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Post by Marc on Sept 19, 2005 13:00:28 GMT -6
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Post by scottydl on Sept 19, 2005 15:16:12 GMT -6
It's about time!   Those cars have always annoyed me in some unexplainable way, for reasons I still can't figure out. |
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Post by bufo on Sept 19, 2005 18:07:24 GMT -6
It's about time! Those cars have always annoyed me in some unexplainable way, for reasons I still can't figure out. Could it be the yellowed-headlights? I've never seen a model with such a high occurrence of horribly-dulled lights. Good riddance. I don't know how it survived so many years. |
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Post by 95mushroom on Sept 19, 2005 21:10:44 GMT -6
Two words, rental car.
I've never liked them, but basic transportation is basic transportation. The SRT-4's are pretty cool and a great performance bang for the buck. But, every SRT-4 owner will tell you their cars aren't Neons.
Yea, there are worse cars with dulled headlights, the 92-96 or whenever Escorts. Everyone is bad. I've seen good Neons before, but never a good Escort.
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Post by Superdemon on Sept 20, 2005 6:39:59 GMT -6
I hate these things. Thank God they are gone.
Mike
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Post by kobalt on Sept 20, 2005 21:48:36 GMT -6
11 years is a good run. I remember when this car was first introduced they could not keep up with the demand.
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Post by Aurora40 on Sept 21, 2005 9:13:25 GMT -6
I remember when the car was first introduced and I couldn't stomach those stupid "Hi" ads...
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Post by scottydl on Sept 21, 2005 9:48:52 GMT -6
I remember when the car was first introduced and I couldn't stomach those stupid "Hi" ads... Daaah!!! Just when I had forgotten about those, you go and drag it up again!  |
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Post by BNICOV on Sept 21, 2005 12:53:28 GMT -6
They were cheap transportation for the masses, however they were plagued with the typical Chrysler problems with a/c, transmissions and head gaskets. They were not a good car for commuters because they aren't good high mileage vehicles. Cheap on gas yes, longetivity no. Good Riddance to an ugly car.
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Post by BNICOV on Sept 21, 2005 12:54:00 GMT -6
Oh yeah, did I mention that I'm not a big fan of Chrysler.
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Post by kobalt on Sept 21, 2005 14:47:56 GMT -6
I can see that most here are not. However my dad had virtually problem-free Concorde for close to 10 years/200k before donating it. The driver's side hub bearing went at 127k but NOTHING else broke. I can't say the same about my Aurora.
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Post by scottydl on Sept 21, 2005 15:28:04 GMT -6
Overall I have no problems with Chrysler... my wife's 1996 Avenger served us *very* well for ~7 years and 120k miles. Had one head gasket replaced under warranty, and a $200 hub bearing at about 100k, but other than that I never spent a dime on any repairs. I had been considering purchase of a Pacifica, until a recent Aurora-owners review of one that was rented... now we'll have to wait and see.
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Post by kobalt on Sept 21, 2005 15:40:33 GMT -6
The Pacifica is a bit under-powered but the interior resembles the Auroras a bit  So it's like driving a jacked-up 4-cyl Aurora wagon |
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Post by 95mushroom on Sept 21, 2005 15:54:22 GMT -6
They were cheap transportation for the masses, however they were plagued with the typical Chrysler problems with a/c, transmissions and head gaskets. They were not a good car for commuters because they aren't good high mileage vehicles. Cheap on gas yes, longetivity no. Good Riddance to an ugly car. Funny, those are the same problems most of my family's GMs have had. Each person has different experinces with a current company. Still, we prefer GM over Chrysler. |
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Post by scottydl on Sept 21, 2005 16:07:58 GMT -6
The Pacifica is a bit under-powered but the interior resembles the Auroras a bit So it's like driving a jacked-up 4-cyl Aurora wagon Yuck, that sounds terrible!  Maybe they will come out with a powered-up version in the next year or two... |
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Post by stevensolds on Sept 25, 2005 9:30:36 GMT -6
Good riddance. I hate the SRT-4 as well, they are still cheap and plasticky inside. It's just gross. They bother me like scotty does and I dont know why either. Perhaps its the folks that drive them really escalate the bad image we have of them. Usually young college girls or old folks drive standard Neons.
But yes, they would be a PERFECT rental car. I would neutral drop it at every stoplight.
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Post by betonthis1 on Sept 25, 2005 10:40:47 GMT -6
so whats left of the old American compacts? i guess just the Ford Focus. even though there have been so many recalls on it.
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Those cars have always annoyed me in some unexplainable way, for reasons I still can't figure out.
So it's like driving a jacked-up 4-cyl Aurora wagon 
Maybe they will come out with a powered-up version in the next year or two...
