Comments on: Chrysler 300C http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2004/11/08/chrysler scratched tallies on the prison wall Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:10:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Sinky http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2004/11/08/chrysler/comment-page-2#comment-15270 Sinky Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:37:43 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2004/11/08/chrysler/#comment-15270 Don't know if the last fella drove the base 300 or what (with the V6 engine @250hp) but I've owned my 300C for 2 months here in Canada and the thing is a monster. Power is instant, engine noise is wonderful, and I waste anything on the road in it. Handling is taut and responsive and many an A4 TDI have been left in my dust. All the E Class underpinnings for half the price and with an engine to die for make this car an exceptional value on the road. And although there are many around over hear these days, the heads still turn whenever this imposing beast rolls by. It may be beat in the corner by some twitchy little 3 Series coupe, but in a straight line, or cruising downtown this beast can't be touched. Don’t know if the last fella drove the base 300 or what (with the V6 engine @250hp) but I’ve owned my 300C for 2 months here in Canada and the thing is a monster. Power is instant, engine noise is wonderful, and I waste anything on the road in it. Handling is taut and responsive and many an A4 TDI have been left in my dust. All the E Class underpinnings for half the price and with an engine to die for make this car an exceptional value on the road. And although there are many around over hear these days, the heads still turn whenever this imposing beast rolls by. It may be beat in the corner by some twitchy little 3 Series coupe, but in a straight line, or cruising downtown this beast can’t be touched.

]]> By: Aardvark http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2004/11/08/chrysler/comment-page-2#comment-14125 Aardvark Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:11:46 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2004/11/08/chrysler/#comment-14125 Hi all. I have just driven the 300c for two weeks in the USA. You get used to the size quickly, however the roads in the USA are wider. I had no trouble with car parks or hotel parks. It does waft along very well and you could convince yourself that you were driving a Roller or Bentley but for two things. The interior build quality on the US model I hired was pants, much worse than my old Mondeo or Vectra. The road holding was very poor, when pushed only slightly to accerate on to an interstate using the slip road which was a banked half circle, the back end broke away on a damp surface. When making a U turn across a carriageway on a wet road, it ran on in a striaght line with the tyres not even trying to make a steering input. The Auto box changes were notchy and there was noticeable transmittion thump and knock. I averaged about 25 miles to the US gallon ( 3.8L) which is a pint smaller. The car has a 20 US gallon tank. When kicked down the big engine makes a lot of noise before speed picks up. Lastly I felt as if my current 1.9 A4 TDI would thrash it up to the 80 mph mark. I do hope that these faults are sorted on the models they bring into the UK. Hi all. I have just driven the 300c for two weeks in the USA. You get used to the size quickly, however the roads in the USA are wider. I had no trouble with car parks or hotel parks. It does waft along very well and you could convince yourself that you were driving a Roller or Bentley but for two things. The interior build quality on the US model I hired was pants, much worse than my old Mondeo or Vectra. The road holding was very poor, when pushed only slightly to accerate on to an interstate using the slip road which was a banked half circle, the back end broke away on a damp surface. When making a U turn across a carriageway on a wet road, it ran on in a striaght line with the tyres not even trying to make a steering input. The Auto box changes were notchy and there was noticeable transmittion thump and knock. I averaged about 25 miles to the US gallon ( 3.8L) which is a pint smaller. The car has a 20 US gallon tank. When kicked down the big engine makes a lot of noise before speed picks up. Lastly I felt as if my current 1.9 A4 TDI would thrash it up to the 80 mph mark. I do hope that these faults are sorted on the models they bring into the UK.

