Re: [Chrysler300] 2005 Hemi C

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> I drove one too, great performance in every respect.  But I am not compelled to buy one because it doesn't look like a 300 to me - which should have styling flair.  The new "C" looks too sedate for my tastes, not sylish.  It does attract attention, somehow, maybe because it is different for which I give them credit these days, but to me it reminds me more of an old Mercedes than a letter 300.  Maybe with the next iteration, they will get it right.
Steve Albu
> From: "a61300g" <a61300g@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2004/04/22 Thu PM 09:04:18 EDT
> To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Chrysler300] 2005 Hemi C
> 
> Dan,
>    2005  C is not 1000 lbs heavier.  Impressive dealer brochure picked up
> the night I drove one lists it at 4240 if memory serves and Car and Driver
> online lists it at 4140 with 54.1% front and 45.9% rear.  More Ebay
> misinformation.  Road and Track subscribers should have gotten a very nice
> "infomercial" type brochure in the mail recently with everything you want to
> know about the 300C and lots of pictures, specs, concept drawings, and tests
> of all three engine types, the Hemi being the most comprehensive of course.
> Chrysler paid a bundle for that, I'm sure.  A co-worker gave me an extra he
> received yesterday.  It is a very impressive car for the price.  Smooth ride
> but not mushy nor too firm, good braking, great acceleration, smooth, almost
> unnoticeable shifting of the 5 spd auto, and completely unnoticable MDS
> cylinder cutoff system. Didn't really get to thrash it with the salesman
> along but got to punch it a couple of times from about 30 mph resulting in
> wide grins from both of us, and he was telling me about riding in it with
> one of the mechanics ( from their sister store Porsche-Audi-Mazda ) who has
> racing experience and he was flying down some backroads around here at
> 100+mph and taking some curves very rapidly.  I had stopped by the dealer's
> when I saw the C sitting out front, and as luck would have it I was in my
> 61 G and the young salesman was duly impressed with it,  so I took him for a
> ride in it after the 300 C drive and he kept talking about how no one builds
> cars like it until now ( with the C ).  An astute young man.  Since today is
> "grand opening" at dealerships I'm sure more of you will have taken a test
> drive and be ready to mortgage the homestead to get one.  I guess I'll wait
> and see how it holds up after a couple of years and what quality problems or
> recalls occur.  Never wanted to be the first on the block after my brother
> had to be the "first" to own a 64 Malibu hdtp that arrived with truck coil
> springs in the rear and had a 15 degree rake from front to rear that they
> wouldn't correct.  Last "bowtie" he ever bought.
>   Hope all of you get to drive the new 300C Hemi whether or not it's
> affordable - it's worth the time and being polite to the salesman.
> 
> From wonderful Ft Wayne, Indiana,
>         Del Kerney
>         61 300G
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