MotorWeek | Retro Review: '85 Chrysler K Wagon

[cawimmer430]

Hope this brings back happy memories for some of you! 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cu-jHhNqp0

[MexicoCityM3]

It actually does for me. Dad had several K-cars.

[cawimmer430]

It actually does for me. Dad had several K-cars.

His love for K-cars didn't influence you?

[FlatBlackCaddy]

ahh, the dark ages

[MexicoCityM3]

His love for K-cars didn't influence you?

My first fast car was '91 Dodge Spirit R/T with a 160hp turbo 4. That was a hand-me-down from dad.

First car I bought with my own money was a '96 Plymouth Breeze. So yeah.

After the Breeze I got a used '94 E36 325is. (Dad by then had moved to work at the first BMW dealer in Mexico). After that it was all over for my Mopar love.

[Eye of the Tiger]

A Plymouth Breeze. Yeah, that would end any MOPAR enthusiasm very swiftly.

[Soup DeVille]

My first fast car was '91 Dodge Spirit R/T with a 160hp turbo 4. That was a hand-me-down from dad.

First car I bought with my own money was a '96 Plymouth Breeze. So yeah.

After the Breeze I got a used '94 E36 325is. (Dad by then had moved to work at the first BMW dealer in Mexico). After that it was all over for my Mopar love.

The Spirit R/Ts were pretty rare up here; did many of them make their way south?

[Soup DeVille]

You're one weird cat, Wimmer.

Here, buy your own. http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/chrysler/town_and_country/1710122.html

[MX793]

The Spirit R/Ts were pretty rare up here; did many of them make their way south?

They were all built in Mexico, so at some point all of them were down south.

Also, his R/T was not the same R/T the US and Canada got.  The US/Canadian model had ~224 hp, not 160.  Mexico got two different R/Ts.  One was the model the rest of North America got, the other got the 160 hp 2.5L SOHC turbo.

[Soup DeVille]

They were all built in Mexico, so at some point all of them were down south.

Also, his R/T was not the same R/T the US and Canada got.  The US/Canadian model had ~224 hp, not 160.  Mexico got two different R/Ts.  One was the model the rest of North America got, the other got the 160 hp 2.5L SOHC turbo.

Well, that clears that up then.

[MexicoCityM3]

They were all built in Mexico, so at some point all of them were down south.

Also, his R/T was not the same R/T the US and Canada got.  The US/Canadian model had ~224 hp, not 160.  Mexico got two different R/Ts.  One was the model the rest of North America got, the other got the 160 hp 2.5L SOHC turbo.

That is correct. Mine had the 160hp engine and a 3 speed auto. Dad had one of the good ones though with the 225hp engine and a proper manual.That one was seriously fast. It was faster at our altitude than contemporary Corvettes.

[MexicoCityM3]

We also got in Mexico a "Phantom" with the good, 225hp engine and a manual. That was fantastic:

[MexicoCityM3]

A Plymouth Breeze. Yeah, that would end any MOPAR enthusiasm very swiftly.

I liked that car. It had a nice manual and the SOHC 16 valve engine. I got some RIMZ and good tires for it and it handled very very well. It however had a nagging problem that was never really fixed where at high speeds (95+ MPH) the engine would sometimes "cough" and lose power. It was very angering.

It was more the bimmer being so good than the Breeze being bad. I still have a soft spot for mopar rides like the 300C or of course, the Hellcat.

Here the Breeze was a Chrysler. Not a bad looking car, great space and solidly built. Yeah, really.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I liked that car. It had a nice manual and the SOHC 16 valve engine. I got some RIMZ and good tires for it and it handled very very well. It however had a nagging problem that was never really fixed where at high speeds (95+ MPH) the engine would sometimes "cough" and lose power. It was very angering.

It was more the bimmer being so good than the Breeze being bad. I still have a soft spot for mopar rides like the 300C or of course, the Hellcat.

Here the Breeze was a Chrysler. Not a bad looking car, great space and solidly built. Yeah, really.

Oh good. The manual 4cyl is probably the only tolerable power train for that car.
I have the same lack of power problem in my Accent over 95 mph, but it isn't intermittent. Not sure how to fix 

[cawimmer430]

That's a very interesting transition, Hector. From Chrysler K-Cars to the Ultimate Driving Machine.