2001 Chrysler LHS Start Up, Road Test & In Depth Review
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Hello and welcome to Saabkyle04! UA-cam's ORIGINAL source for IN-DEPTH car reviews. In today's video, we'll be taking a closer look at the second generation Chrysler LHS!
Original MSRP is discussed in the video.
TIME STAMPS:
Color/start up: 1:05
Steering/transmission: 2:12
Exterior walk around/styling/discussion/background, etc: 4:15
Wheels/tires/brakes/suspension: 9:00
Engine/performance/fuel economy: 10:52
Interior quality/design/comfort: 13:05
Sound clips (static/on road): 15:35
Interior tech and features: 17:54
Rear seat space and amenities: 21:39
Cargo space: 24:12
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During this presentation, we will take a 1st person look at what the vehicle is all about beginning with the start up, performance data, fuel economy, the occasional track data, and build quality. Also, I will teach you how to use most of the interior and exterior features in a detailed fashion, that before, you could only get from going to a dealership yourself! Throughout the video, I will highlight key styling and unique differences about the vehicle, any available options, and of course it would not be an enthusiast car video without the good ole engine portion with rev and exhaust note with interior and exterior perspectives. A thorough tour/review of this car designed to give others a greater overall appreciation of the vehicle.
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He is so unbiased , he gives every car a chance to shine
Couldn't Agree More !
And that's why his reviews are the best. 👍
Yeah, not like intechdude300 :-)
@@megadayungn Oh yeah, I remember that guy. I stopped watching his reviews years ago because I couldn't stand his constant bitching and complaining over the fact that the window switches in every car weren't covered with Gucci leather...
Refreshing to see an older "normal" car! All your videos are great but I'm not going to lie I get more excited seeing older cars than exotics and new cars.
+Peter Von Crastenberg Agreed, I like all his videos and I'm proud Kyle now has access to various new cars and exotics compared to when he first started and I subscribed years ago but I personally am more interested in older cars. Plus, it reminds me when Kyle first started off doing videos at his dad's dealership. I just hope he can bring more of them in again.
Yeah me too
+Mr. Hand I agree, not enough in-depth videos on the internet about cars built before the boom of UA-cam, and Kyle is really good at in-depth reviews, better than Car and Driver in my opinion.
+Mr. Hand i agree i enjoy the regular car reviews better
+Mr. Hand I also enjoy the 90's and 00's normal cars the most :)
is it just me or does every Chrysler motor just sound so cool!?
Probably modified
Yeah usually.
I still have my 2001 Dodge Intrepid R/T.
Mint condition Socal, garage kept Car.
It has that same engine.
Yes.
That engine purrs like nothing else I have owned.
I recently had it SMOG'ed.
While I was waiting, I saw the technician staring at the engine while it was running.
I walked over to see if everything was OK, and he said "everything is OK. But, I've never seen an engine idle so smooth".
That coming from a guy that sees alot of idling engines, I take it as a huge compliment.
Especially with all the glorification that Japanese imports get.
These LH cars are pretty incredible cars. But, they need to be cared for. Most people never took care of them. So, their reputation suffered.
2 months before I bought the Intrepid R/T, we bought the Concorde. Another great car. It was our family wagon for 8 years.
I owned this same car, same color. I did a 160 mile round trip commute every day in this car for 6 years. It quit on me after 260,000 miles. It was one of the most reliable cars I ever owned. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Oh FINALLY! I love it when you review cars from 1992 to 2005! My favorite years for automobiles!
Mine too
+Goldenrod636 Yup, I love that era of automobiles :)
And in "mint condition" is icing on the cake
That is the best period of time for cars!
+Goldenrod636 Just out of curiosity, why is this your favorite time period for cars? I have always though this to be the worst time for cars. Everything looks so tacky and plain, just my opinion though.
I actually just bought a 2002 Concorde limited with 81,000 miles. it's fully loaded with every available option for The year. I LOVE it!
