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Old 13-04-2011, 10:18 AM   #1
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Default My Dirty little car secret affair.

Ive kept this a secret for a very long time.. Have admired them since the day they were designed and released.. Love the high door line and the low flat roof line.. That evokes memories of chooed hot rods.. love the big wheel arches and the fact 22's-24's are a cinch..
I love the chrome.. the unashamedly bold design and the fact they stand out from the competition..

YES the 300C

Here are a collection of my fave photo's..

What do others like OTHER than the blue oval badge?

I would choose a 300C over most luxary makes and models..

So Whats your DIRTY LITTLE SECRET?







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Old 13-04-2011, 10:19 AM   #2
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Old 13-04-2011, 10:21 AM   #3
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Old 13-04-2011, 10:22 AM   #4
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Old 13-04-2011, 10:24 AM   #5
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so there used to be a 300c section here somewhere yonks ago
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Old 13-04-2011, 11:28 AM   #6
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so there used to be a 300c section here somewhere yonks ago
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Old 13-04-2011, 10:27 AM   #7
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I like them too. I'll get a black v8 one as my next car. 20 inch rims are good enough for me.
Very cool car
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Old 13-04-2011, 10:49 AM   #8
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ba's beat the 6 cylinder
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Old 13-04-2011, 11:11 AM   #9
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Love em..300C is Uber cool.

I also have a strange likeing for 60's GM stuff, Impala's, Cad Coupe DeVille's, Pontiac's don't know why...
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ba's beat the 6 cylinder
Who cares? They are heavy and look at the shape of them, if someone buys one because they want to go fast they aren't too smart. It's all about looks, one tuff looking cruizer.
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Old 13-04-2011, 12:06 PM   #11
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Who cares? They are heavy and look at the shape of them, if someone buys one because they want to go fast they aren't too smart. It's all about looks, one tuff looking cruizer.
i think you should look again about the heavy part
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Old 13-04-2011, 12:15 PM   #12
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hulk_ef as a fellow hulk we are in agreement.

The chrysler 300c shits all over the statesman and ford had to pack up making the fairlane because of it.

My only critique of the 300c is its not exclusive enough, even a bum can buy one.

The wedding industry love em, why spend $180k when for $64990 you can get a car people want for weddings, charge em the same too
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Old 13-04-2011, 12:27 PM   #13
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The chrysler 300c shits all over the statesman and ford had to pack up making the fairlane because of it
Source? Article? Linky? I am interested in this because your second point rings very true:

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The wedding industry love em, why spend $180k when for $64990 you can get a car people want for weddings, charge em the same too
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Old 13-04-2011, 12:46 PM   #14
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i think you should look again about the heavy part
Sorry, would you call a car with a curb weight of 1820kg light?
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Old 13-04-2011, 11:19 PM   #15
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ba's beat the 6 cylinder
My dirty old 5 litre EB leaves the v8's too, all show n no go, do look good tho
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Old 13-04-2011, 11:22 AM   #16
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dad was also gunna buy one, he was gunna get the hemi though, also a P-T cruiser, luckily he woke up to him self and bought his gt
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I dont mind 300Cs but every single one you posted looks aweful
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I dont mind 300Cs but every single one you posted looks aweful
True. Well the last one looks alright but the wheels are too big.

20inch SRT8 wheels look great on them.
With a Bentley styled grill
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Old 13-04-2011, 11:43 AM   #19
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Ditch the blinga bling rapper wheels and they look great. Dinner plate chromies scream loser and besides, they look great with the stock wheels. I'd take one in black any day of the week.
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I love em but they are built really poorly and parts prices on par with euro brands, nice hemi does make up for alot of it though
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I love em but they are built really poorly and parts prices on par with euro brands, nice hemi does make up for alot of it though
When Mercedes Benz owned Chrysler they where built much better. That's one of the ones I'd aim to get.
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ok i admit i like em too.must be black.
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Old 13-04-2011, 12:34 PM   #23
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ok i admit i like em too.must be black.
very cool looking car - but I prefer them in a wagon to a sedan...just something about them...

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They weigh about 2 tons and get to 100 in just over 5 seconds. Pretty quick. Just don't expect them to handle corners perfectly.
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Love the look of the 300 in profile, shame about the front and rear end.

Always made it a none starter for me.
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Yep I want me an SRT-8 Touring! Which is fine since I'll be driving it and not sitting in the back as my head touches the roof the roofline is so low.

But I'm not buying one cause I dont have 50G+ to burn and then paying for the fuel for the 6.1L powerhouse.
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i was comparing the 2 together- 1782kg curb weight, ba is 1700kg, but they are mad cars, heaps getting around
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300c's are like the affordable rolls or bentley's. I love em too.
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Often thought a semi blinged diesel one would make a great daily...Hemi would be nice but the fuel bill would be horrendous.
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Often thought a semi blinged diesel one would make a great daily...Hemi would be nice but the fuel bill would be horrendous.
you'd be supprised most hemi's can give quite good ecconomy.
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