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Lesley
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5/01/2002
11:53:24
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WoooooHOOOOOO!!!!!! As of today, my truck is mine, all mine!!!!!!!
I just bought him a set of chrome Lakewoods to celebrate his liberation - brand new, non-ebay, straight from the shop traction bars :)
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, Brass cap & rotor, JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster. Coming: Boyd Smoothies
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12GA Dak
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5/01/2002
11:56:09
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Congratulations! (Man am I jealous)
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fourgivn1
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5/01/2002
12:10:58
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I was wondering how people like you (Lesley) were blowing so much money on their trucks. Right now I'm paying $575 a month for my truck, $800 for my house, plus a phone bill, power bill, trash bill, long distance bill, internet bill, gas bill, water bill, and so on and so forth. Plus a honeymoon in August. (Plus you're single.) If my Dak was paid off, you can bet I'd be modding it up like crazy. Only 2.5 years to go :-D
Current mods: A MUFFLER. That's it. (For now.)
Future mods: Tonneau cover
Underdrive pulleys
Removal of clutch fan
K&N FIPK
17" rims
And much, much more...
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Bill
Dodge Dakota
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5/01/2002
12:13:09
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Congrats Lesley! Gotta be a good feeling.
Bill
Bill's Truck Page
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Lesley
GenIII
5/01/2002
12:33:37
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Believe it or not Fourgiven, I am pretty frugal! Almost all of my mods came from ebay...
I don't buy new clothes and I do all the work on my house myself. I bought a 100 year old house in the mid-80s and have pinched and saved over the years to rid it of the pigeons, bats etc. that were residing in the attic... new roof, windows, furnace, wiring. I'm ripping up old subfloor right now to expose tongue and groove pine which I'm gonna sand this weekend. So it's pretty liveable now :)
But I had quite a few years where I walked to work or rode my trusty mountain bike because I couldn't afford a vehicle. I don't drink, smoke or go out much, so my obsession right now is to have some fun with my truck!
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, Brass cap & rotor, JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster. Coming: Boyd Smoothies
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Tom Slick
GenII
5/01/2002
12:35:34
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Congrats Lesley!!!
Feels great, doesn't it?
Now you have the extra money to get bigger tips!
he he he!
Tom "Slick"
96 Dakota Sport 5.2 RC SB
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fourgivn1
GenIII
5/01/2002
13:02:05
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That's no different from what I do, Lesley, with 2 exceptions.....
1) If I tried to ride my bike to work, I'd be dead when I got there (it's about 40 miles to work)
2) I'm renting a house right now due to circumstances - and believe you me, when I buy a house, I will NOT be buying a spanking new one...I'll buy an older one and fix it up to what I want.
But I know what you mean. To be honest right now I'm paying for a LOT. I'm getting married in 3 months, and in essence I am paying not only for a new truck and a house, but I'm paying 2 times the bills I was 4 months ago, PLUS I am buying a lot of stuff I never needed before (lawn mower, weed wacker, garden tools, etc), so I'm tapped for now. The ONLY reason I bought the mountain bike is because it will get me physically fit, and it's got a longer warranty than my truck does *L* I get ALL my clothes from the Goodwill. The mall near it gives them the overstock clothes....so I get Gap jeans and Nautica shirts for like $3 and $4. :-D
Current mods: A MUFFLER. That's it. (For now.)
Future mods: Tonneau cover
Underdrive pulleys
Removal of clutch fan
K&N FIPK
17" rims
And much, much more...
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FazDak
GenII
5/01/2002
14:07:29
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Thats so cool how guys call their truck her and Lesley called hers "him", thats great!!
I know how you feel Lesley (well kinda) every vehicle I own is paid for.
Scott
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Jesse T.
Dodge Dakota
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5/01/2002
14:11:04
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Feels good hah, I finised mine in dec.
So I have been adding mods alot latly.
Jesse T.
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Lesley
GenIII
5/01/2002
14:21:55
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Thanks guys, it is a REAL good feeling not to have to make those payments anymore, or have bad dreams about the repo man ;)
Tom, don't you know that bigger isn't always better! :)
Fourgiven, you and I buy our clothes at the same boutique!
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, Brass cap & rotor, JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster. Coming: Boyd Smoothies
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McClane
Dodge Dakota
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5/01/2002
15:08:48
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Congrats, Lesley !
