Saw a New SRT4 CALIBER Abused!!!!

[87ShelbyZ]

so I saw one at a restaraunt and figured I would stop in and see who owned it and invite them to the turbododge meets even tho I cant see the info now cause of previously mentioned issue, Anyways couldnt find the owner so I left a little dissapointed. Well Im going down the street and I see it and its 2 women in the car say late 20's early 30's, Well they are at the light and it goes green and the car just sits there... as people are going around and ahead of her, Im thinkin what the heck?:confused2: And as I pass her I see the passenger making a shifting motion with her hands and laugh and the driver try to shift the car into gear:confused: and Im like oh my heck I cant believe a car with temp tags especially that car was being driven by someone who clearly does not know how to drive that car... and the fact they was laughin about it pissed me off even more, Cuz im thinking if you cant drive the car dont buy it just cuz you think it looks cool or is fast, Especially if your a woman..:yuck: I feel very bad for that poor car, All I could think of was if she has that hard of a time being able to shift it what about everything else will she screw up and not do right aka gas/oil/tuneuos and such.:confused:

[GLHNSLHT2]

Maybe she was letting her friend drive??

[sherm1123]

so I saw one at a restaraunt and figured I would stop in and see who owned it and invite them to the turbododge meets even tho I cant see the info now cause of previously mentioned issue, Anyways couldnt find the owner so I left a little dissapointed. Well Im going down the street and I see it and its 2 women in the car say late 20's early 30's, Well they are at the light and it goes green and the car just sits there... as people are going around and ahead of her, Im thinkin what the heck?:confused2: And as I pass her I see the passenger making a shifting motion with her hands and laugh and the driver try to shift the car into gear:confused: and Im like oh my heck I cant believe a car with temp tags especially that car was being driven by someone who clearly does not know how to drive that car... and the fact they was laughin about it pissed me off even more, Cuz im thinking if you cant drive the car dont buy it just cuz you think it looks cool or is fast, Especially if your a woman..:yuck: I feel very bad for that poor car, All I could think of was if she has that hard of a time being able to shift it what about everything else will she screw up and not do right aka gas/oil/tuneuos and such.:confused:

That is funny! On one of the SRT forums a fellow in Canada drove by the dealership saw the CSRT and had to have one. He bought it and then noticed it was a stick. He didn't know how to drive a stick. He had the car 4 hours before he blew the clutch up! He has sinced learned to drive it and loves it, but I guess sometimes the looks get the better of the senses.

[omni_840]

Maybe she was letting her friend drive??

If she was letting her friend drive, she's not too bright for letting her drive a manual w/o knowing how to

[Shelby~Babe]

Some women know how to drive ;) I work at a dodge dealership as a body worker. And I've worked on a few of them. I had to fix a pumper on one of them that a young kid owned. And he was trying to show off to me when the car was finished and went to peel out of the lot, and roasted the clutch.. 2 days later he was in for a new clutch... People that DON'T know how to drive stick.. just shouldn't. They are nice cars tho.

[djtang]

Soooo everyone that knows how to drive stick was born that way? :confused:

[Mopar318]

Soooo everyone that knows how to drive stick was born that way? :confused:

I learned on my dads carbed horizon. :thumb:

[moparman76_69]

I learned on a 80s dodge colt 4 speed with the toughest clutch in the world.

[88_pacifica]

I learned in a '89 350 TPI Z28 Camaro -special ordered with the T5 5spd....

Man that car was sweet. I accidentally dumped the clutch at 2500 rpm, sent it sideways, and damn near put it into a light pole in the parking lot we were playing in. That car was pretty quick for sure

[sherm1123]

I learned on a 80s dodge colt 4 speed with the toughest clutch in the world.

Me too! That's funny!

[contraption22]

I learned in a '89 350 TPI Z28 Camaro -special ordered with the T5 5spd....

Man that car was sweet. I accidentally dumped the clutch at 2500 rpm, sent it sideways, and damn near put it into a light pole in the parking lot we were playing in. That car was pretty quick for sure

You should have held on to that car. I have never seen a 5.7 car with a manual trans, and everything I have ever read said they never existed! Would have been a collectors item for sure.

[88_pacifica]

You should have held on to that car. I have never seen a 5.7 car with a manual trans, and everything I have ever read said they never existed! Would have been a collectors item for sure.

Yep... My cousin had it done at the dealership, as they would NOT do it from the factory. I told him the same thing for years after that and he was never one to hang onto or appreciate anything.... :(

It was a teal green color and had the ground effects package that had the funky-looking, raised louvre's in the hood and the ground effects package in the back. I remember admiring the fact it had the emblem, "5.7 tuned port injection" right there on the rear bumper fascia. I swear that car was as quick as the Vette's of that era. However, because it was an auto car originally, I wonder if the vin still listed it as an auto? That would certainly kill the value unless it stated such...

