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#8440 of 26385 ATTENTION East Coast 300m Enthusiasts Club Members.... by drpixel

Aug 20, 2001 (5:39 pm)

from none other than drpixel, Vice President of OUR Club/paert-time webMMMaster (thanks again, Brent..)graphics guy/assembler and creator of Membership packages.
As you sit in fron of your monitors, basking in the afterglow of the Monterey Rendezvous 2001 and the Detriot Dream Cruise, I envy y'all for you have gotten together with your bretheren and sisteren (?!....) in true 300m Camraderie!..but W A I T: there is ANOTHER event coming up for East Coasters!
(drum roll please.....)
Yes my fellow members it's the Wall Stadium Speedway Chrysler 300m Enthusiasts Club Rendezvous 2001 on September 1st!
 If you are an East Coaster, residing on ..well, the East Coast; then you owe it to yourself and 300m owners and enthusiasts everywhere to contact George Deane to register for this--as the Monterey and Detriot events were--One of a Kind East Coast Event. Email him at george_deanehotmail.com
or go to the Club website where a link will magically whisk you away to the Event Web site. There, you'll be able information about this upcoming event.
George and I are looking forward to meeting as many of our fellow 300m 'nuts' that can make it to this fun-filled event. We'll be able to tke our "M"s out on the race track itself for some, like you know, laps around the track itself.
I've sent out an email message to the members that I have email addresses for, and will be sending out another message tomorrow morning for other members whose email address that I don't have at home.
Regards to all my fellow 300m Enthusiasts from
drpixel/Glenn

#8441 of 26385 Hold on there by beach15

Aug 20, 2001 (5:39 pm)

I don't mean to sound a little abrupt here, but you seem to be making us seem like idiots. Sure, there are other dealers out there and this is not the first one we have taken our car to. The next closest is about 45 minutes away and neither of us has time as it is to make it to the current one that's just 15 minutes up the road. Second, this place is not just a Chrysler dealer but also sells Dodge and Jeep; their a full-line Chrysler dealer. There is no Dodge-only dealer anywhere near here. Third, their a 5*, and should be a little better at satisfying their customers. We took our van over once or twice for a warranty fix and they were always knowledgable, friendly, and took care of the issue properly--that was for a stripped $20,000 base minivan and this is a $32,000 supposed luxury sport sedan.
 
Don't get me wrong here, this is still a very nice car when it wants to be. It's just that when you spend this much, you expect a little more.
 
P.S., To whoever asked, we do have the crapyears. I know this probably may be the cause of the vibration on the highway, but when applying the brakes, it shouldn't be the tires that make the steering wheel shake violently. Chrysler was dumb enough to choose these tires in the first place, so now they should take the responsibility to fix the problems they cause. We are not about to spend our money to buy new tires for a car that just turned on 13,000 miles.
 
Now, come to think of it, I have a question for you guys. I have driven cars with ABS before, and when you hit them on a slippy surface, you'll usually feel a slight pulse in the pedal and the wheels won't lock up. This past winter I was outside shoveling and as my wife left the driveway and hit the brakes at the end where there must have been a slick spot, I saw the front wheels lock up completely while the backs kept moving. Then yesterday morning, two deer ran right in front of us, and when she hit the brakes hard so we wouldn't hit them, it felt like they locked up and we heard them sqeaul. I'm beginning to think that our ABS is not working properly. Any ideas?

#8442 of 26385 Detroit: by easyrider300m

Aug 20, 2001 (6:05 pm)

so how many of our members showed up for the Detroit meet---did you guys parade down Woodward ave all together? How was the weather on Saturday---how bout some more pics?

#8443 of 26385 beach15 by sdmike2

Aug 20, 2001 (6:08 pm)

Sounds like your car is posessed. I suggest contacting a priest immediately. At least we know where the statistical balance to our trouble-free Ms are. We should ask otto if they ever let VIPs touring the factory "try their hands" at car assembly. but seriously, your ABS should not lock up.

