SRT-8 Challenger = failure

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by gothicaleigh

The Seville on the other hand was praised at it's debut and compared respectably to even it's German rivals.

So was the Ford Taurus when it came out................................

[hueterm]

The SRT-8 doesn't really interest me, but if they made one w/the regular Hemi and w/o the racing/Dukes of Hazzard stripes, I'd consider one.

The best coupe to come out in a long time, it looks to me.

[JimmyH]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

Cause they are reliable?. I have owned the Mark VIII for 13 months now. Its up to 27k miles (16k original when I got it last year). It has given absolutely NO problems. Besides oil changes and plugs I have not touched one thing under the hood. Pretty reliable huh?. The S10 I really am not liking, it aint me. Its for sale and I'm getting a bigger truck. It is very reliable though.

Originally Posted by thebigjimsho

Mark VIIIs are NOT reliable. 27k total miles and 13 months is not a good way to gauge reliability. But at least you told us that was all that was on the car instead of lying to us. So, props to you...

My family had a MarkVIII. In 40000 miles, it was on its third engine, second transmission, 2nd (or maybe 3rd, dont remember) air suspension....

What got me most was when we jacked up the car to do an oil change, the doors WOULD NOT open when it was on the jack stands. Fine structural integrity eh?

The only car I am less fond of was my Grand Cherokee.

[JimmyH]

Oh yeah, and to quote Rob:

[hueterm]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

So was the Ford Taurus when it came out................................

As it should have been, when compared to the scary LTDs and Fairmonts it replaced...

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by JimmyH

What got me most was when we jacked up the car to do an oil change, the doors WOULD NOT open when it was on the jack stands. Fine structural integrity eh?

Car has very specific jack points. Odds are you didn't jack it from the proper location. Going through 2 or 3 motors by 40k miles is scary.

[I~LUV~Caddys8792]

The SHO was the SHIT in the late '80s. There's no wrong in comparing that to a 5 series from it's time.

[JimmyH]

The SHO is definitely an anomaly in Ford's history. Even by today's standards the car is quick and handles well. At least pre-'96 anyway.

[93DevilleUSMC]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4qF21yVIKk

This car handles quite well for 4100 pounds, and still delivers blistering straight-line speeds. So it's not a GM? Big deal! I love Cadillacs, too, but this GM-only group think is pretty senseless and needs to be kicked out of the door.

This whole Mustang versus STS argument is ridiculous as well. The two cars are built for two different uses and two different markets. One is a luxury car built to have high-class features and appointments, and built for people who not only care about luxury interiors, but have the money to afford them. The other is a compact sports car built merely to have speed, tight handling, or at least the appearance of such if you have the V-6 version. It is built for those who may not have $55K to spend on a luxury vehicle, but maybe have $17K-$30K to spend on a sports vehicle.

Oh, I forgot, the above argument is about bashing anything not made by the Holy General Motors, not about common sense or coherence.

Matter of fact, this entire thread is about nothing more than bashing the newer Chrysler products, just because it isn't a new Camaro, GTO, or Corvette, or whatever car is the center of this week's GM-think.

[gothicaleigh]

Originally Posted by 93DevilleUSMC

Oh, I forgot, the above argument is about bashing anything not made by the Holy General Motors, not about common sense or coherence.

Well... yeah.

...and it's been fairly good entertainment for 12 pages now.