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newdodgeman
I thought the right drift was finally fixed on your car. Your last post sounds like you are still having a problem.
SeadooSandi
Start car cold, completely cold.
Idle for 30 seconds. Turn off.
Wait 30 minutes and re start. See if oil smoke comes out the exhaust.
They wait time can be a little more or less, but the run time must not get it warm or even close, so sta around 30 seconds.
Let me know Here or tlj@bendcable.com
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Can some of you RT hemi owners do a test for me and let me know the results?
Start car cold, completely cold.
Idle for 30 seconds. Turn off.
Wait 30 minutes and re start. See if oil smoke comes out the exhaust.
They wait time can be a little more or less, but the run time must not get it warm or even close, so sta around 30 seconds.
Let me know Here or tljbendcable.com
I was sold..
I bought it 10 years later it was a real head turner and cruised much like the magnum ,firm and fast when needed.
I'd love to see them.
Dosnt make sense Id buy a porsche awd for that change ..
That srt 8 will drop like a rock if you thought a magnum would drop the srt8 will disappear out of sight..at 45K + no way Im happy iwth the hemi at 340 hp .
Wake up call! its a station wagon ..
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> At our last meeting Chrysler advised us to make it a point to instruct
> each of our Magnum / 300 owners to rotate their tires based on the
> "scheduled maintenance guide." The guide shows every 6000 miles and that
> should be considered a minimum. Every oil change would be preferred. The
> tires on these cars are not the normal compounds and the cars develop a
> great deal of caster and camber when cornering which will cause tire
> cupping.
I got a kick out of it-blame the abnormal front outside tire wear on the tire "compounds". What does everyone think about this spin on the tire wear issue?
SeadooSandi
I was just myself wonder the best psi to run my hemi at to maximize those crappy tires..
It will be my first excuse to upgrade to nicer rims and skins,the wife in one week has scuffed one rim ..The stoke rims will make good winter rims with some serious snows attached.
I had to laugh, "um,its a hemi bub".
I have been checking dealer invetory no AWD RTS anywhere,only se and a few Rts.I dig having the only one in my area , big time..
People really caught on to these cars fast ! I am inpressed I love the thing..
A few things like a 70 piece wood dash kit ,new rims/tires and IlI be fine!
Im shocked at the attn this car gets it gets more than my c5.
I mean every where you go the hemi really makes em stare !
FYI!
Funny I just had seen a show on tv ,on the east coast they are targeting agressive drivers big time,Im all for busting the tailgaters and the headlight flashers and the manic lane changers.5 points and its called agressive driving!!
Man nothing ticks me off more than a tailgater in some beat honda when Im in my c5.Ive been hit by an unalert driver from behind let me tell you youll always watch your mirror from that day on...an old guy roasted my Saab convert..hes was doing 60 I was stopped turning..
The fast and the foolish crowd from a few years ago are really going to hate this.Most states are already modifying laws to crack down hard like a DUI in a sense..
Funny when you have the power you dont need to use it unless really needed,my days of glory are long gone I drive my cars well ,thats my story and Im sticking to it officer..
Having that hemi is tempting at times,it seriously moves out Im shocked..The AWD really seems to give the car a total oppisite feeling than the RT I test drove.
I needed the AWd here in Michigan ..
I went with the awd and dig it..
SeadooSandi
'05 Magnesium Pearl RWD RT
After months of searching and getting dissapointed(actually pissed) about the 2-5K dealer mark up..I finally found what I think was an awsome deal. I live in the SF Bay Area and everything here is expensive.
I was able to get my new RT (showing only 10 miles on the odomiter) for $26,498..Thats $4500 below MSRP. The finance guy said they were taking a loss on the deal, but could afford to do so because they were selling them at up to $10K OVER MSRP!
Can anyone confirm this was a good deal..please, please help with my buyers remorse...Add tax and licence..still a lot of money
I have had absolutely no problems with it at all. I can't complain about the mileage I got it was 20-21 mpg, and at times I ran her up to 110mph to pass a line of Tractor-trailers getting ready to pass each other going uphill so of course I had I stomp on it so I wouldn't get hung up behind them and it did not effect my mileage that much.
