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Auto Talk => The Big Guys => Topic started by: cawimmer430 on July 03, 2006, 04:10:13 PM

Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: cawimmer430 on July 03, 2006, 04:10:13 PM
I don't think there are a lot of differences between the European and North American Dodge Calibers, visually that is.

The Caliber looks like a decent truck. Can't say I like the interior much, but the exterior ain't too shabby looking. BTW, does the North American version come with body colored door handles?

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/cawimmer430/Audi%20Q7/zDodgeCaliber_01.jpg)

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/cawimmer430/Audi%20Q7/zDodgeCaliber_02.jpg)

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/cawimmer430/Audi%20Q7/zDodgeCaliber_03.jpg)

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/cawimmer430/Audi%20Q7/zDodgeCaliber_04.jpg)

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/cawimmer430/Audi%20Q7/zDodgeCaliber_05.jpg)

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/cawimmer430/Audi%20Q7/zDodgeCaliber_06.jpg)

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/cawimmer430/Audi%20Q7/zDodgeCaliber_07.jpg)

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/cawimmer430/Audi%20Q7/zDodgeCaliber_08.jpg)


Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: JYODER240 on July 03, 2006, 04:32:04 PM
I hate these things.
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: MX793 on July 03, 2006, 04:47:21 PM
Psst...

[whisper]It's not a truck, it's just a tall wagon.[/whisper]
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: Atomic on July 03, 2006, 05:54:31 PM
QuotePsst...

[whisper]It's not a truck, it's just a tall wagon.[/whisper]
dare i say crossover  :ph34r: ?!
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: SVT666 on July 03, 2006, 09:10:09 PM
I don't think anyone actually buys them, they only rent them.
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: 93JC on July 04, 2006, 07:46:21 AM
QuoteI don't think anyone actually buys them, they only rent them.
Haven't seen a rental Caliber yet.  :blink:

I've been seeing more and more of them, and not a single rental.
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: cawimmer430 on July 04, 2006, 08:51:47 AM
QuotePsst...

[whisper]It's not a truck, it's just a tall wagon.[/whisper]
I sorta figured that out, but I didn't want to flood The Mainstreamers with my lame and boring picture threads.  :lol:  
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: cawimmer430 on July 04, 2006, 08:56:06 AM
Quote
QuoteI don't think anyone actually buys them, they only rent them.
Haven't seen a rental Caliber yet.  :blink:

I've been seeing more and more of them, and not a single rental.
The start out at Euros 14,990 here in Europe: a very appealing price and hence, it could be popular since it is a reasonably decent car.
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: thewizard16 on July 04, 2006, 09:16:04 AM
Wimmer, you have an interesting idea of what belongs in "The Big Guys" thread...  :P  
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: cawimmer430 on July 04, 2006, 09:19:25 AM
QuoteWimmer, you have an interesting idea of what belongs in "The Big Guys" thread...  :P
Well, there's no "Little Guys" section here anywhere eh?  :P  
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: Tom on July 04, 2006, 10:23:13 AM
Hehe, a truck :lol:  
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: Atomic on July 04, 2006, 12:48:53 PM
Quote
QuoteI don't think anyone actually buys them, they only rent them.
Haven't seen a rental Caliber yet.  :blink:

I've been seeing more and more of them, and not a single rental.
same here! they are here, there, and everywhere  :lol: !
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: 280Z Turbo on July 04, 2006, 01:30:32 PM
(http://www.oldchevytruck.com/trucks2/197210.5.jpg)
(http://www.autobytel.com/images/carPics/TestDrv/SueMead/500/04Ram35004x4Quad2.jpg)
(http://www.fleetwatch.co.za/Tw2005/scania/p107.jpg)

These are trucks, Wimmer. That is a lifted station wagon, reminescent of the AMC Eagle. ;)  
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: Atomic on July 04, 2006, 03:39:27 PM
wasn't there a volkswagon rabbit pick-up truck in the '70s, and a dodge or plymouth omni/horizon based pick-up in the '80s called scamp or rampage? i was too young in the 1980s, but this is what my dad insists to be true.

any historians out there? pix would be awesome. thanks, dudes  B) !  
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: cawimmer430 on July 05, 2006, 08:02:58 AM
I know I know, but I have like 4 topics in the mainstreamers and didn't want to flood it.
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: 93JC on July 05, 2006, 08:07:23 AM
Quotewasn't there a volkswagon rabbit pick-up truck in the '70s, and a dodge or plymouth omni/horizon based pick-up in the '80s called scamp or rampage? i was too young in the 1980s, but this is what my dad insists to be true.

any historians out there? pix would be awesome. thanks, dudes  B) !
(http://www.epiphyte.ca/weblog/2004/04/20040416/20040416_161301.jpg)

