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Offline conwelpic

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Dodge Caliber's death coming in November 2011
« on: August 26, 2011, 11:43:55 am »
http://www.auto123.com/en/news/car-news/dodge-calibers-death-coming-in-november?artid=134886

I've never driven this vehicle but its one of the worse vehicles I have ever sat in, so wouldn't even waste my time doing it.
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Re: Dodge Caliber's death coming in November 2011
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2011, 11:58:06 am »
I never got to drive the SRT-4 version, but heard they were fun; albeit lacking to their competition.  I did drive a rental SXT and two R/T's and they were less then inspiring.

The interiors were very spartan and cold.  They did have some cool features though like the flip down rear speakers.
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Re: Dodge Caliber's death coming in November 2011
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2011, 12:01:25 pm »
YAY, glad to hear it!  Oh wait, did I say that out loud??   ;D
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Re: Dodge Caliber's death coming in November 2011
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2011, 12:03:53 pm »
Where will I cool my mountain dew now?

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Re: Dodge Caliber's death coming in November 2011
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2011, 12:06:24 pm »
Mellow Yellow? :P
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Re: Dodge Caliber's death coming in November 2011
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2011, 12:09:21 pm »
Quote from: Mike on August 26, 2011, 12:03:53 pm
Where will I cool my mountain dew now?


....................yanqui beer...wot's tha calibre!   2.7%......less than mellow yellow on the outport...........wifey likes their looks...and maybe she can pick a six pak up fer $99.99 :pimp:
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Re: Dodge Caliber's death coming in November 2011
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2011, 08:00:31 pm »
What a terrible car. Someone I know bought one a few months ago. When I heard, it was all I could do not to ask why. So many great cars in this segment, and he chose a Caliber?  ???
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Re: Dodge Caliber's death coming in November 2011
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2011, 05:09:09 pm »
If Dodge wants to be taken seriously, the Caliber's successor will need to be better than the Focus or Elantra, and I highly doubt that will happen.
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Re: Dodge Caliber's death coming in November 2011
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2011, 06:25:16 pm »
.....yeah a stretched Italian Marchionne pleather lined Fiat 5000!!! :rofl2:
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Re: Dodge Caliber's death coming in November 2011
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2011, 06:55:00 pm »
I drove a Caliber briefly, it had a CVT and even beside it the car sucked in every way. So good riddance. I hope it will be replaced with something designed. Come to think of it, it's the last ugly duckling in the Fiatsler lineup.
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Re: Dodge Caliber's death coming in November 2011
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2011, 08:07:03 pm »
Have friends that bought one, nothing but problems and always in for something.. an absolute piece of $hit
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Re: Dodge Caliber's death coming in November 2011
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2011, 10:49:33 am »
I think it'll look good on Chrysler/Fiat if they can introduce a product that is even competitive (if not besting) the Focus and Elantra. I think besting those two from essentially zero would be very close to impossible. The only thing they have going for them is Fiat's technology and platforms and that they finally have some drive an direction. Whatever they do it will have to be absolutely incredible out of the gate to even make a dent in their competitors numbers.
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Re: Dodge Caliber's death coming in November 2011
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2011, 05:27:31 pm »
Quote from: kevlar on August 28, 2011, 02:49:38 pm
the caliber should have been killed in it's conception. 

It was supposed to be Chrysler's saviour. Many Mopar stores closed their when they saw it.
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