"garett" <hiltigarett@hotmail.com> wrote:
:> Speaking of the Magnum, I was actually pretty dissapointed in it.
:> Its got decent looks, but the exhaust note is *way* too quiet,
:> visibility and headroom is somewhat lacking, and its too darn
:> refined. I was expecting a more raw, visceral experience, but
:> it was more like driving grandma's grocery getter. The engine
:> does get the car moving pretty good (although I have to admit,
:> not quite as quick as I would like.) It looks great on paper,
:> but the reality just didn't click with me. :-(
: do you think that you may have been so disappointed because your
: expectations were too high?
I'm sure that is part of it, yes. Plus, with the way Dodge
has been marketing it, I guess I was expecting something different
than what they actually delivered.
: i mean come on, the magnum is still a station wagon.
Hey, station wagons can be cool. :-)
: if i buy any vehicle
: brand new it had better
: be refined. i respect it for what it is and i think they did a good job
: with it. if you want something
: unrefined and raw, pull that beastly 440 cuda out of the garage :)
Good idea. I'll go do that. ;-) (Actually, I've been trying to
do just that all summer... If I could only catch a break in my
schedule I might be able to fit it in somewhere!)
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