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SilverDakTx
Dodge Dakota
10/09/2001
15:05:34
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The other day, I'm sitting at a stoplight, and this Chevy Avalanche (aka the truck that is half plastic) pulls up next to me with this woman driving it. I proceeded to laugh at the truck and shake my head. Then, I look in my rearview mirror, and there is a redneck and his wife in a Ram behind me, and they are both pointing and laughing at the Avalanche also. I almost cried I was laughing so hard. It's great not to have a crappy truck like that. :)
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GlenC
GenIII
10/09/2001
15:07:06
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HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHHA.
I hate those ugly things. I cant help but stare in discust when i see them. =P
'01, CC, SLT, 4.7, Auto, 3.55 LS
Gibson single catback.
Robert Shaw 180 T-Stat. Autolite 3923s
JBA Headers.
Kenne Bell supercharged.
Roadmaster active suspension.
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Dakota 2 Time
Dodge Dakota
10/09/2001
15:18:26
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Someone once said they would like to see someone use an Avalanch for hauling Manure. Would like to see them keep it out of the cab with the midgate down.
Stupid design for stupid people. Plus it is a really expensive POS.
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2tonedakota
GenIII
10/09/2001
15:18:42
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Lets take a vote. which is the ugliest vehicle?
Avalanche or the Pontiac Aztec? I vote for the
Aztec.
2tonedakota
4.7L, 360° K&N Cold Air Intake, A.R.E.
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KCDak
GenIII
10/09/2001
15:23:46
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I'd have to give my vote to the Aztec also, but the Transformer...I mean Avalanche is a very close second.
Jason
'00 Sport Quad 4.7L 4x4 3.55
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GlenC
GenIII
10/09/2001
15:25:48
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Yeah, the aztec is definatly a nasty one. Im glad i bought a sexy truck. :)
'01, CC, SLT, 4.7, Auto, 3.55 LS
Gibson single catback.
Robert Shaw 180 T-Stat. Autolite 3923s
JBA Headers.
Kenne Bell supercharged.
Roadmaster active suspension.
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Nirami
Dodge Dakota
10/09/2001
15:26:30
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Hell both of them win first..its a tie..and second place being the Insight. UGH! what an ugly car.
- Mikel
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Dr.Q
Dodge Dakota
10/09/2001
15:38:39
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Let's not forget the Nissan and Xterra and Frontier. What is this, the year of plastic?
Q
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2tonedakota
GenIII
10/09/2001
15:49:54
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Yea, the Nissan is goofy as hell in the 2WD
version with those little tires and BIG fender
flares
2tonedakota
4.7L, 360° K&N Cold Air Intake, A.R.E.
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daniel
Dodge Dakota
10/09/2001
22:45:02
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speakin of ugly nissans. this guy started talked smack about how his 4 cylinder frontier ran 15.2. i said there is no way. it was a 2000 x-cab 4 cylinder 5-speed. he kept insisting that it ran low 15's, which is total bull crap. so i challenged him with my mid 16's dak. now if what he was saying was true he should have walked me. well i let off at about 60 mph, and i was ahead of him by about 5 lengths. he said he spun off the line, so i raced him again, same thing. so then i told him we'd start from a roll so he wouldn't spin, and from a 10-15 mph roll, i smoked him hard AGAIN, so much for low 15's.
Daniel D
95 X-cab V6 Auto Flame Red 16.7 at 80 mph
http://www.angelfire.com/la3/finedak
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Bowtie Power
Dodge Dakota
10/10/2001
00:37:32
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I heard you guys were talking sh!t about the Avalanche over here. So let me set it straight. My Avalanche is way cooler than any of your gay Dakotas. Everything Dodge makes is sh!t. I get way more chicks in my Avalanche then any of you homos get in your Dodges. If you wanna race I'll be glad to smoke your a$$es too. I hate guys like you who are jealous just cause I have a kick a$$ truck.
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Blckdak
Gen III
10/10/2001
00:46:40
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I've seen Hot Wheels that look better then the Avalanche, and they are made of metal!!
Erin
2000 CC 4x4 Sport
Magnaflow Exhaust, Z-Tube, Runnin AMSOIL
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DarkFury
Dodge Dakota
10/10/2001
01:13:09
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The Aztec is way uglier than the Avalanche... not that the 'lanche is a "beauty contestant".
I'm sure that the "chicks" that "Mr. Bowtie Power" is picking up in his 'lanche are probably not the ones that we would want anyways...
Too much body hair is left over when they shave those female Bigfoots that they capture in the Northern woods. But if you likes hairy women... then an Avalanche might be for you!
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Jeff Redmond
Dodge Dakota
10/10/2001
14:00:37
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I love the look of those Avalanches. They look so majestic, yet rugged ........................If you believed me, get off of this forum...right now. The Avalanche is the offspring after a Suburban had a 3-some with a Saturn and a Frontier.
