POV Drive, 1985 Chrysler Laser XE Turbo With The Retro Futuristic Digital Dash/Display
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- Опубліковано 17 кві 2024
- The much rarer Chrysler version of the Dodge Daytona. #1980s #80s #classiccar #80saesthetic #cartok #80saesthetic #chrysler #laser
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I'm always impressed when I see a Chrysler that's more than 5 years old and isn't falling apart.
The older ones were actually ok if maintained (not Toyota quality) but the new ones…..
@@Retrosupercar I'll never forget my buddy blowing up his 92 white lebaron. It started sputtering and he floored it and BOOOM the motor blew and they scraped it.
I suspect his wasn't maintained.
What do you expect? It’s called laser.
Had an 86 Daytona 2.5L 5 speed. Cheap car but pretty well built. I liked it.
My dad just gave away if 04 PT Cruiser in November. Original owner, had 470k midwest miles on it when it finally conked out on him. Tow truck driver bought it for 200 bucks. 2.4 4-banger never rebuilt. 1 clutch replacement..
Cars last, even newer ones. The problem is average people want a car they can treat like a total piece of crap
and apparently some hold up to that punishment better than others… Although I’d argue those same people usually trade cars off too soon to know if they actually last or not so opinions get skewed.
There's a lot of 80s cars worth saving, this is one of them, nice car nice turbo someone has loved this car to take so much care of it , beautiful car😊
I love seeing cars that you wouldn't expect anyone to preserve show up like time capsules.
One of the coolest cars ever produced.
This car looks sharp!!! One of my mom's boyfriends had one black on black that he bought new and the last year of production. It was equipped just like this one except with leather and automatic transmission.
Beautiful car.
Great color combination.
The cat running out from underneath cracked me up! Well-preserved rare car, though!
I love how smoothly someone can shift the manual transmission 🎉🎉
That's a lovely car, keep her that way!
Beautiful car!
Man Chrysler had made some real piles since the days of the Cuda.
Love this... excellent car there!
Wow. Now there's a blast from my past. I had an '86 and loved it until I found out that the dealer scammed me and sold me a car that had been rolled. I threatened lawsuit so they let me trade it back and I ended up with an '85 Nissan 200SX that talked. Lol.
I was delivering these cars when they were new back in the day Chrysler started a lot of this digital dash.they were pretty impressive when you would hammer down from a roll with turbo
Nice
Excellent video!
No annoying chatter.Just silence so we can hear the engine.
I had a Turismo back in the day,but sure wanted one of these.
Just couldnt afford it.
And theres no trick to shifting smoothly.
Just dont operate the shift lever like an animal.
Almost my first car, 1985 Chrysler Daytona Turbo with red interior but exterior was white with big black "Turbo" decals. Thanks for the video and the memories. p.s. you can easily fit 7 teenagers in it.
That's what my dad had. I bought a regular Daytona turbo. He put the performance chip in his. I bought an 86 Shelby as well and put the performance chip in as well as Viper injectors and full port and polish.
Are you from Canada because it was a Chrysler Daytona there but a Dodge Daytona in the U.S.?
You've gotta love that blood red interior! My best friend got a '84 Laser XE Turbo in 1990, when he was only 15. It was Brown/Bronze with Tan Leather, Digital Dash, Electronic Voice Alert and it was 5-speed manual. It had 130k miles when he got it, but within 5k miles it started overheating regularly. The head gasket blew and his mechanic said the turbocharger was toast as well. The 5-speed manual would "lose" 3rd/4th gear most of the time, effectively making it a 3-speed. It limped along until 142k miles, when he decided to sell it for parts instead of fix it. We've been best friends for 37 years now and we still talk about that car!
It sounds like he suffered the consequences of using regular grade gasoline (destroys head gaskets) and conventional motor oil (burns up turbos), most likely from the previous owner. I also replaced my head gasket shortly after I obtained the car and the previous owner admitted to using the cheapest fuel/oil... Regarding the transmission, Chrysler actually switched to recommending people use 10w30 motor oil in them rather than gear oil. Apparently they last much longer with it.
@@Retrosupercar That’s very interesting. So was premium fuel recommended or required? Also interesting about the transmission. I drove Hondas with manuals for 15 years and they just required motor oil. I used Castol Syntex in the engine, so I did the same in the transmission and never had a problem. My 2006 Mazda3 (which I’ve owned since new) is the first car I’ve had that specifies gear oil. So I’ve been using get oil..but I had to replace the transmission at 190k miles. Wonder if it would have fared better with motor oil?
