i agree with you on the 300z. it is a pain in the *** to work on. but i still like working on them better than a transversly mounted engine.dontbugme wrote:That is your personal choice. I have heard exactly the same for Toyotas and Hondas concerning their ease of use. The 300ZX was also a nightmare in the engine bay.
Manufacturer's buy backs do get reported, and it happens with every car manufacturer. However this case you're presenting does not support your argument against Dodge. You need to have evidence for your accusations, not what you "think." It's such rationality that brings progress in the world and leave people with hard prejudices in their mind behind.
Who said you're limited to OEM stages? Now this is where your own ignorance comes into play. You're not limited to Mopar kits. There's a huge aftermarket as well for SRT-4's. Many owners, like myself, mix and match staged kits with aftermarket....and many who ignore Mopar altogether. A Stage 1 with WGA and SAFC will outrun a Stage 2. A Stage 3 with the same addon and 60 TB can easily get you past 400whp. Or an aftermarket 50 trim kit can get you closer to 500whp....on stock internals with great reliability.
Well let me humor you for a second. For 22k, you can get an 04 SRT with low milage for about $17-$18, and put in a 50 trim turbo kit with the rest. That setup will be faster than a 400hp 240SX, have a brand new appearance compared to a decade old car, great interior and clean engine bay, and be in much better condition. Is that worth the extra premium? Looking at pictures of your own 240SX here:zerothread?id=150045
Compared to any well kept SRT-4, I'd say yes....a big yes.
Again I'm not knocking on you or your car at all. Your methods of comparing dollar for dollar of an old car vs new isn't really valid, as I've explained above. For less money you could take a 95 DSM and build it faster than a brand new 350Z, or heck a C6 Corvette. That's not the point. Does it bother me other people can make a faster vehicle than my 05 SRT-4 with much less money on an old car? Not at all....(case in point, my brother has a 12 second 1991 integra) because I take pride in a brand new car. In fact, I traded in a 1995 Eagle Talon Tsi for the SRT-4....I built the Talon to be much faster, but I needed something new. I didn't like the ghetto feeling I had anymore with such an old car.
i can understand wanting the reliability of a newer car.
and I will admit that some people have different experiences with certain brands than others. Maybe I drove a ****ty srt4, but i find that unlikly.
my car is a project, I will admit it, but when it is done, it will look just as good as any new car.
that instance that i used as an example was not a buyback. and they claimed that it was not a defect but paid for it anyway. so that they would not have to report it. and that was not an oppinon. that happened. (chrysler concord)
I take pride in the work that I do in a car, you take pride in owning a new car. that is just different stroke for different folks.
