The Last Really Good Chrysler Product
My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's
never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as souvenirs. Yes, he's a peckerwood. I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? |
I guess it doesn't count as a mopar car but the last good chrysler product
is the 300C hemi srt-8 that will come out shortly. It's only last because there is yet to be anything after it. Oh, and IMHO it's the first good one in a long time. Richard "Ted Azito" > wrote in message om... > My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? |
I guess it doesn't count as a mopar car but the last good chrysler product
is the 300C hemi srt-8 that will come out shortly. It's only last because there is yet to be anything after it. Oh, and IMHO it's the first good one in a long time. Richard "Ted Azito" > wrote in message om... > My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? |
Ted Azito wrote:
> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? IMHO the A-body, but I have a feeling that's not the answer he gave you. nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
Ted Azito wrote:
> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? IMHO the A-body, but I have a feeling that's not the answer he gave you. nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
Ted Azito wrote:
> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? My 89 Acclaim was the best one I've ever owned. My 96 minivan isn't bad, still running reasonably well at 158,000 miles, however, it has required at least one trip a year to the dealer for something significant - a couple or three recalls, clockspring, electrical problems, etc. The Acclaim had only one significant problem in 143,000 miles and that was a cracked torque convertor flex plate. Matt |
Ted Azito wrote:
> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? My 89 Acclaim was the best one I've ever owned. My 96 minivan isn't bad, still running reasonably well at 158,000 miles, however, it has required at least one trip a year to the dealer for something significant - a couple or three recalls, clockspring, electrical problems, etc. The Acclaim had only one significant problem in 143,000 miles and that was a cracked torque convertor flex plate. Matt |
I had a 68 Dodge Sportsman Window Van when I was in high school. It had the
225 slant six and the odometer broke on it when it turned over for the second time. It was 12 years old when I got it 1n 1980, my first "car", and I drove it for 8 years after that. I gave it to a friend in 88 and he got a couple more years out of it at least. Who knows how many miles it had when it went to the boneyard but I'll bet 300,000+. It was a great first car and built like a tank. You couldn't dent it easily like the tin cans of today. |
I had a 68 Dodge Sportsman Window Van when I was in high school. It had the
225 slant six and the odometer broke on it when it turned over for the second time. It was 12 years old when I got it 1n 1980, my first "car", and I drove it for 8 years after that. I gave it to a friend in 88 and he got a couple more years out of it at least. Who knows how many miles it had when it went to the boneyard but I'll bet 300,000+. It was a great first car and built like a tank. You couldn't dent it easily like the tin cans of today. |
With your kind of language, Teddy, I wouldn't let you near my 99 Intrepid ES
which I consider to be one of the best cars I've ever owned (so far). "Ted Azito" > wrote in message om... > My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? |
With your kind of language, Teddy, I wouldn't let you near my 99 Intrepid ES
which I consider to be one of the best cars I've ever owned (so far). "Ted Azito" > wrote in message om... > My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? |
On Wed, 19 Oct 2004, Ted Azito wrote:
> But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? The AA-body (Spirit, Acclaim, LeBaron sedan, export Saratoga) 1989-1995. |
On Wed, 19 Oct 2004, Ted Azito wrote:
> But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? The AA-body (Spirit, Acclaim, LeBaron sedan, export Saratoga) 1989-1995. |
"marlinspike" > wrote in message ... >I guess it doesn't count as a mopar car but the last good chrysler product > is the 300C hemi srt-8 that will come out shortly. It's only last because > there is yet to be anything after it. Oh, and IMHO it's the first good one > in a long time. > Richard > "Ted Azito" > wrote in message > om... >> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's >> never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as >> demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad >> in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they >> don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer >> them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him >> even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as >> souvenirs. >> >> Yes, he's a peckerwood. >> >> I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring >> them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and >> dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on >> brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get >> crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. >> >> But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good >> Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little >> later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? The A-Body Valiant/Duster/Dart (1976). |
"marlinspike" > wrote in message ... >I guess it doesn't count as a mopar car but the last good chrysler product > is the 300C hemi srt-8 that will come out shortly. It's only last because > there is yet to be anything after it. Oh, and IMHO it's the first good one > in a long time. > Richard > "Ted Azito" > wrote in message > om... >> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's >> never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as >> demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad >> in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they >> don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer >> them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him >> even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as >> souvenirs. >> >> Yes, he's a peckerwood. >> >> I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring >> them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and >> dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on >> brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get >> crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. >> >> But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good >> Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little >> later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? The A-Body Valiant/Duster/Dart (1976). |
