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I guess you gotta type these things QUICK. Been cut-off TWICE: My GERMAN's horrible, so don't understand WHY:::> Anyway, got 19,000 miles on the car, now, routinely driven at speeds between 80 and 125MPH. Interestingly enough, didn't IMAGINE you could actually put the CRUISE-CONTROL on at over 100MPH-- but you can. By the way, in Germany, in most places, there ISN'T a speed-limit, but if you CAN'T maintain at least 85MPH, it's just SAFER to stay on the backroads. I was passed one day by a collector's old VW-Beetle German Police Car (which, originally, really DID have a Porche engine). It's NEAT to actually be able to speed on down the road-- to and from work-- and TRY and keep up with a LOTUS. I've had no problems with my car, other than having the ABS replaced. I had the snow-tires-- and the crappy rims put on the car till the spring thaw-- and my Chrome-clad ones can resurface. Absolutely no problems-- well-- I guess I'll be honest and say at MY height, I've replaced MOST of the wiperblades some a couple inches longer-- so I can see out the windows... and I keep the rearseats DOWN all the time... for the SAME reason. |
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Hey this is my first post, I bought an '08 caliber SE Plus for $15,320, with 17'' aluminum wheels. I have had no major problems. However we just had a big snowfall, the car DOES drive amazing in the snow, plows right through drifts, but the day after my car started shaking extremely bad, I called the dealership and they said they just had a caliber in that morning with the same problem. They said that it was hardened, impacted snow inside the wheels, that unbalanced the car. The fix? Spray water in the wheels to melt the snow. That DID work. But what I want to know is, does anyone else think this is ridiculous? And if anyone has the same problem, is there an easy fix?
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I was just wondering if anyone else has installed the Mopar performance cat back exhaust on there Caliber. I had it installed on my car two weeks ago and love it. The sound is very throaty and gives the car a bit more power. And I think my milage is better as well. |
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Replying to: mprobelski (Dec 03, 2008 9:38 am) after you used the stuff in a spraycan called FIX-A-FLAT. The car shook slightly. After reading your post, I figured I'd go get a car wash at one of the places, here in Germany, that also washes the undercarriage. Thanks! Works fine again. I'll make sure to NEVER drive my car off-road through a snowbank again... dumb idea: unless you own a carwash! " Big Mac " GERMANY |
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Replying to: moparfancanada (Sep 09, 2006 4:42 am) I know this from experience, because when I took delivery of my Caliber, I discovered that the dealer swapped out the alloy wheels with 15" steel wheels! I drove around with no problems (other than the low pressure light on and no pressure readout) for about 2 weeks while I waited for the dealer to order the new wheels. |
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Replying to: mprobelski (Dec 03, 2008 9:38 am) |
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Has anyone checked out the new 2010 interior available in the 2010 Caliber? Any thoughts?  There seems to be little life in this particular forum. What's up with that? Peace!<-AladdinSane<-  -
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Replying to: aladdinsane (Sep 02, 2009 4:50 am) The Caliber is actually a great design. If it were made and backed by Toyota, I'd buy another in an instant. There's nothing out there with equivalent sizing, you can actually carry people in the back seat and still get good acceleration and gas mileage. Given that I ran my Caliber up to 25,000 miles before trading it in, vs. 6,000 miles on most of my other short ownership cars, it had to have something appealing about it.  But Dodge blew the marketing momentum by not taking care of their early adopters. I'm glad to see Chrysler is refreshing the interior. BTW Caliber was one of the top sellers during C4C. |
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Replying to: micweb (Sep 02, 2009 8:42 am) What you say only confirms how leery I am with purchasing a 2010 Caliber...Why? It's not the vehicle itself...I'm pretty sure the Caliber is NOT a bad machine to own and with the interior improvements implemented by Chrysler for the new model year that may help the Caliber gain attention to itself in a positive way, finally. The problem? Chysler itself. With all the rhubarb this automaker's been going through I'm not sure I'd be willing to go with a manufacturer that treats its customers so poorly in the event of a warranty situation, or whatever. See? The lifetime powertain warranty they had is now kaput. I feel the company is now in freefall, so to speak. Bottom line: the Caliber may be on it's road to recovery, but the company behind it is a mess...I'm still doubtful, but I DO agree the machine is worth it, no matter how many put it down for being junk.  Peace!<-AladdinSane<- -
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