(http://forums.autoweek.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/228-21608-482039-19867/dodge_rampage.jpg)

google; use it (http://www.google.ca)
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: Atomic on July 05, 2006, 01:00:30 PM
Quote
Quotewasn't there a volkswagon rabbit pick-up truck in the '70s, and a dodge or plymouth omni/horizon based pick-up in the '80s called scamp or rampage? i was too young in the 1980s, but this is what my dad insists to be true.

any historians out there? pix would be awesome. thanks, dudes  B) !
(http://www.epiphyte.ca/weblog/2004/04/20040416/20040416_161301.jpg)

(http://forums.autoweek.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/228-21608-482039-19867/dodge_rampage.jpg)

google; use it (http://www.google.ca)
wow! there they are! thanks  :lol: !
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: 280Z Turbo on July 05, 2006, 04:39:03 PM
Quote
Quotewasn't there a volkswagon rabbit pick-up truck in the '70s, and a dodge or plymouth omni/horizon based pick-up in the '80s called scamp or rampage? i was too young in the 1980s, but this is what my dad insists to be true.

any historians out there? pix would be awesome. thanks, dudes  B) !
(http://www.epiphyte.ca/weblog/2004/04/20040416/20040416_161301.jpg)
There was a pickup like that at the last SCCA Grattan Raceway Autocross. I assume they must be fairly nimble if he took it out on a track like that!

I'll see if I have a pic.
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: Atomic on July 07, 2006, 01:21:37 PM
Quote
Quote
Quotewasn't there a volkswagon rabbit pick-up truck in the '70s, and a dodge or plymouth omni/horizon based pick-up in the '80s called scamp or rampage? i was too young in the 1980s, but this is what my dad insists to be true.

any historians out there? pix would be awesome. thanks, dudes? B) !
(http://www.epiphyte.ca/weblog/2004/04/20040416/20040416_161301.jpg)
There was a pickup like that at the last SCCA Grattan Raceway Autocross. I assume they must be fairly nimble if he took it out on a track like that!

I'll see if I have a pic.
nice pix (above)! my dad was right! not that i doubted him.

so if these "car based" vehicles were called trucks; and the ever popular pt-cruiser is classified as a truck, then why not the dodge caliber/caliber srt4?!  
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: Submariner on July 09, 2006, 10:14:11 AM
QuoteI know I know, but I have like 4 topics in the mainstreamers and didn't want to flood it.
Whore.  :rolleyes:  
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: Atomic on July 10, 2006, 06:07:07 PM
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QuoteI know I know, but I have like 4 topics in the mainstreamers and didn't want to flood it.
Whore.  :rolleyes:
whores and trolls are welcome  :wave: ! i applaud those who keep entering topics and responding. we cannot wait until others post  :rockon: ! i love to see postings from one and all -- including newbies! all members, in fact  :lol: !

oh! the c&d factor (found on other threads)??? yes. he is a whore. free advertising for the competition, eh?! hmm... yep. a whore. lol!!!
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: SVT666 on July 12, 2006, 12:15:23 PM
Quote
QuoteI don't think anyone actually buys them, they only rent them.
Haven't seen a rental Caliber yet.  :blink:

I've been seeing more and more of them, and not a single rental.
Really?  We don't live that far apart and I see rental Calibers all the time.  I have to admit though that I am seeing more privately owned Calibers, but for awhile there all I saw were rentals.
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: 93JC on July 12, 2006, 12:49:22 PM
I still haven't seen a rental Caliber, believe it or not.

It seems to me most rentals are Chevy Cobalts and Impalas, Pontiac Grand Prix, Buick Allures and Hyundai Elantras.

Stranger yet, I've seen a grand total of two new Camrys, and one of them was an Enterprise rental. Used to be you'd never see a Toyota rental car, but now I see more and more of them all the time, especially Corollas.
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: Tave on July 28, 2006, 10:46:31 AM
I can't wait until I read a story about some drunk getting caught driving around in one of those things with a bunch of beers on "ice" in his glovebox.

IMO, I think this was a bad move by Dodge. It might or might not be a good vehicle, but it's a niche vehicle, for sure. It's meant to be a replacement for the Neon, but I just don't see it selling as well. Too many people are going to be turned off by its styling. All of Dodge's competitors offer a small "car" (read: sedan), and while this might compete fine with the cobalt and focus, I think a lot of people won't cross-shop it with them based purely on configuration.

I think it's just a dumb idea to offer a crossover as your only base model. There's nothing in Dodge's current line-up to satisfy loyal customers who just want your run-of-the-mill, basic "car."
Title: ***2006 Dodge Caliber***
Post by: Atomic on July 29, 2006, 12:27:57 PM
There's nothing in Dodge's current line-up to satisfy loyal customers who just want your run-of-the-mill, basic "car."

chrysler very good about keeping secrets. they're not good about sticking by their staements (i.e. denying that dodge would ever get a four door lx model. shortly thereafter, the charger!).