@@IgoZoom1 I’m pretty sure the owners manual states that premium fuel is required. I know for a fact that synthetic motor oil is listed as required. The problem was as these cars got older people started using them as beaters/cheap transportation. As a consequence they would they would use cheap gas/oil with predictable results. This lead to the belief that these cars were unreliable. When properly maintained these cars were bulletproof. I had an 89 Dodge Caravan turbo that was running 20lbs of boost (8lbs is stock). It made it to 225k miles on the motor with stock internals without an issue until it got wrecked.
@@Retrosupercar I knew the 2.2T was reliable at least from '86 on, but I just assumed the '84-'85 Turbos were trash. But they were technologically advanced engines and it makes more sense that they didn't respond well to neglect, rather than being innately unreliable. Ad I know first hand that the non-turbo 2.2 and 2.5 are 200k+ engines because I've known several.
Sheesh that boy is clean. Retro 😎
Yes, someone bought it new in 1985, put it in storage in 1988 and almost never touched it. When I obtained it, the tires had a 1987 manufacture date. Of course, this meant that just about all the seals and rubber components needed to be replaced but now the car looks almost brand new.
Really beautiful looking Laser. Surprisingly Chrysler actual made more Lasers than Daytonas but I always thought they were harder to find. I had a new Daytona turbo back in 84' and have had a few others over the decades. Currently have a 84' Daytona turbo z with 58k orig. one owner miles from VA. You never see any of these cars anymore, of any gen. Take good care of it and enjoy it. 👍
So jealous . My dad had leased one in 85 for 2 years loved that car
Looks like I'm the 29th subscriber! Hope the channel blows up! Great car!
Beautiful car ! Super jealous
Crazy to think that they made like 147,000 of these and now they almost are extinct
Would love to own one but given how rare they are and how few come up for sale I doubt I’ll ever get one
It took me many months of searching to find one. Supposedly there are only about 12 Lasers still registered in California, I imagine other states have fewer numbers. I also saw a post, which I cannot verify, that stated that out of around 3 million K and G body cars made, less than 15000 remain actively registered.
@@Retrosupercar I’ve even been looking for Daytonas to raise the odds of finding one but they are even hard to find , at least the early ones are, not a huge fan of the facelift versions that came later
But I don’t doubt that claim one bit I can’t remember the last time I saw a K car
That seems to be a trend with all the 80s Chryslers .. mass produced and now almost extinct no matter the model
Last summer I bought a 1987 Chrysler fifth Avenue with only 55k miles on it not exactly a car that’s on people’s radar lol but it was cheap & in mint condition couldn’t pass it up because of the quirky nature of it
It gets so many comments it’s hilarious 😂 I never imagined anyone would pay much attention to it but people always say “wow I haven’t seen one these in nice shape in forever!”
But anyways beautiful collection you have my friend ! Love the Ferraris also ❤️ enjoy all of your sweet rides !
That was my very first car in 1986
I had the same car many years ago including that red interior. Interesting factoid… I once power shifted into 5th gear racing a car on the freeway. After the shift, it had spur sound on acceleration in 5th gear. You can replace the fifth gear, and fifths gear only, by just removing the side cover on the trans. That one gear is exposed and you can just punch out the drift pin and slide gear set off. Easy repair haha
Added to my asmr playlist
Goddamn, i was always a Trans-Am Fan but this is also amazing.
Indifferent about the digital dash but that 5 speed Getrag sure would be fun!
My buddy had one of these back in 2012, we'd ride around burning in it having a good ol time. Looked just like this one, but obviously not as clean inside, because stoners.
I had an 84 it had an electrical short in the ECU when it was blowing head gaskets. I loved the looks though. I must have had a Monday car.
im very curious why you need a police radar? do you race in that thing? LOL but beautiful car, still sounds great!
Because I do have a bit of a lead foot lol. In addition to the detector (which has modified firmware) it also has forward facing laser/lidar jammers
The competition is good... we had to be better! - Adverts by James Earl Jones.
Plenty of digicals
Beautiful interior
I need to mention one small detail about the Laser that annoyed me so much- the steering wheel is so out of place! That's the same wheel as my grandma's '85 Dodge Diplomat and so many other Mopar products. The '84 Daytona had an ugly four spoke wheel, but for '85 it got a unique 3-spoke wheel (reminded me of the Camaro's steering wheel from the same time). I know they were tight on development funds and getting the big things right was what mattered, so steering wheels weren't a top priority. But it just sticks out like a sore thumb...and causes flashbacks of that '85 Diplomat!
I had a 1986 turbo lazer… loved it until I got charged $900 for tires. As a college student living on tostinos pizza and ramen noodles I downgraded to a nissan sentra on cheap 13 inch steelies.
i know that xcalibur commercial lol
That's incredible. Keep it running man