Skip to comments.
Dodge Dart Is Back After 36 Years
http://www.kansascity.com ^
| May 09, 2012
| ANN M. JOB
Posted on 05/10/2012 11:51:39 AM PDT by BO Stinkss
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-69 next last
"...and it's no retro model." You can say that again. It's a Fiat with Dart badging.
To: BO Stinkss
Looks a bit like a Lexus IS from this side view...
2
posted on
05/10/2012 11:55:13 AM PDT
by
newfreep
(Breitbart sent me...)
To: BO Stinkss
It's a Fiat with Dart badging. And the model name is....
BTW, Have the Tappit brothers chimed in on this?
3
posted on
05/10/2012 11:56:11 AM PDT
by
oyez
( Yomomacare going done once, going down twice, going---..)
To: BO Stinkss
I had prayed that Chrysler would resist the temptation to bring out a new Dart. I know Dodge Darts. I owned six of them (not counting one donor car). That little weenie of a car ain’t no Dodge Dart.
4
posted on
05/10/2012 11:56:16 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: BO Stinkss
There is nothing special about the looks of the vehicle, and it doesn’t look anything like the original.
5
posted on
05/10/2012 11:56:32 AM PDT
by
kosciusko51
(Enough of "Who is John Galt?" Who is Patrick Henry?)
To: BO Stinkss
Since Chrysler took those billions of dollars for the tax payers I will NEVER purchase another one of their vehicles again. I have owned one of their minivans since 1986 but no more.
6
posted on
05/10/2012 11:58:05 AM PDT
by
OldMissileer
(Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
To: BO Stinkss
- it’s not supposed to look like an old Dart.
- it’s based on an alpha romaeo car.
- it’s not as Fiat as you think. Only one drivetrain out of the three available is Fiat.
- the technology in the car is amazing. Programmable dashboard so you can customize it to show the controls you want. Or not.
- The aero version will get 40-41 mpg.
I’ll be buying a 2014 model after they work out any kinks. I’ve been driving Mopars all my life and I’m not stopping now.
If you don’t like it don’t buy one.
To: BO Stinkss
Real Darts: ■Seat six in base configuration ■Can be had stripped, no A/C no carpet ■Aren't huge on horsepower, but torque to spare ■Have a simple, nearly bullet-proof in-line six cylinder engine ■Have a trunk large enough to store a stack of carom boards with nothing sticking out. ■Have as few gizmos and safety features as is legally allowed ■Have a manual transmission available, mainly as a column shifter "three on the tree" ■Have little doors in the front corners as air vents ■Were the best new car value for a growing family of American sized people on a budget.
8
posted on
05/10/2012 12:03:05 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: TheRhinelander
its not supposed to look like an old Dart.
Then they shouldn't have called it a Dart.
9
posted on
05/10/2012 12:04:12 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: TheRhinelander
To: BO Stinkss
“...with European handling and heritage,...”
Going off of a cliff?
11
posted on
05/10/2012 12:06:25 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: Dr. Sivana
Dodge dart with either the slant six or the 318, if the bodies hadn’t rusted out there would still be millions of them on the road.
Two of the most dependable engines Detroit ever built.
12
posted on
05/10/2012 12:07:38 PM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Dr. Sivana
I liked my old one in the 70's with the indestructable slant 6 motor.
black vinyl top...sexy.
13
posted on
05/10/2012 12:08:16 PM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Looting the future to bribe the present)
To: BO Stinkss
If it don’ have a 225 its not a Dart.
Well OK maybe a 318.
14
posted on
05/10/2012 12:08:35 PM PDT
by
freedomlover
(Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
To: newfreep
Like the taxpayers...it looks like it got hit in the rear.
15
posted on
05/10/2012 12:11:37 PM PDT
by
RckyRaCoCo
(I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery, IXNAY THE TSA!...P.S. Why did FR ZOT Frantzie?)
To: TheRhinelander
All that electrical stuff burns out in the Phoenix heat.
16
posted on
05/10/2012 12:11:58 PM PDT
by
donna
(The fruits of Feminism: Angry fathers, bitter mothers, fat kids and political correctness.)
To: freedomlover
The 318 and the Dart never got along so well. The 318 is reliable enough (outlasts the car), but really needs premium, and doesn’t give the performance you’d expect. Mopars were ALWAYS ball-joint challenged, and the heavy 318 doesn’t help. Also, if you have rust around the torsion bars, you might get a nasty surprise.
The Slant-six 225s varied from year to year, probably depending on the one-barrel Holley feeding it. Let’s not forget the small 8 cylinder 273 that was an option before the 318 was used. The bigger engines (360, 383, 413, 440 etc) save that for the c-bodies and the cudas, Challengers and Chargers (unless you really ARE racing).
17
posted on
05/10/2012 12:13:47 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Dr. Sivana
“Real Darts: ■Seat six in base configuration ■Can be had stripped, no A/C no carpet ■Aren’t huge on horsepower...” Huh? I had to stop reading at that point. My brother bought a new Dodge Dart Swinger in 1969. 340 ‘six pack’. traction bars, the works, and it was ordered that way from the factory. Trust me, it was huge on HP! 140+ MPH and so fast out of the hole that it mashed you flat against the seat.
18
posted on
05/10/2012 12:14:44 PM PDT
by
Beagle8U
(Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
To: BO Stinkss
In high school, a buddy of mine had a 63 or 64 Dodge Dart, with (get this) PUSH-BUTTON GEARS located in upper left corner of the dashboard.
19
posted on
05/10/2012 12:15:36 PM PDT
by
Remole
To: BO Stinkss
I'd want the Al Bundy model.
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-69 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson