Flybrian

Yeah, don't Jags have wiring issues?

No. They have character.

I have 75% of one for sale...

How is this car even remotely collectible? Who will care about it in 20 or 30 years? NOBODY.

Three most popular cars out of our 45-car inventory

-Charger

-Impala

-Magnum

GM did something right. Regardless of the FWDOMGness, its a good, solid car. People sometimes forget that higher-priced rear-wheel drive performance cars are out of the reach of many consumers and the Impala represents incredible value for the money.

Condensation. Its friggin' 70 outside.

Pretty sure its a FL baby all the way. Need to run an AutoCheck to confirm, though.

My first reaction on the exterior was absolutely hideous, but its grown on me. The forward-slant prow on this and the preceeding Charger is a far better styling cue for Dodge than the absurdly-grotesque baleen mouth of the original Magnum, etc. Dynamic, sharp, and decidedly not bulbous like the segment's laggards - Titan and Tundra. Good to see another strong entry in the domestic truck segement and kudos to Dodge for finally backing up styling with substance.

A 1997 X300 (XJ6). Two owner, 135,XXXmi, 4.0 litre slant six. These late night photos don't do it justice; its an exceptional car and I can buy it for ~$4000. The second owner (a bishop at a local church who has bought a few cars from us) had some work done to it and its in great running condition. Original, blemish-free paint, great interior, and so on.

Just a thought....

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan — Chrysler told Inside Line on Friday that production of the Mexican-built Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible ended without any fanfare on December 21, while production of the Dodge Magnum is scheduled to stop in late March.

"Production of the Dodge Magnum is scheduled to stop at the end of the first quarter," said Roger J. Benvenuti, Chrysler manager of manufacturing and labor communications, in an e-mail. In a later phone conversation, he said that there were no plans to mark the end of production for the Magnum or the other vehicles. "We're letting them all just fade away," he said.

The two vehicles are part of a quartet of slow-selling products that Chrysler said it would pull the plug on in November in response to dealer pressure. Benvenuti said production of the Chrysler Pacifica ended in November. Chrysler Crossfire production ended on December 17 at the Karmann plant in Osnabruck, Germany.

"These actions reflect our new customer-driven philosophy and allow us to focus our resources on new, more profitable and appealing products," said Jim Press, Chrysler vice chairman and president. "Further, these product actions are all in response to dealer requests."

The demise of the Dodge Magnum is perhaps the most puzzling of the four, since the vehicle — described as an American station wagon with attitude — seemed to be well-received by the automotive media.

The Magnum shares underlying hardware and interior components with the popular Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300. Dodge produced a striking version of the Magnum in police livery and built a top-of-the-line Magnum SRT8, which received a face-lift for 2008 and is equipped with a 425-horsepower 6.1-liter Hemi V8. However, that version of the Magnum suffered from dismal fuel economy, delivering 13 mpg in city driving and 18 mpg on the highway, according to the EPA. The base Magnum with the 2.7-liter V6 delivers 18 mpg on the highway and 26 mpg on the highway, according to the EPA.

Sales of the Magnum in 2007 dropped 25 percent from the previous year.

Hey. My name is Brian. This looks like a neat GM site. I might post here from now on.

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Speaking of more boneheaded advertising, I saw a Hyundai ad in my Motor Trend where it said something like 1,247 Sonatas were crushed because they weren't up to Hyundai quality standards and showed mass car carnage with Sonatas piled up as hunks of metal cubes. In an era where everybody is suddenly environmentally conscious, who's bright idea was it to show brand new cars going to waste by being turned into cubes of scrap?

IMO, they didn't crush enough.

Dear Kia,

Your calendar is wrong. Its nearly 2008, not 1998. BOF SUVs from inconsequential manufacturers are sooo nineties.

Signed,

Everyone.

Toyota can bite my ass with their inferior, poor-running, unreliable, bland, useless abominations.

Used GM cars.

What he said.

Unfortunate, because the ES is a disgusting car.

As a testement to how undesireable the Aztek is, its gone after five days on the lot. Sold it to a Liberian couple who put a $200 deposit on it this weekend and picked it up today. Four people were on that thing, too; almost as popular as the '03 Expedition we have.

First off, I'd like to apologize for the lack of frontpage updates in the past week and also the long delay on the Miami show report which does contain some interesting and exclusive information. The simple fact is I've just been swamped at work, occasionally being the only one in the office for a few hours at a time for a variety of reasons. And though it started out as simply helping out by taking photos of cars and posting details of them, the job has quickly matured into a real position as Internet Sales Manager (we only have 25 cars and a staff of 5, but regardless...) as well as handling so much other stuff. Its really a compliment to me that I'm entrusted with so much responsibility after only a few weeks, so its definitely appreciated.