My old 89 Spirit turbo Base. Smoked alot of my pals with that sleeper! Lasted until Last year! Gave it to my parents ( my father never believed in changing oil) Used to go visit everyyear and change it for him. It finally bit the dust last year with the fried tranny. Only problem in 280,00 km's was the oil seal to the turbo blew. Leaked oil, Then the tranny. Damn, I wish I kept it. |
My old 89 Spirit turbo Base. Smoked alot of my pals with that sleeper! Lasted until Last year! Gave it to my parents ( my father never believed in changing oil) Used to go visit everyyear and change it for him. It finally bit the dust last year with the fried tranny. Only problem in 280,00 km's was the oil seal to the turbo blew. Leaked oil, Then the tranny. Damn, I wish I kept it. |
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Melvin Myers wrote:
> The A-Body Valiant/Duster/Dart (1976). Disagree. The last really good A-body was in '72. Some '73s were passable, but the build and materials quality went steeply downhill from there. By the last year ('76) they were shoddily built out of cheap materials -- and that's without even factoring in the poor fuel economy, poor performance and poor driveability wrought by the stone-age emission controls. No, the '60-'72 A-bodies were first-rate cars, but the later ones just didn't measure up. The '89-'95 AA-bodies, on the other hand, came extremely close to the standard set by the up-to-'72 A-bodies in terms of ruggedness, dependability and driveability. DS |
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Melvin Myers wrote:
> The A-Body Valiant/Duster/Dart (1976). Disagree. The last really good A-body was in '72. Some '73s were passable, but the build and materials quality went steeply downhill from there. By the last year ('76) they were shoddily built out of cheap materials -- and that's without even factoring in the poor fuel economy, poor performance and poor driveability wrought by the stone-age emission controls. No, the '60-'72 A-bodies were first-rate cars, but the later ones just didn't measure up. The '89-'95 AA-bodies, on the other hand, came extremely close to the standard set by the up-to-'72 A-bodies in terms of ruggedness, dependability and driveability. DS |
> > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? Everything except 1975-1992 has been "good", and there were a few good ones in there (trucks, some M-bodies). The LH cars, in both generations, have been very very good vehicles, and the JA-bodies aren't great but they aren't an embarassment. The first-generation Neon comes close to an embarassment, but was cheap enough to be excused. The jury's still out on the Daimler-fied Mopars, but the Magnum and 300 sure look promising. The 5.7 engine is a work of art (even the more technical auto magazines that actually dis-assemble engines and study them are giving the 5.7 great reviews). Its less certain to me whether the aluminum suspension parts or the un-necessarily complicated 6-speed Benz-based slushbox are any good. Now, if you could bolt an A-518 behind that hemi, then we'd really have something great! |
> > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? Everything except 1975-1992 has been "good", and there were a few good ones in there (trucks, some M-bodies). The LH cars, in both generations, have been very very good vehicles, and the JA-bodies aren't great but they aren't an embarassment. The first-generation Neon comes close to an embarassment, but was cheap enough to be excused. The jury's still out on the Daimler-fied Mopars, but the Magnum and 300 sure look promising. The 5.7 engine is a work of art (even the more technical auto magazines that actually dis-assemble engines and study them are giving the 5.7 great reviews). Its less certain to me whether the aluminum suspension parts or the un-necessarily complicated 6-speed Benz-based slushbox are any good. Now, if you could bolt an A-518 behind that hemi, then we'd really have something great! |
Daniel J. Stern wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Melvin Myers wrote: > > >>The A-Body Valiant/Duster/Dart (1976). > > > Disagree. The last really good A-body was in '72. IMO, the A-body and B-body were both perfectly acceptable right through their end of production in '76 and '78, respectively. The F, M, and J-bodies that replaced them, and were phased in along side them, lent their crappy reputation to the older A- and B- body models that really didn't deserve it. Yeah, QC had slipped across the whole line by '77, but the A- and B- bodies (and even to an extent the R-body, which was merely a stretched B-body) didn't suffer nearly as badly as the newer and allegedly "better" replacements that were coming out and breaking records for warranty claims. The tightest, quietest, and most solid-feeling A-bodies I've ever driven were both '74 Darts. Just my personal view on it. |
Daniel J. Stern wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Melvin Myers wrote: > > >>The A-Body Valiant/Duster/Dart (1976). > > > Disagree. The last really good A-body was in '72. IMO, the A-body and B-body were both perfectly acceptable right through their end of production in '76 and '78, respectively. The F, M, and J-bodies that replaced them, and were phased in along side them, lent their crappy reputation to the older A- and B- body models that really didn't deserve it. Yeah, QC had slipped across the whole line by '77, but the A- and B- bodies (and even to an extent the R-body, which was merely a stretched B-body) didn't suffer nearly as badly as the newer and allegedly "better" replacements that were coming out and breaking records for warranty claims. The tightest, quietest, and most solid-feeling A-bodies I've ever driven were both '74 Darts. Just my personal view on it. |
