oh I miss trade ins

My 2008 300C new sticker price was $41,000. I bought it at 1 year old with 24,000KM on odometer (from dealer). Paid $24,000. It is the most I have ever paid for a car.

I needed near 100% reliability and I liked the idea of full warranty. + 340HP/390TQ w/ 27mpg rating was appealing. It was supposed to be fully loaded but I bought car sight unseen and it was missing NAV and adaptive Cruise.

Yes. The 300C is the 5.7 w/ MDS (Multi-Displacement System) Shutting off 4 cylinders on highway. I used to do Ottawa to Iroquois Falls on 7/8ths of a tank (700KM) if I didn't lay into the gas pedal)

I also agree that I almost never have it under 100. But for shits and giggles, I did a 30 min drive doing 80. I got 32mpg. Not bad for a big heavy car. My actual MPG is about 22-23 doing 120+.

Warranty work covered a new transmission and speed sensor issue.

Because I drive North (cochrane, ont) every couple months to see my daughter (or bring her back to ottawa), I need a car that is comfy and reliable and feel like a tank for safety. I still don't know what to get as my next beater. I may get another 300C.

It's too bad the US came and scooped up all our cheap cars. I used to be able to find 2008 C's for 6K. Cheapest one now is above 11K.

This was what I was aiming for:

http://s428.photobucket.com/user/adriangarcia06/media/8003645026_da46e3686e_b.jpg.html

Just never did it due to life priorities. And now.. the talon.

P.S. Oh yeah, if you do go this route, you will need a MOOG front end. Dodge/Chrysler parts are crap for front end.

P.S.2: If you want to spend an extra 2500. Get a Sidewinder Cam, Predator Tune and lifters / spring from a 6.1. You will make 440WHP and 500TQ. (More than the SRT8 and STILL retain MDS which 6.1 doesn't have)

I was just busting your balls on the <100 thing (as I'm sure you know) but I'm (actually) impressed with how good the mileage is. Would have expected a fair bit less to be honest.

Of course! This is on summers.

Winters.. different story. about 19-21 @ 120+ and 24-27 < 100
I knew that when I had a Talon as DD (before 300).. I was happy with 24MPG.

Current gas prices worry me. They are starting to climb to summer prices again, yet oil barrels are 1/3 the price of last year. WTF? What happens when oil barrels go back up. Will they jack the price again?

Of course they will...that's how it always go. Unfortunately we're stuck with it, or so it would seem.

My DD '92 Laser RS Turbo FWD 5-Speed gets 26-28 MPG highway (low-mid 20's with city mixed in) and that's doing 120-140 (higher speed limits in Michigan) on average, so close to 4k RPM in 5th gear. I can only imagine how much better mileage I'd get if there was as 6th overdrive gear.

I used to use a 420a as my DD for quite a while. To be honest, it's a he'll of a lit more reliable then a 4g63 lol.
It was a solid engine and not too bad on fuel. 350mi/tank and that was hard driving. I haven't driven it in a couple years but it still starts and runs strong.

What's that car look like again?

I totally forgot it was 420a. Did you also pumped it with jet fuel ?

well I ended up buying a cavalier today for my daily/winter beater. 130xxx kms working air and 100% rust free. safety and etested for an amazing price of... $1500 ! depending on what I find is wrong with my eclipse tonight I may be pulling it off the road and throwing my money at it

Photos! Or it didn't happen.

i'll post pics when I pick it up tonight

Not a jbody!

yep its a j body lol

Probably the best decision you can make as a dsm owner

yes sir lol