I know I paid too much for my Magnum @ ($42,900.66) cash, but what with the lose of my Son Robert in Iraq 9/25/2004 and then my Wife Karen on 10/2/2004 died of a heart attack one week after we lost our son, it just made me feel a little better after I lkearned that when my son lived with his Uncle in Virginia he said on several occasions that if he ever won the Lottery he would buy his DAD one of the coolest cars on the road. So that is why I bought it, that and the fact that every since I saw that commercial that says you can open up a Magnum from either end I wanted one, it sure does suck though when I think of the way it happened.
One reason I like the Magnum so much is because of the ESP system in the car. It sure dose make it handle so well that I think the only way you can lose control of the vehicle is if you fall asleep. I drove it through snow, rain all types of weather on the trips I have taken in it, and never even came close to having handling problems with it. All I can say is that my Magnum is the sweetest car I ever owned in my life. It sure does turn heads when I'm out driving, people hank give me the thumbs up.
Talk to YA'ALL later
Magnum54
SeadooSandi
Salute!
I have to say at 1000 miles in just 2 weeks this car is amazing.Im getting 18-24 mpg deonding on conditions. Better than the LL bean outback subaru i just turned in .
I just put the splash gards on,I left then unpainted and they look awsome aganist the bright silver .The back bumper matt simply set off the rear end totally, and gave the rear end depth..
I also added new custom hemi embrodered floor mats and hemi cargo mat.Thankyou for links thay helped alot...
To say the least I decked out my company car ,at 40 years of age it reminds me of when I was a kid pulling the challenger out of the garage for a night of cruiseing.
Funny I had seen a pic of a magnum with old school cragers on it it looked bad [non-permissible content removed]!
I never thought Id own another dodge after the 73challenger and 70charger ......This car caught me buy total surprise and looks great next to my 2000 c5 vette in the garage.
Ill be doing a dash kit soon but Ill wait till the weather warms till I install it.
I recommed the AWD if possible its a total rush for such a big car!
I have the only silver hemi awd in my area I love that
I wish you all safe driving in your new rides...
Its awd and I really only test drove Rt's.I really like the sxt awd but they had a deal I couldnt pass up on a car on the lot which they didnt event know thay had I had to piint out you have a hemi on the lot the salesmans rely was "we do?"
I bought it that night..
I red line 5800 it pulls like a beast .I drove 5 other hemis and nothing like this car ..
Any ideas it had 50 miles on her........I was told they had a 300c awd that was delivered the same time as my magnum but the 300c sold.
I prefered the magnums ride it felt more eurpeon and stable,not floaty.
I know of persons that when all totaled up have paid way too much for this vehicle ,timeing is the key on getting this car as you want it..
I have heard horror storied fo persons who paid big bucks when these cars first came out.Like they could have gotten an audi or a real mercedes .
It depends on what your interest rate is .
I paid 33,400 f or an RT AWD loaded to the max, plus a few goodies got the extended warrenty for 1000. so I paid 34,400 out the door with splash gards and bumper pad and hemi floor mats and hemi gargo area mat .
Thats with tax and every thing included and got a 5.4 rate.
NO lease I Not a dime out of pocket I bought mine .This is my only car payment I own 4 cars ..All 2000-2005 models.
Life is good..
Id say if you like it it a great deal add it all up .....Example I know a buddy who paid 3 k over msrp just 6 months ago .Yikes..Tax that and then add intereast and your heart about rips out your chest ...
Awsome car isnt it.I had to go AWd for we have the raunchiest weather on the planet here in Michigan .I too only paid 1% above list which was due to the timeing i bought the car .It was right after gas jumped up drastically ,and man where they ready to deal.
Keep in mind if you financed thru chrysler finace your not tied to them in any way you can shop a better rate asap .Thats from the head of the North American Division of finace for my region ,no penalty's and they are crackin down on dealers telling clients that you have to wait 4-6 month to refinance with no penalties.They did recommend giving the paper work time to process abought 2-3 weeks .I got a rate of 6.0 from chrysler but found 5.4 locally ....
They are conserned on how his will effect customer faith in chrysler for future customers in a negitive way . They are very recpetive to hear about any mis-haps with inflated interest rates for more than qaulified customers,they claim the dealers do it for the reason to keep numbers high to aid dealership for incentives and also keep the stock price high ..
So know that rates are from 5.0 -6.0 depending if you want to bank with a robot or a real local branch ..Gotta have good credit .If you leased good luck ...