Hey everyone, this is my first post here. Im thinking of getting my girlfriend a 1998 Stratus 4 door, 4 cyl. power windows, locks, tilt cruise, 47,000 miles for 7,000 ..........what does everyone think? Not only about the price but about the car ? .......
Thanks,
Keyser Soze :STY:
TEXAS DODGE
09-23-2002, 07:23 AM
Might want to read my thread on getting rid of the Stratus. Ours was a 2002.
scalski
09-23-2002, 09:01 AM
I have a 1998 Auto 4cly 2.0 Dodge Stratus and have never had that problem that TEXAS DODGE did, I drove it to FL and MI and have even gone 110MPH and never had a problem.
Its a lot like the one you want to get your girlfriend, except it has 70,000 miles. The price does not seem too bad, is it a auto or manual?
Later,
:flamer:Scott
McClane
09-23-2002, 12:58 PM
This is all from personal experience :
I used to own a brand new 1998 Breeze, 2.4L, but three years down the road I traded it in for a 1995 Dakota. When I got rid of the Breeze it only had 21 500 km on the clock.
Reasons that I got rid of it :
- car was too damn low to the ground. In a moderate snowfall, even with a 3 cm accumulation, the snow would scrape the underside of the car. Very unnerving.
- front windshield was like a football field. Expect to tack on an extra 10 minutes AT LEAST to scrape any frost from the windshield in the mornings.
- the windows in the car sucked back the sun, so the interior of the car was always hot.
- a/c not as powerful when compared to my Dakota.
- car battery is not easily accessible, it is located in the wheel well on the driver's side.
- rear deck is very high, you can't see what is behind you very well.
- rear wheels would make a "clicking" sound which the dealer could not solve.
- engine bay is extremely cramped.
- I never got anywhere close to Chrysler's fuel economy. They claimed 11.2L/100km in city and 9L/100km on highway. On a good day I got 12L/100km in city and roughly the same on the highway.
- small trunk.
Good points about the car :
- extremely room rear seat.
- good styling.
- 2.4L was peppy, good highway performance.
- extremely quiet engine and very smooth shifting tranny.
I would look into a Caravan with the 3.3L instead.
THE BOSS
09-26-2002, 12:16 AM
Well i was a little late and it was sold, but none the less thank you all for the quick and informative response.
Im now looking towards the new 1500 hemi i drove one at my dealership today and im in love........... :D.......its such a ****ing bad ass truck i watch it (Ram2500) drag the F-250 and chezy's 3/4 ton around at a Dodge demonstration
Till next time
THE BOSS
McClane
09-26-2002, 11:58 AM
Maybe it is a good thing you didn't buy that Stratus, you can now put that money towards the Ram with the new Hemi :D
98dodgestratus
10-24-2002, 10:05 AM
I got one 98 2.0L 47000 miles on it. Payed $5125 body was very nice. I love the car. And I did do some performance things to it. It runs and sounds good now.
