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"Pacifica alters transportation trends for families"
Pacifica alters transportation trends for families
The Chrysler Pacifica has takes family transportation to a higher level and taken the soccer mom image out of driving a practical vehicle. at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend...2855-4629r.htm |
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"Pacifica alters transportation trends for families"
"Under the hood is a version of the tried-and-true 3.5-liter V-6 engine.
This capable engine produces 250 horsepower and 250 foot-pounds of torque, establishing the Pacifica as a vehicle that can have the power to pass slower-moving vehicles as well as cruise up those torturous mountain passes. Combining this V-6 with the four-speed automatic transmission that is equipped with AutoStick manual shifting mode adds sport to this sport tourer." This doesn't sound like the 2004 Pacifica we had for 2 years. It was a very nice car but it was a tank- the 250hpV6 was very weak for the car. Passing and going up inclines is not as easy with this car as the writer would have you believe. I liked the car though but we ended up getting a Town and Country after the lease was up. The main reason we didn't keep the Pacifica was because we had another child and with 2 car seats strapped to the middle seats you could not access the third row because there is a console between the bucket seats. Scott "Mike" > wrote in message oups.com... > Pacifica alters transportation trends for families > The Chrysler Pacifica has takes family transportation to a higher level > and taken the soccer mom image out of driving a practical vehicle. > at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend...2855-4629r.htm > |
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"Pacifica alters transportation trends for families"
I was thinking the same thing.
IMO, the 3.5 is noisy and unrefined. It isn't quick in my M so I assume it isn't good in the Pacifica either. Too bad because I liked the Pacifica. What possible vehicle could the writer have owned to make such a remark? -- "Now Phoebe Snow direct can go from thirty-third to Buffalo. From Broadway bright the tubes run right Into the Road of Anthracite" Erie - Lackawanna "Scott Koprowski" > wrote in message nk.net... > "Under the hood is a version of the tried-and-true 3.5-liter V-6 engine. > This capable engine produces 250 horsepower and 250 foot-pounds of torque, > establishing the Pacifica as a vehicle that can have the power to pass > slower-moving vehicles as well as cruise up those torturous mountain > passes. Combining this V-6 with the four-speed automatic transmission that > is equipped with AutoStick manual shifting mode adds sport to this sport > tourer." > > > This doesn't sound like the 2004 Pacifica we had for 2 years. It was a > very nice car but it was a tank- the 250hpV6 was very weak for the car. > Passing and going up inclines is not as easy with this car as the writer > would have you believe. I liked the car though but we ended up getting a > Town and Country after the lease was up. The main reason we didn't keep > the Pacifica was because we had another child and with 2 car seats > strapped to the middle seats you could not access the third row because > there is a console between the bucket seats. > > Scott > > > > "Mike" > wrote in message > oups.com... >> Pacifica alters transportation trends for families >> The Chrysler Pacifica has takes family transportation to a higher level >> and taken the soccer mom image out of driving a practical vehicle. >> at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend...2855-4629r.htm >> > > |
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"NJ Vike" > wrote in message nk.net... > I was thinking the same thing. > > IMO, the 3.5 is noisy and unrefined. It isn't quick in my M so I assume it > isn't good in the Pacifica either. Too bad because I liked the Pacifica. > > What possible vehicle could the writer have owned to make such a remark? > Quite a lot of auto reviewers do not disclose what assistance they are getting from the factory. Try for example just calling up an auto company and telling them your writing a review and you want to take one of their primo models out to the racetrack for a day to test drive it, and see what they say. The way it works in the industry is the auto companies call up writer X and say "we have a new model we throught you might like to review" they then show up a week later at the front door of the writer, give him a vehicle they have had ample time to "prep" then come back a week later to retrieve the car and hand him a diskette with a prewritten review on it, that he can use for "assistance" in writing his review. If he's a lazy-ass he can have a review generated in minutes on his computer and then send it in to his editor, and walk off with a cool $500 or so for his 5 minutes of time. Plus he's got the use of a car, which he pays no gas for. Plus he's got anything else he has a mind to ask the factory for. Tickets for sporting events, you name it. And it's not like the editors of these publications don't know what's going on either. Take a good look at the advertisers of most road and track type of magazines. Then look at the good reviews. Note any coorelations. You will figure it out eventually. Ted |
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> IMO, the 3.5 is noisy and unrefined. I don't know what 3.5 YOU are driving, but even my first-gen iron block 3.5 is a wonderful powerplant. If anything, the 2nd-gen has too "dead" of an exhaust note in the rental Magnums I've had. I'd like a little more melodic sound than too much muffling. As for the Pacifica, though, they need to get over it. Its JUST a stinkin' minivan with normal doors (in other words, a breadbox on wheels) and not even a real normal-height wagon like the Magnum. Its a step in the right direction but doesn't go near far enough. The Magnum is a much better vehicle. The CG of the Pacifica couldn't be more than an inch lower than the CG of a Caravan. That "German sports car" in the article must have been a clapped-out Karmann Ghia! :-) |
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"Steve" > wrote in message ... >Karmann Ghia! :-) Wow, that brings back memories? Isn't it amazing some of the crap that got sold. The other day I saw a VW Thing. Remember those? |
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Art wrote:
> "Steve" > wrote in message > ... > > > >>Karmann Ghia! :-) > > > > Wow, that brings back memories? Isn't it amazing some of the crap that got > sold. The other day I saw a VW Thing. Remember those? > > I didn't.... until you had to go and bring it up :-p |
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"Pacifica alters transportation trends for families"
"Art" > wrote in message ink.net... > > "Steve" > wrote in message > ... > > >>Karmann Ghia! :-) > > > Wow, that brings back memories? Isn't it amazing some of the crap that > got sold. The other day I saw a VW Thing. Remember those? > > There's a guy in my neighborhood that just started driving, daily, a restored Karmann Ghia. It even has the original style wheels and really skinny tires. That is a sight to behold on a cold frosty morning, I'll tell you. |
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"Pacifica alters transportation trends for families"
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"Scott Koprowski" > wrote: > This doesn't sound like the 2004 Pacifica we had for 2 years. It was a very > nice car but it was a tank- the 250hpV6 was very weak for the car. Passing > and going up inclines is not as easy with this car as the writer would have > you believe. I liked the car though but we ended up getting a Town and > Country after the lease was up. The main reason we didn't keep the Pacifica > was because we had another child and with 2 car seats strapped to the middle > seats you could not access the third row because there is a console between > the bucket seats. A look at it's weight tells the story. It must be solid though! |
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"Pacifica alters transportation trends for families"
Except for a superior suspension the Pacifica has less to offer than most
minivans. "Mike" > wrote in message oups.com... > Pacifica alters transportation trends for families > The Chrysler Pacifica has takes family transportation to a higher level > and taken the soccer mom image out of driving a practical vehicle. > at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend...2855-4629r.htm > |
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