What the heck is goin' on with those avalanche commercials? That's the first time I've EVER seen a truck not have a rear cab wall in front of the bed. In that case, I'll just take the top off of my jeep and use it as my new work truck. Sure the bed would be about 4 ft long, but hey, still bigger than the frontier with the 'truck' functionality of an avalanche.
Oh, lord, please let Bowtie Power be a 'real' truck owner just joking around with us about the avalanche.
On a different note...I sure like the look of the new RAM. Needs a bigger motor for it's size, in my opinion. I saw one with manufacturer's plates several weeks ago. Pretty nice.
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Chev4Life
Dodge Dakota
10/10/2001
16:04:23
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Personally I love my Avalanche. It suits my lifestyle very well. In NYC it makes it easy to haul my groceries home and go shopping. the midgate makes it very easy for me to reach back while driving on my cell phone and grab a drink. It is the best truck I have ever owned. The only complaint is all the plastic, the other day I spilled Armor all on it and damn the thing is too shiny.
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Lesley
GenIII
10/11/2001
08:36:02
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Homo...? I think not. As for my truck being gay, I really can't speak for it but I have my doubts. At least it doesn't look like a giant fetish or bathtub toy.
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black
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Anthony G
Dodge Dakota
10/11/2001
09:21:30
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Has anyone seen the Avalanche commercial when it pulls up and parks at a meter then this guy gets out an adds some change to the meter, while some other guy by the meter asked the Avalanche owner, "Change for a Dollar" Then this dude runs over to his plastic truck and starts changing it. Then he runs back an snatches the dollar and walks off! What a Cocky bowtie ass wipe, thinking it's all about his truck! Ha like the guy needing change would even care to see him move a few plastic parts. I think the Avalanche owener needs every penny to pay for that pile of junk.
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toast
Dodge Dakota
10/11/2001
21:15:52
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Bowtie power you give people that own chevys a bad name. I use to own a chevy before i got my dakota and i never thought i was better then anybody eles except for people in rustangs but that is besides the point. The only thing that plastic monstry got going for it is that it is verstally other than that i think the truck is alittle on the ugly side my self but it is not as bad as the astek or whatever it is called. I just hope that Gm does not turn into Ford and start using cheap meaterial on the cars and trucks.
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greybeard
Gen III
10/11/2001
23:23:08
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Chev4life,
When are you Chevy-guys going to realize that GM is taking you ALL for a ride? GM (Chevrolet) is always the LAST one to offer something new to the consumer! Ford introduced "aerodynamics" with their Taurus back in the early 1990's, Chrysler followed up very shortly with an entire line of totally redesigned vehicles. GM waits until the "market" becomes profitable before they decide to make a move. Lumina's and Corsica's were trash buckets! Can you say "Squeeze the most profits from an outdated platform"? Where does your "brand-loyalty" get in touch with reality? Do ALL "bow-tie loyalists" just wait for Chevy to catch up with the rest of Detroit? The Pontiac Aztec and it's cousin, the Buick Rendezvous (sp) as well as the Avalanche are the UGLIEST pieces of feces I've ever seen! Surely, they believe "loyalists" will spend their hard-earned money on whatever garbage they turn out - then most of YOU guys take the bait! - Give me a break, you large mouth bass!
Don't get me wrong, the most visually appealing GM truck was made between 1976 and 1980 BUT the gas tank was on the OUTSIDE of the frame rails - BAD design GM! (OK, so screw the consumer and make it CHEAPER!) Sorry GM, but I've found a far BETTER truck made by Dodge!
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FIJIGabe
Dodge Dakota
10/12/2001
01:18:48
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i wonder... when the designers of the Aztec and Avalanche were given the assignment, what were they told???
"Mr. Designers, we have bought a new plastic recycling plant. please feel free to use ALL the plastic in there to make the vehicles look like crap!"
or were they just cutting back on designers and asked preschoolers to design them???
"I WANT A TOILET IN MINE SO I CAN POOPY!!!"
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Lesley
GenIII
10/12/2001
08:06:55
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Anyone remember the original Dr. Dolittle movie? The Avalanche is kinda the "Push-me Pull-you" of the automotive world, or like one of those little mop-dogs that old ladies have. Can't tell whether they're coming or going.
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black
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Rockn blk dak
Dodge Dakota
10/12/2001
17:58:38
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Okay Now I'm getting seriously pissed off!, get the freakin chevy people off this site it should be banned, those stinken pos don't belog on the rode neither do their owners and don't belong on this site either. And if bowtie power is picking up chicks in his truck, there all probably made of plastic too, them being manequins at the local mall.
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DakotaBlows
Dodge Dakota
12/11/2001
22:28:55
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Seriously...
Screw all you guys. Who gives a flying f**k about what you think anyway? Avalanch sucks, Avalanch rules, who cares?
If you like it, buy it. If you don't, shut the f**k up and keep you snotty know-it-all opinions to your redneck self.
