Ah yes. Stratus, Cirrus, and Breeze; hard to believe that is now in the distant past. During my lengthy tenure as a mechanic at the Ford dealer, I had a friend working at the local Dodge dealership. Back in 1998 he was working on a new Stratus that had torn off the oil pan after running over a shredded truck tire. The 2.5 liter engine was destroyed and insurance agreed to replace it. However, a new replacement was not available which meant he had to build one from scratch. Starting with a bare block, he painstakingly ordered every piece to build one over the Thanksgiving holiday. I couldn't stand to think of him working alone in the shop over Thanksgiving, so I went and gave him a hand. His wife and mine made a nice Thanksgiving dinner and brought it to the shop for us. That is a fun memory spending Thanksgiving 1998 at the local Dodge dealer helping Alvin build an engine for a Stratus.
When the Dodge intrepid came out I thought that was the most futuristic looking car on the road I thought that car looked so beautiful as a kid I wanted to get a Dodge intrepid ES. Over 25 years later I still think they look nice.
I had a '97 Stratus with a V-6. No major repairs in 240k. Ran great, good acceleration, decent milage. The few times it was in the shop, when I called for an update, they would always say "let me check the status of your Stratus."
Something that might be worth mentioning for the eventual Sebring episode: The tooling for the second-gen Sebring and Stratus was sold to GAZ in Russia, which then tweaked things a bit for Russian roads and winters before selling it as the Volga Siber starting in 2007.
I worked as a salesman at a Chrysler-Plymouth dealership in the mid 1990s. During slow times (usually weekday mornings) the sales team would gather in one of the cars on the showroom floor and talk. We usually chose a Plymouth Breeze. It was remarkably comfortable and had great legroom.
This era of Dodge was so great. I remember looking at magazines for hours, reading about their whole lineup. The Intrepid, Avanger, Stratus, Caravan, Ram, Viper, Chrysler Cirrus, Concord, 300M. Such a great time. It's so sad they have either all disappeared, or the ones that remain are just forgettable.
This was a great era for the Chrysler corporation, the company was swimming in cash from all the success driven by sales of the minivans, K-Car variants, Grand Cherokee and the 2nd generation Ram trucks. This cashflow allowed for many developments like the LH platform, the cloud cars, the Neon, 3rd gen minivans and halo cars like the Viper, as well as a full line of brand new powertrains. If you think about it, the mid 90s could be described, financially, as some of the best years in Chrysler's history and the last era as an independent company, before Bob Eaton sold it to Daimler which eventually took them on a downward spiral that stands to this day.
@@jermainec2462 I beg to disagree. Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth made very stylish cars during that time, packed with daring but elegant design cues inside and out, in my opinion. I'd add the Prowler roadster to the list written above, too. I cannot think of a more unique design, mass-produced by a mainstream car company, no less. Chrysler quality and durability, on the other hand, were (and still are) hit or miss, LOL. But I think it's unfair to call their designs 'forgettable'. I still admire their current lineup (300, Pacifica, Challenger, Charger).
@@FabienTeulieres93 if somebody that grew up in the 90s I promise you you don't remember those cars till you see them randomly throughout the day like the other day I saw a neon on the interstate I hadn't even thought about one in years I see more old camrys and old accords where I live than I do old stratuses and neons...
I grew up in the 90s and we had a 2nd and 3rd gen dodge minivan. I thought the 3rd gen was amazing looking when it first came out. I still think they look great nowadays. I love the big side windows of these cloud cars. Modern cars are so claustrophobic.
I think Pontiac (okay, GM) took a page from Chrysler's playbook on that one--except they stretched the cab horizontally, with the "wide track" Grand Prix and Bonneville. Kinda wish they had kept that up. But yes, the cab forward thing was definitely a nice innovation. Which leads me to a thought: is a dedicated Dodge Intrepid/Eagle Vision (not to mention Eagle as a brand period) video on the "horizon" for this channel? (I know they were touched on in this video) This is great stuff!
