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Old July 14th 05, 01:54 PM
mdrawson
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Good input, thanx. I am curious about the mileage. The sticker says 25
highway (I'd use the car primarily as a road car).

"General Schvantzkoph" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:54:42 -0500, Dan wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:05:29 -0400, "mdrawson" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Anyone here bought a Magnum R/T?
>>>
>>>What's been your experience? Any problems?
>>>

>> 1) Car runs like a scalded dog.
>> 2) Early production models pulled to the right. Fixed by dealer.
>> Adjusted cradle and installed new alignment adjustment bolt.
>> 3) Center rear seat belt retractor jammed first time granddaughter sat
>> in middle seat. Fixed by dealer.
>> 4) Continental tires are prone to premature wear. Wear bars showing
>> at 20,000 miles.
>>
>> Car is fun to drive, handles great, and gets reasonable mileage for a
>> 4,400 pound wagon. And it's FAST.

>
> Just curious what you consider reasonable mileage? I have a 300C, it has
> the performance of a rocket unfortunately it also has the fuel economy of
> a rocket. I'm getting less than 15MPG, 18 on the highway, my old
> Concorde got 22, and 29 on the highway.
>



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