Nothing beats telling the bank to get off your back !
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mdandl
GenIII
5/01/2002
17:01:54
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congrats, Lesley
i just paid mine off to good feeling aint it
btw traction bars not from e-bay?
Keep on Truckin
1997 Dakota Sport rc v6
2000 Dakota Sport rc v6
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Montag
Dodge Dakota
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5/01/2002
17:17:20
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It is a good feeling. I paid cash for mine and I don't mean my parents paid cash for it. I worked and earned the money myself! Granted she isn't the youngest or prettiest girl on the block, it's nice to be able to say "thats my truck" rather than "my mommy and daddy bought that for me." No offence to those who have had their truck given to them.
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n8 dawg
Dodge Dakota
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5/01/2002
17:19:06
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i bought mine with cash! if i had a payment to pay it would still be stock lol =) now you can put more into your truck!!!
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fourgivn1
GenIII
5/01/2002
17:38:13
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Yep, the Goodwill rules! :-D
Current mods: A MUFFLER. That's it. (For now.)
Future mods: Tonneau cover
Underdrive pulleys
Removal of clutch fan
K&N FIPK
17" rims
And much, much more...
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Graphite
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5/01/2002
19:44:41
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Hey Lesley, did you spray nitrous on the bats?
GO WINGS!!!
Joe
2002 club cab 4.7 v8 stock 4x4 Graphite /silver
2002 quad cab 4x2 v6 stock Atlantic blue/silver
2002 evenflo travel system
1999 John Deere LX 255
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LI Blackdak
Dodge Dakota
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5/02/2002
04:10:54
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congrats...
i only have 4 years and 4 months to go(stupid 6 year loan)
but damn 575!!! thats crazy...i pay 329. don't u know u can get like a lexus for 575
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NJQCDak
GenIII
5/02/2002
08:29:33
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Congrats Lesley,
Damn, you're some kind of woman. Glad to hear your Dak is emancipated. I have about 3 yrs & 6 mths to go. (only paying $201/mth so I can prepay when I can). Mtn biking in Canada?? I hope you didn't bike in the winter. LOL!!! Ll Blackdak, was that 575 for a leased lexus?
'01 QC Sport, 3.9L V6, 5spd, 2wd, Volant Intake,
SS Gibson exhaust, MSD Wires, Accel Super Coil, NAPA Cap, Flometrics Billet 48mm TB , JBA Silver Ceramic Headers, Autolites 3923s
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NJQCDak
GenIII
5/02/2002
08:59:35
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Congrats Lesley,
Damn, you're some kind of woman. Glad to hear your Dak is emancipated. I have about 3 yrs & 6 mths to go. (only paying $201/mth so I can prepay when I can). Mtn biking in Canada?? I hope you didn't bike in the winter. LOL!!! Ll Blackdak, was that 575 for a leased lexus?
'01 QC Sport, 3.9L V6, 5spd, 2wd, Volant Intake,
SS Gibson exhaust, MSD Wires, Accel Super Coil, NAPA Cap, Flometrics Billet 48mm TB , JBA Silver Ceramic Headers, Autolites 3923s
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fourgivn1
GenIII
5/02/2002
09:04:06
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Yes, I am paying $575 a month for my truck. Why? Because I got a 3-year, 0.0% interest loan, and I want to have it paid off as fast as possible. If I was paying $575 for a Lexus, I would have it paid off in maybe 6 years, with a butt ton of interest. I have the satisfaction of knowing that they are getting NO extra money from me, on top of the fact that I got my truck at $500 under invoice, with a bedliner to boot. :-D
Current mods: A MUFFLER. That's it. (For now.)
Future mods: Tonneau cover
Underdrive pulleys
Removal of clutch fan
K&N FIPK
17" rims
And much, much more...
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Chris W
Dodge Dakota
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5/03/2002
18:24:03
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mines been payed off for about 2 years. Now i can dump the money into repairs to keep this POS running. Clutch, Fuelpump, A/C, thermostat, starter, just a few things that went out after it was payed for.
still love my truck though.
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BlackDak02
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5/04/2002
01:17:07
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Belated congrats, Lesley! Good choice of word- emancipated.
Mod it up big time!
Good luck restoring your home, sounds like a nice project.
