Drove a 1.4T 6 speed Dart today!

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:48 pm

Yea, there's pretty much no way I would have purchased that car if I didn't live so far away from my job. The only redeeming quality of the car is the 42mpg on the highway. Otherwise I would have already tested the durability of the highway guardrails.

I really liked the MINI. But I drive waaaaaay too many miles to own a German/British car. I'd love to go back and get another MINI but When you buy used and drive 38,000+ miles annually, the Free Maintenance runs out pretty fast. The Cruze has a 100,000 mile warranty and it's American cheap. (All those creaks and rattles prove that)

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:03 pm

So wait, The Cruze is a neon?

sneakers O'toole · Post by **sneakers O'toole** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:08 pm

I dunno... I like my Dart so far... Could use some more boost already though, lol.

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:16 pm

occasional demons wrote:So wait, The Cruze is a neon?

No, Interior trim pieces haven't fallen off of the Cruze.... Yet.

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 4:09 am

sneakers O'toole wrote:I dunno... I like my Dart so far... Could use some more boost already though, lol.

And by boost you mean displacement, right? Cause damn, 1.4L?

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:40 am

Wenuden wrote:
sneakers O'toole wrote:I dunno... I like my Dart so far... Could use some more boost already though, lol.
And by boost you mean displacement, right? Cause damn, 1.4L?

There are motorcycles with bigger engines

http://motorcycles.findthebest.com/l/13 ... na-Fat-Bob

sneakers O'toole · Post by **sneakers O'toole** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:31 pm

Wenuden wrote:And by boost you mean displacement, right? Cause damn, 1.4L?

Well yeah some of that would help too I suppose, haha. It's really not that bad tho. It's faster than my R/T swapped '04.. If you get one and think just because it's turbo you'll be as fast an SRT, STI, EVO, ect.. Of course you'll be let down. We all have our own opinions.. Just sayin it's a fun little car.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:04 am

Got to sit inside a Rallye Dart today at our state fair. Very nice and Neon-ish but I hate the fact that there is no CD slot in the dash. Yes, the car was red.

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:15 am

Midnight_Rider wrote:Got to sit inside a Rallye Dart today at our state fair. Very nice and Neon-ish but I hate the fact that there is no CD slot in the dash. Yes, the car was red.

The local stealership is allowing customers schedule a "test drive" in a Rallye 1.4T 6 speed - I'm waiting for a TigerShark powered car to test drive

Post by **Canada** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:30 am

Midnight_Rider wrote:Got to sit inside a Rallye Dart today at our state fair. Very nice and Neon-ish but I hate the fact that there is no CD slot in the dash. Yes, the car was red.

It has a CD slot. Want me to ruin the surprise and tell you where it is?

titansxt · Post by **titansxt** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:52 pm

C_nt_r c_ns_l_ _rmr_st.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:36 am

Canada wrote:
Midnight_Rider wrote:Got to sit inside a Rallye Dart today at our state fair. Very nice and Neon-ish but I hate the fact that there is no CD slot in the dash. Yes, the car was red.
It has a CD slot. Want me to ruin the surprise and tell you where it is?

No surpises- I know that a CD player is optional and mounted vertically in the centre console. I swap discs a lot and having to open the console lid for new music will be a pain. Not enough to stop me from buying a Dart though.

titansxt wrote:C_nt_r c_ns_l_ _rmr_st.

"Pat, I'd like to buy a vowel."

sneakers O'toole · Post by **sneakers O'toole** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:34 pm

There's an SD card slot in there too. Could just put all your music on one of those and not have to worry about it

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:28 pm

sneakers O'toole wrote:There's an SD card slot in there too. Could just put all your music on one of those and not have to worry about it &#55357;&#56842;

i think gramps was just getting the hang of using cd's

sorry gramps i had to..

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:38 pm

r/tguy02 wrote:
sneakers O'toole wrote:There's an SD card slot in there too. Could just put all your music on one of those and not have to worry about it ��
i think gramps was just getting the hang of using cd's sorry gramps i had to..

I was thinking his same thing

But yeah. SD slot, USB port.. Make all your music digital! That's what I have right now in my neon. 8gb flash drive

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 5:37 am

8GB?
Just picked up a 16GB jump for $9.99, hold up to 4000mp3's, damn, talk about a music assortment

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:56 am

16GB?

I have 30GB in my car now, and I'm looking at adding another 30GB.

C1DoG · Post by **C1DoG** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:19 am

I'm old school.. I still have cd's and a changer in my neon. I don't want all the bells and whistles.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:33 pm

As long as I don't have to go back to a cassette adapter for a portable CD player (like I had in my '87 Omni), I'll be happy.

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:46 pm

C1DoG wrote:I'm old school.. I still have cd's and a changer in my neon. I don't want all the bells and whistles.

... I'm also "technologically challenged" ... my first neon only played cassette tapes on the factory stereo

stdlystdmufn · Post by **stdlystdmufn** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:01 pm

theColonel wrote:I'm waiting for a TigerShark powered car to test drive

i wouldn't expect much from them. i drove the 2.0l tigershark and wasn't that impressed. i don't think the 2.4 has come out yet so we'll see how that drives

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:59 am

stdlystdmufn wrote:
theColonel wrote:I'm waiting for a TigerShark powered car to test drive
i wouldn't expect much from them. i drove the 2.0l tigershark and wasn't that impressed. i don't think the 2.4 has come out yet so we'll see how that drives

the R/T 2.4L has been pushed back till jan 2013.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:59 pm

Midnight_Rider wrote:
As long as I don't have to go back to a cassette adapter for a portable CD player (like I had in my '87 Omni), I'll be happy.

I use a cassette adapter in my 04 ram for my iPhone to plug into lol.

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:02 pm

Danteneon wrote:16GB?

I have 30GB in my car now, and I'm looking at adding another 30GB.

120 GB

Altho I only have enough to fill about half of it....

INVUJerry wrote: I use a cassette adapter in my 04 ram for my iPhone to plug into lol.

< shudders at the thought.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:13 pm

occasional demons wrote:
Danteneon wrote:16GB?

I have 30GB in my car now, and I'm looking at adding another 30GB.
120 GB Altho I only have enough to fill about half of it....

I have just the opposite problem...Last look I had a bit over 150GB of music. I have to rotate the selection every so often to be able to hear it

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 4:30 pm

Danteneon wrote:
occasional demons wrote:
Danteneon wrote:16GB?

I have 30GB in my car now, and I'm looking at adding another 30GB.
120 GB Altho I only have enough to fill about half of it....
I have just the opposite problem...Last look I had a bit over 150GB of music. I have to rotate the selection every so often to be able to hear it

I have no where near all my music on my flash drive. but just enough to keep me happy