Sandy wrote: >I'm kinda-sorta lookin' around for new wheels. <Big Snip> >Any comments? Hey Sandy - I'm in the market for a new vehicle as well. I feel bad for loading down my poor '95 VW Jetta with kayaks and camping gear. For the first time in my life I'm looking at getting a pickup truck (GASP!). More specifically the Dodge Dakota Quad cab (new for 2000). It is a mid-sized pickup with 4 full sized doors - the back seat is actually roomier than my Jetta's, and they fold up against the back wall for more storage space. It seats 4 full sized adults with no problem - I'm 6'2" and could actually sit comfortably in the back with another 6 footer in the front. The bed is shortened to 63" so it's not like one of those really long trucks. Gas mileage of course suffers, but it's not much worse than my car with the rack and roof box on (I have a 6 cyl). The roof on the Dakota is about 9" higher than on my car so it's not too far up there, but I'm considerably taller than you. Mirage makes a truck rack that accepts the yakima accessories so you don't have to give those up. Just a suggestion. It seems to be a good alternative to a SUV, and considerably less expensive. And no I don't work for a Dodge dealership. BTW, Nissan makes a crew cab but the rear seats aren't nearly as roomy. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jan 21 2000 - 09:55:04 PST
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