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Wagons Chrysler Pacifica Changes You'd Like To See in the Pacifica
39 messages, Last post on Aug 12, 2007 at 9:33 AM
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Replying to: dbt (Nov 08, 2006 3:07 pm) The Chrysler Pacifica crossover could be headed for the scrap heap, if reports from the Detroit Free Press pan out. The paper reports that all work on the replacement for the Pacifica has been stopped by Chrysler. The project, code-named CT, was to make its production debut in 2009. The project could merely be on hold, the Free Press speculates, as Chrysler tries to mitigate its losses this year after a third-quarter red ink flow of $1.5 billion. The Pacifica was an early entrant into a market that is now overflowing with vehicles like the Mitsubishi Outlander, Ford Edge, and Saturn Outlook. |
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I'm a happy owner so far (or my wife is) of a '06 Pacifica signature series. The car has very good ride and enough oomph in the engine. Surely you always want more but it has enough. The only 'complaint' I have is that this fairly high prized vehicle does not have automatic running lights. I did have the daytime driving lights turned ON (country code Canada) but it just amazes me why it is not standard on all Pacs to have true automatic lights, i.e. the ones with daytime driving lights that automatically change to dark time running lights as the sun sets down. That is all I would improve by my 4 month experience so far. Arrie
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Replying to: arrie (Nov 09, 2006 9:36 pm) I wouldn't expect it to be standard on all pacs because the base model is actually a pretty inexpensive vehicle.
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Replying to: qbrozen (Nov 11, 2006 11:25 am)
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Replying to: chris5639 (Nov 11, 2006 4:28 pm) What I'm talking about is that this Signature Series that I have does not have any kind of automatic lights as it came, i.e. no daytime driving lights or automatically working head lamps that would turn on automatically when it gets dark. This disagrees with your statement of higher trim Pacs (including the Signature Series). The only automatically working light now is the daytime running lights that I had turned on by the dealer. That fix is the country code setting 'Canada'. I believe in Canada daytime running lights now are mandatory in new cars so that function is built in all Pacs. They just don't enable it for U.S. market. But it can be as was done to my Pac. Daytime running lights use the high beam bulbs but with reduced voltage so they are quite dim even in dark. But they are on and make car more visible in daytime driving, which is the whole idea. The higher trim Pacs as I have should come with automatic head lamps that turn on at dark. Some packages have it but amazingly Signature Series does not. Arrie
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Replying to: arrie (Nov 12, 2006 8:50 am) prawie paw
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Replying to: prawiepaw (Nov 12, 2006 1:40 pm) Arrie
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Replying to: arrie (Nov 09, 2006 9:36 pm) I cannot remember if my 2004 Pacifica had autolamps or not. A quick check of the owner's manual should help. |
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Replying to: arrie (Nov 12, 2006 10:22 pm) |
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Replying to: chris5639 (Nov 17, 2006 7:47 am) It just doesn't make sense that the vehicle manufacturer does not think that FWD vehicle drivers might benefit from automatic head lights also. It does get dark down south at night time also. I have a '04 Tahoe and it has totally automatic driving lights. Daytime driving lights are ON at all times when you drive it unless you choose to turn them off. At dark head lights come on automatically. Some people think it is waste of money to use driving lights during daylight driving as you do not need them to see your way but at the same time these people forget that you also need to be seen in traffic for others to know you are around. Daytime driving light do a great service for this and automatic lights even more when they come ON when the driver just forgets or chooses to turn them on too late. Arrie
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