@bmoreDLJ: Any self-respecting car guy knows that the LX isn't an old Mercedes platform. And the next generation will have even less to do with the Benz-era parts, as it's getting new engines, transmissions, and electrical system. #chrysler
@buick61: "...The LX was developed in America using components borrowed from the Mercedes-Benz W220 S-class control arm front suspension, Mercedes-Benz W210 E-Class the 5-link rear suspension, the W5A580 5-speed automatic, the rear differential, and the ESP system..."
True, not an old Mercedes platform, but used components. #chrysler
I always liked that concept. IIRC, it supposedly ran on CNG, but it was the styling that was the point. I have high hopes for the next Charger. #chrysler
If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face was starred
If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face was unstarred
"...had rear door handles in the roof line rather than the door panel — giving it a two-door look — but this was eventually dropped."
Thank heaven! That's one recent styling trend I simply abhor. It's as if the rear doors on every four-door car and SUV designed in the last decade are some dirty little secret: "I know I'm just a nerdy four-door that will spend my whole life ferrying kids around Suburbia at fairly sedate speeds, but maybe, if I dress just right and manage to hide these door handle blemishes, the cool kids might mistake me for a sexy coupe, if only for a minute. That'd make my frumpy existence slightly more bearable."
No! If you want a coupe, go build a car with two doors. If you want a sedan, make one that's damn proud of those two extra doors, instead of trying to apologize for them. Nobody (and no design) should aspire to be anything other than what they are. Sedans gotta learn Mo'Nique's mantra — "I'm sexy as hell, and I know it!"
Yea, baby got door handles!
(By the way, drastically raising the door handles on the very doors most likely to be used by little kids for ingress is not only counter-functional design, it's needlessly cruel.)
@Tanshanomi: I think they should hide the fact it has door handles AT ALL. Put all the door handles in the trunk, so you have to pop the trunk and yank a lever to get into the car. #chrysler
Whatever it is, it needs more rubbery stuff to roll on and less blings--how's about some simple dog dishes? Centerlines? Even some old Cragars?
It's about the car, not the wheels. Jeez, how did that ever go so wrong?! #chrysler
I'm not getting my hopes up. Remember, the Dodge Avenger looked good when it was teased, too.
My cynicism tells me that this line looks good, but look at how shallow it is. It's simply an overwrought design gimmick that will probably belie other wonky details and horrendous proportions. They didn't even cut a hole for a fender vent or anything! At least here is where I wouldn't mind a pointless gaping hole, because it would fit with that door line.
Then again, I'm not expecting much from Chrysler these days. #chrysler
@Tanshanomi: I agree with you on the Avenger - I think it's a well sorted design with more cohesion than the Charger, but that's where the positive outlook ends on that car. #chrysler
I know if you're involved in a crime you should be punished. but a DUI, while a serious offense, is something to revoke a license not seize an automobile.
especially one that cost around 40k.
Police are greedy (I know a bunch) I've gone to a police auction once and they were down to fisticuffs over buying certain cars and property. I understand they don't make much money but they work for the government (aka us) and they made the decision to live this lifestyle.
They might be able to justify it as the driver broke the law and now needs to pay, but it's really just legal stealing. I love when cops get the DUI, that makes my day...yet somehow they don't get their car taken away
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Dodge...grabbing life by the horns then dragging it backwards. #chrysler
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True, not an old Mercedes platform, but used components. #chrysler
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Thank heaven! That's one recent styling trend I simply abhor. It's as if the rear doors on every four-door car and SUV designed in the last decade are some dirty little secret:
"I know I'm just a nerdy four-door that will spend my whole life ferrying kids around Suburbia at fairly sedate speeds, but maybe, if I dress just right and manage to hide these door handle blemishes, the cool kids might mistake me for a sexy coupe, if only for a minute. That'd make my frumpy existence slightly more bearable."
No! If you want a coupe, go build a car with two doors. If you want a sedan, make one that's damn proud of those two extra doors, instead of trying to apologize for them. Nobody (and no design) should aspire to be anything other than what they are. Sedans gotta learn Mo'Nique's mantra — "I'm sexy as hell, and I know it!"
Yea, baby got door handles!
(By the way, drastically raising the door handles on the very doors most likely to be used by little kids for ingress is not only counter-functional design, it's needlessly cruel.)
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It's about the car, not the wheels. Jeez, how did that ever go so wrong?! #chrysler
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My cynicism tells me that this line looks good, but look at how shallow it is. It's simply an overwrought design gimmick that will probably belie other wonky details and horrendous proportions. They didn't even cut a hole for a fender vent or anything! At least here is where I wouldn't mind a pointless gaping hole, because it would fit with that door line.
Then again, I'm not expecting much from Chrysler these days. #chrysler
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Which makes the fact that it's a horrendous car even more galling. #chrysler
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If anyone cares, I didn't like the styling of the last Charger. #chrysler
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I know if you're involved in a crime you should be punished. but a DUI, while a serious offense, is something to revoke a license not seize an automobile.
especially one that cost around 40k.
Police are greedy (I know a bunch) I've gone to a police auction once and they were down to fisticuffs over buying certain cars and property. I understand they don't make much money but they work for the government (aka us) and they made the decision to live this lifestyle.
They might be able to justify it as the driver broke the law and now needs to pay, but it's really just legal stealing. I love when cops get the DUI, that makes my day...yet somehow they don't get their car taken away
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THIS.
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