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#9 of 1877 Magnum sales by qualityguy Feb 14, 2003 (6:49 am)
Have to deal with cops/DOC a lot - workout and train with them in martial arts - they all hate the smaller FWD cars they have to drive now. Besides being not small, these guys have to carry a lot of stuff on themselves, plus there is additionally huge amount of (electronic) equipment being put now in the car + there is, it looks like in-born international incompartability of cops and FWD. A lot of deparments will switch from current Impala to Magnum by the first opportunity. This is quite a large market. And, it looks like cops now are willing to pay - the only alernative to Magnum now is the much more expensive and much worse handling Tahoe. And, last, but not the least - 5.7 engine - the real reason - they are the car guys too, armed with taxpayers money. I wouldn't worry for sales of this staion wagon.
#10 of 1877 Why I'm interested in the Magnum by indydriver Feb 16, 2003 (7:50 am)
I am a regional sales manager and fortunately, I live in the middle of my territory so all major cities are within 300 miles. This means driving is always more convenient (not to mention pleasant) than flying. I currently drive a 300M about 20-25,000 miles per year. The M is a wonderful "traveling salesman" vehicle. Loads of room: great 'big-man' driver's space; plenty of room for four large adults for the inevitable trip to lunch or dinner; big trunk for samples, giveaways and all the other junk you love to travel with. On top of all that, the M is a great balance between performance and economy. 27mpg is not unusual for steady-state interstate travel and the 250 hp is plenty of grunt for all but boy-racer situations. The perfect car right? Well, the Magnum promises more of everything above plus the option of weighting performance more heavily with the hemi. I don't really care what everybody decides to call it, but it certainly is no "station wagon" in the traditional sense. There is no third seat. The interior is designed for plenty of room for four adults plus luggage and golf clubs. This is the perfect 'executive express' for the quick trip to Kohler for a couple of days of golf, or a weekend at Daytona with your buddies. I have a rep who has a Saab 9-5 wagon which has a lot of this utility, but none of the excitement. The Magnum will outsell the M which averages about 2500/month because it will appeal to a wider audience. I've been awaiting the LX 300 but I'm afraid the Mag may have stolen its thunder. This is one gorgeous design. I love the Ramness of the front end. The chop-top roofline is starting to show up on many of the newest vehicles like the Toyota Matrix, so my eye is getting used to it, and not really associating this visual cue with "station wagon". Of course, the proof will come with a test drive. I'm anticipating a big grin as I slip into the leather driver's seat and tromp on that hot V-8. Let's just hope DC brings at least a hot sport version to market immediately (I don't hold much hope that they'll actually build the SRT-8). Replies to this message: buckangus (Aug 08, 2006 5:55 am) peterskm (Aug 14, 2006 1:23 pm) lrs5 (Jan 22, 2007 8:02 pm) jacktb (Jan 31, 2007 1:21 pm) and 5 more... budw (Feb 21, 2009 2:26 pm)
#11 of 1877 by ottowrkr Feb 18, 2003 (1:58 pm)
They built the srt-4 (neon) and srt-10 (Ram pick-up) , why wouldnt they build the srt-8.
#12 of 1877 300N by chryslerguy Mar 22, 2003 (10:36 pm)
Has anyone seen pictures of the next 300N, not the 300 LX or "New Yorker" If that is what it will be called?
#13 of 1877 Chrysler is improving by algie_fawkes Mar 26, 2003 (11:32 am)
Please...in the face of recent news, please don't say that Chrysler is any less reliable than Mercedes. Yes, I am perfectly sane. CR rated Chrysler equal to BMW and ABOVE Mercedes in reliability this year. And from reliable sources I have heard that dealers are complaining that they aren't getting enough warranty work. Face it--Chrysler is doing better. They even got a quality control guy from Toyota, the industry leader in reliability. Why did he leave Toyota? Because he wanted to work for a company that did exciting things...and that's what we will expect from Chrysler.   by the way, you can go to the Allpar forums at www.allpar.com, where I am known as "eaglecars." They have a news & rumors forum that's pretty active.
#14 of 1877 LX-body Chrysler pic by a_l_hubcaps Mar 26, 2003 (2:13 pm)
http://www.car-truck.com now has a [rather poor] undisguised pic of a Chrysler LX-body sedan. It looks pretty good, in my opinion, though it's a very radical departure from the Concorde and 300M. I'll be interested to see some more pics when the official ones come out.   -Andrew L
#15 of 1877 LX Pic by kosh_2258 Mar 26, 2003 (5:42 pm)
Obviously targeted at a different market than the current car. Thanks, but no thanks - I'm not into "bricks" with wheels. Time to start the hunt for a new brand of vehicle.
#16 of 1877 by algie_fawkes Mar 28, 2003 (4:36 am)
I have to agree. I love the new brick car for what it is, but I would want a sleeker, cab-forward car for myself. At least something that is an evolution of the 300M. But, don't gripe yet...there are more designs on the way. anyhow, the April autoshow should have some new stuff for us to see.
#17 of 1877 CR reports by qualityguy Mar 28, 2003 (10:23 am)
So what? I believe they have rated Hyundai and Honda the same also...
#18 of 1877 The notion doesn't bother me, just the execution by kosh_2258 Mar 28, 2003 (1:04 pm)
I know what Chrysler is trying to do, I just think they went way too far with it.   They are trying to recapture the unique American look in a contempory car but they've overshot the mark. Their glass ratio is too low. The Magnum has potential but needs to be smoothed out and slimmed up some. They need to shoot for the mid 60's proportions, not the mid-late 50's they pursued.

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