]]> By: Harry http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2004/11/08/chrysler/comment-page-1#comment-13699 Harry Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:02:27 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2004/11/08/chrysler/#comment-13699 Have been looking for a nice roomy car that my wife will enjoy being chauffeured in. She has already rejected various Audis, BMWs, Mercs and sundry other makes on the grounds of difficult access, poor seating, tyre noise, etc, etc. With some trepidation, we took a test drive in the 300C CRD and the result was a resounding "thumbs up". One comment my wife made was that she liked the way I drove the car "slowly"; I didn't really, but thats how it seemed to her! If anyone can point me towards an alternative "limo" style car (brand new) and for similar money to the 300C I would be interested to compare. I didn't see the Top Gear programme; what was their alternative(s)? Have been looking for a nice roomy car that my wife will enjoy being chauffeured in. She has already rejected various Audis, BMWs, Mercs and sundry other makes on the grounds of difficult access, poor seating, tyre noise, etc, etc. With some trepidation, we took a test drive in the 300C CRD and the result was a resounding “thumbs up”. One comment my wife made was that she liked the way I drove the car “slowly”; I didn’t really, but thats how it seemed to her!
If anyone can point me towards an alternative “limo” style car (brand new) and for similar money to the 300C I would be interested to compare. I didn’t see the Top Gear programme; what was their alternative(s)?

]]> By: John Bryant http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2004/11/08/chrysler/comment-page-1#comment-11789 John Bryant Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:59:09 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2004/11/08/chrysler/#comment-11789 I am of the opinion that having owned and run all of the cars in my previous comment putting fairly high mileage on each of them 100K plus I think I am a better judge of a vehicles potential than the team at Top Gear, one of them behaves like an overgrown schoolboy, another like a terrier with an attitude problem and one a gentleman who runs a Bentley, allowing himself to be brow beaten. So I went to my local dealer LHT Garages and purchased a 300C Touring today. It looks full of promise and I look forward to ownership in my twilight years happy that it has'nt cost the earth. I will comment after 10,000 miles unlike Top Gear who seem to make comments that can really damage engineering achievement without one jot of consideration to the engineering workforce that created the car in the first place. Be like me, if Top Gear recommend a car think very carefully !!!!! I am of the opinion that having owned and run all of the cars in my previous comment putting fairly high mileage on each of them 100K plus I think I am a better judge of a vehicles potential than the team at Top Gear, one of them behaves like an overgrown schoolboy, another like a terrier with an attitude problem and one a gentleman who runs a Bentley, allowing himself to be brow beaten.
So I went to my local dealer LHT Garages and purchased a 300C Touring today. It looks full of promise and I look forward to ownership in my twilight years happy that it has’nt cost the earth.
I will comment after 10,000 miles unlike Top Gear who seem to make comments that can really damage engineering achievement without one jot of consideration to the engineering workforce that created the car in the first place.
Be like me, if Top Gear recommend a car think very carefully !!!!!

]]> By: John Bryant http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2004/11/08/chrysler/comment-page-1#comment-11671 John Bryant Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:46:29 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2004/11/08/chrysler/#comment-11671 I am now on my fifth Mercedes, in between I have had a Bentley Mulsanne, a Bentley Turbo LWB, and a Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, all of them by comparison to the 300C very very expensive. My current transport is the fifth Mercedes an S600 V12 1998 with 130,000 miles on the clock with a cost price of £117,489. The present value in the trade is £3200.It is my intension to buy a 300C for £27,750 and I just cannot believe the value for money. Please remember one can only do 70 mph legally and all the cars above with the exception of the S600 are a bit like bath tubs on winding roads so you will understand my enthusiasm, after all I can have one in each colour and still have some change.All this with the reliability of the Mercedes Engine, just as well the 300C does'nt have a three pointed star on the radiator and a waiting list, the price would be much higher and if you are like me the only way I would get one would be to pay a premium. I am now on my fifth Mercedes, in between I have had a Bentley Mulsanne, a Bentley Turbo LWB, and a Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, all of them by comparison to the 300C very very expensive. My current transport is the fifth Mercedes an S600 V12 1998 with 130,000 miles on the clock with a cost price of £117,489. The present value in the trade is £3200.It is my intension to buy a 300C for £27,750 and I just cannot believe the value for money. Please remember one can only do 70 mph legally and all the cars above with the exception of the S600 are a bit like bath tubs on winding roads so you will understand my enthusiasm, after all I can have one in each colour and still have some change.All this with the reliability of the Mercedes Engine, just as well the 300C does’nt have a three pointed star on the radiator and a waiting list, the price would be much higher and if you are like me the only way I would get one would be to pay a premium.

