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Hey, don't jump on me. I'm not defending dealers or DC. I just noted that the local dealer had lost their designation and posted it. I have no idea if it was hard or easy to lose it. Seems like a pretty decent place. It's right down the street from me so I take my wife's Caravan there. They've always been nice and have put in the extra effort. I don't get the impression they're clubbing baby seals in the showroom.
memphis-
I checked the article and didn't see any breakdown of what year the cars were. It's possible that the owners didn't know that there WERE cup holders (I didn't see an IQ breakdown either)
-M
Of course, upon reviewing the article today, it is still topical and true!
Most of the 300Ms I see in my area are driven by 50+ folks and a surprisingly large number of ladies. It's up to us elder car nuts to show the 30 somethings that the 300M is not just your Grandfathers Chrysler.
Roger - You're only as old as who you feel!
Another 300M subject....Has anyone gotton the weather stripping replaced before it became a problem? My is perfect so far, but My factory warranty will expire some time next week when I pass that great 36K mile mark. I have an extended warranty, but do not want to pay a deductiable for it.
Scotian, where do you get those things?? I know they're not USPS standard issue. I'd LOVE to have some just for grins.
Uhhhhh.... gee whiz. While that would be technically possible, given that each individual message needs to be moved ONE at a TIME using multiple steps for each single post, I don't think either myself or L8_Apex necessarily want to sign up for the job! :-)
Hang on for just a bit, okay? We have been promised a totally re-written, highly more useful Search function from WebCrossing for some time now. I'm not sure what the end result will be, but I am hopeful it will at least let us narrow down searches by specific boards (maybe even folders, such as the Archives? - not sure at all, though), and produce much more useful results than it does currently.
You have a very good idea, it's just not at all practical given the way "moves" work on this platform.
Pat
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Age? Interesting precentage breakdown but not surprising. We're in the very early 50s class 8:)
Sibe
You can copy that link and paste it into your link on your site, if you would like.
And secondly, let me point out something about the links here on WebCrossing. They are different from our previous platform in that you cannot just copy a URL and expect that it will behave the same way for others (or even for yourself later) as it does when you are currently viewing it.
The best way to construct a link to any Town Hall page now that we are on WebCrossing is to first determine the unique FID for a discussion. This will be a sequence of letters and numbers following the "@." at the end of the link. Look at the URL for this page. At the end, you will see "@.eea34f8" (perhaps followed with a slash and another number). The FID for this discussion is therefore ".eea34f8". (Any slash and number should either be ignored, or if you want the link to go to the beginning of the discussion, replace it with "/0".)
To make a link for any Town Hall page, start with this text: "http://townhall.edmunds.com/cgi-bin/townhall?FID=" then add the "FID" for the discussion you are linking.
So a link to this discussion is constructed as "/direct/view/.eea34f8".
The FID for "Chrysler 300M (Part 2)" is .ee9e48d, so the text of the link I used above is "/direct/view/.ee9e48d/0" - I added the /0 (which is the absolute post number), so that following the link will take the reader to the beginning of the discussion.
The links you have used on your website will work, but they cause the person to arrive at the discussion NOT logged in, whether they are in fact logged in to Town Hall or not. Links constructed as I have above will not create that problem.
I hope this makes some sense, but if not, feel free to email me and we can discuss it some more.
:-)
Pat
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I can afford more car but am too cheap too buy one. I will drive this for 5 or 6 years and see whats available then, for a bargain. while I like driving and cars in general, I think they are a poor investment. I also finance them figuring I can do better than 7.75% in the market and come out ahead (don't go bashing me on how i've done in the market the last 8 months
I wasn't so lucky with the window motors, but only one (right rear) failed so far. Mr. FiveStar says not to worry if others fail after warranty is up. They will still replace at no-charge. See, they really are swell guys!
Sibe-I have used Pennzoil Synthetic exclusively every 3-4K miles since I bought my M on May 19th, 2000 and have been very pleased.
