I was brousing the Post and Courier site and came apon this

http://www.charleston.net/stories/031904/aut_19chrysler.shtml

It might say that you have to be registrard to see it, if so I will copy and past it but it is pritty long.

I just tried it on my romate's computer and it didn't work so here it is.


Chrysler 300 a lot of car for the money
BY MARK PHELAN
Knight Ridder Newspapers

The 2005 Chrysler 300 full-size sedan looks like a million bucks, or at least $250,000.

I've lost track of how many people have told me the 300 looks like a quarter-mill Bentley limousine. I don't see the resemblance myself, but I have to tip my hat to a $23,595 sedan that folks compare favorably to the rides of royalty and rappers.

There's no doubt the 300 looks distinguished, with its big, upright grille and searchlight-size headlamps.

It also has plenty of room, packing 106.6 cubic feet of interior space into a car that measures just 196.8 inches long.

Despite its expensive looks, excellent performance and accommodating interior, the 300, which goes on sale this month, is priced in the heart of the family car market. The base model goes for $23,595 and the well-equipped, top-of-the-line, 340-horsepower, Hemi V8-powered 300C starts at $32,995.

Its luxury looks and 6.3-second 0-60-mph acceleration notwithstanding, the 300 will succeed or fail on its success as a family car for everyday use.

I've driven the 300 over everything from dangerously slippery wet ice to twisty mountain roads, through smooth interstates and bumpy back streets, and they met or exceeded my expectations in every case.

Equally important, the 250-horsepower 300 Touring model I tested on a cold February day in Michigan won over Free Press personal finance columnist Susan Tompor.

A mother and a minivan user, Tompor admired the 300's looks but worried that its rear-wheel-drive layout would make it unsafe on slippery roads. So we took a 300 Touring model, with its standard antilock brakes, traction control and electronic stability program, out for a spin on a hockey rink masquerading as an empty suburban street.

The 300 didn't spin or fishtail or succumb to any of the vices that used to turn rear-wheel-drive cars into tow-truck fodder.

Tompor put the safety systems though their paces, repeatedly flooring the gas pedal on glaze ice. The traction control kept the wheels from spinning, accelerating the 300 as smoothly as Wayne Gretzky on a victory lap. The stability control sensed when the car was about to slip sideways and adjusted power and brakes to keep the 300 secure.

If Chrysler finds a way to show other potential customers rear drive is safe, it's scored a hat trick of price, practicality and performance.

While the powerful V8 300C is a delight to drive, with the Hemi's rumble complementing its excellent Boston Acoustics stereo, I'm surprised to find myself most enamored of the less powerful Touring model.

The 250-horsepower, 3.5-liter V6 provides plenty of power for spirited driving, making it the bargain of the family at $27,395. The Limited model also performs well with the 3.5-liter, adding standard features such as heated seats, chrome wheels and dual-zone climate control for a base price of $29,890. Even the base model's 190-horsepower, 2.7-liter V6 moved the 300 well, accelerating confidently away from stoplights and on the highway.

The 300's roomy interior features tasteful chrome strips. The tops of the dash and doors use an attractive dark plastic, but the lower portions get an inferior light plastic.

The Chrysler 300 is a lot of car for the money. With an exceptional combination of style, performance and utility, it's a winner.

repost!! (http://www.dodgeintrepid.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=34191):cool:

repost...but still a good one...

Sorry, Didn't see the other post.