]]> By: Vinny B http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2004/11/08/chrysler/comment-page-1#comment-7988 Vinny B Thu, 18 May 2006 17:32:05 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2004/11/08/chrysler/#comment-7988 How can anyone slag off this BEAUTIFUL BEAST of a car. I've just spent two weeks driving the 5.7 litre around california on all terrains. This car is a monster of a head turner. Only thing i will say is, get it in black. It drives well, handles well, brakes well and if it had horns and a curly tail it couldn't be more wicked. Whilst going through Death Valley got stuck in the middle of the Gumball Rally. I parked the Chrysler next to a Bentley which was racing and I tell you what...I may have never driven a Bentley but I know which one looks better...the Mighty 300C How can anyone slag off this BEAUTIFUL BEAST of a car. I’ve just spent two weeks driving the 5.7 litre around california on all terrains. This car is a monster of a head turner. Only thing i will say is, get it in black. It drives well, handles well, brakes well and if it had horns and a curly tail it couldn’t be more wicked.
Whilst going through Death Valley got stuck in the middle of the Gumball Rally. I parked the Chrysler next to a Bentley which was racing and I tell you what…I may have never driven a Bentley but I know which one looks better…the Mighty 300C

]]> By: Martin http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2004/11/08/chrysler/comment-page-1#comment-7704 Martin Wed, 10 May 2006 21:30:36 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2004/11/08/chrysler/#comment-7704 Ordered a 300c crd back in November 05 with a promised delivery of 13 April. Chysler UK and Garage now say they do not know when delivery will happen! Disappointed Ordered a 300c crd back in November 05 with a promised delivery of 13 April. Chysler UK and Garage now say they do not know when delivery will happen!
Disappointed

]]> By: John http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2004/11/08/chrysler/comment-page-1#comment-6952 John Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:19:55 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2004/11/08/chrysler/#comment-6952 Have been driving one of the diesels in the UK since late February 06. My wife likes the looks and so does 15yr old daughter which is no mean feat. Remember Clarkson on Top Gear tested a LHD V8 on Pendine sands, very likely brought over from US. This would have had much softer US suspension. Also some of base models in US seem to have tiny brake discs. This car is a lot faster than my old Merc E 3.2 diesel was, and certainly does not roll at all on corners. Ride not quite as good at low speed. If anything I reckon they were so paranoid about being laughed at for launching a US design that rolled, they made the suspension too firm for the UK. Lending a US one to Top Gear may have been a mistake. You just watch them deliberately avoid putting the diesel head to head with cars of same price from BMW or Merecedes, it will embarrass anything else at this price tag. For the price nothing at all compares to it. This is the real point. Cheaper than even the most poverty-spec E class. You can actually buy it without upgrading anything and you will still have all the toys. It cuts a dash wherever you go and the response from everyone has always been positive. I get thumbs up from total strangers. Took it to a carwash the other day and the bloke said it was the best looking car he had ever seen (in black). Fittings are plastic but nothing rattles. Good stereo. Get the centre armrest recovered in leather (kit from US), this is a common modification. The real luxury is the space...tons of it. In an era when all 4 door cars are efficient but boring this one really breaks the mould. No kid ever looked at a standard Audi A6, A8 or 5 series and said "wow, I want one of those when I grow up" If you are thinking of buying one check out european/diesel section of 300Cforums.com. John Have been driving one of the diesels in the UK since late February 06. My wife likes the looks and so does 15yr old daughter which is no mean feat. Remember Clarkson on Top Gear tested a LHD V8 on Pendine sands, very likely brought over from US. This would have had much softer US suspension. Also some of base models in US seem to have tiny brake discs.
This car is a lot faster than my old Merc E 3.2 diesel was, and certainly does not roll at all on corners. Ride not quite as good at low speed. If anything I reckon they were so paranoid about being laughed at for launching a US design that rolled, they made the suspension too firm for the UK. Lending a US one to Top Gear may have been a mistake. You just watch them deliberately avoid putting the diesel head to head with cars of same price from BMW or Merecedes, it will embarrass anything else at this price tag.
For the price nothing at all compares to it. This is the real point. Cheaper than even the most poverty-spec E class. You can actually buy it without upgrading anything and you will still have all the toys. It cuts a dash wherever you go and the response from everyone has always been positive. I get thumbs up from total strangers. Took it to a carwash the other day and the bloke said it was the best looking car he had ever seen (in black).
Fittings are plastic but nothing rattles. Good stereo. Get the centre armrest recovered in leather (kit from US), this is a common modification. The real luxury is the space…tons of it. In an era when all 4 door cars are efficient but boring this one really breaks the mould. No kid ever looked at a standard Audi A6, A8 or 5 series and said “wow, I want one of those when I grow up”
If you are thinking of buying one check out european/diesel section of 300Cforums.com.