@@DRTY3RD Yes, the Eagles, a left over vestige of AMC. I loved the Eagle Premier, my friends dad had one from new. The Premier's layout and technology behind it, along with the newly built factory (by American Motors right before Chrysler) where it was built, led to the LH platform with the cab-forward designs. Chrysler got huge benefits from the AMC merger having the LH platform based on the American Motors-developed and Renault-derived Eagle Premier. Of course they were really after Jeep, but the cloud cars came out of that into the mid 2000's from a late 80's merger. Not bad.
the title actually has a pun to it, the part that says "had more spirit and acclaim", was referring to the Dodge Spirit and Plymouth Acclaim, which he does reference in the video. Awesome video=)
As a child of the 90s I thought the cloud cars were an upgrade to the neon. Similar yet very different. My recommendation for the worst list is the Sephia (especially for it's crash test ratings)
I have a 2000 Dodge Stratus 2.4 that I bought for $400 in 2015. Love that car. Drove well, took a lot of abuse and neglect from the previous owners, and very comfortable to drive. Never gave me much trouble other than typical maintenance items and fixing what the idiot previous owners messed up trying to "fix". Unfortunately my grandma ran over a curb, destroyed the radiator, and kept driving it until it overheated to the point of self destructing. One of these days I will get it going again and restore it, hopefully before parts in junkyards get even harder to find. Definitely a nice car that's worth saving IMO, I can't even remember the last time I saw one especially in decent condition.
@@averyalexander2303 why do you have to get the money to get it going again? The idiot that borrowed it from you has to pay for that! He or she destroyed it, so it’s not your fault man. How can a person be so dumb to drive with a destroyed radiator and just ignore the temperature gauge rising and rising..
I have a ‘97 Stratus with the 2.4L, and I love it! They’re great cars. The handling is quite nice especially for a plain Jane family sedan. Hopefully you get your Cloud back on the road!
I bought a red '98 Plymouth Breeze in 2002 while in college had 79k miles on it for $5995. I was financed by Chrysler Financial. It was pretty reliable and the 4 cylinder was pretty peppy. Very roomy for a midsized car.
He waited 9:00 to drop it in there. Which was long enough that I started to consider the highly unlikely and deeply disappointing possibility that it was left out. Well played.
My aunty had a chrysler stratus (EU version of Dodge Stratus). I was born in 1997 and that was the car that took me from hospital to home as a newborn. Such a random car in Spain. It had a Mitsubishi engine and it started leaking oil after 100k miles. Sadly she had to scrap it cause it didn't make sense to spend so much money getting it fixed. Most people in my area (non car people) thought it was a Mercedes or a Jaguar.
Actually like this cars. Growing up, my mom almost bought a first generation Dodge Stratus. I thought that car was badass looking compared to it's competitors.
While my Chevy Beretta was once again in the repair shop, I rented a Plymouth Breeze. This was shortly after they had come out. This Breeze got a lot of admiring looks, but I could see that a lot of people were puzzled as to what it was. It had Plymouth's final logo (the stylized sailing ship) and it was in white (not sure if it was called spinnaker white), but it looked great. I enjoyed driving it for a few days. Such a shame that Plymouth disappeared, let a lone the Chrysler Corporation as we knew it.
My grandmother had one, can't remember which. I loved that thing! It was a dark Maroon trimmed in gold! It looked a lot better twit sounds. When she passed away it was sold to a guy not too far from me and I still see him driving it from time to time.
I thought these were generally pretty good cars. My mother had a Breeze that she loved! It had the larger 2.4 engine if I remember correctly and was very reliable for her and comfortable too. At the time I also worked for a Chrysler/Plymouth dealership and these were some of the most reliable vehicles that Chrysler built at the time. This was 99-2001 era when Neon’s were popping head gaskets, minivans were blowing transmissions, and the Grand Cherokee had so many problems it was ridiculous.
I always thought the Breeze was limited to the 2.0 engine since it was positioned as the cheap model. But apparently they added the 2.4 to the option list after a few years of production.
My Mom had a 97 Stratus. Was such an upgrade for us growing up. Before that she had an early 90s Carolla SR5. 2 doors with 3 kids was not fun. Her 97 was very reliable and such a looker in 97.
Cab forward styling was my most favorite and memorable past time from 90's era car designs. I think that in the current electric vehicle transition we are seeing a resurgence of the cab forward design direction in the form of the Mercedes EQS, EQE and Kia EV6.
These used to be all over where I lived but I haven't seen one on the road in years. I think they were all traded in during cash for clunkers and destroyed. Worst subcompact is a toss up between a Daewoo Lanos or a Ford Aspire.
Since they were mass produced, quality wasn't much of a theme with this line. Resale values being in the gutter, once these cars needed major repairs, junking them was more cost effective.
When I was a kid, I went to summer day camp at the army Depot my parents worked at. The parking lot was in view and always had government vehicles for getting around. Most of these were '04-05 Stratus sedans. Whenever I see them, it reminds me of those happy times, regardless of how bad they were. One thing that always bothered me was that the Sebring got a clock between the air vents, but the stratus had to do with a hole.
actually, what you're thinking of in the Sebring as a "Clock" was actually an optional Compass/Trip Computer (CMTC). the one in the First Generation Sebring Convertible is a highly sought after upgrade because it was never offered in any of the sedan models. I actually found one in a junkyard and installed it into my 1998 Breeze (and it actually worked too once I figured out which instrument cluster wires i had to tap into!)
