A lot of hate? Nah... It all depends on what you do.

I used to drive this: 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GT2 with a chrome/luxury package, leather heated seats, chrome OEM rims, HUD, 13 speaker Monsoon system.
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To this: a completely stock, grandpa driven Dakota, sport package with all base options.
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To what I've built her up to: specs in the sig.
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It all depends on what suits your needs. I wanted a pickup as I constantly haul wood, flooring, dirt and furniture, not to mention I hated driving my sport/luxury/chromedthe****out Grand Prix on dirt roads, but I didn't want to go out buy a full size because I didn't feel like I needed one. I love my truck... Only thing I would change would be is that I wished it was an Extended Cab - extra cab space but still maintaining the 6.5 ft bed.

Mazda 3 is a hell whole of a lot more fuel efficient, comfortable, faster car (i think, definitely faster than my Dak.)

It's all what suits you, hell you could be back in a Dak in a year from now.

Cheers

 

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Mazda 3 is a hell whole of a lot more fuel efficient, comfortable, faster car (i think, definitely faster than my Dak.)

It's all what suits you, hell you could be back in a Dak in a year from now.

Cheers[/QUOTE]

It's a Mazdaspeed 3. FWD Turbo Direct Injection Hatch.

I do love the 28MPG and the 350HP this is thing is making. On street tires I'm running about a 13.5 in the 1/4 with slicks I could be mid 12's. Not bad for a 12K car.

And yes I do love the color red. I actually just got some new wheels for it last week.
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1st pic is as I bought my 1999 Dakota, 2.5L 5 speed std. Cab, over the last year or so I have swapped out interior bench seat for a nice set of buckets out of a 2001 Sport Dakota Ext. Cab, also ungraded stereo to a Kenwood system, with Bluetooth for phone and Serius radio, engine was freshened up with bearing and gaskets, kept the 4 cylinder for gas mileage, works well but not fast be any means. Finally I changed out those rusty metal rims for a stock set of Aluminum Dakota rims with 265/70/15 Firestone's mounted to fill wheel-wells, and lowered the front 1" and back 2" to improve stance, handles much better and I like this lowered look on 2WD. The second pic is as she sits now. Still under construction.

 

Here is my DD, bought it a year ago with about 119,000 miles on her, pretty sad shape when I started, not too bad now

As recieved:
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First 3" lift and 31's
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How it sits today:
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Nice! I'd say it's WAY improved now.

 

Thank you! I'm trying I missed an IMg tag around a ink, where is the edit button?

 

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The day i drove it home. Bone Stock 03 sport plus 4.7 5spd with leather.
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as it sits 33' bfgs ho cams and a few other mods. soon to get 4.10 gears.

 

Good job. Looks pretty sweet!

 

Nice trucks boys!

 

owned it for almost a month now. its lost the bullbar, and cap and gained toolbox, new tires, new jvc headunit, and i painted my rims which i need to do again since cold and paint dont mix to well.