What car did I see? (possibly the ugliest thing ever)

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RossGr

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Be gentle!
I own a AWD Black 300 Ltd, 22" wheels, 255 R35 tires. It has a V6, not the hemi V8.

I love the way it handles a bit of body roll, but it holds the road like it is glued to it. I had a lot of fun on I5 in southren Oregon and Northern Ca.

 

biggestmuff

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Originally posted by: AmberClad
Originally posted by: biggestmuff
<Out here in the DC area, everyone that owns one pimps the hell out of it with chrome on every possible user-replaceable part.
I just happen to be in NoVA :D. So more than likely, I did in fact see a pimped out one.

Just an observation, but I don't think I've ever seen one on the Beltway (yet), just around urban areas. The squarish design doesn't seem that well suited for doing 75+ mph on the curvier sections of the Beltway.

Haha! That's funny. If you're new to the area, welcome. If not, :beer:
 

mikej007

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It's real popular here in NY for all the gangsta types that want to act like they be pushin a Bentley, yo...

 

JulesMaximus

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Originally posted by: AmberClad
Originally posted by: amdhunter
Eh, my father has a 300, I think it's a great car. 5.7L hemi + Volant Cold Air installed too. :D
Hmm, from that picture, it doesn't look too bad. It might have been as someone else suggested -- that what I saw was a pimped out version of it.

I was thinking you saw this ugly POS.
 

BeauJangles

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Originally posted by: nkgreen
I don't like it either. It looks like a cheap Bentley.

I've never liked Bentley cars. I think their overpriced trash. The 300c puts them to shame, IMO. At $35,000 it is one of the nicest, most affordable cars I've ever driven in. Its size and comfort is really unmatched. What do you get for a 100k Bentley? Some stupid logo.
 

SlowSpyder

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I love the looks of the Chrysler 300. Unfortunately half of them that I see are ghetto-ized pretty bad. My wife and I took one for a test drive when we were looking for a new car for her. At the time a used one (had under 10k miles) with the middle sized engine (bigger V6, I believe) was $22k at the dealership. We couldn't see spending that much on a RWD used car that wasn't all that powerful. Decent and nice looking car, but it was way too expensive for what it was.
 

Zenmervolt

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Originally posted by: RossGr
Be gentle!
I own a AWD Black 300 Ltd, 22" wheels, 255 R35 tires. It has a V6, not the hemi V8.

I love the way it handles a bit of body roll, but it holds the road like it is glued to it. I had a lot of fun on I5 in southren Oregon and Northern Ca.

I-5? You're using an interstate highway that essentially doesn't curve at all to determine that the car sticks to the road "like glue"? Please tell me you're joking.

Drive CA-1 between Leggett and Westport sometime.

ZV