@@digitalrailroader I had to look that up, how about that. Never thought it would be that. I think I was misremembering the white face analog clock between the vents in the '07-'10 Sebring.
I love these cars, I have a 2000 Dodge Stratus with the 2.5l V6, runs perfectly for having 261,000 miles on it, I plan on doing a full refresh on it soon and making it as good as new
I’ve always liked these cars too, especially the first generation Stratus and Cirrus. My dad had a ‘95 and a ‘98 V6 Stratus as company cars and they were good to us.
My aunt had a first generation 2000 Dodge Stratus for 12 years. It never had any issues. She’d probably still be driving the car if it hadn’t been totaled in it’s later years. My mom had a 1996 Plymouth Breeze that was a good car also. I was always fascinated by the “cloud cars.” Personally loved the look of the Chrysler Cirrus. I never see them around anymore. They were everywhere! Can you do a video on the original Dodge Avenger coupe/Chrysler Sebring coupe/Eagle Talon (anything Eagle)?
I did a brief VA-veterans affairs 🏥 job, 1990s. Many VA staff motor pool cars were either Breezes, Dodge Stratus sedans or Chrysler Concordes. A few Dodge mini vans too.
The Chrysler cirrus ruled! My mom had one of these. I loved driving it because it handled so well and it seemed very well put together. It was reliable at first, but after a few years, it did start to give her some issue. It did seem for a minute that Chrysler had built some very class competitive cars in the late nineties.
There was also a Stratus race car in the short lived North American Touring Car Championship. It won quit a few races, beating BMW 3s and Accords. It was available on BAT a few years ago but didn't have the race engine.
Thanks for including the "I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS" joke from SNL. I reference this joke many times and rarely anyone believes me that it was an SNL skit.
I can’t believe these were made past the mid 90’s! I recall access to the battery was through the inner fender of the driver’s side front wheel? Something weird - had to change a battery once and thought my buddy was messing with me, though I couldn’t find it under the hood or in the trunk. Thanks for putting in that SNL clip - a classic!
Great job! I was hoping you would throw in the SNL clip. I remember when these cars first came out I was most impressed by the suspension design. It seems like whenever U.S. car makers make real improvements they are invariably rewarded with lower sales. It reminds me of when the Contour replaced the Tempo.
Ever since I was a kid, I've always thought the "Cloud" cars were always nice looking. The first generation is starting to get pretty rare. A friend of mine had a violet 1997 Plymouth Breeze from 2015 to about 2018. I always found it so weird how Chrysler had some of the best looking vehicles on the road in the 90's yet they had the shortest average life span of an any American brand.
I purchased a 1998 Chrysler Cirrus LXI last year. Oct. 2023. I purchased it because my ex-wife and I had owned a 1996 Cirrus LX that we purchased brand new. I always loved the ride and handling of the cloud cars. I bought my second cloud car with only 17k miles on it. Did a number of things to it. Suspension front and rear, brakes front and rear. Planning on changing the fuel pump and filter, and tune up. Love my cloud car.
The mid-90's styling for Chrysler was, IMO, a high water mark. Even the Neon looked good and it can be tough to pull off a small sedan that is well proportioned. Two ill proportioned sub-compact sedans that come to mind from the recent past are the Sonic and Fiesta - good as hatchbacks, but in sedan form? Not so much.
My dad had an '01 Stratus---it has some issues. Before 80K, one of the front tie rods broke (thankfully as he was pulling into the driveway at walking speed), and the rear strut mounts broke as well. I will admit though that it was pretty reliable---he never had any major issues with the engine or trans, just a couple of sensors that failed. Rust consumed the lower part of that car before it hit 100K. I remember jacking up the car to fix the tie rods. I put the jack in the jack point on the rocker rail....the car didn't rise, but the jack kept going. Had to use a floor jack under the subframe rail to get it in the air. His had the 2.4 engine, and I liked it--decent power output, and it felt smooth and refined.
These cars were the rave at the time they were introduced, quite revolutionary in comparison to the downright ugly boxes Chrysler was making for at least the prior decade. I was in the third grade when these came on the market. By the way, both the Cirrus and Stratus saw second generations, with the Cirrus being renamed Sebring.
