Chrysler 300/300C

chuckg

I'm in agreement with you concerning RWD. It's almost like the car companies have been shoving these FWD cars down our throats for years. It's hard to believe but there are many people out there that have never driven a rear wheel drive car. My how times have changed.

Its been a long wait but thankfully they're back. And by the way sales are going on these things, I believe the time is right for more of them.

jrct9454

Don't want to fuel the controversy, but I did find it hugely amusing that one of the Portland Oregon dealers advertising in today's Oregonian had a ad for his new 300 inventory, bragging about how many cars he had ready for delivery....and featuring a picture of a 300M instead of the new car. Hello, ad manager...

arnoldw

Maybe the dealer still has some 300m's in stock. They are still a 2004 model, you know. Or did he specifically say the 2005 model?

jrcase

Jeb? Is that you? If so, you know I am going through the buyback for my pull to the right also. I was notified on Friday by my service manager that someone would contact me soon. He did say they used an outside company for the buyback situations. No word yet (as of Sat.) I hope it goes quick and smooth. I have also heard of another that will be bought back. WOW, they are starting to pile up!

581955

Try www.autoventshade.com, or you can see them in the Chrysler Accessories/2005Chrysler 300 brochure, (if your dealer has one.) If not, the Chrysler part#/description is 82208615 VISORSHDE 1095001. At least that's the part number on my invoice. They sell for $89.00 for the four doors from the dealer with the Chrysler winged badge on the rear deflectors. That's about the same price you would pay at any of the popular auto suppy stores with out the badge.

chuckg

Thanks for the info....it's appreciated.

enygma6

I've seen several posts here from folks that loved the looks of the past Intrepids/300M's and were turned off by the 300/Magnum. I never looked twice at an Intrepid but thought the 300M was a nice looking car.


For me it's quite the opposite. I never payed attention to the Intrepids/300M's as they blend in too well with nearly every other car out there, but the new 300 and Magnum manage to stand out so well that they caught my eye from the first time I saw them.
Sure, DCX may not get many repeat buyers of those who loved the 300M, but the numbers seem to show they are getting a good enough collection of new buyers on the new designs.

It was only after seeing the new designs I took interest enough to find out all the other options the new platform has to offer, and am taking a chance on a Magnum, as I feel it gives me the most bang for the buck among new cars out there. Plus I love the styling (I like stylish, sporty wagons).

jeep

Just came back from a 1400 round trip between Penna. and N. Carolina. From the time I pulled out of my garage to the point of my final destination, I didn't have to look at a map or any other directions thanks to my Nav. system. I truly wasn't looking for a car with this option, yet the one I bought had everything else I wanted. Boy, am I glad I got it. The map and voice prompts were spot on. I also didn't want the Sirius, but the car had it. Again, what a pleasure.

I averaged 24.3 mpg. for my trip. The vehicle was comfortable, rode very quiet and smooth with a full trunk, and no pulling whatsoever.

I must say, the best of many new vehicles I ever owned. Now if I can only figure a way to keep those nasty buggers from splattering blood on the beautiful nose.

xmf314

I have 3m clear paint protection film from ex-pel on the front of my Volvo S60. It doesn't keep the buggers from splattering, but it does protect the front end. Ex-pel has it for the 300. Here is the link to their website: http://www.xpel.com/products/default.asp

lowrider

I just had my 300C coated with the XPEL - 3M clear film coating. Definately worth the money so far (bugs seem to come off easier than without). Chip protection is unknown thus far b/c not sure if an rocks have hit the front end. Took 8 hrs to put on by the dealer. Less noticeable than what I expected but you can see the lines once close up.

justgreat47

if the 2.7 motor utilizes a rubber belt for the cams or a chain? jackg 90seville 94k

emale

the 2.7l uses chains...the 3.5l belts and the hemi chains...

300c

How many times did they try to fix the pull?