I'll give it to Chrysler on their interiors around this time. They were slightly ahead if their time.
hehe Kyle it's good to see you review 2000's cars again 😆
also btw the front reminds me of a 00's Z/28 Camaro.
+Yuan Del Carmen and the back wtf
I agree. I'd much rather see older more rare cars than brand new 2015s and 16 sports cars i could walk into a dealership and see myself, even though I know I can never afford haha
+Yuan Del Carmen YES. I was honestly a bit upset seeing most of his reviews were on brand new models, but seeing this video was worth the wait. Kyle, if you read this, please do more reviews on older model cars!
I had an’01. Best car I have ever owned. 12 years and 173,000 miles. Only big repair was a water pump. Comfortable, good gas mileage and good looking in navy with chrome wheels. It was still running well when I sold it
That's because it was part of the Dodge/Chrysler LH chassis/platform. I had a 2001 Intrepid. I have mixed opinions. They felt cheap and VERY crappy inside. Parts were always breaking because they skimped so much on quality inside. The ceiling liner failed, the center console failed, the seals around the instrument panel failed. But in nearly 9 years of ownership, it always started on the first crank. I'll GLADLY take reliability over quality. A few broken parts can be replaced but that's always much easier and cheaper than having it sit on the lift for a day undergoing expensive engine/tranny repairs! Despite all the niggles and little nitpicks it went through, the engine/tranny (the two most expensive and risky things in any car) never ever failed me. And don't try to defend Honda, silly fanboys. My brother and sister-in-law had Civics that were 2-3 years newer than my Dodge and both of them had EXPENSIVE engine issues of all kinds long before even reaching 60,000 miles. My car never went to a Mopar garage for any engine issues.
PS: just look up engine mount and head gasket issues. They were common on a lot of Civics. My car never had those issues.
These "regular" cars are my favorite videos from you Kyle
SaabKyle04 going back to his roots. I can't even remember the last time he did a car like this. It's nice to see that. Cars like this are what got his channel going.
I remember taking a road trip in one of these! Probably one of the most comfortable rides of its time.
Yes, Very comfy cars the LHS and Concorde are. I haven't seen too many 98-04 Concordes with the front bench, though as you stated it was offered. The Buick Park Avenue, Pontiac Bonneville, and Mercury Grand Marquis were also very comfortable large luxury cars from this era.
Extremely comfortable great car
Outstanding Review
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT, KYLE! Not sure why, but I always liked the LHS and Chrysler's design language of the late '90s and early '00s.This generation of automobiles is what helped spark my love for cars and it's kinda sad that more and more of them are disappearing from the roads, but so goes life. Keep em coming my man!
I love the exterior styling of the vehicles made by Chrysler in the mid to late 90s and early 00s.
I'm with you, I grew up in the early 00s and vehicles from this era really sparked my interest in cars, whether it be the classically styled Buick Park Avenue, futuristic Isuzu Vehicross, or radical 00 Pontiac Bonneville. Also, many older vehicles that used to be everywhere, like the 70s-90s Ford Country Squire and Taurus/Sable wagons. Sad to see many of these cars being replaced by the newer stuff.
My dad bought one 17 years ago...lots of memories. I'm from Poland, so it was imported from U.S.. It's very unique, even now it looks great. One of the best cars made by Chrysler.We have a lot of 300m's driving here in Europe, but only few LHS's. Currently I drive a Pacifica(and Grand Cherokee 4.7 sometimes). LHS is way better( i mean built quality and the look) than Pacifica. Greetings from Poland, and saabkyle04, great channel, i'm watching your reviews since few years(even though i didn't subscribe) :)
Konrad Szulc wow my story is very similar except we got the limited edition version and it still runs well to this day
This is why I am a big fan of you Kyle, you don't limit your reviews to cars that most people can't ever afford. I for one really appreciate it, keep up the great work! 👍🏻👍🏻
I see why you tend not to do older stuff. These 12 year old Lamborghini fanboys are ripping you apart. Now to wait another year before we get something like this.