I've had 3 of these Cloud cars and really liked all 3. My 95 Cirrus was the first and had the 2.5 V-6 and was one of the best cars I've owned, followed by a 2001 Stratus with the 2.4, and 02 Chrysler Sebring with the infamous 2.7, which I junked at 125,000 miles when the cooling system began to fail. Today I have a 2012 Ram and a 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue. I still see a few of these cars on the road in my area, but both generations of LH platforms are nearly nonexistent.
The company I worked for in the early 2000's had a Stratus as an executive car that I often drove. I can't say it impressed me much. Nothing bad and nothing good. It felt like I was driving a big, floating car. Yes, cloud, would be a good description for how it felt. Parallel parking was difficult because I could not see the front nor rear ends. It was sort of a touch and feel exercise. i preferred the squared off designs of the earlier models; easier to drive and park.
My old car? Nah, my current car! I deliver pizzas in a 98 Cirrus. Bought it off an elderly missionary lady, it had only 60k miles on it... in 2021!! Great deal, great car, great 90s nostalgia. Love this channel.
My parents got a brand new 2000 Stratus when I was in 4th grade. Little did I know this was going to be my 1st car during my Senior year at HS. It served us very well during the whole 10 years we had it. It survived 2 accidents, several +1000 mile road trips and halfway through college. I ended up replacing it with a 5spd Saturn Vue in 2010 but I saw the Stratus a few more times up and running until about 2017.
I had a 1998 Plymouth Breeze. Bought it on the spot at a Chevrolet dealer when my 1994 Baretta Z26, that I bought brand new, went crazy electronically. But, that's another story. The Breeze was really well built and reliable for a Chrysler product. It was roomier inside than my beloved Grand Marquis LS. And the fuel injected 2.4 engine got decent gas mileage and quite peppy, too.
@@upeedinalamb5297 Doggone, I misspelled Beretta. Sorry about that. It was such a pretty car. Should have known it was a lemon when they had to replace the entire air conditioning system two weeks after I bought it. Then after I payed it off, the electronics went nuts.
My wife has a Plymouth Breeze,I have a Stratus,my love's Breeze is near half million miles,minimal rust,only engine issue was a coil pack,time belts.Incredible cars.On our trips we rented few times,that's how we found these gems,so reliable.
I sold our 04 Seabring limited three months ago. Got 3k for it. 18 years 98.000 miles. (Wife doesn't go out much) other than regular maintenance. I put a starter and alternator on it. Never had issues with it. Replaced it with the car we sold to get it. Honda Civic. But we loved that car. Lots of good memories.
Another car we used to see on the road all the time, but now you hardly ever see. I see more Intrepids and Neons from this era still on the road, and even those, not too often either.
It's funny I used to read about the cloud cars in Automobile magazine back in the 90s and was impressed with their styling back then. With the 2.5 in the ES, it was a great road trip car and work car for me; makes me kind of sad they've nearly disappeared from roads today (Even the Eclipse-based coupe, which my father once had). But it wasn't without problems like the Intrepid, which I almost got a few times in years past haha I thought the gauges were cool with the black on white at day, orange backlit numbers at night. I still miss my 2000 Stratus to this day (considering I lost mine in an accident years ago, the video ending is appropriate haha)
I've like the looks and ride of a lot of the Dodge/Chryslers, but like you their quality and reliability is very much lacking. Never met a person that didn't complain about them constantly needing repairs.
Had a 1999 Camry 4cyl which I traded for a 2000 Cirrus 6cyl...the Cirrus got better gas mileage than the Camry and had a hell of a lot better get up and go! Never an issue with the car at all with about 70k miles when traded for a Sebring...which was totally trouble free as well. Chrysler used to make fantastic cars!!!!
I had the pleasure of driving many of these cloud cars in the 90's, due to my "college job" working at Avis in Boston. Mostly fun cars, but not really built for the daily grind that is Boston traffic. Cool review and video! Look forward to the Sebring video, as I've had a couple Chrysler Sebring Convertibles, a 97 JX for 4 years and 01 Limited since 2001, yep, still in the garage, runs/looks great for 21 years old.
I watch most of your videos because it's great content, but I watched this one just make sure you had Will Farrell screaming "I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS" somewhere in the video. You did not disappoint.
my friend's mom had one back in the day a purple one. that engine was so strong and she always was whipping that car omg even with the manual windows that car will forever be iconic !!! I can still smell the aroma of the upholstery ! it had a distinct smell lolz everytime
Great episode! I recommend the Nissan 240SX. My older sister had one 2 decades ago. I was able to borrow it a few times and drove it VERY carefully (😉). So much fun to drive! The interior was so cool!
