Newbie from England

[Murphy The Cat]

The cars on order and all I need to do now is wait (& wait, & wait).

My local dealer has promised me my Diesel 300c will come the 2nd week of February but time will tell.

So far it's Brilliant Black, with Tints. I'm having the walnut (I think) and i'm installing a DVD system into the seat backs - oh and i'm going to check out grilles at autotrucktoys when I go to TN in November.

When i've more to tell i'll be telling

Murphy The Cat

[HEMEEE]

Welcome Murphy... lots to learn and entertain you here while you wait (& wait) (there, I just cut your wait time already )

One question... diesel

[jjs]

Originally Posted by HEMEEE

Welcome Murphy... lots to learn and entertain you here while you wait (& wait) (there, I just cut your wait time already )

One question... diesel

Yep....

http://www.chrysler.co.uk/chrysler/v...11259169876 6

[HEMEEE]

Hmmm, I knew it was talked about... didn't know it was a done deal, thanks for the link jjs, I'll check it out!

[jjs]

Originally Posted by HEMEEE

Hmmm, I knew it was talked about... didn't know it was a done deal, thanks for the link jjs, I'll check it out!

No problem at all!

[goddardzilla]

Welcome aboard Murf

You'll be in the envious position of having something no one else on Forum has reported on: the Diesel.

Maximum power 162 bhp
Maximum torque 376 lb ft

Interested to hear your opinions

Zilla

[chasb]

Curious to see pics of the motor (And the car) when you get it.

Good luck

[jjs]

Originally Posted by chasb

Curious to see pics of the motor (And the car) when you get it.

Good luck

Here is some info and pics...

http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm...hrysler/1.html

[Murphy The Cat]

Well hell i'm going to be the first, for the first time in my life !!

The trutch of the matter is that petrol is just soooooo dear in England - we're currently running at 92plt which works out at somewhere in the region of $7.50 per uk gal. ouch

so diesel is the money driven choice.

The car is getting a lot of really good press in England. This is the review http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/index.htm?id=193 that was given by one of the harshest motoring writers in England. If he likes it, it must surely be a winner.

The biggest critiscism that is written about the car over here is the "percieved" lack of quality that the car has against a BMW or a MERC - personally I think thats rubbish as the german cars are between 33 % & 50 % dearer. I think that it is more a case of snobbery in the motoring press.

Goddardzilla was kind enough to reprint some facts & figures from the Chrysler uk website. sadly Chrysler UK got their figures mixed up in the conversion from metric to imperial.
The true figures are:- 376 lb ft torque (goddardzilla said) And 218 bhp.
The true bhp figure certainly makes a difference.

& the price in the UK is £25750 on the road or just over $45000 US. Bloody shocking isn't it. But, the spec list in the UK is a little bit more generous than you get (but not $20000 more generous).

I've driven a Hemi in both the US and over here and I loved it, I hope that the diesel drives just as well.

If anyone is interested, we are going to get the 300c estate (staion wagon ?) next year. Some pictures are available here http://www.chrysler.nl/web/show/id=764261 the site is Dutch but you'll get the drift. In my opinion it makes the Dodge Magnum look like a bathtub on wheels. But thats just my opinion.

Time to go.

Cheerio from the expensive side of the Atlantic