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#168 of 170 Re: 2007 Dodge Caliber SXT 2.0 Automatic [sfs4451] by bigtsr Sep 06, 2009 (4:07 pm)
Replying to: sfs4451 (Sep 06, 2009 2:19 pm) There is no owner availiable dipstick on the CVT although tube can be seen down low and left of the battery once you remove air intake/battery cover.It can only be checked by the dealer with a special dipstick temperature probe.The first scheduled service is at abt 90,000 miles.The fluid is again specialized for the CVT so don't add regular ATF as it will destroy the tranny.   The owners manuals can be downloaded from Chrysler/Dodge main website. Replies to this message: sfs4451 (Sep 06, 2009 7:27 pm)
#169 of 170 Re: 2007 Dodge Caliber SXT 2.0 Automatic [bigtsr] by sfs4451 Sep 06, 2009 (7:27 pm)
Replying to: bigtsr (Sep 06, 2009 4:07 pm) Thx 4 most helpful info.
#170 of 170 2009 SXT 2.0L CVT by kbentley57 Sep 07, 2009 (4:37 am)
My wife and I just purchased our first car (with the help of Obama!). We traded in my old truck at the time of the cash for clunkers deal. Originally we were going to go after a Honda or Toyota like most other people taking advantage of the rebate, however, no dealer would budge on their prices. We started looking around, and I had started to notice more people driving the Caliber. We went to test drive one the following day and really like it. What I liked best was Dodge also offering a $5,000.00 rebate from the factory! Seeing how this deal was too sweet to pass, we drove a new blaze orange caliber home for $11,500.00 after tags, taxes, ect...   I'm very impressed with the car so far. We were going to buy a Honda Fit Sport, but the Caliber has much more room, the same or more power, and the car seems a bit bulkier (read safer). I'm 6' tall and have plenty of room. There are a lot of nice features that aren't advertised by Dodge very well. I'm happy we went this route, for the price and quality of car. I doubt I will ever score this good of a deal again!   The fuel mileage has also been surprising. I use this car as my daily commuter (90 mile round trip) and never drive above 60 mph. I usually set the cruise on 55, turn on the stereo, and relax before work. New, the car was getting around 28-29 mpg. I thought this was fantastic given the size of the car, automatic transmission, ect... The car now has 3,500 miles on it. I've just changed the oil for the first time and over the last few tanks I have gotten 31.1 mpg and 32 mpg! I'm not sure what the Fit gets but surely it could not be much more. Besides that, the difference in say 4 mpg would take years upon years for me to finally recover the cost saved in gasoline to justify buying a $17,000 Fit vs the $11,500 Caliber.   Overall, I highly recommend this vehicle. However, I'm not sure I would pay the sticker price of ~$19,000. If I were going to pay that much I probably would buy a matrix or some other import of a hatchback.

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