Just out of curiosity, why don’t you see many Chrysler/Dodge Cab-Forward design cars on the road anymore? I mean, they sold many 300m’s, Concords, and Intrepids but think about it, how many do you really see running around anymore? Were they just so bad that they didn’t last? Really, it wasn’t that long ago that they were out there so where did they go? I saw a 300m last night on the way back from a run and it just got me thinking. My grandfather has an Intrepid but he is the only one that I know of. I see older Mustangs, Camaros, Crown Vics, Lincoln Town Cars, Chevy, Dodge, and Ford Trucks but not one Cab-Forward design car running around out there. I think that might be a testament of why Chrysler has such horrible resale value with their cars.

Britt

 

There are a ton of them around here still....... Perhaps it is a regional thing?

 

Maybe... There are very few around here.

Britt

 

I don't know about their cab forward cars but I also have a 2005 Dodge grand caravan and I don't think I'll ever buy another one. Bought it new and have had it in for warranty work more than i'd like. The biggest of which was a new transmission at 38,000 miles. Warranty runs out at 75,000 miles, it has 52,000 on it now and I know I owe more on it than it's worth. Not very reliable and terrible gas milage. (15 city) When we go on a road trip we take my truck. All 5 of us in a quad cab and we go to Colorado 2X a year.

 

What they don't have them in HELL!!! That's why you see alot of Chebys and Furds

 

Um explain what a cab forward means please. Been a long day for me. Britt, I know how you feel, 3 calls for the volunteers and I wasn't able to do anything. Now add 8 hours of work (with no lunch as a call came in there) and almost 5 hours of baling= very tired......

 

Used to work on them alot in the indepenent shops i worked in, not exactly the best vehicles out there, lots of problems, but then that's chrysler, they haven't really built a great car in quite some time, can't speak for their new stuff though.

 

thats pretty hardcore towards my buddy....i not totally in love with that at all

all of the ones i see, are almost completely wore out! i dont even know how they stay on the road...lotta good the inspection process does if it will keep allowing certain cars on the road still...i want my money back

brett

 

Thats why we bought a car again. Tried the MiniVan got 18MPG at best, then a durango 18MPG at best. Bought a Buick LeSabre and now get 27 HWY and 25 combined and love the car.

 

My MIL has a 95-96 Intrepid with close to 300k mi on it now and that car has been flawless for them. She drives about 100mi round trip to work every day and other than regular maintenance, the car has only had the intake manifold gasket and fuel pump replaced. It's actually on of the most dependable cars I've seen.
Not saying they're all good and they're pretty fugly too!

 

Cab forward refers to the "LH" cars that Chrysler debuted in 1993 with the Chrysler Concorde/Dodge Intrepid/Eagle Vision.

They also had the larger models: the LHS and New Yorker.

My grandfather's LHS has been a creampuff it's whole life. Always 30mpg hwy (at 62mph, though).

I think they might really be junk, but who knows? My gramps can get any vehicle to last forever.

JH