Meanwhile, I will continue to laugh my a** off at all you lame jerks in your puffy Dodge trucks, which look more like a bloated tampon than a truck.
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litlpunisher
GenIII
12/11/2001
22:54:02
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Used tampons huh?
Well I know were those go, in the toilet. Chevy toilet samething
98 Dakota
Bottle fed 340ci
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DarkFury
Dodge Dakota
12/11/2001
23:11:09
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It never ceases to amaze me why a "Chevy" person would come to a "Dodge" site to argue...
Must be "bi-polar" or something...
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Spyder343
Dodge Dakota
12/12/2001
03:34:32
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Did anyone notice how old this post is? That guy must have gone through a lot of pages of posts to find it. Either that, or he is a troll who searched for "chevy" just to see what is being said about them by Dodge owners. Whichever is the case, it was certainly a waste of time. If I didn't own a Dodge Dakota, I wouldn't be spending my time looking for websites where that vehicle is the topic. And I certainly wouldn't make myself look ignorant by presuming that the type of vehicle an individual drives is in any way indicative of that individual's character. In fact, I would say that engaging in such behavior would be more reliable. It is much easier to make a point if the method chosen is not by its nature demeaning to those to whom the point is being conveyed.
By the way, the Aztec is by far the ugliest!
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Bluethunder
Dodge Dakota
12/12/2001
08:46:22
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Well as much as I agree that these trucks are ugly, we all better start liking them if we ever plan an getting a new truck. It seems to be the way that all car companies will be going...Have U seen the Dodge Powerwagon concept? Not too far off from the ugly Aztec and the avalanche
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CThomp
Dodge Dakota
12/12/2001
09:00:43
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If dodge does that to the Dakota...I won't be buying another when it comes time to. I don't think I would really mind if the truck was plastic because it would be lighter and get better fuel economy but if it's as bulky as the frontier, avalanche, or aztec...I'm gonna have to move on. You can shape plastic to not look so ugly.
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Knobbyman
GenIII
12/12/2001
09:30:15
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Unfortunatelly I have to agree w/ CThomp. If the truck still looks good then then that's cool but if it's a ugly design and the plastic doesn't even fit together *avalanche* then that's just wrong...
I'm glad I bought my Dak when I did.
'01 Graphite QC 4x4
4.7 3.55 LSD
http://www.knobbyman.com
----Speed only breaks stuff faster----
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CThomp
Dodge Dakota
12/12/2001
10:08:15
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Eventually many cars will probably move in the direction of plastics for design...or if we are lucky aluminum. Bulkiness is no way to go though. The designers are obviously trying to make the trucks look bigger and more aggresive. But at the same time they may be sacrificing function in favor of form.
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JimB
GenI
12/12/2001
10:39:33
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One big lovefest in here, huh?? LOL!
99 SY 3.9 Dakota Sport
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TallQuad
Dodge Dakota
12/12/2001
13:37:17
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I'm a designer AND I love anything with an engine, so I consider myself a good judge of... hmm... what looks good in the auto industry. And I must say... the newer Dakotas are just plain out AWESOME looking! Thats why I bought mine (which means you guys/gals all have great taste).
I agree, though, the Aztec is an afterthought out of someone's a$$! The Avalanche IS different looking, but not in a good way. The Grand Cherokee has plenty of plastic and still retains it's good looks, why can't Chevy? Either way, $35,000 for the Avalanche just doen't seem like a good bargin. Again, Dakota... good design, good looks, big engine, perfect size, great buy!
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Chris W
Dodge Dakota
12/12/2001
16:29:20
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Man, I'm so glad this thread was brought back to life. I'm LMAO!! As a loyal Gen 2 owner I,m sometimes guilty of hacking on the Gen 3 a bit, but thats only cause I love my truck so much and am still kinda dissapointed Dodge changed it. I know, its been years now so get over it!! I,m starting to Finally warm up to the Gen 3 look. [took long enough!]
Anyway, I just hope that by the time my trusty 95 croaks, Dodge doesnt go the way of the GM folks'whom most of us will agree has the UGLIEST designs around!!. Are we forgetting another fugly vehicle, the Buick rendevous. UGLY!! Aztec still the worst though. --Aren't the little yellow lights suposed to be UNDER the head lights???
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Lesley
GenIII
12/12/2001
16:37:23
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The Aztec was nicknamed "The Warthog" by the auto industry. Appropriate huh?
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black. Auto 3.55
Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers
Autolite 3923s with Borg Warner Wires
Awaiting Installation: Borla catback, V8 R/T TB
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Spyder343
Dodge Dakota
12/13/2001
04:25:01
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I dunno. "Warthog" could be considered endearing. Think of Puumba from the Lion King. I'm sure there is a much uglier animal that could be comparable to the Aztec, or at least one that wasn't a main character in a Disney film. How about a Lamprey?
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