A public apology

With deep regrets, I must announce the demise of my 87 Dodge Van. And now I must publically and humbly ask forgiveness of the group.

I replaced it by purchasing a Chev.... can't type it. I'm so sorry.

Reply to
Stormin Mormon
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HEY!!! There is NOTHING wrong with owning a Chevy. Welcome to the club. :)

Reply to
azwiley1

Chev??????? GET A ROPE!

Reply to
GeekBoy

Suddenly, without warning, Stormin Mormon exclaimed (08-Apr-07 11:23 AM):

Well, at least it wasn't a f... fff..ooo....

Darn, I can't say it either. Heck, I'm guilty, my first car was a Chevy 'vette...

:)

(chevette. 1976. Last seen, still on the road, in 1996.)

jmc

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jmc

Sorry to hear but if you ever need it towed just let someone here know and I'm sure they'll help you out.

Reply to
miles

;^)

Mike

Hey, at least it's 'Merican!

Reply to
Mike Simmons

Mine was a 74 Vega. Very comfortable car to drive but a POS. Easy to work on though. And boy did I have to work on it.

Bob

Reply to
Bob M

Better a Chevy Van than a Sprinter.

Reply to
edward ohare

I didn't know anyone who had a Vega. Rather plain car, to look at it. If memory serves.

Reply to
Stormin Mormon

Thanks.

Reply to
Stormin Mormon

Whew. At the moment, my two road vehicles are Chevrolet.

I've owned three or four Dodge. And three or four Chevrolets. Overall, the Dodge were a lot less dependable. Worth noting, the Dodges were all the old 6 and 8 cylinder, 225 and 318. None of them were fuel injected, and all were electronic ignition.

The Chevrolets were carb models (70 Nova, 84 Chevette, 86 S-10 pickup). One throttle port, the blue Blazer. And the new van, I don't even know if it's FI, TPI, or carb. I've got to get a repair book. what I do know, the new(er) van starts right up, without touching the gas pedal.

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Stormin Mormon
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Stormin Mormon

I'll do that.

My Dodge van, I found out it would do 67 MPH backwards. When it was hooked to a Ford tow truck.

Reply to
Stormin Mormon

I think it's a Detroit vehicle.

Reply to
Stormin Mormon

Don't feel so bad. I just bought a Toyota Tacoma to replace my Dakota.

Really liked my Dakota, but the times they are a changin. Before I did that, I put every truck on a spreadsheet with tow capacities, gross combined capacities, manufacturers MPG ratings, and actual fuel test ratings.

Tacoma won, not even close.

Why couldn't Dodge improve the Dakota to get reasonable mileage with reasonable tow capacity? I would have gone there again if that had been so. With the dakota you have to decide between very good tow capacity (with the V8) or reasonable fuel economy, with the 3.7L six. But you can't have both.

So the Dakota, sadly, is for sale.

Reply to
Frank Boettcher

Suddenly, without warning, Stormin Mormon exclaimed (11-Apr-07 7:15 AM):

I think Mom had one, when I was a kid.

jmc

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jmc

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