+kirbyswarp Yeah, I don't even care anymore, they can whine all they want. The immaturity on youtube is incredible sometimes. I'll still upload things like this as I'm able. They can certainly unsubscribe. I have incredible content coming that they'll miss out on, on well lol.
***** When is that 1999 escalade/yukon video coming out?
+kirbyswarp At this point, I'm not sure UA-cam is ready for it...Sadly this is a reality. All of those people just don't get it. I'd like to work on it, but I might have to save it for a rainy day so people don't revolt :/
***** That makes me incredibly sad. No offense, but I can't stand another lamborghini/Rolls royce. But hey, something has to put food on the table.
+Saabkyle04 This is car for sale at your dads dealer?
WOW I used to sell these cars when they were new back in the day, The LHS, eagle vision and Dodge intrepid were my #1 sold vehicles, all i would have to do is let the person sit in the drivers seat, every single person that shut the door and put it in drive , they were done, it was a guaranteed sale, my used car buyers used to buy these just for me to sell. This one is super clean and nice! i would buy this car still today myself!
I do not want to offend anyone. But this car being 2001 model, looks like many other car makers models from 2007, Chrysler as always with modern and advanced styling to their cars.
Gonna hold you to that "always advanced and modern styling" and raise you the K car derived new yorker and lebaron that were made in their boxy early 80's styling until the early 90's.
@@mcp12300
That was a decade of the ugliest cars ever made. And it wasn't just Dodge and Chrysler. 😲
Juan Gil especially with the exhaust system
George B it’s not to bad paint black with some tint nice chrome 22s lower it evenly it’ll be a cool sleeper
It looks like it’s from the 90s lmao
this car in this color .... initiated my obsession with Chrysler ... over the years I´ve purchased
2007 Aspen Limited Silver
2008 300 Limited Silver
2013 200 Touring Gray-Silver
2015 200C Gray-Silver
2015 200C AWD Gray.Silver
I do have and drive all now... my neighbors call me the Chrysler guy : )
I love older Chryslers and the designs of their vehicles in the mid to late 1990's and early to mid 2000's is absolutely stunning. My mother loves the Chrysler 300M because of the car's edgy and aggressive exterior styling; specifically the car's distinct "bat wing" headlights. I also love the 300M but I also love the Cirrus, Concorde, Sebring (sedan, coupe, and convertible), LHS, Town and Country, and the 300M Special. What makes the Chrysler 300M Special different from the standard 300M is as follows:
1.) Lower ride height.
2.) Turn signals in the side view mirrors.
3.) Eighteen inch wheels.
4.) Two different interior color schemes: black or a two-tone cream and black.
5.) Signature body cladding.
6.) A higher top speed of 150 MPH.
@@michaellovely6601 YOU ARE MY BROTHER from another Mother!! LOVE the old Chrsylers too ALL of them even the low production Neon's with the Chrysler emblem!
@@TheMELTDOWN911 Awesome! What do you think of my knowledge on the 300M Special and how it was different from the standard 300M?
@@michaellovely6601 Excellent! I learned something today, Thanks!
@@TheMELTDOWN911 You're welcome!
This video can not Be 4 years old... how has time flown by so fast! I remember when this came out
This is a timeless design. Even today, the exterior still looks amazing and better than many latest offerings, in my opinion.
Wow, that thing is beautifully preserved! And it is a good looking car, the 3,5 V6 has nice power too!
My dad had a 300M fully loaded as a company lease for awhile. I always thought it was such a great car for what it was. I really loved what Chrysler was doing with their gauges back then
But they were kinda useless because they lacked a lot of information. I badly needed a battery indicator. It was tiring having to lift the hood to do a battery test while my parents' cars both had a gauge for that. My car didn't even have a water temperature gauge, which wasn't comforting driving in the Texas heat.
Still one of the most beautiful inexpensive modern cars ever. I’ve thought about it constantly since it came out. That grille and those headlights...
Agreed 💯
I like how he touched on how the 300M was supposed to be the Eagle Vision, which is true and why the car looked so radically different from the Concord and the LHS.