AGE - Rogor2k - If you didn't know how old you were, how old would you be? :-)
I'm mid 30's and purchased my M based on past LH experience. Our last vehicle ('96 Intrepid) was the best vehicle I've ever owned. It was great for a family (didn't do too bad in the performance department either!) I was sad to see it go...it was totalled in early March. Put 120K miles on it without 1 problem (not counting the minor irritations - rattles, etc.) Strange though...brought it to the 5* for service for the first time @ 120k (usually do my own) and within 3 weeks had a major repair (intake gasket). Really...I'm not implying anything :-|. I was very pleased with that vehicle which drove my descision to purchase another LH series. Besides that, the 300M IS, BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT, the best looking car out there!
Impression so far...I purchased my 300M used (18k miles) and haven't had any problems yet. Noticed that the drivers side head lamp is shifted up slightly (probably in a fender bender before I bought it) and there are a couple of irritating rattles (hate rattles) but I do live in Minnesota (have all my life) and the roads are the worst that I've ever seen. So, the rattles are somewhat explainable.
Synthetic - just changed to synthetic and am hoping for good results.
Zaino - waiting for shipment so I can get this car looking better than ever! I can't wait to see what it does for the Inferno Red.
Duals - Will definately be doing this mod sometime this summer.
I've really enjoyed reading the post here over the past couple of weeks.
Reflection of my house in the hood
Neighbor's house from the roof
Wheels like Zaino too!
Nice Zaino rear
Zaino and Duals!
AGE - Rogor2k - If you didn't know how old you were, how old would you be? :-)
I'm mid 30's and purchased my M based on past LH experience. Our last vehicle ('96 Intrepid) was the best vehicle I've ever owned. It was great for a family (didn't do too bad in the performance department either!) I was sad to see it go...it was totalled in early March. Put 120K miles on it without 1 problem (not counting the minor irritations - rattles, etc.) Strange though...brought it to the 5* for service for the first time @ 120k (usually do my own) and within 3 weeks had a major repair (intake gasket). Really...I'm not implying anything :-|. I was very pleased with that vehicle which drove my descision to purchase another LH series. Besides that, the 300M IS, BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT, the best looking car out there!
Impression so far...I purchased my 300M used (18k miles) and haven't had any problems yet. Noticed that the drivers side head lamp is shifted up slightly (probably in a fender bender before I bought it) and there are a couple of irritating rattles (hate rattles) but I do live in Minnesota (have all my life) and the roads are the worst that I've ever seen. So, the rattles are somewhat explainable.
Synthetic - just changed to synthetic and am hoping for good results.
Zaino - waiting for shipment so I can get this car looking better than ever! I can't wait to see what it does for the Inferno Red.
Duals - Will definately be doing this mod sometime this summer.
I've really enjoyed reading the post here over the past couple of weeks.
You can do something like rscheller has done (see rscheller May 3, 2001 6:15am), which is post links to various discussions here in Town Hall, but you cannot post the text directly.
Let's just hold on and hope that the promised revisions to the Search feature will help us all out, okay? I can't tell you how much of a pain the current Search is for me, so I can only imagine how difficult it must be for you folks.
(If you do want to link to discussions here in Town Hall, see my post to rscheller pat May 4, 2001 11:06am - as with a few other WebCrossing "features", linking to here is trickier than one might think. And let me know if I can help in any way.)
Pat
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They have some new stamps out now.
greg
The new armrest will crack as well as the old, I'm sure, and if the door panel replacements have an extra screw hole in them, then I would like to keep the old panel and repair it myself (it can be done -- in fact, I would like to pre-repair the new one before it gets installed) when the new one cracks after warranty.
The center console flexes because it is a large piece of plastic. I would think it possible to stiffen it a bit. You would have to take it out (which I've done) and glue in supporting ribs, and/or spray in some hardening foam, keeping in mind where the rear air ducts are. I don't think further securing it to the floor would help much.
greg
Instructions are even on the website!
Mail order only, though
-m
Pat, thanks for the linking tips. I think I have my page cleaned up now my apologies to anyone who's been confused by this at The Consummate 300M Pages
Rick
jr2k300m- I had a '95 Intrepid that was great also. I sold mine when I bought the 300m. I talked to the guy who bought it and he loves it too.