On a trip to Florida in 2000, we rented a loaded Stratus ES. White with a dark gray leather interior, fog lights, alloys, every option. It seemed like such a nice car. It had been a couple of years at that point since the luster had started to fade from the early production raves from the car magazines. These did have a fairly well tuned, decently sophisticated suspension, really low center of gravity, the cab forward driver position, and decent-ish power from the Mitsu V6. I wish you had ventured off into more on the first gen Sebring/Avenger DSM coupes. Those had interesting Mitsu mechanicals and, at least to me, pretty darn good styling.
We had a new one in our fleet, i drove it about 11 miles and the transmission went into limp mode. They had to come with a tow truck. I took the second one and it was pretty reliable. I remember one time a pedestrian stepped out in the middle of the road i panick braked and the transmission actually sort of shifted out of gear .. it made sense to not add more power.
You should do an episode on a Nissan Prairie/ Stanza Wagon/ Multi. Many people think it was actually the first production minivan but the class wasn’t created yet. I personally think is should have the crown as the first minivan. My grandmother bought an 86 Multi auto fwd (called the Multi in Canada) brand new and was mostly driven by my father and was given to him a few years later. The things got 302k km and he still owns it to this day. Has very little rust, hasn’t driven it much in the past 10 years but it’ll still start up like it’s brand new. We can head over to Florida and back no problem if we wanted to.
I had a red, two door, 94 Plymouth Sundance, new, for 6 years and 67,000 miles, with a 2.2 litre, 93 hp, 5 spd manual, and I think front and rear anti roll bars (the body stayed very flat during 90 mph sweeping curves on the highway and did not lean at all). The seating position was perfect for a six footer, stretch your legs out straight, lean the seat back, it was like sitting in a roomy space capsule, in a comfy reclined dental chair, and a perfect rest your hands at 9 and 3 steering wheel shelf, and good all day back support. I felt like I was driving a smaller version of a luxury car. I only wiped it down with a bucket of water, no soap, no wax, and a big dogbone foam sponge, and the clear coat looked brand new when I traded it in, of course it was the North where the sun doesn't fry the paint. It had good torque going up big long hills in 5th gear at 70 mph, on Virginia interstate 95. The stylists had tweaked the tailights and front end to look more fluid, and the two very long aircraft carrier sized doors made it real easy to get in and out. The ergonomics boys did good work. Later I installed an alarm system just in case, because in those days Detroit didn't give a shit if your car was stolen. It was also one of the first to have a driver airbag.
Back in the nineties I worked for a state agency that issued a Plymouth Breeze to me as my daily field car. I put about 50,000 brutal miles on that car in the NC mountains. It went through small creeks, up rocky roads more intended for 4X4s and all kinds of other crazy conditions. Although it never left me stranded, it did blow a head gasket at 40000 miles (most of them in the fleet did) and developed a loud click every time you braked after being in reverse. The motorfleet mechanics couldn't ever track down the cause but declared it safe to operate. I always thought it handled really well but I only had my personal pick up to compare it to.
My first car was the 2000 Dodge Stratus SE model. I have learned that this was a unique 2.5 transition model. It was the end of the first era Cloud cars and intro to the new 2001 versions. It stand alone in engine and features than the earlier models.
The office I worked for in the mid 90’s switched from using the Ford Taurus to the Chrysler Cirrus. As a young 20 something I thought the Cirrus was a great car and a step up from the 87 Shadow I owned just a few years before. Unfortunately, the transmission issue that plagued the 90’s Chrysler minivans, were also seen in this car (my experience)
I used to see these cars all over the place in high school... Today I rarely see them on the road. A lot of military recruiters drove them too. I drove a Plymouth acclaim I'm drivers Ed back in high school.
I agree that they were cool looking at the time, but we had the dodge and it was the most uncomfortable and unreliable car we ever owned. Went to Toyota afterwards and never looked back!
I had a stratus in high school talk about a rolling headache had it for 8 months changed radiator,head gasket,2 control arms,3 cv axles and a torque converter absolute nightmare of a car
I remember when these cars came out (Cirrus/Stratus when I was 5, 6 years old, Breeze when I was 7). In October of 1995, my dad rented a Stratus in Orlando for a few days (family vacation). Wanted a Neon but they didn’t had any, so he got an upgrade.
I had a 96 Breeze. Had to have the head replaced @ 10k miles because of coolant leak. The head they took off was pitted and flawed from the factory. Headlights sucked. Tranny was very laggy. That was my first and last Chrysler product.
my dad bought a stratus at the nebraska state surplus auction. it was a good little car and my stepmother drove it until a hailstorm turned it into a green golfball.
