Re: Re: V8 Chubby S-10 vs 318

From: Gary Shook (gary.shook@wcom.com)
Date: Sun Aug 08 1999 - 11:07:56 EDT


We've got the opposite deal here in Colorado... you will have a VERY hard
time finding a 4-cyl, and V8's are very common... the altitude sucks out
10-15% of the rated HP, which makes 4-cyl very poor performers.

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>>yup here in houston at A. Samuels Dodge all they had was regular cab
>>4-cyl and some reg and cc 6 cyl. They called to other dealerships to
>>do a trade and none of them had them either. I had my mind set on a
>>Black '98 CC v8 Sport. They had a demo '97SLT red that had 6,000 miles
>>on it they called new!!!(it's not used until you sign the title and
>>drive off the lot. then your vehicle isn't worth anything to them).
>>Long in short they had to bring mine in from Irving, Texas. I had 2
>>choices....load it up and ship meant another ~$500 or they drove it up
>>here. I opted for the second between that drive and test drives the
>>DAk had ~800 miles on it when i got my hands on it. Maybe the exact
>>combo of what I had to have made it more difficult for them. But, hey,
>>why pay five years on something you're not completely happy with? I be
>>very happy!!!!!!mmmmmmmmm hhmmmmmmm..;-)
>>Alberto
>>
>>http://thematrix.acmecity.com/oracle/195/98dakota.html
>>
>>--- Terry Herrin <therrin@isaac.net> wrote:
>>> BoogYT1300@aol.com wrote:
>>> >RAMs just to meet the EPA rating, also, why do you
>>> think its so hard to find
>>> >a 97-99 318 Dakota????
>>>
>>> I was asking myself this afternoon, after spotting
>>> yet another Dakota
>>> Sport with a V6, why it's so rare I see one with a
>>> V8. I just assumed
>>> it's because most people are not willing or do not
>>> have the money for
>>> the bigger engine.
>>>
>>> Terry Herrin
>>> 99 FR CC R/T
>>> Wilmington, NC
>>>
>>
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