• Jalopnik
  • spy-photos
  • jalopnik-reviews
  • Profile logout login

#dodge#indexphp#popular

Jalopnik

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #offtopic,
  • #tips,
  • #spyphotos,
  • etc.

Detroit, 4:48 PM
Fri Dec 11
29 posts in the last 24 hours

Contact

Tip your editors:

Editor-in-Chief:
Ray Wert | | AIM

Road Test Editor:
Wes Siler |

Weekend Editor:
Murilee Martin |

Associate Editor - Houston:

Associate Editor - Detroit:

Editor-at-Large:

Contributors:

John Krewson |

Follow Jalopnik on:
Facebook
Twitter

SUBSCRIBE TO Jalopnik RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
1753 Subscribers
Jalopnik
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    01:42 PM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
     
     Reply
    VeeArrrSix was starred VeeArrrSix was unstarred
    Image of Number_Six Number_Six
    12:37 PM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
    I worked as a lot boy for a Dodge dealer when these were new. I drove my manager's R/T all over Ontario on various important errands, like getting sandwiches from a shop fifty miles away. They were fun for minutes at a time but those Chrysler interiors made me want to shoot myself when I had to just drone down the highway for hours. Funny how things...don't...change. I still voted Nice Price because of the stoplight fun.
     Reply
    Number_Six was starred Number_Six was unstarred
    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    12:31 PM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
    My Driver's Ed car was a non-turbo 4-cylinder Acclaim of this era, so I got some wheel time with this chassis. My grandparents also owned a non-turbo 4-cylinder Spirit just a few years newer than this that I drove on rare occasion. My grandpa joked that the car left a trail of parts behind it as trim pieces fell off and what not. However, their car never had a mechanical breakdown. It outlived my grandparents with nothing more than a battery replacement.

    That said, these things drove like crap. I was always impressed with this 2.2 that put out more than 100 hp/liter back in the day, but it seems too much of a match for this chassis. To put it in NASCAR terms, it's "all ate up with motor."

    Regardless, this is a really nice example of a rare car that will sneak up and scare the bajeezus out of your passengers. Nice Price, but somebody please fix that sun-faded steering wheel.
     Reply
    GreenN_Gold was starred GreenN_Gold was unstarred
    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    12:28 PM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
    Woow. I'm calling my dad right now, trying to convince him to pick it up. He still thinks that his normally aspirated, ex-Enterprise rental car '93 Dodge Spirit was one of the best cars ever built.
     Reply
    Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est was starred Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est was unstarred
    Image of SundaySunday SundaySunday
    11:55 AM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
    My mom had a Lancer back in the day with a turbocharged 2.2 and a 5-speed which is probably very similar to this setup, so I know how thrashable and fun this could be.

    $3100 is nothing to pay for the fun you could have, plus this car looks to be in great shape to boot.

    Nice Price.
     Reply
    SundaySunday was starred SundaySunday was unstarred
    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11:10 AM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
    After more thought, and having to put the phone down, twice, after already dialing the area code, I have a perfect sleeper conversion for it.

    First, remove all the R/T cosmetic bits. Steelies with wheel covers. Next, have it painted Sunburn Silver. Y'know, what all silvers of that era looked like after 7 years in the sun of the south/southwest.

    Spend copious amounts of time researching what can be done to this engine with low likelyhood of grenading it. Proceed to experiment.

    After you thrash plenty a ricer in your 'hood, remove the OEM door skins, go get a couple of junkyard ones, kick 'em hard a couple of times, pull the dents out with a puller but don't do anything else, then go hunting again.

    Where's my phone.