You said cloud cars, I kept thinking clown car is for some reason! I’m really liking your channel to learn about the history of cars. Thanks for your hard work!
There’s a guy I Auto Cross with gas a 3.0L Turbo swap from a GTO aka Mitsu 3000GT and 5 spd manual. The 1st Gen Stratus is purple and only used for Racing Purposes. Also my best friend learned how to drive using one of these back in the early 00s. Most of the ones up here southwest PA all rotted out. Very rare to see one rolling around these days.
Ah yes. Stratus, Cirrus, and Breeze; hard to believe that is now in the distant past. During my lengthy tenure as a mechanic at the Ford dealer, I had a friend working at the local Dodge dealership. Back in 1998 he was working on a new Stratus that had torn off the oil pan after running over a shredded truck tire. The 2.5 liter engine was destroyed and insurance agreed to replace it. However, a new replacement was not available which meant he had to build one from scratch. Starting with a bare block, he painstakingly ordered every piece to build one over the Thanksgiving holiday. I couldn't stand to think of him working alone in the shop over Thanksgiving, so I went and gave him a hand. His wife and mine made a nice Thanksgiving dinner and brought it to the shop for us.
That is a fun memory spending Thanksgiving 1998 at the local Dodge dealer helping Alvin build an engine for a Stratus.
Very nostalgic
Worked many a holiday, friends that went out of their way made them memorable for all good things. 👍
That was cool story just helping a buddy out .
@Johnson Long Cost analysis showed that was cheaper.
That's an amazing story.
When the Dodge intrepid came out I thought that was the most futuristic looking car on the road I thought that car looked so beautiful as a kid I wanted to get a Dodge intrepid ES. Over 25 years later I still think they look nice.
I thought the same. You could even see a few eagle versions of the intrepid. That must have been towards the end of the eagle run.
I had a '97 Stratus with a V-6. No major repairs in 240k. Ran great, good acceleration, decent milage. The few times it was in the shop, when I called for an update, they would always say "let me check the status of your Stratus."
Something that might be worth mentioning for the eventual Sebring episode: The tooling for the second-gen Sebring and Stratus was sold to GAZ in Russia, which then tweaked things a bit for Russian roads and winters before selling it as the Volga Siber starting in 2007.
thank you for the info!!
They quit making them in 2010 in Russia
interesting !
The 2nd gen Sebring was a redesigned VW Eos
This is quickly becoming my favorite UA-cam car history channel. Great work!
I was the same way. Watched a video one day and every week since, I watch. Always a great video.
Cool story.
Agreed!
@@Eblak 🤣🤣
@@ImJustJoshingYa The old commercial clips is what pulls me In. Where does one find old commercials?
I worked as a salesman at a Chrysler-Plymouth dealership in the mid 1990s. During slow times (usually weekday mornings) the sales team would gather in one of the cars on the showroom floor and talk. We usually chose a Plymouth Breeze. It was remarkably comfortable and had great legroom.
Lol I take it you've seen the movie "bros"?.
@@zackc.8015 I have never heard of it. Should I watch it?
@@toddbonin6926 lol no. 🤢
@@zackc.8015 🤣
This era of Dodge was so great. I remember looking at magazines for hours, reading about their whole lineup. The Intrepid, Avanger, Stratus, Caravan, Ram, Viper, Chrysler Cirrus, Concord, 300M. Such a great time. It's so sad they have either all disappeared, or the ones that remain are just forgettable.
The lineup you just named from the 90s is forgetable too LOL
This was a great era for the Chrysler corporation, the company was swimming in cash from all the success driven by sales of the minivans, K-Car variants, Grand Cherokee and the 2nd generation Ram trucks.
This cashflow allowed for many developments like the LH platform, the cloud cars, the Neon, 3rd gen minivans and halo cars like the Viper, as well as a full line of brand new powertrains.
If you think about it, the mid 90s could be described, financially, as some of the best years in Chrysler's history and the last era as an independent company, before Bob Eaton sold it to Daimler which eventually took them on a downward spiral that stands to this day.
@@jermainec2462 I beg to disagree. Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth made very stylish cars during that time, packed with daring but elegant design cues inside and out, in my opinion. I'd add the Prowler roadster to the list written above, too. I cannot think of a more unique design, mass-produced by a mainstream car company, no less. Chrysler quality and durability, on the other hand, were (and still are) hit or miss, LOL. But I think it's unfair to call their designs 'forgettable'. I still admire their current lineup (300, Pacifica, Challenger, Charger).
