Division
>>
>>
>> I called him and left a message asking how they plan
>> to address the
>> issue
>> of after market hitches added by owners and the
>> uselessness of the R/T,
>> given the reduced towing capacity. He hasn't called
>> back yet.
>>
>> I do not have a direct line, but you can call
>> 248-512-2672, and ask for
>> Jim
>> Julow.
>>
>>
>> Randy Fox
>>
>>
>>
>
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