Thanks,

kinglab

Here we are almost July 1st and nobody yet has had the right pull issue fixed yet. My cam bolt kit as Chrysler calls it, is half in. One side finally came in but they are waiting for the other side to arrive. What worries me more is this dealer and none in the area have ever done this repair. They have no idea if it will work etc. The book calls for 1.7 hours and that is laughable considering my first regular alignment took two hours, the second was almost two hours and they had the specs in hand.And of course they cracked a hub cap which they denied, and what would a trip be to the local dealer without the grease on the arm rest and door pillar. This involves a bit more. I wish I / we had at least one success story and I mean a 100% success story. One person wrote in his was 75% better. Not good enough for me. That is like having the dentist fill a cavity with a filling to cover 75% of the tooth. Please, someone give us a success story and a name of the dealer who actaully fixed this problem. Does any national media forum know of this?

wildebeast

Is your baby a C or just a 300?

jrcase

They tried to correct mine five dirrerent times. Now I am waiting on my buyback to be completed.

jeep

It's a "C", which in my opinion, is the only way to go.

justgreat47

the most effective method for dealing with a system problem like the steering issue is going back to chrysler and their engineering department. whether it's the dealer or the customer that contacts chrysler is another matter, but there's no way, imo, that the dealer is equipped to handle a problem on a new model with no experience...the dealer's job is to make money, not to spend hours trouble shooting something that they know nothing about. this isn't a knock on the dealers, it's just a fact of life. jackg 90seville 94k

dennis

No offense to the M owners, but I'm glad Chrysler had the cojones to ditch the 90's bubble car look. The change is good. Can't please all of the people all of the time........

300c

Please keep us informed with the process of the buyback.

Thanks,

crispiegee

I can almost picture your car, complete with pinstripes, sunroof wind deflector and trunk spoiler. The word that comes to mind is, "Ewwww..."

paisan

Big Huge Aluminum Gillette Razor looking ones would make the 300 look oh so cheesy!

-mike

581955

As the saying goes,"to each his own" I get more compliments than Ewwwws. By the way, thanks for your help in finding a spoiler, you have been a great help!?

tornado25

"It's hard to believe but there are many people out there that have never driven a rear wheel drive car. My how times have changed."

The funny thing is, I'm 28 and wouldn't really expect too many people my age to have driven RWD cars--but my first car was a 1976 Ford Granada. Good grief, that car was built like a tank! No ESP on that car--trying learning to drive in WI in RWD boat.

fuzzywuzzy

Looks like the new car to "pimp out" I saw a base 300 no less with huge chrome spinner rims on it yesterday. A spolier & dark window tint. It was white. Saw another that was a C that had chrome 20's on it & was blacked out totaly. Must have been custom. Lights front & rear blacked out. All the chrome was now black. Had that grill that was posted before but in black.
It looked nice actually.

Kirstie_H

A reporter wonders what new Chrysler 300 owners drove before getting their hot new wheels. Please respond to jfallon@edmunds.com no later than Friday, July 2, 2004 with the make/model of your previous vehicle(s) as well as your daytime contact information.
Thanks for your consideration!

pompilius

Just like Michael Jackson used to sing "it doesn't matter if you're black or white".

pompilius

someone is parking a black 300C in the garage where I work in Fort Lauderdale. It has some gaudy 20" chrome rims.

bigmike5

Spoilers--Try Dawn Enterprises on the net. If they make one the paint job is superb and the price is reasonable. Rock deflector appliques, either Xpel or Stongard on the net. Stongard warrants lifetime against yellowing and backs it up. DC did have tire problems [some shimmying] with the 99 300M due to the Badyears they chose. They switched to Michelins after the first year and the problem disappeared. I changed over to Goodrichs and they were much better than the Badyears. On buy back--maybe Fastdriver can comment as DC bought back Christine--his 300M-- for various problems they couldn't solve. I finally could wait no longer with the great deals out there, and opted to downgrade to a Chevy, but this one is a Coupe in Medium Spiral Gray, with crossed flags, and goes like heck. I'll be looking for some 300C's to dust...until the SRT-8 arrives. [Got it for just a little over what my virtual build showed for the 300C [$38K]] Course the SRT-8 will probably be $50K given the price of the Crossfire SRT-6.

