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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 4:14 pm
by MoxHair
MyNeonSaysHi wrote:[
I think y'all are over looking something.. They are TOWING a trailer with the SRT8. With the old SRT and the center exit exhaust it was a bitch and a half to tow anything with it. Looks like they listened to people and redesigned the back half.
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:08 pm
by sidepipe87
Meh. The only thing an SRT-8 jeep should haul imo is ASS!
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:17 pm
by JeffM
sidepipe87 wrote:Meh. The only thing an SRT-8 jeep should haul imo is ASS!
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:04 pm
by theColonel
If I were pulling a trailer, I'd want a Cummins diesel engine, not a "hemi"
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:20 pm
by catalyst
I want to see some diesel engines in American sedans for 2012/13, I'd buy a diesel 300 or Avenger
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:55 pm
by theColonel
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:43 pm
by Forest Green 2k
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:34 am
by BlackRoseRacing
Taking a test now....
New DryClutch trani coming out...
Dodge Caravan R/T AKA The Man Van...
Charger SRT8 as posted pics above....
Durango HEAT model.....
New 800ft/lb TQ diesel ram coming also.....
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:15 am
by r/tguy02
BlackRoseRacing wrote:Charger SRT8 as posted pics above....
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:44 pm
by Ntyvirus1
dont care if it looks like a lancer, id drive the piss out of it.
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:54 am
by Midnight_Rider
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:17 am
by BlackRoseRacing
Yup, Chrysler is working on making the Viper more Street friendly so the Corvette buyer will steer more towards buying a Viper instead of a Vette.
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:56 am
by LilSparkPlug
Yum, love me some Viper
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:50 pm
by Midnight_Rider
BlackRoseRacing wrote:
Yup, Chrysler is working on making the Viper more Street friendly so the Corvette buyer will steer more towards buying a Viper instead of a Vette.
No, no, what I meant is that this wasn't some modified car that broke the track record- you could walk into a dealership and buy the same car (well, if you were incredibly wealthy
). As to the next gen Viper having more "manners", I say bah humbug.
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 1:42 pm
by theColonel
LilSparkPlug wrote: Yum, love me some Viper
x2 ... I don't expect that the "New Viper" will be considered an improvement by most fans ... hopefully it won't be as bad as Caliber versus Neon
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 1:46 pm
by Haganracing
theColonel wrote: hopefully it won't be as bad as Caliber versus Neon
You can only screw up something
that bad once in a lifetime...
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:44 pm
by Ntyvirus1
they took out the trash compactor that was in the neon concept, i feel cheated.
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:40 am
by DoubtedNeon
I find myself wanting that trash compactor from time to time in my neon....
also, agreed about the caliber screwup.
I just hope that fiat doesnt ruin the mopar culture with a bunch of family cars.
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:23 am
by Midnight_Rider
DoubtedNeon wrote:I just hope that fiat doesnt ruin the mopar culture with a bunch of family cars.
They couldn't do any worse than Daimler. I still say that the current Charger should have been badged as a Coronet (then DCX could have marketed a coupe based on the Coronet and called
that a Charger).
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:26 am
by Haganracing
Yeah, I honestly don't think it can get worse..
I really don't mind how Chrysler is going right now, great interior and I love the new designs on the cars.
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:28 am
by Midnight_Rider
Agreed. Fiat has done so much with so little. Amazing that Daimler couldn't have had the same results since the current lineup is pretty much their doing. **shakes head and rolls eyes at DCX** [/off-topic]
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:56 am
by theColonel
Midnight_Rider wrote: Amazing that Daimler couldn't have had the same results since the current lineup is pretty much their doing. **shakes head and rolls eyes at DCX** [/off-topic]
I own a Dodge Avenger (a Cerberus - DCX product) ... it's a POS compared to the earlier Dodge Stratus ... Daimler was only expert @ luxury cars, like the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:19 am
by racer12306
I still don't see how the Caliber was such a screwup. It's a very useful vehicle.
I think most people that have a problem with the Caliber ever truly experienced the car.
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:04 am
by theColonel
racer12306 wrote:I still don't see how the Caliber was such a screwup. It's a very useful vehicle.
I think most people that have a problem with the Caliber ever truly experienced the car.
It looks like the Pontiac Vibe / Toyota Matrix and has a Nissan Versa transmission ... when the Caliber first came out, I drove one at the C-P-D-J dealership I've been dealing with since 1970 ... I told the Sales Manager, "if you can't come up with something better than this, my next small car will be Japanese or Korean !"
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:13 am
by racer12306
And you can't truly experience a car in a simple test drive.
If we could fit a twin stroller in it we would keep ours for many many years.
It has a lot of room, especially when the back and passenger seats are folded down. It's no performance car and most automatics bore me so this is no different. The trans is decent, but being a CVT it takes some getting used to.
I do feel that they royally failed in the fuel economy class. Ours is getting 22mpg on my wife's drive to work. She does have some stop lights but considering it's rated at 28mpg it should be higher.
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:13 pm
by TheRandom1
I actually liked the Caliber I drove on my test drive. My only bitch about it is that it has no back seat room when I'm driving. My Neon has a good 3 inches more back there.
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:37 am
by Midnight_Rider
Good thing that this doesn't come with an MTX or I might have to break my rule about not liking bigger cars.
http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/20 ... avenger-rt
This also helps:
allpar.com wrote:Automobile reported on an NHTSA study which showed that the Dodge Avenger has the highest American content of any car sold in North America. 83% of its parts come from the United States or Canada.
http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/20 ... erican-car
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:31 am
by TheRandom1
Avenger doesn't seem to be any bigger than a Neon, gramps. Certainly has less back seat room.
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:05 am
by theColonel
TheRandom1 wrote:Avenger doesn't seem to be any bigger than a Neon, gramps. Certainly has less back seat room.
... are you sure you know what a Dodge Avenger is ?
viewtopic.php?p=820931#820931
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:06 am
by TheRandom1
Ummm, yep. I drove one, however the fact is that the wheelbase is 105 inches on a Neon and 108 on an Avenger. Sooo... "doesn't seem to be any bigger" makes complete sense.
Unless you're a moron, that is.
