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
>
>
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