Hey Ryan,
Did I ever say anything wrong about the '97 Daks....nope. Hell, I own one.
(Yeah, it had "BETA" bugs, but that just goes with a new line/model.)
I agree, Dodge has been making trucks for a long time...but so has Chevy,
Ford, Toyota, and Nissan/Datsun. Do I think that they make a slightly
better truck? In some areas yes. For brute power and overall "Truckiness",
god no. When I was looking for a new truck, I looked at Ford (dropped that
one real quick), Chevy (had a speed limiter set at 96mph and the biggest V6
was still slower than the Dak 3.9), Toyota (Tacoma...sheetmetal was to
flimsy), and Dodge (you guess which one I picked.)
I've had three major problems with the truck since day one (3/97): Alignment
was off from the factory, the Transmission blew up (oops), and an Ignition
problem (another oops). All were taken care of rather quickly and I have no
complaints about the way it was handled.
Go ahead and stay on your soapbox for a while...it makes ya a better target
for those arrows...heheheh...
Regards,
Bernd D. Ratsch
Pflugerville, TX
'97 Dakota SLT/CC
bernd@texas.net
http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd/Dakota.htm
ICQ#: 39320084
BTW: My license plate frame clearly states: "Don't follow me...I'm trolling
for Toyotas"
> How exactly does that go? I own a 97 and am VERY happy with it. I have
> had very minor problems with it, once I found a dealer who was honest,
> they were fixed promptly. This truck is just a strong and more
> powerful, thanks to a few mods, as the day I bought it. As new models
> are concerned, Dodge did their homework, as did I when I bought it.
> Dodge tested and tested this truck. I was very impressed with the
> development testing I read about in mags. That was one reason I did not
> worry to much about buying this "new truck" in its "first" model year.
> Dodge has been making trucks for many years. I trust experience over
> technology. Now Toyota on the other hand. How long have they been
> making trucks? Not as long as any of the "Big 3". That is why I will
> never buy a foreign truck. So the Tundra will kick some of our butts.
> At least we will look good when we lose. One part to winning is STYLE.
> I don't mind losing when I pull up next to the guy I lost to and he says
> "wow, that is a nice truck." Heck, I have lost to the little V6 Tacoma
> SR5. (This was when the truck was stock) Toyota can make a good
> engine, but that is not all there is to a truck. I wonder how solid and
> well made the truck feels off road, or even on road. I did not mean to
> aim this directly at Bernd, I am just sticking up for my Baby. I am now
> getting off my soap box. You all may start throwing flaming arrows if
> you wish. Have a nice night!
>
> Ryan,
> 97, CC, 5.2L, 5spd, 4x2
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jun 20 2003 - 12:14:23 EDT