Rented: 2008 Caliber

Started by SVT666, March 25, 2008, 09:32:54 PM

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Raza

#30
March 26, 2008, 10:54:42 PM
The Caliber is the best car ever.
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Quote from: the Teuton on October 05, 2009, 03:53:18 PMIt's impossible to argue with Raza. He wins. Period. End of discussion.

SVT666

#31
March 26, 2008, 10:55:28 PM
Quote from: Soup DeVille on March 26, 2008, 10:52:31 PM
From a man who once willfully bought a used Sunfire, that may be the most damning statement ever.
The Sunfire is a much superior vehicle in every way.

Eye of the Tiger

#32
March 26, 2008, 11:02:26 PM
Quote from: Raza  link=topic=14005.msg786742#msg786742 date=1206593682
The Caliber is the best car ever.

Better than a Reno!?  :confused:
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Raza

#33
March 26, 2008, 11:03:44 PM
Quote from: NACar on March 26, 2008, 11:02:26 PM
Better than a Reno!?  :confused:

No.  That was a typo.  I meant to say "Reno" instead of "Caliber".
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Quote from: the Teuton on October 05, 2009, 03:53:18 PMIt's impossible to argue with Raza. He wins. Period. End of discussion.

Danish

#34
March 26, 2008, 11:04:00 PM
We had a Caliber last year because one car was in the body shop

It really is a terrible car - the interior looked awful and modulating the CVT is annoying
Quote from: Lebowski on December 17, 2008, 05:46:10 PM
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Eye of the Tiger

#35
March 26, 2008, 11:09:38 PM
Quote from: Raza  link=topic=14005.msg786752#msg786752 date=1206594224
No.  That was a typo.  I meant to say "Reno" instead of "Caliber".

That's what I thought.
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SVT666

#36
March 26, 2008, 11:14:02 PM
Quote from: Danish on March 26, 2008, 11:04:00 PM
It really is a terrible car - the interior looked awful and modulating the CVT is annoying
I hope nobody passes judgement on CVT transmissions based on the Caliber.  It is the worst CVT I've ever driven.  The rpms didn't adjust minutely.  It adjusted them in larger jumps.  Our Freestyle has a fantastic CVT that continuously adjusts in minute increments.  I love CVT, but the CVT in the Caliber is a POS.

280Z Turbo

#37
March 26, 2008, 11:27:59 PM
I never understood the reasoning behind the Caliber. How can you replace a small, nimble sedan with a trucky crossover?!

I think this may be the worst car in the NA market.

Soup DeVille

#38
March 26, 2008, 11:28:49 PM
I find myself wanting to defend it.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Eye of the Tiger

#39
March 26, 2008, 11:31:52 PM
Quote from: Soup DeVille on March 26, 2008, 11:28:49 PM
I find myself wanting to defend it.

It would make a good winter beater/dog car if you could pick one up really cheap.
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SVT666

#40
March 26, 2008, 11:40:58 PM
Quote from: NACar on March 26, 2008, 11:31:52 PM
It would make a good winter beater/dog car if you could pick one up really cheap.
I disagree.  I couldn't even get comfortable, especially with the centre stack digging into my knee.

Eye of the Tiger

#41
March 26, 2008, 11:42:15 PM
Quote from: HEMI666 on March 26, 2008, 11:40:58 PM
I disagree.  I couldn't even get comfortable, especially with the centre stack digging into my knee.

Strip out the interior, including useless plastic appendages like the center console, and put a bench seat from a pickup up front. Instant dog car.
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280Z Turbo

#42
March 26, 2008, 11:43:53 PM
Quote from: HEMI666 on March 26, 2008, 11:40:58 PM
I disagree.  I couldn't even get comfortable, especially with the centre stack digging into my knee.

Replace it with a US-spec center stack.

280Z Turbo

#43
March 26, 2008, 11:46:16 PM
Quote from: NACar on March 26, 2008, 11:31:52 PM
It would make a good winter beater/dog car if you could pick one up really cheap.

I think I'd save my money and buy a Neon.

Eye of the Tiger

#44
March 26, 2008, 11:47:22 PM
Quote from: 280Z Turbo on March 26, 2008, 11:46:16 PM
I think I'd save my money and buy a Neon.

