Dimitrios, Have you driven a 300M, or compared to what else $30K buys in a new car these days? It has to be one of the nicest overall deals out there, with style, performance (even to this non-fan of FWD), features and room for barely more than a high-trim Camry. Give it a fair shot in the modern context. It might not be one of our Imperials (and what is?), but it seems closer in spirit to a letter-series 300 than a new Impala does to an '63 SS, or a Marauder (remember, you can't spell Grand Marquis without Grand Ma) does to its namesake. :) Chris in LA On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 21:22:07 -0500 (CDT) dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > Another thing to consider is do we want to > see our favourite nameplate > > used on a glorified Dodge Intrepid? You know > a plastic trimmed, V6 > > powered knockoff with leather trimmed seats. > Part of what appeals to me > > about Imperials is the fact that they stand > out from the crowd and not > > everyone has one. Look at the insult that > they pulled with the 300M. A > > six cylinder powered four door sedan that > they dared to claim shared a > > pedigree with the first true muscle car. > > Yes, often old glorious names are sacrificed by > Chrysler for a bit of profit. > The reason for that is that the people that > make these marketing decisions are > not car freaks like us. Also, most of the > public are not car freaks either, > like they used to be. My guess is that most > 300M owners do not know that the > Chrysler 300 letter cars were the absolute > fastest 4 passenger cars of their > time, while their car is an just barely above > average performance lengthened > Dodge Neons;) > > It may be better if they leave the name plate > "Imperial" rest in its grave! > D^2 > >