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Old 12-10-2011, 04:42 PM
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I'd rather it be called Giulietta. That sounds like a fun and interesting car. Dart sounds awful.
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Originally Posted by TriShield
I am somewhat shocked they're calling it Dart, which is basically Chrysler's Pinto and still the butt of jokes on Car Talk.
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I'd rather it be called Giulietta. That sounds like a fun and interesting car. Dart sounds awful.
It's a tough call because the name 'Dodge Dart' conjures up different images for different people depending on one's perspective.
On the one had it is simply a cheap/budget/entry level economy car and on the other hand it just might be THE ABSOLUTE QUICKEST PRODUCTION CAR (barely production of course) EVER MADE (aka: the Hemi Dart) LOL.
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My first Girlfriend had a 74 Dart 4 Door w/ a 318ci and i let a friend drive my 1st Camaro a Berlinetta w/305ci and i somked my own car w/ that Dart w/ a car load of people !!! lol
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This car will likely target cheap new car buyers, many of which have never heard of the original dodge dart.

That could be a good thing though.
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RWD/392 Hemi conversion?



Reminds when they satrted talking about making a Dodge Demon compete with the Miata
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Originally Posted by blk/slvr02ss
My first Girlfriend had a 74 Dart 4 Door w/ a 318ci and i let a friend drive my 1st Camaro a Berlinetta w/305ci and i somked my own car w/ that Dart w/ a car load of people !!! lol
Yup, I remember doing a quick/short distance burnout (no brakes, just punching it) once in my stock Valiant 318 in front of a bunch of other kids and one of them yelling out in total surprise "damn, did that Dart just do a burnout?!" LOL.
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Back in '77 I briefly owned a '69 Dart 340 4 speed. The thing I remember most about that car was that it had a huge trunk. Bob
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Originally Posted by Bob@BruteSpeed
Back in '77 I briefly owned a '69 Dart 340 4 speed. The thing I remember most about that car was that it had a huge trunk. Bob
You used to hang out with John Gotti back in those days Bob?
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I had a 1970 340 Dart Swinger, fun car, was quick for what it had but was by far no real muscle car But since it was the 90's and most people my age (20's)had no idea what it was back in the day it was cool as hell. Had a bumble bee stripe and those two (fake) factory hood scoopes, I miss that car
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Originally Posted by BizZzatch350
You used to hang out with John Gotti back in those days Bob?
lol, not that I knew of... Bob
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So i like it when compared to the cars its going against i think its a great looking little car that will get 40 mpg and have a turbo option.Take away the fact that were all butt hurt over the name and its better then a jap car imo.
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They've had the Chevy Lumina SS overseas for years. We just now get a rebranded Malibu rental car thats outdated before it even hits the streets...Some how still an improvement over the past buckets.

Most carbuyers probably dont even know/remember what an old Dart looks like.
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....thats the new dart? ...what is this blasphomy?
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As long as it does not have the 41TE transmission (or any trans based off of the 41TE), the Dart should be ok. If it does have a trans based off the 41TE, get read for trans failures left and right.
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boy I bet they couldn't get away with a Dart "Swinger" in these politcally correct over-reactive society we live in now.
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