This Chrysler amazing! It looks like new
When I was test driving cars, I didn't think this car was all that good looking, but the interior is so nice.. But I ended up buying my 99 lhs in February 2016 with 41,000 miles and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Mine is in absolute beautiful condition and it's a boat, which I love. I can tell you, a 600 mile car ride in this car is like riding on a cloud!
***** Shortly after I bought it I had to drop about $800 into new front brakes, rotors, calipers, and a rear break line.. they were all shot. I didn't have the time to do it myself. 90% of that parts are stock on my car and never needed changing since it only had 40k miles.. I've never had a repair bill that costed more in parts (500) than the labor charge (300). Usually it's the other way around.
***** I would have fixed it myself, but it's kind of hard to find free time when I was in high school 5 days a week and worked 40 hours a week. I researched the parts and they would have came out to be $400-$500..
Wasteful they drive sooooo smothly
When I was in high school my mom had an '02 300M. It was the first "new" car I'd ever driven and seeing this LHS brought back memories of that car. Cheers for this one, Kyle.
I was hard pressed to find any detailed videos about the Chrysler LH cars. But I really hit the jackpot when I stumbled upon this! There are very few cars that you can clearly remember the time and place you saw it for the first time. My first sightings of a 1968 Corvette Stingray, 1970 Camaro and 1998 Chrysler LHS are indelibly etched into my memory. That's how awestruck I was when this sleek beast slinked past me in the snow covered parking lot at K-Mart. It was unfathomable that a large 4-door sedan could be so... for lack of a better word... sexy!
This is as good a car review as there is on UA-cam, and these are among the best cars ever made. I drove a 2000 300M 398,000 miles without engine work, and may get more out of it yet. I'm shopping for a pristine LHS now. Thanks for the good work, just noticed you over a millions subs.
+1 more!
That exhaust note, though! The LHS/Concorde Limited is what led me to the purchase of my 300M. I've had it for almost 4 years now and still admire it every time I drive it (or look at it for that matter). :-)
Had a 04 Concorde LXI and absolutely loved it. Nice to see you review this car and bring back memories.
I had a 1996 LHS and loved it. If I find a second generation in decent shape with low miles I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
The electroluminescent instrument panel on the Chrysler/Jeeps of this era are some of the best looking on any car, even today.
It's crazy how seemingly advanced this car was for its time! I have a 2008 Saturn Aura with GM's 3.5 V6 that makes 224 horsepower, where the 3.5 V6 in this LHS makes over 250! In a 2001... 7 years earlier! Now, we have 3.5 engines in production that make over 300 horsepower. And not to mention this car essentially starting the trend of Chrysler's steering wheel control layout, and the other modern ahead-of-it's-time features it had. 90's & early 2000's vehicles really sparked my passion for cars, some of them are quite interesting.
+southdallashogg752 Well then that drives home the point even more of how ahead of its time that engine was in terms of its power.
Chrysler's 3.5 uses the newer overhead cam technology that most cars switched to between the late 80s and 90s. GM hung on to the old technology for some reason (probably cost). The overhead cam is much more efficient. You get more horsepower, and the same (or sometimes a little better) gas mileage. The only benefit to the older technology is that it's less complicated and therefore the maintenance is cheaper.
I owned a ‘99 LHS, and my mom had an ‘03 Concorde Limited. The LHS had more soft touch materials inside, perforated leather inserts, four way adjustable head rests, and the leather was much better quality than the Concorde.
Both cars were absolute pieces of Chrysler. The LHS never had properly functioning A/C, from the day it was brand new, and there’s a laundry list of other (some funny) failures.
The Concorde needed 4 transmissions before 80k, and both cars had power door lock failures.
All that being said, aside from the 117 governed top speed, the cars are quick, very responsive save for a bit of understeer that suddenly appears near the limit, and the 19 cubic feet of trunk space makes them PERFECT for long road trips.
Fuel economy is fabulous for such a big car. On the highway the LHS was able to achieve over 30 mpg at a cruising speed of 73 mph and I would love to find a good condition used one to keep as a spare car.
