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« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2006, 10:51:23 pm » |
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My opinion is that the Caliber looks REALLLLLLLLY ugly. I think I gagged the first time I saw one on the road.  I happened to be stuck behind one the other day and noticed something that really would irk me if I owned one: The rear hatch liftgate is VERY narrow. They made the taillights too wide and sacrificed a seemingly large amount of "opening" to fit things like Ikea boxes (you know, flat and wide), and even a bicycle into. The Protege5 my wife has can easily fit that, as the gate seems (eyeballs) at least 10-12" wider on the P5. |
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« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2006, 11:30:25 pm » |
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Reminds me of the Durango  Just my personal opinion, of course. I do, however, like the commercials. |
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« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2006, 12:51:32 am » |
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The Caliber is a mix of fisher-price interior and sh...  |
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« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2006, 07:49:26 am » |
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I definately do not get the Caliber at all. Looks are, well a matter of taste, and the looks of this car are not to my taste. Interior, is well, GOdspd put it well - Fisher Price materials (but not overall quality) comes to mind. In replacing the Neon (which is what it does replace) Dodge have taken, I think, this 'boy-racer-cum-truck-fanatic' a bit too far. I see a few on the roads now, and they look really weird and out of place. All that plastic outside tells me that it wants to be a jeep, (I think), while the rest of the vehicle isn't sure what it wants to be or where it wants to fit in the marketplace.
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« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2006, 10:27:38 am » |
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Freeky, that looks like the Sears home centre in west mississauga and by coincidence, the dood who lives near me that I suspect is an auto-reviewer due to the new vehicle in his driveway every week also has that same colour Caliber in his driveway. (couple weeks ago he had a Cayman S) JB, you have a summer home in Oakville by chance? |
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« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2006, 11:59:11 am » |
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No cayman S here, maybe it is Yap? That is Ottawa for sure, they all look the same these days (malls that is). |
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« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2006, 02:25:59 pm » |
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not Yap. It's some white dood, I saw him in his backyard a couple weeks ago, but didn't have the stones to walk up and say "uh, so do you, like, review cars and junk?" |
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« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2006, 04:55:54 pm » |
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Yeah, Wing... Did Sears pay for that product placement? ;-)
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« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2006, 06:55:01 pm » |
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These Dodge Caliber appear to be selling well. So some of us get it. I've seen more Dodge Calibers here in London than the New Yaris saloon or Fit/Jazz. launch about the same time too. What I like about Dodge they don't try to copy. But try to be different. You've got take your hats of to manufacturer who bucks the trend instead of following.
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« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2006, 07:55:49 pm » |
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What I like about Dodge they don't try to copy. But try to be different. You've got take your hats of to manufacturer who bucks the trend instead of following.
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« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2006, 11:04:49 pm » |
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Then what would you call the Vibe, Matrix, Focus hatch/wagon, mazda3 sport and Chevy Optra?
Exactly ... DC would like us to think that the Caliber is "original" and new. It's the same old thing but they try to make it "unique" ... it's a dangerous strategy. Sometimes it works and other times you end up with a Caliber. I saw this last night .... the driver wasn't wearing a paper bag on his head. |
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« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2006, 08:08:26 am » |
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If it had a Honda sticker on it , people would be saying they love it.
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« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2006, 11:35:09 am » |
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I think the Dodge offers a better low cost wagon to families who are on a smaller budget. I like it more than the HHR and PT Cruiser. However, the slanted rear window cuts down on space but the package is effective. It's not my cup of tea but it's got some styling edge to it. I prefer smoother lines like the Vibe/Matrix, Mazda3 etc.
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« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2006, 12:44:46 pm » |
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Mr Meow
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« Reply #16 on: June 24, 2006, 03:49:46 pm » |
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Then what would you call the Vibe, Matrix, Focus hatch/wagon, mazda3 sport and Chevy Optra?
Hatchbacks....but Yes good point. but I was talking about the rest of the line-up plus they now have no small car. . |
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« Reply #17 on: June 24, 2006, 06:14:33 pm » |
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The blog page contents are empty for me on Konqueror and Opera 9. Konqueror is bad, but I'll check out Opera for you. It works in Opera 8.51 must be a bug in 9? Thanks for the input I'll see what I can do. |
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« Reply #18 on: June 24, 2006, 06:51:53 pm » |
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Konqueror is bad, but I'll check out Opera for you. It works in Opera 8.51 must be a bug in 9? Thanks for the input I'll see what I can do.
Yer same for me wing. I'm using Opera 9.0, but its not just you. I've had trouble with a few other sites as well. I just quickly switch to FF. . |
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« Reply #19 on: June 24, 2006, 10:08:39 pm » |
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Fixed it Opera 9 and Safari are fixed! Can you believe the reason it didn't work was a SPACE! yes a SPACE!
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