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#574 of 4893 bph74 by stephen Feb 28, 2004 (8:11 am)
Excellent test drive article! Thanks!   I noted with trepidation the mention of a "wheel hop" issue. I hope the 300C isn't going to be plagued with another run of bad tires like the 300M was. That was no fun at all.   stephen
#575 of 4893 Article, Wheel Hop by fsmmcsi Feb 28, 2004 (9:01 am)
bph74 - Thank you for the link. We know the press preview was Monday 2/23 in Palm Springs, so it will now be fun to watch for the other reviews and test drives - Car & Driver, Motor Trend, Road & Track, and the web sites. I wonder which will be first with a real test drive?   Stephen - I also worry about the wheel hop, but if you are not from California, you don't know about our really bad concrete freeways. The concrete has cuts perpendicular to the lanes every few feet. In many areas, between the cuts, each section of pavement has a dip in the middle, then rises to peaks at both ends. This surface causes many vehicles to hop. Even some of our asphalt roads, such as the 241 toll road, are very rough in some areas. However, I want a car designed to deal with these roads, so once I am able to rent a 300C, I will drive it all over the area to check the ride. It might even be worth replacing the 18 inch wheels with 17 inch wheels with 70-series tires (if they fit over the brakes).
#576 of 4893 300C Real Issue.... by pster Feb 28, 2004 (10:41 am)
There are hundreds of cars available with every design under the sun....the 300C is well thought out, just as the 300M was....the real issue is mechanical integrity. If the 300C has many of the same problems this owner's 300M has had, I predict Chrysler will fail. The Pacifica is not selling, the Crossfire is not selling....the dealers are screaming for new products. The 300C is make it or break it for Chrysler.
#577 of 4893 by oedipus1608 Feb 28, 2004 (7:49 pm)
For the last time, the Pacifica, at 8500 units a month, is the 3rd best selling crossover in the U.S.
#578 of 4893 oedipus1608- by fastdriver Feb 28, 2004 (7:55 pm)
oedipus1608-   What part of the country are you in? I've seen about 5 since the day they came out and one of them was on TV! I don't see any here in CT.   fastdriver   PS Where did you get your figures?
#579 of 4893 by emale Feb 28, 2004 (10:22 pm)
chrysler sold approximately 6500 pacificas in january...and about 8500 in december. here is a link to the january sales:   http://wwwsg.daimlerchrysler.com/SD7DEV/GMS/TEMPLATES/GMS_PRESS_R- ELEASE/0,2941,0-485-51162-1-1-text-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0,00.html
#580 of 4893 review... by bph74 by soozpk Feb 29, 2004 (8:44 am)
Thanks for the link, Bph74. Inadvertantly, the article answered my long lingering question as to whether the trunkwell can hold a conventional spare. The answer is probably that it cannot, as the trunkwell holding the standard compact spare is designed at an angle, which folds during a rear 50 mph impact. Thank you again.
#581 of 4893 Auto week article by dale48 Feb 29, 2004 (4:50 pm)
All in all the article was pretty positive. Regular readers tell me, are they pimping or do they really like it?   I received 3 letters from Chrysler in the last three days. I guess over the last year I told them three times I was interested in info as soon as it was available.   I happened to check the web site two weeks ago and found out I could go to a dealer and order one, so I did.   Was I supposed to wait and get a Balloon or something in late March?   By the way what's so special about the Ford 500 that they call the 300 homely?   To each his own.
#582 of 4893 Auto Week Article by stephen Feb 29, 2004 (6:32 pm)
"No Chrysler, not even the Town & Country extended minivan, has boasted this 120-inch wheelbase since the Imperials of 1926 through the '30s."   Auto Week evidently forgot about the fifties Chryslers. The '59 Chrysler 300E for example, had a wheelbase of 126 inches.   stephen
#583 of 4893 Here's the plan... by barneym Feb 29, 2004 (8:36 pm)
All I need is the 6.1L engine that everyone keeps asking about and then I want them to drop it into the convertible model that I hope to god is eventually coming and I will be a happy man.

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