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    CarMax: 285 HP Dodge Caliber SRT4 For $16,769, $10K Off MSRP

    2008 Dodge Caliber SRT4, Part Three

    2008 Dodge Caliber SRT4, Part Two

    2008 Dodge Caliber SRT4, Part One
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    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    12/27/08

    In reply to CarMax: 285 HP Dodge Caliber SRT4 For $16,769, $10K Off MSRP
    Yeah, ugly, but I've never let that stop me before.


    I thought this car was seriously too much fun to drive. Suicidally fun to drive. I like that in a car.

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    Image of kingedwin kingedwin
    12/27/08

    In reply to CarMax: 285 HP Dodge Caliber SRT4 For $16,769, $10K Off MSRP
    So, why would I want this over a used Mazdaspeed 3?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/27/08

    @kingedwin: If you have to ask...
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/26/08

    In reply to CarMax: 285 HP Dodge Caliber SRT4 For $16,769, $10K Off MSRP
    So, as the financial apocalypse and the carpocalypse unspool, we bottom-feeding jalopniks can wait for tiny colorful plastic bits wrapped around an engine to drift down to where we can finally reach them?


    Uh, thanks but no thanks.


    And if I want a car that can easily kill me, I want one that challenges me to arm wrestle and wins. I want to be outmuscled and outsmarted. I do NOT want to perish in the automotive equivalent of stepping on a skateboard the kids left in the driveway.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/26/08

    In reply to CarMax: 285 HP Dodge Caliber SRT4 For $16,769, $10K Off MSRP
    Are the engine and transmission really worth that kind of cash?


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    Image of Mrb00st Mrb00st
    12/26/08

    In reply to CarMax: 285 HP Dodge Caliber SRT4 For $16,769, $10K Off MSRP
    I gotta say, i was DEEPLY unimpressed by the SRT-4 when i drove it. Waaaaay too much torque steer, the e.diff is insufficient for that much torque, unreasonably stiff clutch, notchy (but accurate!) gearchange, 80's style turbo lag... sure it was fast on boost. But it never was on boost, and when it was it was trying to attack parked cars.


    HOWEVER, those are observations I made at the $24,000 list price of the one i drove. At $16,000 or change, this car would be AMAZING. That's about what I think it's worth. At that price, it's a very tempting car. At it's real MSRP, you'd have to be out of your damn mind to buy one - especially over the Cobalt SS, HHR SS, GTI 5 door, MS3, Cooper S, etc. But at $17k or so, it's like a new Omni GLHS - which promised tons of power for tiny cash. The problem is the new SRT4 is a lot of cash. It's got TONS of power (too much, dare I say) but no refinement. At 16k who cares if it's refined?


    I'd buy one at that price, for sure.

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    Image of chucky2jimmy chucky2jimmy
    12/26/08

    @Mrb00st: "it's like a new Omni GLHS"


    I think that sums up the Caliber SRT-4 perfectly. It's a POS lunch box that the ONLY redeeming quality is that is has tons of power!

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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/26/08

    @chucky2jimmy: "..the ONLY redeeming quality is that is has tons of power!.."


    I dunno. That by itself, you gotta worry.


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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/26/08

    @DoctorNine: Mugabe's cartoon dick wasn't on my short list of Things To See Before I Die, sorry.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/26/08

    @FuzzyPlushroom: I was actually hoping to see him get a Lorena Bobbit special, but apparently he has enough horsepower to outrun his detractors, and his foreskin remains intact. Sadly.
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    Image of Bluegoose Bluegoose
    12/26/08

    In reply to CarMax: 285 HP Dodge Caliber SRT4 For $16,769, $10K Off MSRP
    Its not a bad deal. Its better than the minivans some of you are secretly driving. Wait a year or two more and you'll get an even better deal. The big problem with the Caliber SRT-4 is that its a stick and their resale is terrible. Throw in the bankruptcy fears and it gets worse.


    But lets face it. You can haul the kids, your crap, have fun with the car, and still avoid driving a minivan.

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    12/26/08

    @Bluegoose: big problem with the Caliber SRT-4 is that its a stick


    Problem?

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    Image of Bluegoose Bluegoose
    12/26/08

    @A strolling player got SMACKed:

    Its a problem for resale value. Not for me. That is all I drive.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/26/08

    @Bluegoose: How is resale a problem? Get a used one and Sawzall the piss out of it.


    Hey, in ten years, this'll be a perfect LeMons car.

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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    12/26/08

    In reply to CarMax: 285 HP Dodge Caliber SRT4 For $16,769, $10K Off MSRP
    nothing a hammer or can-o-spray paint wont solve!
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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    12/26/08

    In reply to CarMax: 285 HP Dodge Caliber SRT4 For $16,769, $10K Off MSRP
    Maybe I should pick one of these things up and change my name to boosted-eyesore-wagon.
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    Image of kleinlowe kleinlowe
    12/26/08

    In reply to CarMax: 285 HP Dodge Caliber SRT4 For $16,769, $10K Off MSRP
    Crack pipe!


    Wait, what?

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    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    12/26/08

    @kleinlowe: Nice crack pipe?
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/26/08

    In reply to CarMax: 285 HP Dodge Caliber SRT4 For $16,769, $10K Off MSRP
    Still not as bad as the NA Focus though.

    Hafta keep things in perspective.
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    Image of jduffy13 jduffy13
    12/26/08

    In reply to CarMax: 285 HP Dodge Caliber SRT4 For $16,769, $10K Off MSRP
    If you were to own this car in any kind of job requiring a sense of style, you would be fired immediately.


    BTW I just bought something from a Jalop sponsor and made sure that they knew I saw their add here. Just spreading the love, spreading the love.

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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    12/26/08

    @jduffy13: Your lady-friend will be mightily impressed by the Gawker Art print of the weird bald guy eating pink frosting, hanging above your mantle.


    Oh, that's not what you got?

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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    12/26/08

    In reply to CarMax: 285 HP Dodge Caliber SRT4 For $16,769, $10K Off MSRP
    You'd have to pay me $16,000 to give up my current car and drive that THING for three years.
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    Image of Cole Shooter Cole Shooter
    12/26/08

    In reply to CarMax: 285 HP Dodge Caliber SRT4 For $16,769, $10K Off MSRP
    That car's somewhat like dating a ugly girl with a magnificent personality. You can have a wonderful time when you're alone with her, but when you go out in public and get recognized, you'll still want to "accidentally" trip her so nobody sees who you're with.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    12/26/08

    @Cole Shooter: The girl you only see at night and in dark clubs. It's apparent that even Dodge agrees based on the night photos
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