@@FabienTeulieres93 if somebody that grew up in the 90s I promise you you don't remember those cars till you see them randomly throughout the day like the other day I saw a neon on the interstate I hadn't even thought about one in years I see more old camrys and old accords where I live than I do old stratuses and neons...
I grew up in the 90s and we had a 2nd and 3rd gen dodge minivan. I thought the 3rd gen was amazing looking when it first came out. I still think they look great nowadays. I love the big side windows of these cloud cars. Modern cars are so claustrophobic.
unpopular opinion: I liked Chrysler's cab forward look. Looked sleek. similar reason I liked the 90's B bodies from GM
I think Pontiac (okay, GM) took a page from Chrysler's playbook on that one--except they stretched the cab horizontally, with the "wide track" Grand Prix and Bonneville. Kinda wish they had kept that up. But yes, the cab forward thing was definitely a nice innovation.
Which leads me to a thought: is a dedicated Dodge Intrepid/Eagle Vision (not to mention Eagle as a brand period) video on the "horizon" for this channel? (I know they were touched on in this video)
This is great stuff!
@@DRTY3RD Yes, the Eagles, a left over vestige of AMC. I loved the Eagle Premier, my friends dad had one from new. The Premier's layout and technology behind it, along with the newly built factory (by American Motors right before Chrysler) where it was built, led to the LH platform with the cab-forward designs. Chrysler got huge benefits from the AMC merger having the LH platform based on the American Motors-developed and Renault-derived Eagle Premier. Of course they were really after Jeep, but the cloud cars came out of that into the mid 2000's from a late 80's merger. Not bad.
Me too. It was the Chrysler Neon here in Australia 🇦🇺🌈
I like it too. You could see out of them. Kept our 04 Seabring for 18 years.
the title actually has a pun to it, the part that says "had more spirit and acclaim", was referring to the Dodge Spirit and Plymouth Acclaim, which he does reference in the video. Awesome video=)
As a child of the 90s I thought the cloud cars were an upgrade to the neon. Similar yet very different. My recommendation for the worst list is the Sephia (especially for it's crash test ratings)
I don’t see them as dated looking. They feel very “futuristic”, like in all the movies.
I think they've aged quite well.
The style aged better than bmws
I agree they age well. They could bring back these cars with only some modernism and I bet they would sell well enough.
I have a 2000 Dodge Stratus 2.4 that I bought for $400 in 2015. Love that car. Drove well, took a lot of abuse and neglect from the previous owners, and very comfortable to drive. Never gave me much trouble other than typical maintenance items and fixing what the idiot previous owners messed up trying to "fix". Unfortunately my grandma ran over a curb, destroyed the radiator, and kept driving it until it overheated to the point of self destructing. One of these days I will get it going again and restore it, hopefully before parts in junkyards get even harder to find. Definitely a nice car that's worth saving IMO, I can't even remember the last time I saw one especially in decent condition.
Good luck. I hope you get her going again.
@@doubleaaaron Thank you! I will definitely get it going again eventually, it's just a matter of finding the time and money to fix it.
@@averyalexander2303 why do you have to get the money to get it going again?
The idiot that borrowed it from you has to pay for that!
He or she destroyed it, so it’s not your fault man.
How can a person be so dumb to drive with a destroyed radiator and just ignore the temperature gauge rising and rising..
I have a ‘97 Stratus with the 2.4L, and I love it! They’re great cars. The handling is quite nice especially for a plain Jane family sedan. Hopefully you get your Cloud back on the road!
I bought a red '98 Plymouth Breeze in 2002 while in college had 79k miles on it for $5995. I was financed by Chrysler Financial. It was pretty reliable and the 4 cylinder was pretty peppy. Very roomy for a midsized car.
I think of Will Farrell yelling out, “I drive a Dodge Stratus!” on SNL in the 90s. What a treat! You included a clip of that in your video! Thank you!
He waited 9:00 to drop it in there. Which was long enough that I started to consider the highly unlikely and deeply disappointing possibility that it was left out. Well played.
My aunty had a chrysler stratus (EU version of Dodge Stratus). I was born in 1997 and that was the car that took me from hospital to home as a newborn. Such a random car in Spain. It had a Mitsubishi engine and it started leaking oil after 100k miles. Sadly she had to scrap it cause it didn't make sense to spend so much money getting it fixed. Most people in my area (non car people) thought it was a Mercedes or a Jaguar.
The original Cloud Cars were nice with the V6, especially the Cirrus.