fooe

I had the pulling to the right problem fixed 100%.The dealer that took care of me was in Windsor,Ontairo, Canada.The dealers name is Pinnacle Chrysler.Maybe your dealer can call the service department there to get the facts about fixing it.My 300c does not pull at all now.But I still have a problem with the am part of the radio.When scanning I can only get 3 stations,it also has the navigating system.The Fm is great for stations when scanning but not the Am.A car with an outside antenna parked right beside me got quite a few am stations.It had an extenal antenna .I don't want to put an external antenna on if I don't have to,I believe the antenna is in the back window.The dealer doesn't want to do anything about it untill there are more complaints than just mine .Does anyone have some solutions for me to try.

kjnorman

I liked the 300C but I must say that most of those that I have seen on the road appear to be becoming the new pimp mobile. Perhaps its the gangster look of the car, but I makes me afraid to buy the car wondering what it's future reputation would be like.

I'll think I'll stick with a used Audi A6..

bjsohio

gimme a break! Cadillac's have ridden both sides of the fence forever, as well as Mercedes and many other fine vehicles.

hardhawk

Why on earth would someone not consider a fine vehicle simply because some owners choose to pimp theirs up? Look at what some of the pro sports figures do to their SUV's. Does that mean one should never consider an Escalade or Navigator if he or she wants a full size luxury SUV? Look at and drive the vehicle and make your decisions on its merits and not on what others might do to individualize their rides. Thank god we can live in a country where people have the choice to pimp their rides if they choose. What is tacky to some may be great to others. Can you imagine what life would be like if all cars looked the same? UGH!!! With July 4th around the corner, we all need to think about our rights of individuality and celbrate those rights, not be in fear of them!

intrepidspirit

Maybe you'd feel differently if you lived in L.A.

It's not just the pimping, it's the choice of the gangbangers. Believe me, you don't want to be mistaken for a rival gang member.

While I've considered a 300C, my wife has flatly refused to drive it, as she works in L.A.

That's probably not an issue in Kansas...

intrepidspirit

Congratulations on your new Chevy! What model is it (I'm not really up to date on GM cars)?

Re fastdriver's Christine -- I believe Chrysler would not buy her back and he ended up keeping it for the full 36 month lease...but he will have to confirm this.

crispiegee

With regard to the trunk spoiler, I shouldn't have been negative. "To each his own" is an appropriate response. My personal feeling on spoilers results from the fact that they do absolutely nothing (but harm) for the aerodynamics of most cars.

Pontiac loused up the styling of the GTO, 1) with the Pontiac nose and 2) with that trunklid wing that makes the back end look bunchy. (The ducktail on the Australian version looks much better.) With the Chrysler 300, the boxy styling and short trunk lid just doesn't seem to lend itself to a spoiler on the boot, but everyone is entitled to modify their car as they see fit.

With regard to pimping, every car is a possible victim of this current fad. I suspect that in a few years, we'll a laugh about it like we laugh at shag carpet, tight bell-bottoms, Trans Ams and shirts unbuttoned to your navel. People who choose to make their cars look like Liberace's boudoir will not deter me from buying a great (and classy) car.

Cheers!

intrepidspirit

I finally put 2 + 2 together (Chevy coupe/price/etc.).

There are some great buys on the 2004 Corvettes out there. A friend of mine bought one for his wife about a month ago -- I think it's the same color as yours -- looks really sharp!

