Hey Jason,
My dad and I both have '97 Stratuses with the 2.0L four (there's also a 2.4L
four-banger engine offered), and these are both great cars. Ours are both
sticks, so I can't tell you if the "traditional" Dodge auto problems apply,
but beyond an annoying tendency to eat a head gasket once in a great while,
both of ours have held up well. (Dad's has 275,000 on it and still runs
well!)
I'd go for it. I just filled mine up on Wednesday and got 35.7MPG with
about 25/75 city/highway driving.
Also, check out http://www.stratusphere.us. Lots of good info there.
Good luck!
-Jon
""Jason Bleazard"" <dml@bleazard.net> wrote in message
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>
> Just wondering if anyone on the list has any experience with any of these
> cars. One of our friends has a '98 Plymouth Breeze sitting in his
> driveway
> not currently in driveable condition. He's moving in a week, so he's in
> "get
> it outta my driveway" mode and willing to let me have it for next to
> nothing.
> I'm going to take him up on it and use it as a daily commuter to save the
> miles and fuel expense on my '95 Dakota.
>
> He says the biggest thing it needs is brake lines. He said the pads are
> new
> this year, but the lines have gone bad and it doesn't have any pressure at
> all
> in the pedal. How big a job is this? Is it something I can do in my
> driveway, or should I try to get some time on Jon's lift? Of course, I'll
> have to trailer it down there, so I'd rather fix it at home if it's fairly
> easy.
>
> Any other common issues with these cars that I should check out before I
> start
> driving it? He said it's the four banger, and I'm guessing that it would
> be
> an automatic. Other than the brakes, it sounds like it'll need a new
> driver's
> seat farily soon, plus a few other pretty minor things. I'm not sure how
> long
> it's been sitting, but I know he was still driving it as of July this
> year.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Jason Bleazard http://drazaelb.blogspot.com Burlington, Ontario
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
> hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
>
>
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