I personally love these car reviews on older and inexpensive vehicles.
I love watching the everyday mans car. Not these million dollar exotics all the time. Good to see older models be reviewed too. He does a great job.
I honestly enjoy videos on these sorts of cars more than current supercars because you're constantly bombarded with news about new ferraris and mclarens but never about an old chrysler lhs
Always loved those Cab Forward Chrysler LH Cars. They just had an ergonomic feel that was unmatched! The 3.5 Liter engine was great too. To my knowledge the only SOHC engine driving multi-valves per cylinder, and longitudinally mounted FWD too. Plus separate headers for every cylinder bank gave in a nice, almost V8 sound at the pipes. // Great find BTW. That undercarriage is spotless!
Yes! The good old days are back! I think there are a lot of cars at the dealership just waiting to be reviewed lol
when this came out it was a great looking car
+Peter Von Crastenberg I just liked the front end lol, the car is a pos
Chryslers whole range of cars especially back then looked awful, 300 was ugly, Concord was ugly, interpid was ugly..
Timmy Dickson foreal those are nice looking daily cars
@@VaunShiz Still better looking than any stale, inoffensive Japanese car.
Outstanding, exhaustive review! I learned quite a bit about the 2nd gen LH platform...and I thought I already had the gist of it! These late '90s/early '00s were really the pinnacle of Chrysler's FWD vision in many respects. Great video, thanks a lot Kyle!
I appreciate the older car reviews; great change of pace. Oh, and that is the cleanest 15 year old car I have ever seen, especially the interior!
Love these cars! I also love that you're reviewing an older 'normal' car! The sea of brand new car videos was starting to get boring to be honest. I would like to see more cars like this one in the future!
It's crazy how you keep your consistency. From million dollar cars to extremely cheap cars, you always do a great job
Great video Kyle! I cannot believe you only have around 30k more until 1,000,000 subs. You've definately earned it! I've been here since 2011, and I've enjoyed your content ever since! Keep doing the great work man. 😊
Another great review! I'm glad you still feature normal cars in your reviews, I may not be fond of this model in particular but the car itself is such an amazing machine I think you can find something interesting in any model and I'm glad it shows in your reviews.
Beautiful car, absolutely loved it! I'm glad you found this flawless example of an LHS!
You should do more videos at your dad's dealership like you used to! I loved the dealership startups and tours of dealership cars:)
I really enjoy your reviews of older cars. You do an excellent job. Hope you can squeeze in more of them.
I love when you do car reviews of older cars. It's your thing and you are the only person on UA-cam with this content!!!!
My dad had this in 2001 , this video brings back so much nice memories. Thanks for reviewing this car.
Reminds me of my '02 Sebring Convertible. Chrysler made such nice-riding cars in this era. Lots of hidden gem features as well, I love seeing cars from the past with options you may not see in today's cars, like the auto-tilting in reverse side-view mirrors for instance.
It's amazing how longer and more detailed these videos have gotten. These used to be not even 10 minutes and now they're almost half an hour long!
Thank you so much for making this particular video, as I never had a chance to own this car. I had a 99 300M, so definitely appreciate you highlighting the differences between these models. The 3.5L engine was the same for the 300M. Only the 300M "Special" received the HiPo version along with other suspension upgrades etc. Thank you also for the 300M and 300M Special videos you made some time ago. Your experience has improved the quality, thoroughness, duration, and content compared to those earlier videos ;-) Bravo Zulu!
It's great to see the older cars still being reviewed!
It's awesome when you review a car I could actually afford
This is my dream car!! Awesome job Kyle.
Thank you so much Mr. Kyle for reviewing the LHS! These cars were very stylish at the time!
I own a 2000 Chrysler Concorde been in my family for 16 years was my grandmas car till she passed away Is my everyday driver I have over 200 thousand miles on it! Great car this car looks very similar to the Concorde
Noah Seiter the chrysler concorde is based off the lhs
My dad had one of these in black, DRIPPING with chrome. I loved that car!