Congratulations, again!

hardhawk

You are right, I live in a small, one stoplight town of 3,000 in Kansas. The biggest worry on the road here right now during wheat harvest is combines & grain trucks! Get your wife a Dodge Magnum RT, same drivetrain but the wagon look. Here, I even drive my 1974 fire engine red Eldorado convertible without getting shot at. Of course, it is stock and does not have any wide whitewalls, fuzzy dice, or other pimped up additions. If I had to live in fear about my drive to/from work every day, I can't say I would want to hang around LA for long. Of course, those who live in LA probably would not like it here either!

lab4957

This might have been asked somewhere in the forum. What is your average gas mileage? I just traveled from central Fl to ATL and averaged about 22.1 mpg. Is this about average?

chuckg

fooe- Concerning your AM reception, did you have your windows tinted with an aftermarket product? Some of these tints are a metallic material that will effect AM reception.

Also, if you are running a radar detector, the metallic tint could effect the range of the detector.

microrepair

Jeez, let's get into the 21st century folks; it's GANGSTA !!

bigmike5

Yup. Vette coupe in that metallic spiral gray. Still reading the book before I do much with it. May cruise to the Vette museum in Bowling Green on the weekend if the weather behaves.

Saw a vanilla colored C yesterday. First C since my test drive about a month and a half ago. Have seen about a dozen Touring [rentals] but this was the first C. The vanilla color looked pretty nice, better than white for sure. Had a older lady with Saphire Silver Blue [Crossfire color]hair at the wheel. Her speed was 35 mph in a 45 mph zone so everyone passed [dusted?] her. What a waste of a Hemi. She had a Bush bumper sticker on the car and maybe that is why the car seemed to always pull to the right? lol

kjnorman

I guess that is the issue. For some, "pimping" out a vehicle is fine, and while I do not live in LA (thank god) I do live in a nice north shore community in Milwaukee, but most of the 300s I have seen have been coming out of what we call "the core" which alas is only few miles west of us and is quiet scummy. Not an area I would want to associate with.

I guess once the vehicle is in more "middle america" homes I would be happy with it, but for now, I see more being driven by the "gangbanger" types.

K.

nmatson

Mileage seems similar to my 300C. I average 19.6MPG for suburban driving around the area and on a couple of runs up to Hartford CT from New Jersey I have 22.6. My thought was the longer the run without traffic ( big issue getting across the Hudson with stop and go traffic ) the mileage would improve. I still enjoy the power surge way toooo much to worry about economy driving at this point :-)
Now have close to 3000 miles on and no problems what so ever sorry for those that do.

markcincinnati

. . .on the subject of pimping (visual, generally, mods to a stock car, right?)

The only thing I have to add is that there are certain things, free country notwithstanding, that ARE tacky. I am not protesting anyone's right to be tacky -- but there are some things that, as Jeff Foxworthy says, "you might be a redneck if. . . ." In the same vein, some things are tacky -- now tacky may be cool, may be retro, may be this that or the other thing. They are still tacky.

My worry, after reading these posts, is ONLY about one pimp-mod, the one that might somehow, someway indicate that you are a member of a "rival gang" and be fair game for some kind of violence.

Oh, almost forgot: purple neon lights under the car are an example of tacky.

And, to each his/her own.

Now where did I put my flame decals. . . .?

intrepidspirit

you could put one of those landau roofs on the C. To the best of my knowledge this isn't a hot gangbanger mod, so you likely wouldn't be mistaken for a rival gang member... (:

However, I'd still lay off the pounding hip-hop in certain areas...

hardhawk

Better avoid the fake bullet hole decals too!!!

mbjb

Maybe every one should stop stereotyping about gangstas or the groups everyone thinks are gangstas. Just because you put a spoiler or pimp out your ride does not make you a gangsta. Also, the real gang bangers will know if you are a rival or not, they will not just go by the way your car looks. If you are in their neighboorhood and you get shot at, it was not because of the car. It was because you did not belong there in the first place.

sebring95

From this weeks Auto News:

"Rapper Snoop Dogg wants a Chrysler 300C.....Snoop left a voice mail message for Chrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche, asking:"What I gotta do to get that brand-new 300 up outta you?""

kjnorman

Say no more! LOL