Monday, June 8, 2020

Silly Racing & Tech: 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT4

This next car comes as a tip from Matt C who writes: Here's an interesting find - a platform mate to the final generation of Lancer Evolution! But while they shared the same GEMA engine block and some of their underpinnings. the Caliber SRT-4 wasn't a precision all wheel drive rally weapon - more like a Dodge Omni GLH whose punishment for a lifetime of bad karma was to be reincarnated as a cheap front wheel drive crossover SUV. Except it failed to realize it was being punished.  Find this 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT4 offered for $5900 in Atlanta, GA via craigslist.  Whoa, is that a cannon in the background?


From the seller:
 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT4
condition: excellent
cylinders: 4 cylinders
drive: fwd
fuel: gas
odometer: 125
title status: clean
transmission: manual
type: hatchback
2008 Dodge Caliber SRT4 Manual, clean Carfax, low miles

Clean Car! no accidents clean smell
Clean carfax
With 125k miles, drive smooth !
Front tires and brakes are 90% left
Very well maintain
Everything works.
Black and and black interior
Manual transmission
Clean title on hand
Car never been abused.
I am Private seller, possible traders.

$5900


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4 comments:

  1. I'm going to say NO. I don't think I could fool myself into thinking I'm in a Macan competitor or even a GTI equivalent. Just too much clunking stuff together to try to be interesting. I'll admit I never heard of these and looked it up, Car & D wasn't impressed. For the same age and cost or cheaper something like this gets my attention more, factory hotrod ish Tho grudgingly, keeping with the site mantra of daily driver, I would choose this over a lot of other crap....but thats not saying much.

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  2. 285 hp in a sharp looking, mid-size SUV with a stick is a sweet ride. Assuming it drives as clean as it looks this looks like a cool ride. Only about 5500 were made over two years so you won't see many out there, which is kinda cool....

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  3. I missed that there was a cannon in the background, but it seems like a very appropriate choice if you are taking pictures of your Caliber, no?

    While I was tempted to buy this one myself, I'm a bit leery of any potential daily driver sporting an Auto Meter boost gauge. Even if it left the factory that way.

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