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Old 03-07-2006, 07:34 PM
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saw a new Caliber today

I saw the first Dodge Caliber today on the road. it's the car that replaced the Neon.
here's my take on it: It's a improvement from the Neon. It's not as cheesey with the round little headlights. However it's not as solid built looking as a Nissan,Honda or Toyota.

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Old 03-07-2006, 07:39 PM
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I've yet to see one, though the Caliber SRT-4 looks pretty good and with 300HP should make for a nice ride for someone on a budget looking for a new car.
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Originally Posted by Water-S
I saw the first Dodge Caliber today on the road. it's the car that replaced the Neon.
here's my take on it: It's a improvement from the Neon. It's not as cheesey with the round little headlights. However it's not as solid built looking as a Nissan,Honda or Toyota.

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While the new Civic looks great, Honda has some really ugly vehicles. Ridgeline? Element? CRV? Pilot? At least they fixed the Accord's ass.

IMHO, DC vehicles are some of the best looking vehicles on the road.
Old 03-07-2006, 09:02 PM
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Kilroy: My dad works at Honda he said he saw the "first build" of the 08 Accord and he said they are kind of similar to the new Civic just bigger. personally the new civics are "so-so" on me. I've seen better and I've seen worse(like the 03-05 Accords ) but maybe they'll do a few things to make it more exciting
Old 03-07-2006, 09:11 PM
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caliber looks to be a hot product - hatchback convenience without hatchback looks - very brawny and muscular looking piece which I like. If I was in the market for a cheap versatile city runabout, I'd give it a look-see.

My opinions on Honda vehicles of late: AWESOME. Ridgeline looks good in my book, distinctive. Civic is beautiful - even the sedans have a nice coupe like profile, and coupes are distinctive. My complaints lie with the Accord restyling - it now looks like its two seperate cars welded together or something, and has lost the "flow" of the 03-05 models. Also, the pilot is particularly "exciting".

And of course, the s2000 is timeless
Old 03-07-2006, 09:15 PM
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First time I had ever even seen/heard of this car was in a magazine a few weeks ago. SRT of Mopar got ahold of it and turned it into a BEAST !!
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Shucks, I thought you were opening a thread about guns.
Old 03-07-2006, 10:59 PM
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yea i saw one on 77 the other day. Looked muscular ... wasnt sure what it was at first. Just saw this stocky little car trying to keep up with me. :shift:
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i think it will sell but not up to their projections. i dont think its all that attractive either, inside and out.
Old 03-07-2006, 11:30 PM
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They're built not that far from me at the old Neon plant. Not too shabby... A friend of mine see's them everyday...he's on their robot automation team
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Originally Posted by Water-S
Kilroy: My dad works at Honda he said he saw the "first build" of the 08 Accord and he said they are kind of similar to the new Civic just bigger. personally the new civics are "so-so" on me. I've seen better and I've seen worse(like the 03-05 Accords ) but maybe they'll do a few things to make it more exciting

what about 07 accord, same as 06? and tell your dad to take some picsvof the "first build" 08 accord...

any word on 07 TL?
Old 03-08-2006, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Teh Jatt
what about 07 accord, same as 06? and tell your dad to take some picsvof the "first build" 08 accord...

any word on 07 TL?
can't take pics of the 08 Accord. BIG BIG SECURITY violation.
(probably dad would lose his job) however he said it looks like a mix between current civic and the new 07 Camry
the 07 Accord will be the same as 06.

Now about the 07 or sometime soon TL this is what I'm hearing(rumors) SH-AWD system will be offered as an option. kind of like the Lexus IS chasis has the option of AWD.
now I think they'll bump the 3.2 to a 3.5 to help move the weight of the SH-AWD system. because I don't think the 3.2 will be enough for it.
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I just priced a Caliber at Dodge's website. I hate required options. If you want auto, you have to get the 2.0 instead of the 1.8. Also a/c is separate but they give you a heater. Came out with an MSRP of $16k. For that I pay a little more and get a bigger and more loaded Mazda5.
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