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#1 of 77 New Dodge Magnum Owners - Give Us Your Report by pf_flyer HOST Jul 25, 2006 (7:09 am)
Congratulations on your new Magnum! Post your first impressions here! Replies to this message: buckangus (Aug 08, 2006 5:59 am) nelsoncm (Nov 05, 2006 10:54 am) bbfd86 (Nov 27, 2006 10:18 am) zimsmagnum (Oct 27, 2006 7:07 am)
#2 of 77 Magnum Wait time and Help needed by maw1982 Sep 03, 2004 (12:19 pm)
I took delivery of my Mineral Gray Magnum RT on Tuesday. It is a heck of a ride and really gets attention. It took me about thre months from ordering to receing and I did pay sticker (although I did get the $1k Chrysler rebate (joke considering the rate they gave me) and I bargained them to give me deeps discounts on the extras I wanted (warranty paint protectant etc.))   Being used to bargainin my way on cars it was frustrating not having the upper hand but I just chaulk it up to a good idea and popular product.   Now my problem: I have the REC (nav) radio. I turned own the volume this morning and the volume bar graph now says "mute". I went to turn it back up and now the sound will not go back up. The nav voice prompts do work but the Radio does not put out sound for any band (AM,FM SIRIUS, or CD). Being Friday before Labor Day none of the Mopar dealers around me would even look at it. Guess that's a weekend with no sound . If this is a notion of things to come I'm so glad I sprung for the extended warranty. Replies to this message: foureyes3 (Sep 03, 2004 7:38 pm)
#3 of 77 Re: Magnum Wait time and Help needed [maw1982] by foureyes3 Sep 03, 2004 (7:38 pm)
Replying to: maw1982 (Sep 03, 2004 12:19 pm) you have to account for human error. This may have just been one of those that got through the cracks. I hope you will have a lot less problems with your vehicle.The Mopar people are supposed to do their job.Consider contacting Chrysler with a customer complaint. You probably would have got a better deal if you would have waited till they got on the lots. That way you would have had more negotiating power. Always work with more than one dealer and let them know you are working with more than one dealer. Competition brings down prices. That's one of your best negotiating leverages. Did you get the vehicle fully loaded?
#4 of 77 Magnum Squared by johno11 Sep 07, 2004 (9:05 am)
Greeting to all! Picked up my MAGnesium MAGnum on Saturday and yeah, it's got a Hemi! Amazing car, makes me giggle like a little kid. I got the $1000.00 cash from Chrysler. Wound up paying right at sticker. The power pedals (convienience group II) are worth the price. Not sure about Sirius yet, but $195.00 with free activation and a free years service is not bad. I look forward to comparing notes with other Magnum owners (especially RT)
#5 of 77 Re: RT on its way [bobs05coupe] by shakeyfitter Oct 09, 2004 (8:07 am)
in late september i got my midnight blue magnum and its a head turner and i dont think there are alot of them out there right now.if there are i sure havent seen them yet. there appears to be alot of the redish colored ones.its worth the wait , trust me.. Replies to this message: foureyes3 (Oct 09, 2004 7:31 pm) bobs05coupe (Oct 10, 2004 11:44 am)
#6 of 77 Re: RT on its way [shakeyfitter] by foureyes3 Oct 09, 2004 (7:31 pm)
Replying to: shakeyfitter (Oct 09, 2004 8:07 am) do you have an pictures of your midnight blue?
#7 of 77 Re: RT on its way [shakeyfitter] by bobs05coupe Oct 10, 2004 (11:44 am)
Replying to: shakeyfitter (Oct 09, 2004 8:07 am) Its funny but I've only seen one Magnum on the road and it was an RT in black. Did look good though because it was all shined up. The one I'm getting is RWD.
#8 of 77 Magnum RT AWD by rgdawson Dec 04, 2004 (7:29 am)
I have the Magnum RT AWD and here are some observations after about 1000 miles of driving.   I agree with earlier posters about seeting comfort - excellent, best ever for me. I also agree about ensitivity to crowns in the road. The car will veer due to road crowns or ruts probably more than any other car I've driven lately. I gotta admit I don't like that much.   I love the Hemi, ESP, and AWD. But I'm getting pathetic gas mileage so far. Worse than my 2001 4-wheel drive Dodge Dakota (4.7L V8). I'm getting about 13 city/17 hwy mpg and taking it easy. I'm in Colorado Springs at 6000 feet so I wasn't expecting to get 17/24, but I was hoping to do better than the truck, not worse. I'm wondering if the multi-displacement system even does anything at this altitude.   I love the looks. Mine is Mineral Gray. Just awsome. I have the luggage rack and the cross bars remove easily when not in use. The manual says removing them will reduce wind noise, but they cause very little wind noise so most people won't bother removing them like I do.   Back window get dirty easily, like most wagons. Back window wiper clears a small patch, but rear visibility is poor as most would agree. But I'm used to even worse after driving a truck with a cab on it for the last few years.   I had the Dodge dealer intall the Sirius radio kit right after I bought it and was pleasantly surprised that Sirius gave me 1 year free as if the Sirius kit had come with the car. But I'm unpleasantly surprised at the poor sound quality of Sirius. The culprit is probably Sirius because FM and CD, MP3's, WMA's sound fantastic. Sirius provides roughly AM quality in my book, though others claim "near CD quality". No way. So if you have to have CD quality don't bother getting Sirius radio.   Everything people are saying that is great about this car is true. It really is a dream car for me, exactly what I've been hoping for years DC would build. I love it. Replies to this message: pjo1966 (Dec 04, 2004 7:56 am) foureyes3 (Dec 04, 2004 9:29 pm) hardhawk (Dec 05, 2004 11:20 am) rgdawson (Dec 07, 2004 6:41 pm)
#9 of 77 Re: Magnum RT AWD [rgdawson] by pjo1966 Dec 04, 2004 (7:56 am)
Replying to: rgdawson (Dec 04, 2004 7:29 am) If you're listening to the talk channels, Sirius can sound like AM. If you're getting anything less than CD quality on the music stations bring it back and have the dealer check it out.   As for the crappy mileage, I don't have a Magnum, but it's not uncommon for mileage to improve after a break-in period.
#10 of 77 Re: Magnum RT AWD [rgdawson] by foureyes3 Dec 04, 2004 (9:29 pm)
Replying to: rgdawson (Dec 04, 2004 7:29 am) I think you might want to get different tires for the ruts in the road. Those are performance tires and meant for paved highways. I am still looking forward to my mineral gray. I am glad to know the luggage rack and the crossbars are removable. It's too bad they just can't slide down and blend in with the roof. Where do you put your roofrack and bars after you take them off? I think the car looks so much better without the roof rack. Have you aired it out on the interstate? I think you might want to consider the AWD is heavier than the RWD. The weight would affect the gas mileage. Replies to this message: hardhawk (Dec 05, 2004 11:20 am) rgdawson (Dec 07, 2004 6:41 pm)

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