John

]]> By: Steve H. http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2004/11/08/chrysler/comment-page-1#comment-6951 Steve H. Sun, 16 Apr 2006 22:53:59 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2004/11/08/chrysler/#comment-6951 This is the first time i have ever commented online about anything! Been in the car business for 28 years and have owned or driven most things. I am a great believer in appreciating a car for what part of the market it is intended, I would not want a Zafira or a Range Rover or a 3 series BMW, many people do and I hope they like and enjoy them. I like to have a large automatic with cruise control good sound system and if poss reasonable on fuel, I also like to have a fast rear wheel drive sports car. The former is now in my garage a new 300C diesel, replacing a used 5 series V8 auto, I am absolutely made up it is perfect for the purpose intended and creates quite a stir. This leaves me to drive the sporty car at weekends and take part in track days, the 300C will never be taken through its paces on a track i did not buy it for that, though I will be taking my two sons and a friend off to Le-Mans this June in superb comfort. If you like a car buy it and thank yourselves lucky that we live in a world where you choose what you want and enjoy it! This is the first time i have ever commented online about anything! Been in the car business for 28 years and have owned or driven most things. I am a great believer in appreciating a car for what part of the market it is intended, I would not want a Zafira or a Range Rover or a 3 series BMW, many people do and I hope they like and enjoy them. I like to have a large automatic with cruise control good sound system and if poss reasonable on fuel, I also like to have a fast rear wheel drive sports car. The former is now in my garage a new 300C diesel, replacing a used 5 series V8 auto, I am absolutely made up it is perfect for the purpose intended and creates quite a stir. This leaves me to drive the sporty car at weekends and take part in track days, the 300C will never be taken through its paces on a track i did not buy it for that, though I will be taking my two sons and a friend off to Le-Mans this June in superb comfort. If you like a car buy it and thank yourselves lucky that we live in a world where you choose what you want and enjoy it!

]]> By: Gerard B http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2004/11/08/chrysler/comment-page-1#comment-6904 Gerard B Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:18:59 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2004/11/08/chrysler/#comment-6904 Our local Jaguar dealer invited the local great and the good to the roll out of the new Jag XK. Great looking car. One problem - up rolls another car that parks alongside. People move en mass to it. "What the hell is it"? people murmur. ......well the Jag now just looks utterly weedy and pointless. This thing just kicked a whole beach in its face... I order my 300C CRD the next day. Arrived a week ago. Wow. Haven't been this moved by a car since....ever. Workmanship superb. No ripples in the doors, perfect fit of interior, beautiful paint. Buy one Our local Jaguar dealer invited the local great and the good to the roll out of the new Jag XK. Great looking car. One problem - up rolls another car that parks alongside. People move en mass to it. “What the hell is it”? people murmur. ……well the Jag now just looks utterly weedy and pointless. This thing just kicked a whole beach in its face…

I order my 300C CRD the next day. Arrived a week ago. Wow. Haven’t been this moved by a car since….ever. Workmanship superb. No ripples in the doors, perfect fit of interior, beautiful paint.

Buy one

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