Bloody Quick Contest!

Here’s the scenario: One ten-year-old Dodge Dakota (is it 2004 already?) with a four banger and a five speed manual transmission. One cabin in a town with no local trash pickup (get it? pickup!).

…and here’s the question: should I spend the time and energy to fix up the shabby Dakota to make it a decent runner, or should I keep it limping along enough to entertain while taking trips to the dump and the occassional Home Depot runs off The Hill to Hemet and beyond?

What’s your sense of the long-term worth of this thing? If this aids your decision, the truck will be free to me.

Feel free to leave your comments in, well, the Comments section of this post.

Your pal,

bob

P.S. There will be a big prize for the commenter who provides my favorite answer.