So happy to see you doing a review on a older car again!
i had this car. i loved that car, i think that was the car i owned the longest ( 7 years )never had an issue
Not much of a Chrysler fan but I always loved the way these cars looked
I loved this. Please do more like this. I miss those dealership start ups
Saabkyle04, the BEST channel for carfreaks.
I follow you since 2008 :D Greetings from Argentina!
It's good to see Kyle doing "normal" cars review once again. Miss old Caddys reviews too... Great Work!
Love seeing these older, more mainstream cars. Keep it up!
IMO this is one of the best looking cars ever produced.
love to see normal cars still are on the channel. keep up the good work man
Ah, the Saabkyle04 that made me subscribe 7 years ago. Don't get me wrong, I love your recent videos, it's just that I just missed these "normal" cars. Keep it up, man! :-)
Yes just like old times huh Kyle lol! Love it, really kool in your new format with HD video and everything!
Great review. I wish you would do more cars like this.
One of the best and thorough reviews on this nice car . Thanks
I have a 2000 LHS. It may be getting on in years and miles, but it is perfectly reliable and goes like a mother on the freeway. We also have an Intrepid with a ton of miles. It was rear ended by an Escalade a few years ago. The Dodge was undamaged, the Caddy had the airbags go off.
This car is way beautiful than nowadays cars.. omg ❤️❤️❤️❤️
keep up the good work on the reviews kyle!
First, thank you so much for sharing your video of this gorgeous LHS !❤
You obviously did a lot of research and work to perform your very impressive review of this mint condition LHS !!! ❤
Since my childhood, I have always LOVED these big, full size sedans, even more so the luxury ones !
Very sad they don't make them anymore.
Back in the day, I had hired LHS a few times, for weekends or just to enjoy the luxury feel ride for a day or two.
I remember the trunk being huge and could fit a push bike ! Love the feeling of spaciousness and decadence in the cabin!❤
Great review and incredible knowledge. Keep doing what you do.
Dude good job. So much info. Thanks
This is why I subscribed to your channel, way to go Kyle.
I love the occasional trip back to the videos on simpler cars. I can appreciate this car so much more than a computer with wheels!
That car looks brand new, very well preserved!!!
Finally, you reviewed a regular car. Thanks Kyle.
Took me down memory lane with this one bro! Only difference was that my LHS was a 95' and that car rode like a dream! But the interior to this one is like my 300m Special. I bet you thoroughly enjoyed driving that car!
yes, i love older car in great condition over super car reviews...those are everywhere
love your clips man... keep'em coming!
Id drive it. Never was a fan of the body but it grew on me.
I wish you did more of the "older" stuff. That's why I am subscribed!
An old friend of mine had this exact same model, year, and color. I remember thinking at the time (back in 2004) that the car felt luxurious because of how it rode and because of the interior. I can still picture his 20 oz Foster's beer sitting on the front cup holder, lol.
It was good to see a review about this car, I've seen a few of them here in Hungary and in a few other European countries too, but never had the chance to drive one or travel in one as a passenger, but I was always curious about them. The trunk doesn't look very practical though, I mean, sure it's big and you can but a lot of stuff in it, but it's also pretty long, which can make it hard to get your stuff out of its inner areas, especially that the rear bumper pops out really far to the back.
I was missing this kind of videos kyle
Good ole Saabkyle04. You'll have a video of every car in existence one of these days. :D
Love the sound of the exhaust!
I love this car! My parents used to have one. It was identical to this one except it had the chrome wheels.
Great video kyle. I wish I could get to your car review standard but its never going to happen. Still I will not stop trying. Good luck mate
Love the older car review, honestly way better than a new car review
I'm glad I'm not the only one who misses these older car reviews the new cars are nice. but you can go to the dealership and see them anytime but these older cars are more hard to find.
It's nice to see some mint early 2000's cars.Thinking about it, now I'm feeling old. :(
Chrysler still uses the buttons on the back of the steering wheel. I miss these cars , they were great for long road trips. it kind like having a yacht but for the road.