"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message n.umich.edu... | On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Melvin Myers wrote: | | > The A-Body Valiant/Duster/Dart (1976). | | Disagree. The last really good A-body was in '72. Some '73s were passable, | but the build and materials quality went steeply downhill from there. By | the last year ('76) they were shoddily built out of cheap materials -- and | that's without even factoring in the poor fuel economy, poor performance | and poor driveability wrought by the stone-age emission controls. | | No, the '60-'72 A-bodies were first-rate cars, but the later ones just | didn't measure up. The '89-'95 AA-bodies, on the other hand, came | extremely close to the standard set by the up-to-'72 A-bodies in terms of | ruggedness, dependability and driveability. | | DS The company I worked for in the 1970's had a fleet of a couple dozen 1974 "slant-six" Plymouth Duster's...nearly all of then ran well over 200K miles..a few into 300k with surprisingly few problems. Then they bought Aspens...they fell apart before reaching 60K...literally...things actually fell off of them!!! So, I partly agree with Daniel, I think the A-body was very good past 1972...at least the ones I'm familiar with. |
"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message n.umich.edu... | On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Melvin Myers wrote: | | > The A-Body Valiant/Duster/Dart (1976). | | Disagree. The last really good A-body was in '72. Some '73s were passable, | but the build and materials quality went steeply downhill from there. By | the last year ('76) they were shoddily built out of cheap materials -- and | that's without even factoring in the poor fuel economy, poor performance | and poor driveability wrought by the stone-age emission controls. | | No, the '60-'72 A-bodies were first-rate cars, but the later ones just | didn't measure up. The '89-'95 AA-bodies, on the other hand, came | extremely close to the standard set by the up-to-'72 A-bodies in terms of | ruggedness, dependability and driveability. | | DS The company I worked for in the 1970's had a fleet of a couple dozen 1974 "slant-six" Plymouth Duster's...nearly all of then ran well over 200K miles..a few into 300k with surprisingly few problems. Then they bought Aspens...they fell apart before reaching 60K...literally...things actually fell off of them!!! So, I partly agree with Daniel, I think the A-body was very good past 1972...at least the ones I'm familiar with. |
The 300C is the wrong car for the wrong time. Gas will be at $4.00 to $5.00 a
gallon in a few short years with China (and other "emerging markets") sucking up oil at a 30%+ per year growth rate with supply channels already at full production. So, most of them will be left parked in the driveway along with the SUVs. Too expensive to drive and no one will want them (so no one will buy them off of you). They may be good...(yet to be seen), but part of being good is that it fits the times. I wouldn't touch one with a 10-foot pole...it has "loosing your shirt" written all over it! "marlinspike" > wrote in message ... |I guess it doesn't count as a mopar car but the last good chrysler product | is the 300C hemi srt-8 that will come out shortly. It's only last because | there is yet to be anything after it. Oh, and IMHO it's the first good one | in a long time. | Richard | "Ted Azito" > wrote in message | om... | > My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's | > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as | > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad | > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they | > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer | > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him | > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as | > souvenirs. | > | > Yes, he's a peckerwood. | > | > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring | > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and | > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on | > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get | > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. | > | > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good | > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little | > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? | | |
The 300C is the wrong car for the wrong time. Gas will be at $4.00 to $5.00 a
gallon in a few short years with China (and other "emerging markets") sucking up oil at a 30%+ per year growth rate with supply channels already at full production. So, most of them will be left parked in the driveway along with the SUVs. Too expensive to drive and no one will want them (so no one will buy them off of you). They may be good...(yet to be seen), but part of being good is that it fits the times. I wouldn't touch one with a 10-foot pole...it has "loosing your shirt" written all over it! "marlinspike" > wrote in message ... |I guess it doesn't count as a mopar car but the last good chrysler product | is the 300C hemi srt-8 that will come out shortly. It's only last because | there is yet to be anything after it. Oh, and IMHO it's the first good one | in a long time. | Richard | "Ted Azito" > wrote in message | om... | > My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's | > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as | > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad | > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they | > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer | > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him | > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as | > souvenirs. | > | > Yes, he's a peckerwood. | > | > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring | > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and | > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on | > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get | > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. | > | > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good | > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little | > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? | | |
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, James C. Reeves wrote:
> The company I worked for in the 1970's had a fleet of a couple dozen > 1974 "slant-six" Plymouth Duster's...nearly all of then ran well over > 200K miles..a few into 300k with surprisingly few problems. Right, James, but you and I have been through this before, and as I recall, you have no experience with the pre-'72 A-bodies for context/comparison. |