They probably would have repaired the car until they saw that the airbags had deployed. That put it over the edge, cost wise. And yes...it was a blessing in disquise...Whenever I'm washing (or just admiring) the car my wife says..."Your Welcome"!
Today received my Techanalon car cover from TJ's and after washing Goldilocks, BANG, this cover fit like a glove and went on in less than 2 minutes. Thanks Keith for the advice. Mike, received my Mopar bra ($39.00) same as the 5* merchandise and also the 300M splash guards, (have you ever driven in NYC?)
and will put them on tomorrow if the weather holds up. Have only 112 miles on the machine in 3 weeks, just haven't been able to take her out. Like I posted earlier, Goldilocks is a weekend warrior and tomorrow I should spin the dials for another 100 or so and get the real feel of what it means to own this sled. I hope to do the window tinting one day but the duals...... that might be pushing it. By the way with all the referrals to age and M ownership, me being 44 and my wife in the passenger seat 8 years younger, this car looks even sharper. Throw my 2 year old son in the back and a daughter on the way, what percentile would we fall in.
Thanks for the posts. What a great feature.
Joey
greg
Today received my Techanalon car cover from TJ's and after washing Goldilocks, BANG, this cover fit like a glove and went on in less than 2 minutes. Thanks Keith for the advice. Mike, received my Mopar bra ($39.00) same as the 5* merchandise and also the 300M splash guards, (have you ever driven in NYC?)
and will put them on tomorrow if the weather holds up. Have only 112 miles on the machine in 3 weeks, just haven't been able to take her out. Like I posted earlier, Goldilocks is a weekend warrior and tomorrow I should spin the dials for another 100 or so and get the real feel of what it means to own this sled. I hope to do the window tinting one day but the duals...... that might be pushing it. By the way with all the referrals to age and M ownership, me being 44 and my wife in the passenger seat 8 years younger, this car looks even sharper. Throw my 2 year old son in the back and a daughter on the way, what percentile would we fall in.
Thanks for the posts. What a great feature.
Joey
greg
I wasn't so lucky for the '01, and I'm not willing to go there just for that...
Now if I find some chrome paint....
-m
Race
Go to zainobros.com and read all about it, everything is there.
You can download an order form, and mail with a check. From the time you drop the order in the mailbox you should have the ptoduct in about a week.
And yes, the stuff works.
Another place to learn about Zaino is right here in Town Hall over on our Maintenance & Repair Board - you might want to check out Zaino Car Care Experiences.
Pat
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Some Audi chased me on the highway this morning but could not catch me. I never saw its rear, so I don't know if it was an A4 or an S4.
It started when I first merged on the highway. As I was accelerating, he was flying up to me in the left lane. Then finally I got to 100mph, and the closure rate tapered off. But he was still pushing, so I took him to 120mph. I could tell he was trying to catch me.
Then we came to a red light. He was in the same lane as me, behind another car. When the light turned green, I went. He swung out around that other car and started chasing me again. And he was surpisignly quick accelerating from the light. Too quick for a regular A4. He almost caught me and got me all worried. But I was able to pull away from him.
Wait till tomorrow and I'll take some pictures after I was my car, and you all can see how pretty the duals look minus the zanio (Ordering tomorrow.)
And I was gonna mention, we have a few more people from the MN-WI area then I thought. I'm in the twin cities area, so is Scotian, ir2k300m said he's in MN, and madcityruss is in WI.
Hmmm, Roger, got a place for us to go?
I wasn't "jumping" on you by any means! Just said- that's one. Guess no one else knows of any that have been "debadged/destarred".
intrepidspirit-
I doubt that we caused any real "stir" at the "5-STAR"! :-)) Funny how that crown in the road they TRIED to convince me about for 10 1/2 months, has NO affect on my new ride at all. Just an obversation.
fastdriver
Small world TJ! I deal with Kayser Chrysler in Sauk City. For the most part, they have treated me right in both sales and service. At the time I bought (Nov '98), PHP 300Ms were in short supply and Don Miller had exactly zero. Plus Kayser was more fluent in talking turkey, if ya know what I mean.
Race