I get my new car today..

[ra]

...will probably be the SRT-4 Neon or Stratus R/T.

I had a 96 Neon Sport Coupe that was great.  I got 170K mostly trouble-free miles out of it.   I gave it away when I moved, but it was still going strong.   Good handling, good mileage, good car.

[eskimo2]

Originally posted by mipoikel
Yes, it is Chrysler Sebring.

30 most sold cars 09/2004:

1. Toyota
2. Volkswagen  
3. Ford
4. Nissan
5. Peugeot
6. Volvo
7. Renault
8. Citroën  
9. Opel
10. Fiat
11. Mazda  
12. Honda  
13. Audi
14. Mercedes-Benz  
15. Skoda  
16. BMW
17. Daewoo
18. Hyundai  
19. Seat
20. Chrysler
21. Saab  
22. Mitsubishi  
23. Suzuki
24. Alfa Romeo
25. Subaru
26. Lada-Vaz
27. Jaguar
28. Land Rover
29. Fiat-Dethleffs
30. Mini

Interesting.  Here are the cars that you can't find for sale from dealers in the US (I think):

5. Peugeot ???  They were available; are they still?
7. Renault ???  They were available; are they still?
8. Citroën  
9. Opel ???  They were available;are they still?
10. Fiat ???  They were available; are they still?
15. Skoda  
19. Seat
26. Lada-Vaz
29. Fiat-Dethleffs

I know almost nothing of these bottom four.

eskimo

[J_A_B]

Opel = GM  

I imagine you could get one if you really wanted one.  The Cadillac Catera was heavily based on the Opel Omega.  Many Opel cars are built on the same platform as their GM counterparts.

For example, the Opel Astra is built on the same platform as the Chevy Cobalt and Saturn ION.


J_A_B

[Dowding]

Opel = Vauxhall = GM

The Astra was a originally a Vauxhall product.

[Dago]

Congrats, the Sebring is a very nice looking car.

dago

[Mister Fork]

only problem was the tranny

Geez, I didn't know owning a car with tranny problems was ok?  

Looks like a good car. Is that a Sebring? (If so, it's a Mitibushi in drag).

My Honda Civic went 7 years, and it cost me $25 in unexpected maintenance at over 120'000 miles.  Rock got stuck in the rotor shield.  

[Staga]

Originally posted by eskimo2
Interesting.  Here are the cars that you can't find for sale from dealers in the US (I think):

5. Peugeot ???  They were available; are they still?
7. Renault ???  They were available; are they still?
8. Citroën  
9. Opel ???  They were available;are they still?
10. Fiat ???  They were available; are they still?
15. Skoda  
19. Seat
26. Lada-Vaz
29. Fiat-Dethleffs

I know almost nothing of these bottom four.

eskimo

Bought a Peugeot 307 three years ago; can't say a bad word. Peugeot's new 407 seems to be nice car (not the best pic).

Renault Megane and bit larger Laguna sells well too, Laguna is also very nice car to drive.

Citroën C5 is about same size as Laguna and 407, biggest difference is its Hydro-Pneumatic suspension like in classics like Citroën ID (idée, idea) DS (déesse, Goddess), CX (Cx, air resistance unit) and few others (like Citroën SM with Maserati's engine). Suspension was/is so comfortable that even Roll's Royce used it before BMW bought it and new models were designed.

Opel... well some like them, I don't

Fiat... Not much to say. Cheap but I wouldn't buy.

Skoda & Seat: First was Czech manufacturer before VW bought it, glorious history as "Laurin & Klement" from the beginning of last century to the thirties.
Seat manufactured Fiats in Spain before building its own models but was bought by VW quite soon. Seat Ibiza with VW's 130hp turbo-Diesel is a real pocket-rocket... And Ibiza Cupra-R is even nastier.
Both manufacturers cars are sharing parts with VW and Audi and the quality is just as good. I've heard nice things about new Skoda Superb. Only issue is with the name, "Skoda" still carries the burden of being a brand from eastern block even if the car is more or less VW/Audi.

Lada-Vaz... cheap. Russian. crap.

Fiat-Dethleffs...  mobile-home built in Fiat light-truck/pickup/van's chassis.

[Scrap]

Originally posted by mipoikel
I like ameerika so much I had to buy this.


Whatkind is Chryslers reputation there in USA??

Who cares? Benz owns them anyways.

BTW the seabring is a great car... just watch out for the auto transmission.  Don't know what they are like post Daimler-Chrysler, but the old ones were real dogs.

[LePaul]

Congrats

I bought a 2004 Dodge Stratus 2 weeks ago.  2.7L V-6, goes great.  Only real complaint I have with it is the location of the cup holders and a bit of a blind spot with the side mirrors.

First 4 door, enjoying it.  If gas wasnt what it is,  I would've dove on a truck...but i commute 25 miles to work and this is vastly better economy wise

[Lazerus]

Originally posted by Scrap
... just watch out for the auto transmission.  Don't know what they are like post Daimler-Chrysler, but the old ones were real dogs.

They go out at about 71k miles. Consistantly.

Good car other than that.

[Dowding]

I'm buying the Seat Ibiza FR PD 130 next month. It has that pumpe duse TDi engine - 230 lb/foot of torque from a smart little car.

[ra]

I wanna Turbo Diesel!!   Farkin treehuggers.  

[Dowding]

Why can't you get one? The VW Golf uses the same PD 130 and 150 engines that Seat and Skoda use (they are the same group and use a common platform strategy).

50-60 miles to the gallon when petrol is heading towards 90p a litre and nippy performance is what has pushed me in the TDi direction.

[J_A_B]

Are you stuck with a hatchback Dowding or do they offer a saloon?


J_A_B

[Dowding]

This is the car I'm getting:





Seat do bigger saloon cars, but I wanted a hatch. I don't need a boot. Skoda do the Octavia, which is a saloon. Perhaps based on the VW Passat?