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, James C. Reeves wrote:
> The company I worked for in the 1970's had a fleet of a couple dozen > 1974 "slant-six" Plymouth Duster's...nearly all of then ran well over > 200K miles..a few into 300k with surprisingly few problems. Right, James, but you and I have been through this before, and as I recall, you have no experience with the pre-'72 A-bodies for context/comparison. |
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Steve wrote:
> > Disagree. The last really good A-body was in '72. > > IMO, the A-body and B-body [was] perfectly acceptable right through > their end of production in '76 Sure, but the question wasn't "perfectly acceptable", it was "really good". |
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Steve wrote:
> > Disagree. The last really good A-body was in '72. > > IMO, the A-body and B-body [was] perfectly acceptable right through > their end of production in '76 Sure, but the question wasn't "perfectly acceptable", it was "really good". |
"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message n.umich.edu... | On Wed, 19 Oct 2004, Ted Azito wrote: | | > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good | > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little | > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? | | The AA-body (Spirit, Acclaim, LeBaron sedan, export Saratoga) 1989-1995. If so, one would think that there would still be these models on the road now. I don't see them very often. The old A bodies you saw frequently on the road well into the 80's. |
"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message n.umich.edu... | On Wed, 19 Oct 2004, Ted Azito wrote: | | > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good | > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little | > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? | | The AA-body (Spirit, Acclaim, LeBaron sedan, export Saratoga) 1989-1995. If so, one would think that there would still be these models on the road now. I don't see them very often. The old A bodies you saw frequently on the road well into the 80's. |
"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message n.umich.edu... | On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, James C. Reeves wrote: | | > The company I worked for in the 1970's had a fleet of a couple dozen | > 1974 "slant-six" Plymouth Duster's...nearly all of then ran well over | > 200K miles..a few into 300k with surprisingly few problems. | | Right, James, but you and I have been through this before, and as I | recall, you have no experience with the pre-'72 A-bodies for | context/comparison. True...hard to believe that they could be much better. But, I'll take your word for it. |
"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message n.umich.edu... | On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, James C. Reeves wrote: | | > The company I worked for in the 1970's had a fleet of a couple dozen | > 1974 "slant-six" Plymouth Duster's...nearly all of then ran well over | > 200K miles..a few into 300k with surprisingly few problems. | | Right, James, but you and I have been through this before, and as I | recall, you have no experience with the pre-'72 A-bodies for | context/comparison. True...hard to believe that they could be much better. But, I'll take your word for it. |
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, James C. Reeves wrote:
> | The AA-body (Spirit, Acclaim, LeBaron sedan, export Saratoga) 1989-1995. > > If so, one would think that there would still be these models on the > road now. I don't see them very often. I see lots of them, and I'm right in the salt belt (Toronto). Perhaps they didn't sell well wherever you are. |
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, James C. Reeves wrote:
> | The AA-body (Spirit, Acclaim, LeBaron sedan, export Saratoga) 1989-1995. > > If so, one would think that there would still be these models on the > road now. I don't see them very often. I see lots of them, and I'm right in the salt belt (Toronto). Perhaps they didn't sell well wherever you are. |
"James C. Reeves" wrote:
>The 300C is the wrong car for the wrong time. Gas will be at $4.00 to $5.00 >a >gallon in a few short years with China (and other "emerging markets") sucking > >up oil at a 30%+ per year growth rate with supply channels already at full >production. So, most of them will be left parked in the driveway along with >the SUVs. Too expensive to drive and no one will want them (so no one will >buy >them off of you). They may be good...(yet to be seen), but part of being >good >is that it fits the times. I wouldn't touch one with a 10-foot pole...it has > >"loosing your shirt" written all over it! I guess that is why you are you and the rest of us are glad we aren't. |
"James C. Reeves" wrote:
>The 300C is the wrong car for the wrong time. Gas will be at $4.00 to $5.00 >a >gallon in a few short years with China (and other "emerging markets") sucking > >up oil at a 30%+ per year growth rate with supply channels already at full >production. So, most of them will be left parked in the driveway along with >the SUVs. Too expensive to drive and no one will want them (so no one will >buy >them off of you). They may be good...(yet to be seen), but part of being >good >is that it fits the times. I wouldn't touch one with a 10-foot pole...it has > >"loosing your shirt" written all over it! I guess that is why you are you and the rest of us are glad we aren't. |
"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message n.umich.edu... | On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, James C. Reeves wrote: | | > | The AA-body (Spirit, Acclaim, LeBaron sedan, export Saratoga) 1989-1995. | > | > If so, one would think that there would still be these models on the | > road now. I don't see them very often. | | I see lots of them, and I'm right in the salt belt (Toronto). Perhaps they | didn't sell well wherever you are. | Could be. Plus, for whatever reason, this marked has become very bad for older used vehicles. It's possible that those that get put back into the resale market get shipped elsewhere where they will sell better. |
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