Intrepidation

Well, I didn't take pics right before I did it, so here's an older one one the interior:

Yeah, I've noticed Chrysler did a lot of little things to improve there interiors. The `01 and up Intrepids had lower gloss matte finish plastics for example, and the shifter leather (or whatever it is) is softer. I like adding the little touches to dress up the interior, and since those accessories are available from other Chrysler LH variants, it's fairly easy and cheap to come by. I think eventually I want to do a full leather seating swap with an LHS or 300M...the leather seats are amazingly comfortable in them and much nicer than the ones Intrepids had. I also want to get some of the techno goodies like automatic climate control, automatic headlights, and maybe the NAV unit, although it's probably a pretty clunky system. The next thing I want to is get a set of alloys for it. I was thinking the 5 spokes the Intrepids had, and down teh road a set of 18's off of an Avenger.

I must be one of the few people who dislike having chicks pose with cars. If you need a hot girl to get the onlooker's attention, that says something about the car. Otherwise I think it's just a distraction from the car itself. Maybe I'm just weird.

He had a lot of good quotes.

You can move it if you want Camino.

I like the wheels. Hey...should I have posted what Idid today in these section of the forum? I forgot we had it!

Go G8!

For once I think everyone will agree with you Sixty8.

Happy Birthday!

Now if I can just hunt down a set of chrome door handles!

So after over a year of owning her I've finally done something to make her more unique. While I do like white-face gauges and the sporting image they give off, I've long wanted some sort of metallic rings to surround them. Not only does it add some modern bright work to the cabin, but it ads a touch of class. Well, I wasn't able to get rings for the gauges but I did manage to get the next best thing. On the recent $50 Day I managed to pick up a gauge cluster out of a Chrysler Concorde, and despite the rain I managed to keep it safe and dry. Yesterday, with some modifications, I was able to swap them out. Although these gauges are black, I do like the how they look, and indeed they do add a nice touch of class to my car (I think). I was gonna sell it originally, but for now I'll just keep both. If I feel sporty again I can always do another swap...I can seriously do the entire thing in less than 10 minutes. Nice thing is that because the odometer is electronic, it updates the new gauge cluster so it reads the proper mileage...score one for technology!

Wow, the resemblance to the Sixteen is uncanny.

I disagree with FlexFuel, because of the issues of E85 (like potential food shortages).

I think GM should invest more money into fuel saving features for all of its engine Lineup. Mercedes has demonstrated that they can produce a 4 cylinder engine that put's ut somewhere in the neighborhood of 350 horsepower and will get an estimated 40 mpg. There's still a lot of technology that can be applied to gasoline engines that can make them more efficient. It should also be noted that panicking and killing off the V8 is unnecessary. When you consider that the Corvette can manage mid 20's fuel economy, and just how good GM's V8's are, there should be ways to extract more fuel economy out of them. As for short-term solutions. a Mild Hybrid system that can be adapted to an array of vehicle types and size is s a good way to boost fuel economy, and it's also much more cost effective than a Full Hybrid system. The 2-Mode System should be offered on cars and not just SUVs and trucks, because that's where it will have the greatest benefit including boosting GM's green image. Honestly, the only vehicle I think has no real place is the H2. It's sales have tanked and serves no real purpose. It's big, heavy, and bad on fuel economy, and the money required to make it less of a gas hog could be better spent else where, like on small cars and such. Perhaps if it was an important sales contributor, but it really isn't at this point. Not sure how good my post is...it's not the most technical but here goes.

Oh yeah, because most cars look like the Challenger. It doesn't stand out at all.

Even in other countries they get better looking small trucks. WTF?

Yeah, I had thought something bad had happened to the car. Remember, it's better to be married to a car nut then a Greenie.

Whenever I go to Boston it's almost always by train. Boston is a nightmare to navigate in car a car...not only the maze of roads but the insane drivers. Oh, and good luck parking.

chains > belts

That posters scares me.

It's not valid because it has nothing to do with this thread. It belongs in it's own thread, not a thread about a strike costing GM money because it didn't have the vehicles to sell due to lack of units.

I can still get away with putting $10 in the Prizm, as it still gets me about 1/3 tank from E but in the Intrepid it's depressing how little the needle moves.

Basically everyone involved in an accident are assholes. Although, so far at least, the insurance company has been ok.

$350 dude...you should go look at it.