Dodge Caliber SRT-4 Forums - View Single Post - Not Impressed with Interior Build Quality

ianmcp · 07-22-2008, 11:58 AM

lol i leave for 5 min and i have all this wonderful stuff to read...

first off, to rizzo, go ahead and bash the MS3 all you want, im not gonna get into you with that. sometimes it's pointless to try and refute fanboi smack with real logic. that said, everyone gets their specific car for different reasons... i liked the interior and seats in the MS3 a lot more than the dodge, as well as a couple other things, thus i drive a mazda now. as far as you blowing the doors off of every MS3 you've seen, its a driver's race. with the cars as evenly matched as they are in acceleration, just about every time those 2 cars go head to head its gonna be the driver who wins, not the car that wins the race.

second, greasemonkey is right. each car targets a certain audience, and you can not expect to get everything for nothing. with the srt4, dodge has compromised lush interior so that they could get a beastly car out the door for under $25k. it IS essentially an economy car, because of its roots, and just because it costs $25k doesnt mean you can dismiss it as one. its a beefed up econohatch, so unless they bumped the cost up, you can't possibly get a car like that with the amenities you want. other companies have decided to spend a little more attention to the interior and as a result had to sacrifice elsewhere to keep prices comparable.

long story short: if you want a quick turbo hatch in the $25k range that has a really nice interior, go get a volvo C30 stripped of options.

your sacrifice: over 50 hp less than the dodge.

my final point: if you only want to pay $25k, you can't have everything. horsepower, handling, amenities, reliability... you just gotta figure out what's most important for your dollar, and get it. complaining won't get you a dodge with fewer rattles and less plastic in it.

07-22-2008, 11:58 AM	#25 (permalink)
ianmcp Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 83	lol i leave for 5 min and i have all this wonderful stuff to read... first off, to rizzo, go ahead and bash the MS3 all you want, im not gonna get into you with that. sometimes it's pointless to try and refute fanboi smack with real logic. that said, everyone gets their specific car for different reasons... i liked the interior and seats in the MS3 a lot more than the dodge, as well as a couple other things, thus i drive a mazda now. as far as you blowing the doors off of every MS3 you've seen, its a driver's race. with the cars as evenly matched as they are in acceleration, just about every time those 2 cars go head to head its gonna be the driver who wins, not the car that wins the race. second, greasemonkey is right. each car targets a certain audience, and you can not expect to get everything for nothing. with the srt4, dodge has compromised lush interior so that they could get a beastly car out the door for under $25k. it IS essentially an economy car, because of its roots, and just because it costs $25k doesnt mean you can dismiss it as one. its a beefed up econohatch, so unless they bumped the cost up, you can't possibly get a car like that with the amenities you want. other companies have decided to spend a little more attention to the interior and as a result had to sacrifice elsewhere to keep prices comparable. long story short: if you want a quick turbo hatch in the $25k range that has a really nice interior, go get a volvo C30 stripped of options. your sacrifice: over 50 hp less than the dodge. my final point: if you only want to pay $25k, you can't have everything. horsepower, handling, amenities, reliability... you just gotta figure out what's most important for your dollar, and get it. complaining won't get you a dodge with fewer rattles and less plastic in it. Last edited by ianmcp : 07-22-2008 at 12:01 PM.