    I know the torque steer will send me into a tree/building/alternate universe, but hey, you've gotta die of something. Might as well have fun doing it.
     Reply
    that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    12:05 PM

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: Noone know about these cars anyways. Very unlikely a ricer would.
     Reply
    FrankGrimes was starred FrankGrimes was unstarred
    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    11:02 AM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
    These here HTML image tags are going to be the death of me...
     Reply
    DoctorNine was starred DoctorNine was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11:02 AM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
    On the other hand,
    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
     Reply
    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    11:00 AM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
    Well, it's certainly a nice price, considering condition, and the effort put into the restoration. However, it's kind of like getting 50% off on five pounds of head cheese. And I don't eat head cheese.
     Reply
    Edited by DoctorNine at 12/11/09 11:01 AM DoctorNine was starred DoctorNine was unstarred
    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    10:55 AM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
    "If you can find a better car, buy it."
     Reply
    FTGDWolverineEdition'09 was starred FTGDWolverineEdition'09 was unstarred
    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    10:52 AM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
    Nice price, thats a helluva motor. If the rest of the car is in good shape, thats a fair deal.

    This car will squash a SHO
     Reply
    danio3834 was starred danio3834 was unstarred
    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    10:34 AM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
    This is such an interesting car from a historical perspective, and I'm glad the guy preserved it. But still, engine rebuild. Ugh.
     Reply
    snapoversteer 'bout to get told was starred snapoversteer 'bout to get told was unstarred
    Image of tempesjo tempesjo
    10:15 AM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
    Nice Price. This one has been for sale for a while, and the seller wanted $5000 for it back in September. That seemed a little steep, but $3100 seems like a bargain.

    It's the perfect car for me, but I know it would kill me. And right now I'm at a stage in my life where I'm trying to avoid dying. Maybe I need to buy it (without telling my wife), hide it away in a storage facility somewhere, and break it out when the time is right.
     Reply
    tempesjo was starred tempesjo was unstarred
    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10:09 AM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
    I wonder how many Nice Price voters have driven one of these. They were endowed with decent power and ... well ... that's pretty much it. The rest of the car deserved no acclaim.
     Reply
    Alfisted was starred Alfisted was unstarred
    Image of Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson
    10:42 AM

    @Alfisted: Driven one. Nice price. No question. You can't look back at early 90's dynamics with late 00's eyes.
     Reply
    Alfisted promoted this comment Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson was starred Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson was unstarred
    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10:54 AM

    @Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson: I'm not. Drove one in the early 90's and it was horrendous then.
     Reply
    Alfisted was starred Alfisted was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    10:58 AM

    @Alfisted: "Acclaim." I see what you did there.
     Reply
    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11:05 AM

    @Alfisted:

    I see what you did there....

    It's in the spirit of Jalopness, though.
     Reply
    that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson
    11:07 AM

    @Alfisted: But compared to what? Compared to the other cars I drove at the time, ranging from a beater '83 Firebird to my friends '86 Daytona Turbo and my parents' new Achieva coupe, it was fine. My access to the cars of Lotus and BMW was still 15 or so years away. Heck, I was still a couple years from owning my first Jetta at that point.
     Reply
    Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson was starred Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson was unstarred
    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11:11 AM

    @Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson: Good point. My DD at that point was a Legend. Honestly, though, I remember short time with one of these as one of my more laughable automotive experiences, right up there with the aforementioned Achieva, although not as bad as an early Hyundai Excel.
     Reply
    Alfisted was starred Alfisted was unstarred
    Image of Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson
    03:11 PM

    @Alfisted: Excel? Thats nothing. Briefly after high school I worked for a pizza place that boasted (now wait for this) a fleet of Yugos as delivery vehicles. After that anything, including the Spirit, is a quantum leap.
     Reply
    Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson was starred Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson was unstarred
    Image of LTDScott LTDScott
    09:19 AM

    In reply to The Spirit of Dodge’s Past Tries to Haunt Up $3,100!
    Nice price, as long as the cylinder head is in good shape. From what I understand, that DOHC head is made of unobtainium.

    I'll always have a soft spot for turbo Dodges as I used to have an Omni GLH with GLHS powertrain. It was a lot of fun beating up on Mustangs at the strip, at least until the fuel pump went bad, the engine went lean under boost, and I ended up with banana shaped rods.

    Hmm maybe my memory of turbo Dodges isn't so fond after all.
     Reply
    LTDScott was starred LTDScott was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or Jalopnik account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.