Not enough space for the typical family with three Mastiffs.
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SVT666

#45
March 26, 2008, 11:56:25 PM
Quote from: 280Z Turbo on March 26, 2008, 11:43:53 PM
Replace it with a US-spec center stack.
How does it differ from a Canadian spec centre stack?

280Z Turbo

#46
March 26, 2008, 11:59:13 PM
Quote from: HEMI666 on March 26, 2008, 11:56:25 PM
How does it differ from a Canadian spec centre stack?

No retroactive "e".

It sure makes me feel more comfortable...maybe it will help you too.

SVT666

#47
March 27, 2008, 12:00:24 AM
Quote from: 280Z Turbo on March 26, 2008, 11:59:13 PM
No retroactive "e".

It sure makes me feel more comfortable...maybe it will help you too.
:lol:

If Merry Cans would learn to spell we wouldn't have this issue.

ifcar

#48
March 27, 2008, 05:11:49 AM
Quote from: HEMI666 on March 26, 2008, 10:55:28 PM
The Sunfire is a much superior vehicle in every way.

The Caliber is a lousy car, but there's no need to exaggerate.

Cargo space? Rear seat space? Safety ratings?

Northlands

#49
March 27, 2008, 07:02:25 AM
Quote from: NACar on March 26, 2008, 11:31:52 PM
It would make a good winter beater/dog car if you could pick one up really cheap.

If you took the wheels off and stuck a bunch of them strategically around town, they'd make for some nice bus shacks.

I've been in one and agree with Hemi. I don't think I've ever been so underwhelmed by a vehicle that I had zero expectations for. For the life of me I can't figure out why they dumped the SX 2.0 ( Neon ) for this thing. It was a better vehicle and taking themselves out of the small "car" market seems really weird to me.



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akuma_supreme

#50
March 27, 2008, 10:29:56 AM
Quote from: ifcar on March 27, 2008, 05:11:49 AM
The Caliber is a lousy car, but there's no need to exaggerate.

Cargo space? Rear seat space? Safety ratings?

Who said we're exaggerating?  :tounge:

What they really need to do is bring back the Reliant:

280Z Turbo

#51
March 27, 2008, 11:28:51 AM
Quote from: ifcar on March 27, 2008, 05:11:49 AM
The Caliber is a lousy car, but there's no need to exaggerate.

Cargo space? Rear seat space? Safety ratings?

Styling? Comfort? Handling? Maybe???

MrH

#52
March 27, 2008, 11:10:01 PM
Quote from: 2o6 on March 25, 2008, 09:48:25 PM
Ugly is subjective.

I'd hate to see your taste in women.
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TheIntrepid

#53
March 28, 2008, 09:23:43 AM
Quote from: MrH on March 27, 2008, 11:10:01 PM
I'd hate to see your taste in women.

They usually have "Long" boobs according to him.

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Secret Chimp

#54
March 28, 2008, 10:22:34 AM
That was out of left field...


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Danish

#55
March 28, 2008, 11:00:13 AM
Quote from: 280Z Turbo on March 27, 2008, 11:28:51 AM
Styling? Comfort? Handling? Maybe???

You forgot length, weight, hp/L.......
Quote from: Lebowski on December 17, 2008, 05:46:10 PM
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68_427

#56
March 28, 2008, 05:52:10 PM
bahaha, at this thread.  and yeah, my mom had one while her car was in the shop, it was a terrible car  she went to enterprise and got another car XD
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akuma_supreme

#57
March 28, 2008, 06:24:41 PM
Quote from: 68_427 on March 28, 2008, 05:52:10 PM
bahaha, at this thread.  and yeah, my mom had one while her car was in the shop, it was a terrible car  she went to enterprise and got another car XD

They rent Scions at Enterprise now?  Wow-  the kiddies are really going to go for them now!

Laconian

#58
March 29, 2008, 05:25:07 PM
Quote from: akuma_supreme on March 28, 2008, 06:24:41 PM
They rent Scions at Enterprise now?  Wow-  the kiddies are really going to go for them now!
I think he was talking about the Caliber.
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akuma_supreme

#59
March 30, 2008, 12:57:58 PM
Quote from: Laconian on March 29, 2008, 05:25:07 PM
I think he was talking about the Caliber.

Given his lack of punctuation, its a little difficult to ascertain exactly what hte hell he intended to mean.
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