Re: is a 420a a good daily driver?
[Re: Stephen Richardson]
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May 04, 2016 03:43 am UTC
May 04, 2016 03:43 am UTC
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Mike Eng
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So avg $100 / month as a cheap beater.
$1200 car last 1 Year. $4800 car lasts 5 Years.
Right now.. the 2008 300C owes me nothing. It is at 309,000KM and running strong. She needs a little love in the sway bar bushings ,a little roof rust and half broken drivers door handle (ext)
Most issues worked out under warranty. Out of warranty work was Radiator $(700) and my Cat issue (fixed with 2$ O2 Gapper ) I have changed the brake pads once and plugs twice. I still get 27-30 mpg if I keep it under 100 Regular Oil Changes. That's it. My situation is a bit different. I usually only buy a beater for 1 season then sell it for way more then i bought it ( other then Mr Gilberts of course) Did you buy your 300c new? oh I miss trade ins
'99 GSX GT35R '03 CBR 600RR
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Re: is a 420a a good daily driver?
[Re: Devon Bloomfield]
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May 04, 2016 02:42 pm UTC
May 04, 2016 02:42 pm UTC
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Charles Lavoie
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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.htmlJust 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)
Last edited by Charles Lavoie; May 04, 2016 03:01 pm UTC.
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Re: is a 420a a good daily driver?
[Re: Salomon Ponte]
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May 04, 2016 05:46 pm UTC
May 04, 2016 05:46 pm UTC
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Charles Lavoie
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I was just busting your balls on the <100 thing (as I'm sure you know) 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?
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Re: is a 420a a good daily driver?
[Re: Devon Bloomfield]
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May 25, 2016 07:07 pm UTC
May 25, 2016 07:07 pm UTC
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Devon Bloomfield
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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
Devon Bloomfield, avid car enthusiast/gear head
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Re: is a 420a a good daily driver?
[Re: Devon Bloomfield]
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May 25, 2016 08:04 pm UTC
May 25, 2016 08:04 pm UTC
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Charles Lavoie
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Photos! Or it didn't happen.
98,6Bolt,3"EXH,LINKV3,780cc,SD,SCM61@26PSI, 340LPH,AFPR,TSBOV,REARWB,FMIC,2"RAD(20/80/WW)
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Re: is a 420a a good daily driver?
[Re: Manny Sandhu]
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May 27, 2016 03:58 pm UTC
May 27, 2016 03:58 pm UTC
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Devon Bloomfield
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Probably the best decision you can make as a dsm owner yes sir lol
Devon Bloomfield, avid car enthusiast/gear head
instagram @Devon_Bloomfield_
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