Given the logical trap you’ve set up, I can’t answer that without creating a paradox.

BMW’s put reverse to the left of first. You’ve got to go left, then overcome a spring-loaded gate to get further left. It takes a bit of effort and feels weird the first few times. It’s even worse when you’ve got a short-shifter. I do and have to engage a bit of manliness to get over the reverse lockout.

Pretty car, NP I suppose...

Because whatever issues he’s having, he is in fact producing viable electric cars that people actually want to buy.

The JA and JX were fairly solid platforms. Though the 2.7 could be problematic. The JX had minimal cowl shake which for an American convertible is amazing. When Daimler Chrysler redesigned these for 2007 they went full bean counter. They should have just improved upon the existing JA/JX.

The coupe and the convertible share nothing in common except the V6 engine and the radio. Starting in 2001, the only thing they shared was the radio.The convertible is based on the JX platform (Four-door Chrysler Cirrus, Dodge Stratus, Plymouth Breeze sedans) but was designed from the start to be a convertible.
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I’ll second that. It’s a beautiful, touring-sized convertible that can be had for cheap. I don’t know what’s non-Jalop about that at all. Isn’t this site about celebrating everything automotive?

The Vert is based on the cirrus platform which is 100% Chrysler (the JA I think?). So the suspension is very different albeit both independent IIRC, the interior, electronics are completely different, and a bunch of random shit like the fuel injection system Chrysler thought they could do better so they adapted their…

I love this era of Chrysler styling, even though this may force me to turn in my Jalop card. This is a beautiful car in my eyes.

You mean a couple decades ago........

I once got out of a ticket in Waco—the very first time I’d ever gotten pulled over—by claiming that I thought that freeways didn’t have speed limits. My parents didn’t let me onto freeways very much at all, which was true! I mostly stuck to surface streets!

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I had a 1998 Buick Regal GS (man I miss that car) that had the traction control button right in the middle of the center console, after a trip to Mohegan Sun Casino in CT with my wife we were on the highway and she asked me what the “Trac” button did and what would happen if she pressed it. I told her its the traction…

What about just a NFSII montage? The Cala, Commendatore 112i, Lotus GT1, BMW Nazca C2 etc. Most were just prototypes or concept cars, but damn they were cool! Also, NFSII was the last decent game in the series.

NFS II baby.

I need to do another article on this thing. I remember having a folder for school with it on there.

Then there was the Cala, featuring a 3.9L V10 in 1995.

How many of those issues come from faulty rebuilds, improper maintenance (including band adjustments), and improper fluid usage.....Oh wait, the majority.

You need an in\lb torque wrench and a 5/16th square socket, an 8pt would work as well. Neither are commonly found in sets but can be found online or if there is still one around, at Sears. Most chain FLAPS don’t carry them, in my experience.

Likewise, this gets old, doesn’t it? We’ve had 42\44\45\46REs across Dakotas, Grand Cherokees, and Rams. That’s 2 Dakotas (one 3.9, one 5.2) 4 GCs (5.2), 4 1500s (all 5.2), and one 2500 (5.9). Steering box failures? Yup. Fenders rust away? Yup. Stupid cup holder design in the RAMs that break first time you pull it…