Re: HEMI engine ?

From: jon@dakota-truck.net
Date: Sun Jun 20 2004 - 16:44:53 EDT


"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!)

-- 
                                          -Jon-

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