Drive the 2002 "300M Special", fantastic road car. There is another 300M
especially for golfers comes with a set of clubs delivered to your house
after purchase.
----- Original Message -----
From: <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:48 AM
Subject: Re: IML:The Imperial Conundrum
> Dimitrios,
>
> Have you driven a 300M, or compared to what else $30K buys in a new car
these
> days? It has to be one of the nicest overall deals out there, with style,
> performance (even to this non-fan of FWD), features and room for barely
more
> than a high-trim Camry.
>
> Give it a fair shot in the modern context. It might not be one of our
> Imperials (and what is?), but it seems closer in spirit to a letter-series
300
> than a new Impala does to an '63 SS, or a Marauder (remember, you can't
spell
> Grand Marquis without Grand Ma) does to its namesake.
>
> :) Chris in LA
>
> On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 21:22:07 -0500 (CDT) dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >
> > > Another thing to consider is do we want to
> > see our favourite nameplate
> > > used on a glorified Dodge Intrepid? You know
> > a plastic trimmed, V6
> > > powered knockoff with leather trimmed seats.
> > Part of what appeals to me
> > > about Imperials is the fact that they stand
> > out from the crowd and not
> > > everyone has one. Look at the insult that
> > they pulled with the 300M. A
> > > six cylinder powered four door sedan that
> > they dared to claim shared a
> > > pedigree with the first true muscle car.
> >
> > Yes, often old glorious names are sacrificed by
> > Chrysler for a bit of profit.
> > The reason for that is that the people that
> > make these marketing decisions are
> > not car freaks like us. Also, most of the
> > public are not car freaks either,
> > like they used to be. My guess is that most
> > 300M owners do not know that the
> > Chrysler 300 letter cars were the absolute
> > fastest 4 passenger cars of their
> > time, while their car is an just barely above
> > average performance lengthened
> > Dodge Neons;)
> >
> > It may be better if they leave the name plate
> > "Imperial" rest in its grave!
> > D^2
> >
> >
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