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Dodge Magnum, seen one?
Styling is a matter of taste, of course, but I disagree with you about the
looks of the 300 and, especially, the Magnum. I think they are modernized retro designs and I like them as fresh and bold compared to most other cars you see. The 300 actually calls to mind some Bentleys which I don't think anyone would call caricatures. (Caricature cars to me are the BMW Mini, VW Beetle, and especially the Audi TT - purposely silly designs made to mimic earlier designs.) I find the Magnum very interesting as I sure would like a car-based RWD station wagon with power and handling to replace my 'Burban. The "Burban is a fine very large station wagon, but it's a truck, handles like it and guzzles gas in town. Magnum kind of calls to mind the English gentleman's Aston Martin Shooting Brake from the 60's. I wonder is the proverbial 4x8 sheet of plywood will fit inside? Probably too narrow. -- - GRL "It's good to want things." Steve Barr (philosopher, poet, humorist, chemist, Visual Basic programmer) "Gene Poon" > wrote in message ... > James C. Reeves wrote, presumably in reply to the question about the new > Dodge Magnum: > > > > Seems like an odd time for auto manufacturers to come out with a 4,200 lb V8 > > vehicle with gas prices in the $2.00 and gallon range and possibly going to > > $3.00 or beyond sometime during the lifetime of these vehicles. > > > There is also the baseline version with the 2.7L. I hope Daimler > doesn't make the same big mistake with the Chrysler 300 and the Dodge > Magnum that they did at the introduction of the Pacifica. They had > built way too many expensive, fully-loaded models, not ones that were > equipped adequately and comfortably but not extravagantly. > > Yes, I said "DAIMLER" made the mistake. As we know, the "Chrysler" in > the company name is silent. The Germans aren't about to admit it, but > they make mistakes. The eroded and still declining reliability of their > Mercedes cars is an example. > > As for the styling, I have yet to see one. In the photos that Chrysler > has provided to the car magazines, the 300 and Magnum look like caricatures. > > -GP |
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Styling is a matter of taste, of course, but I disagree with you about the
looks of the 300 and, especially, the Magnum. I think they are modernized retro designs and I like them as fresh and bold compared to most other cars you see. The 300 actually calls to mind some Bentleys which I don't think anyone would call caricatures. (Caricature cars to me are the BMW Mini, VW Beetle, and especially the Audi TT - purposely silly designs made to mimic earlier designs.) I find the Magnum very interesting as I sure would like a car-based RWD station wagon with power and handling to replace my 'Burban. The "Burban is a fine very large station wagon, but it's a truck, handles like it and guzzles gas in town. Magnum kind of calls to mind the English gentleman's Aston Martin Shooting Brake from the 60's. I wonder is the proverbial 4x8 sheet of plywood will fit inside? Probably too narrow. -- - GRL "It's good to want things." Steve Barr (philosopher, poet, humorist, chemist, Visual Basic programmer) "Gene Poon" > wrote in message ... > James C. Reeves wrote, presumably in reply to the question about the new > Dodge Magnum: > > > > Seems like an odd time for auto manufacturers to come out with a 4,200 lb V8 > > vehicle with gas prices in the $2.00 and gallon range and possibly going to > > $3.00 or beyond sometime during the lifetime of these vehicles. > > > There is also the baseline version with the 2.7L. I hope Daimler > doesn't make the same big mistake with the Chrysler 300 and the Dodge > Magnum that they did at the introduction of the Pacifica. They had > built way too many expensive, fully-loaded models, not ones that were > equipped adequately and comfortably but not extravagantly. > > Yes, I said "DAIMLER" made the mistake. As we know, the "Chrysler" in > the company name is silent. The Germans aren't about to admit it, but > they make mistakes. The eroded and still declining reliability of their > Mercedes cars is an example. > > As for the styling, I have yet to see one. In the photos that Chrysler > has provided to the car magazines, the 300 and Magnum look like caricatures. > > -GP |
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> I find the Magnum very interesting as I sure would like a car-based
> RWD station wagon with power and handling to replace my 'Burban. The > "Burban is a fine very large station wagon, but it's a truck, handles > like it and guzzles gas in town. Magnum kind of calls to mind the > English gentleman's Aston Martin Shooting Brake from the 60's. Old school wise, I'd like to get an early 1970's Dodge Coronet or Plymouth Fury wagon, one of those 9 passenger Brady Bunch specials. Those had cool "fuselage" styling. Slant 6 standard on Plymouth models, most had the 318 though which was only like a $200 option. My mom had a '72 Fury Wagon, green on green, 318ci that my parents bought new. Lasted until the mid 80's. I don't think she took very good care of it even. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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> I find the Magnum very interesting as I sure would like a car-based
> RWD station wagon with power and handling to replace my 'Burban. The > "Burban is a fine very large station wagon, but it's a truck, handles > like it and guzzles gas in town. Magnum kind of calls to mind the > English gentleman's Aston Martin Shooting Brake from the 60's. Old school wise, I'd like to get an early 1970's Dodge Coronet or Plymouth Fury wagon, one of those 9 passenger Brady Bunch specials. Those had cool "fuselage" styling. Slant 6 standard on Plymouth models, most had the 318 though which was only like a $200 option. My mom had a '72 Fury Wagon, green on green, 318ci that my parents bought new. Lasted until the mid 80's. I don't think she took very good care of it even. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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