2002 Black CC SLT 4x4
4.7L 45RFE 3.55 LSRD
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SpeedTuba
GenIII
5/05/2002
22:58:25
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Lesley!
So let me get this straight. You are single. Own a house (with pine flooring!) and a Dak. Don't drink, don't smoke, don't waste time partying.
I think I'm in love! :)
W. Patrick Jones
98 Dakota Sport 3.9L
Emerald Pearl Coat
http://www.geocities.com/wpmjones/
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LI Blackdak
Dodge Dakota
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5/06/2002
10:47:47
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i guess so fourgiven1....
oh yeah...i was exagerating 575 is ballpark for an RX300 lease...not loan...RX300s are weak though, but they do look nice. if they only offered them with a V8....THEN I WOULD STILL BE WAY TOO POOR TO GET ONE
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Zaurusman
GenIII
5/06/2002
11:07:46
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Congrats Lesley!
Shoot guys and gal, I'm paying $512 a month right now and I think that's plenty enough on a '98 Dakota! Then again ... that might be because it's my "Dakota Equity Loan" that absorbed a high-interest credit card for me. It's the truck that just keeps on giving! :-P
RX WHAT?? That price obviously doesn't include a model name. :-)
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Zaurusman
'98 RC Red Sport V6 5spd 3.21 15x8's
http://home.earthlink.net/~tiborkun/Dakota/Index.htm
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Ryan Miller
Dodge Dakota
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5/06/2002
13:42:58
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Real glad you could get that done
PS
Nice PhotoShop job on the wheels
angelfire.com/tx5/dakota
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Lesley
GenIII
5/06/2002
18:39:57
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Thanks Ryan. As of today, I have the real thing on there now! :)
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, Have, but not installed:Brass cap & rotor, JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster,Boyd Coddington Smoot
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CW
GenIII
5/06/2002
19:25:07
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Hey you got the tires. Pics please. Forgot to mention I really like the grill that you put on.
2001 4.7 RC 5sp 3.92 LSD
Click on thumbnail for mods.
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Lesley
GenIII
5/06/2002
20:20:41
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Thanks CW, what a simple kit it was too. Just 8 chrome polyvinyl sleeves that were slit up one side - just open and press onto the horizontal slats. They were filled with strong adhesive. It took about 15-20 mins. to put on.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, Have, but not installed:Brass cap & rotor, JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster,Boyd Coddington Smoot
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SuperBee
Dodge Dakota
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5/07/2002
02:32:11
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hey chris W what year?
my parent bought mine for me, but it wasnt brand new by any means, it was a POS and sold for $3300 and actual value at the time was $5500, and i have made up the difference in fixing it up, so as soon as im off my parents cheaper insurance plan, its all mine, too bad thats like 8 years from now when im done with college and dental school :-0 and it will be completely worthless by then, altough i could then register it as a "collector" car i think, lol
oh well
i love my old slow 90, the only thing is i DONT COMPLAIN EVERY DAY ABOUT BEING SLOW LIKE SOME PEOPLE
and my truck will do 1/4 rough estimate of 19 or so, well so does my moms 91 ford explorer with the 4.0L EFI and more Hp, well it may be a second faster, but ill have to race them when i get my truck fixed, it been at the shop for 2 weeks i think now, and they still ahevent got to it, oh well, it worth the wait to get it done by this shop rather than the dealer, my family has had too many problems at the dealer and i no longer trust them, they do "diognostics" as long as they have the vehicle there and more often than not we take them to this shop my truck is currently at an they say its fine, also they are alot cheaper than the dealer, but they have earned a very good reputation and i cant wait till they get it done, also the guy who they contract out to do the trannys is the same guy who does it at the dealer, so i get the same quality work for half the dealers price, cuz we pay him directly, instead of us paying the dealer, then the delaer taking a cut then paying him, so actualy he makes more money and we are charged less, it makes best for all people involved, cept the dealer, which was founded by my dads great uncle but the families are so far removed now we dont get squat
im dont b!tching for this post, it went too long anyway
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kota on 20s
GenIII
5/07/2002
03:23:29
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forgiven, how did you get yours below invoice? did you have a "green sheet"? im glad i did ;-)
Eric, 98 5.2 5speed, K&N gen II, 50mm TB, 2bbl M-1, 1.7RR's, JBA ciramic headers, carsound cat, dumped gibson, and a lot more
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