Enough about that. My point here is just to remind everyone that now that things have calmed down a bit, expect regular updates again to the frontpage, hot topics, design comp, etc. Also, if you haven't submitted photos for our calendar, for the love of God do it!

Heh. Sorry. Even though its also an Olds and its a decent-looking car, I have no love for the Cutlass because its obvious whoever owned it prior to Cory had no love for it either.

I have one. Well. Sort of. Its my demo-of-choice from the lot, a burgandy 2002 FWD Aztek with 109k on the clock. And boy do I love it.

I honest-to-goodness think Pontiac made an error in judgement by settling for a cheeply-rebadged Equniox over going its own direction with a refined, improved Aztek. I say this because as lambasted as it was, the original Aztek had something to Torrent lacks - personality. And before someone makes a crack about personality being something the ugly girls have, I'll remind you the ugliness is truly only skin deep on this thing.

One of the hallmarks of the Aztek is that its so ugly, its cool. There is no angle of this beast that is in any way visually attractive - not the front, the sides, or the flanks. Its really grotesque with horrendous patchwork styling cues. Why is the Arrowhead above the grille? Why is part of the grille above the headlamps? Why are part of the headlamps above the headlamps? Among the other assorted errors of design are the doofy small wheels and a spoiler that bisects the rear glass so perfectly that you can't see $h!. But like a Picasso, it somehow comes together in a way that makes it utterly lovable. You can't help but like it because its so asthetically challenged, like the freckled girl with braces or the dog with three legs.

But inside is where it gets good. Copious amounts of storage bins, shelves, and cubbies, folding rear seats, and a surprisingly car-like feel. After driving a 2002 Caravan, its hard to believe that this Aztek, too, rides a minivan chassis. The deep windshield and cowl makes you feel like you're riding in a large, tall sedan. Also, the center console cooler holds enough beer to make the outside look damn good.

And after years of lambasting so brutal that Pontiac disassociated itself with the vehicle completely, its cool. Yes, it really is. People love this Aztek and not just because its cheap. I've taken about a half dozen rather appealing late-model cars home over the past few weeks, and this unloved Pontiac has gotten positive feedback second only to a '93 Nissan 300ZX. Its shocking to me, even as someone who has always loved the ass-ugly Pontiac. I think some of it owes itself to the current crop of crossovers and SUVs. Element. xB. Pathfinder. Armada. XTerra. MDX. RDX. GX. FJ Cruiser. X3. All of these vehicles are equally hard-edged and equally (if not moreso) ugly. Thing is, Aztek was the original ugly.

Its really a shame appreciation for the Aztek is so belated because its really a damn good vehicle. It smacks of old-school Detroit think in the best of ways. While Elements and vehicles of its ilk claim to be 'hip', they're simply ill-equipped, choosing ridiculously useless features like two rear jumpseats, center gauge clusters, rooftop surfboard holes(??), the Aztek comes loaded with big-car touches like rear air suspension, slide-n-tilt sunroof, foglamps, and alloy wheels in addition to basic power functions that should be standard.

Best of all, though, it reminds me a little bit of what Pontiac should be. Yes, its a front-wheel drive minivan product, but think about it a bit more - its really out there and was one of the first of the affordable midsize crossovers. Respectable performance, and affordable pricetag, plentiful and useful features, and nuckin' futs styling; the Aztek could've easily been refined on the Theta platform to be faster and better-handling without giving up its character and later ride a RWD Alpha chassis as a world-class budget sport crossover with insane exterior design and functional interior.

That's my view anyway. I could be wrong. I could be high as a kite on Aztek Kool-Aid. Maybe Reg is using my account. But to me one fact remains - in 5, 10, 20 years, people will still recall the Aztek and no one will give a crap about the Torrent.

AAA is the best investment you can make.

P.S. Want a nice Sunfire? Or a low-mileage 5-speed SC2?

Clicky

What the f@#k...........?

You guys see why I'm fanatical about keeping my Aurora? If it ever gets to be a $h!box beater, it'll be through my hands and my hands alone. Being in a metro area of a size where things generally stay where they were, I saw the slow, belabored death of what I am nearly certain was my father's pristine 1987 Toronado Trofeo going from a pristine luxury coupe to a clapped-out hickmobile filled with white trash, actual trash, and Calvin pissing stickers.

and Holden Assist, oops I mean OnStar.

OnStar is worthless. Give me a HUD anyday.

lol. I can carry my ficus and outdated stereo equipment, too!