#8444 of 26385 easyrider...Detroit Cruise by russklass

Aug 20, 2001 (6:44 pm)

"so how many of our members showed up for the Detroit meet---did you guys parade down Woodward ave all together? How was the weather on Saturday---how bout some more pics?"
 
It's not the QUANTITY, John, it's the QUALITY!
There were 6 members at Dream Cruise, bur no more than 4 at any one time. Four, that is if you don't count "otto" and company, then there were 8 at dinner.
The weather was great when it counted, rainy when it didn't.
We will post some photos soon.
We didn't parade down Woodward, as that would have taken most of the day!
Highlights:
Watching 100 Prowlers and more than 500 PT Cruisers depart the Walter P. Chrysler Museum for a parade lap to Pontiac.
Enjoying more than 35 THOUSAND cars(along with 1.75 MILLION other people) at Saturday's cruise.
Meeting,and talking to, Deiter Zetsche at "Dodge City."
Dinner with "otto" & friends Sat. nite.
Greenfield Village tour on Sunday.
We need more participants for next year!

#8445 of 26385 sdmike2-Mammoth Mountain by silverbullet4

Aug 20, 2001 (7:05 pm)

Mike, Intermediate, huh? Looks pretty steep. I skied it about 16 years ago. Terrifying headwall. I went with some locals and friends from SF as my wife was "great with child". The skiing was pretty good, as I remember.
 
Silver

#8446 of 26385 transmission clunking when downshifting by reybeast

Aug 20, 2001 (7:14 pm)

Hi folks, thanks for the responses on the sliding seats issue. I was readaing some of the old stuff in the archives, and I ran across an old post from indydriver that went something like this.
 
Is indydriver around these days? I would like to get more detailed info from him. Indy, if you read this, please email me at Rey_Garzadell.com.
 
#50 of 63 Transmission Ed. 101 by indydriver Mar 15, 2000 (07:40 am)
If anyone is having tranny problems with their 300M, contact the service manager at Carson Chrysler in Plainfield, IN (they're on the web). He's become an expert after working on my car the past year. I bought in Dec. 98 and now have 35,000 miles on the clock. Car was delivered from the factory with the famous 'valve body' defect which manifests itself by failing to shift out of park on cold starts even though the digital dash indicator shows it shifting. Trans eventually engages after a few revs and pressure is built up. Replacing this part involves complete removal of the trans from the car--make sure you've got a good mechanic! I continued to have shifting problems, especially a "thunk" on the downshift from 2nd to 1st when coming to a stop. Dealer replaced the TCM (transmission control module) and Speed Sensor with no improvement. Dealer finally nailed it by replacing the solenoid controlling 2nd gear. Works great now and I use the Autostick all the time.
 
Is indydriver around these days? I would like to get more detailed info from him. Indy, if you read this, please email me at Rey_Garzadell.com.

#8447 of 26385 Just got home by denverm

Aug 20, 2001 (7:46 pm)

from Monterey, about 2700 miles total in the past six days, and I loved every one of 'em. After 13 months and 20,000 miles, my respect for this car keeps going up. The daily commute in to work just doesn't do it justice. Cutting loose on a curvy road (some cars tried to keep up with me; none did) or blasting on a straightaway, the M is simply fabulous in every way. Wow!

#8448 of 26385 "TSB'S' issued by Chrysler for 300M'S by netcruzr

Aug 20, 2001 (9:10 pm)

My "99" 300M has been running well.(2 years/26K. miles) However, at the height of a recent heatwave, my A/C started blowing hot air. It needed to have the electronic module that controls the "doors" replaced. I noticed that this was covered by a "TSB" and the warranty.
 I'm not looking for trouble, but is there some way I can access all the TSB'S (on the net) that have previously been issued by Chrysler on my car? All ideas will be appreciated.

#8449 of 26385 netcruzr - tsbs by sdmike2

Aug 20, 2001 (9:19 pm)

You're in luck. Go to http://www.300mclub.org/sites.htm for a lot of great links, including links to TSBs for the 99 and 00 300Ms. If you're not a member, join us!
-Mike (Big Red, '01 loaded inferno red)


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