1993 Dodge Dynasty Survivor 19,000 Miles Plymouth Chrysler Original
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commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I had one for about a month before I blew the transmission to smithereens.
It was a blessing.
I HATED that POS.
It was a blessing.
I HATED that POS.
65sporty
Old Man with a Hat
Very clean example
I had one. It was my mom's car. It was pretty much a pos. Had a tree fall on it and I really didn't care. Then the trans went and shortly after that, I lost it in a divorce. She took it because there was no money owed on it. Never missed that car or her for that matter. Both were trouble.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
That's called Common Ground, Brother.
Clover
Well-Known Member
Die Nasty.
I would never have considered one for myself to begin with ,so good to know.
Sorry for you guys experiences lol.
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carrman
Senior Member
Took a while for Chrysler to get the hang of FWD trannies didn't it?
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
No, it took a while for dumbasses to stop putting cheaper Dexron II vs. ATF III (now ATF IV) in them. And/or charging $2000 for "rebuilds" when the real issue was a $30 solenoid pack.
My NYer version of the car above had 206k on it when I sold it, mostly because I was just tired of the same DD.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Transmission aside, I called my Dynasty a POS because from the moment I reached for the door latch for the very first time to the final moments of when I watched it be hauled away for good on a flatbed, I felt my soul get sucked dry every time I drove it. It was as inspiring as watching a TV that was turned off. I became this thing that was attached to the controls by Bungee cords. Commuting b&f to work actually became the worst part about having to work at all.
And, of course, the color of my Dynasty was Beige. How fitting.
One of my first experiences involved it locking me out while it was running in my driveway. I learned fast not to trust the automatic door locks... To this day, I still roll down the driver's window when leaving the keys in any car.
rapidtrans
Senior Member
Dad had that identical car. Lot of compliments on that Black Cherry paint. Dad had a couple of these and a Fifth Ave. His ran allright new but handled like crap. The cars hated twisty roads.
Guy at work is eyeballing this car for a daily driver. So jump fast guys!
Guy at work is eyeballing this car for a daily driver. So jump fast guys!
Gonna wager this was the exact problem with a very large majority of these "bad" transmissions. Chrysler was in big learning phase in the early 90s with the solenoid operated models.
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
Dad had that identical car. Lot of compliments on that Black Cherry paint. Dad had a couple of these and a Fifth Ave. His ran allright new but handled like crap. The cars hated twisty roads.
Guy at work is eyeballing this car for a daily driver. So jump fast guys!
Make sure he knows about this one at an estate sale (below).
In some respects I consider the mid 90s to be a high point for driver-cars. With EFI, O/D, airbags, ABS and good audio systems they do just about everything as well as a new car (in terms of being a daily-hooptie) without needlessly overcomplicated/expensive can-bus electrical systems, start/stop and LCD touch screens that will condemn the car to the junkyard when they crap out.
I haven't even scratched the surface on the one I had... Oh... and it was (ready for this) a cop magnet too...
One incident involved a guns drawn stop on my (now ex) wife when my oldest was learning to drive. No reason... No violation... Nothing... Scared the crap out of both of them.
Wasn't as much Chrysler's learning curve as it was that of the service advisors and dealer techs that "went big" rather than really seeking to fix what was wrong, or correct diagnosis thereof. The LH cars had similar issues usually fixed with speed sensors.
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