[contraption22]

Yep... My cousin had it done at the dealership, as they would NOT do it from the factory. I told him the same thing for years after that and he was never one to hang onto or appreciate anything.... :(

It was a teal green color and had the ground effects package that had the funky-looking, raised louvre's in the hood and the ground effects package in the back. I remember admiring the fact it had the emblem, "5.7 tuned port injection" right there on the rear bumper fascia. I swear that car was as quick as the Vette's of that era. However, because it was an auto car originally, I wonder if the vin still listed it as an auto? That would certainly kill the value unless it stated such...

Ahh ok. I was under the impression it left the factory with a T5. Probably not as collectible then lol.

Did the trans ever break? Those early T5's were not very strong, hence why they were not available with the 350. Even the factory experimental manual trans cars all used ZF 6-speeds.

[88_pacifica]

You betcha... He was always breaking that thing. The input shaft had all kinds of issues, as did the synchonizers. :nod:

[93sundance]

so I saw one at a restaraunt and figured I would stop in and see who owned it and invite them to the turbododge meets even tho I cant see the info now cause of previously mentioned issue, Anyways couldnt find the owner so I left a little dissapointed. Well Im going down the street and I see it and its 2 women in the car say late 20's early 30's, Well they are at the light and it goes green and the car just sits there... as people are going around and ahead of her, Im thinkin what the heck?:confused2: And as I pass her I see the passenger making a shifting motion with her hands and laugh and the driver try to shift the car into gear:confused: and Im like oh my heck I cant believe a car with temp tags especially that car was being driven by someone who clearly does not know how to drive that car... and the fact they was laughin about it pissed me off even more, Cuz im thinking if you cant drive the car dont buy it just cuz you think it looks cool or is fast, Especially if your a woman..:yuck: I feel very bad for that poor car, All I could think of was if she has that hard of a time being able to shift it what about everything else will she screw up and not do right aka gas/oil/tuneuos and such.:confused:



THen one of us will own it in 10 years and wonder why its a POS

[skitzo_inc]

...sad. On a happy note, I'm debating on trading in my neon on a CSRT!

[sherm1123]

...sad. On a happy note, I'm debating on trading in my neon on a CSRT!


Do it! Now is a great time to buy a 2008! Let me know if you have any questions...

[Vigo]

technically i learned to drive stick on a late 90s f-150 with a 16ft tandem axle behind it on a road trip.

really, though, i learned the ins and outs of it on my aries.. after i swapped it to 5spd! my first real 5 speed experience was with a car *I* owned.. and not one that started as a 5spd. i had to swap it and THEN learn!

Not hard tho. clutch is fine.

[skitzo_inc]

Do it! Now is a great time to buy a 2008! Let me know if you have any questions...

I was going to, but decided against it. I don't have near the money to pay that monthly car payment on almost 20K. I wish I had the money, but right now I'm debating on selling my car and just getting a cheapo 2-5K car so I don't have to give my bank 250 dollars every month. That' what I'm doing now, and I don't want to give them any more. :(

[MNmopar]

"THen one of us will own it in 10 years and wonder why its a POS"

-That's awesome... because it's true.:lol:

[neongary]

Soooo everyone that knows how to drive stick was born that way? :confused:


Yes.:D I've been driving my stick since I was born.

[MNmopar]

Do we have an award for the classiest way to bring back a dead thread?:lol:

[87ShelbyZ]

HAHAHA yeah it is funny cuz it probably is going to end up true lol... wow I almost forgot about this thread, Since im starting to see them around a little more. One guy at the dealer has one and he is always beating on it I swear like today pulled out the dealer lot and roasted the tires the whole way... I could have kicked him.

[Trinity]

HAHAHA yeah it is funny cuz it probably is going to end up true lol... wow I almost forgot about this thread, Since im starting to see them around a little more. One guy at the dealer has one and he is always beating on it I swear like today pulled out the dealer lot and roasted the tires the whole way... I could have kicked him.
sounds like the boys around here that work at the Dodge Dealer I got mine from.

every time I am in the area and they see me... they come up and mentally hump my car. They keep saying how they are going to get one... make it fast.. how I should do burn outs and it's wrong that I have the car and don't "have fun" with it liek that.

I am really worried about having to bring my CSRT back there to have some stuff put in. Specially if one of those guys gets to 'move' the car.

[TurboII]

sounds like the boys around here that work at the Dodge Dealer I got mine from.

every time I am in the area and they see me... they come up and mentally hump my car. They keep saying how they are going to get one... make it fast.. how I should do burn outs and it's wrong that I have the car and don't "have fun" with it liek that.

I am really worried about having to bring my CSRT back there to have some stuff put in. Specially if one of those guys gets to 'move' the car.

if i were you i would stay with the car and watch their every move. i hate when you cant trust people.

[1966 dart wagon]

Soooo everyone that knows how to drive stick was born that way? :confused:
yep, thats my proof its me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j8iXYRWfyg

:lol:


"THen one of us will own it in 10 years and wonder why its a POS"
Yep its sad but true. :clap::clap:

[87ShelbyZ]

Hahahahah holy hell thats bad, but funny