College going male's view: Buy the 250 hp. 3.5-liter V-6 and you're going to have all the giddy-up you're going to need. The price is incredible and you can even pretend your in the "Dukes of Hazard County" thanks to a solid chassis, rack and pinion steering, Electronic Stability Program with
brake assist, ABS, and power everything. Unfortunately, Daisy Duke might like the light steering, but I found it overboosted and that created a false sense of cornering ability in the Charger. This is a big car and the driver needs to feel that weight.
Dodge offers plenty of stereo options and even a DVD navigation system with CD/MP3 and six speakers powered by a 322-watt digital amplifier. The sound is good, but not great while playing my download from www.simple-thoughts.net. The controls could be more clearly marked, too. I get the feeling that most of the money was invested in the chassis, brakes, and engine with little left over to spiffy up the interior.
Even on the cloth seated base model you get cruise control, a CD player, tilt/telescoping steering wheel, remote entry, air conditioning and power door locks, mirrors, and windows as standard. If you want to step up to the more performance oriented packages try the Road/Track option for $1,500 and get a much better suspension and a tuned exhaust. The
brakes were excellent, although I never tested them severely due to the rain. By the way the ABS does work. Don't ask. Overall, quite a buy for 4000 pounds of muscle.
Young working woman's view: Not my type of car. It is too big and I didn't find it that easy to drive in traffic or park in tight spaces. Just not as charming as the Chrysler 300. I think Daisy Duke types would like it, especially since with four doors they wouldn't have to crawl through the window to get in and I don't think Jessica Simpson would be interested anyway.
Family conference: There is no question this is good value and if the quality holds up the Charger is going to be a fine family vehicle. We only noticed one glitch when the engine hiccupped at a stoplight in our weeklong test. One can only image what variations buyers are going to do with this large canvas, but you can count on them being coveted by the local highway enforcement. It would certainly spoil the image to see Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane driving the Charger.
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Dodge offers plenty of stereo options and even a DVD navigation system with CD/MP3 and six speakers powered by a 322-watt digital amplifier. The sound is good, but not great while playing my download from www.simple-thoughts.net. The controls could be more clearly marked, too. I get the feeling that most of the money was invested in the chassis, brakes, and engine with little left over to spiffy up the interior.
Even on the cloth seated base model you get cruise control, a CD player, tilt/telescoping steering wheel, remote entry, air conditioning and power door locks, mirrors, and windows as standard. If you want to step up to the more performance oriented packages try the Road/Track option for $1,500 and get a much better suspension and a tuned exhaust. The
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| Dodge Charger |
Young working woman's view: Not my type of car. It is too big and I didn't find it that easy to drive in traffic or park in tight spaces. Just not as charming as the Chrysler 300. I think Daisy Duke types would like it, especially since with four doors they wouldn't have to crawl through the window to get in and I don't think Jessica Simpson would be interested anyway.
Family conference: There is no question this is good value and if the quality holds up the Charger is going to be a fine family vehicle. We only noticed one glitch when the engine hiccupped at a stoplight in our weeklong test. One can only image what variations buyers are going to do with this large canvas, but you can count on them being coveted by the local highway enforcement. It would certainly spoil the image to see Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane driving the Charger.
For a listing of all vehicle websites go to www.reacheverychild.com
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