Actually like this cars. Growing up, my mom almost bought a first generation Dodge Stratus. I thought that car was badass looking compared to it's competitors.
While my Chevy Beretta was once again in the repair shop, I rented a Plymouth Breeze. This was shortly after they had come out. This Breeze got a lot of admiring looks, but I could see that a lot of people were puzzled as to what it was. It had Plymouth's final logo (the stylized sailing ship) and it was in white (not sure if it was called spinnaker white), but it looked great. I enjoyed driving it for a few days. Such a shame that Plymouth disappeared, let a lone the Chrysler Corporation as we knew it.
My grandmother had one, can't remember which. I loved that thing! It was a dark Maroon trimmed in gold! It looked a lot better twit sounds. When she passed away it was sold to a guy not too far from me and I still see him driving it from time to time.
I thought these were generally pretty good cars. My mother had a Breeze that she loved! It had the larger 2.4 engine if I remember correctly and was very reliable for her and comfortable too. At the time I also worked for a Chrysler/Plymouth dealership and these were some of the most reliable vehicles that Chrysler built at the time. This was 99-2001 era when Neon’s were popping head gaskets, minivans were blowing transmissions, and the Grand Cherokee had so many problems it was ridiculous.
I remember my mom's cirrus. Black with a v6. Very nice car.
I always thought the Breeze was limited to the 2.0 engine since it was positioned as the cheap model. But apparently they added the 2.4 to the option list after a few years of production.
Breeze only came with Neon 2.0 132 HP engine
@@damontroch4765 I checked that, too. Looks like they added the 2.4 as an option 2 years in.
My Mom had a 97 Stratus. Was such an upgrade for us growing up. Before that she had an early 90s Carolla SR5. 2 doors with 3 kids was not fun. Her 97 was very reliable and such a looker in 97.
Cab forward styling was my most favorite and memorable past time from 90's era car designs. I think that in the current electric vehicle transition we are seeing a resurgence of the cab forward design direction in the form of the Mercedes EQS, EQE and Kia EV6.
These used to be all over where I lived but I haven't seen one on the road in years. I think they were all traded in during cash for clunkers and destroyed.
Worst subcompact is a toss up between a Daewoo Lanos or a Ford Aspire.
Since they were mass produced, quality wasn't much of a theme with this line. Resale values being in the gutter, once these cars needed major repairs, junking them was more cost effective.
When I was a kid, I went to summer day camp at the army Depot my parents worked at. The parking lot was in view and always had government vehicles for getting around. Most of these were '04-05 Stratus sedans. Whenever I see them, it reminds me of those happy times, regardless of how bad they were. One thing that always bothered me was that the Sebring got a clock between the air vents, but the stratus had to do with a hole.
actually, what you're thinking of in the Sebring as a "Clock" was actually an optional Compass/Trip Computer (CMTC). the one in the First Generation Sebring Convertible is a highly sought after upgrade because it was never offered in any of the sedan models. I actually found one in a junkyard and installed it into my 1998 Breeze (and it actually worked too once I figured out which instrument cluster wires i had to tap into!)
@@digitalrailroader I had to look that up, how about that. Never thought it would be that. I think I was misremembering the white face analog clock between the vents in the '07-'10 Sebring.
I love these cars, I have a 2000 Dodge Stratus with the 2.5l V6, runs perfectly for having 261,000 miles on it, I plan on doing a full refresh on it soon and making it as good as new
I’ve always liked these cars too, especially the first generation Stratus and Cirrus. My dad had a ‘95 and a ‘98 V6 Stratus as company cars and they were good to us.
My aunt had a first generation 2000 Dodge Stratus for 12 years. It never had any issues. She’d probably still be driving the car if it hadn’t been totaled in it’s later years. My mom had a 1996 Plymouth Breeze that was a good car also. I was always fascinated by the “cloud cars.” Personally loved the look of the Chrysler Cirrus. I never see them around anymore. They were everywhere! Can you do a video on the original Dodge Avenger coupe/Chrysler Sebring coupe/Eagle Talon (anything Eagle)?
The eagle talon was a beauty!!!
I did a brief VA-veterans affairs 🏥 job, 1990s. Many VA staff motor pool cars were either Breezes, Dodge Stratus sedans or Chrysler Concordes. A few Dodge mini vans too.
The Chrysler cirrus ruled! My mom had one of these. I loved driving it because it handled so well and it seemed very well put together. It was reliable at first, but after a few years, it did start to give her some issue. It did seem for a minute that Chrysler had built some very class competitive cars in the late nineties.
There was also a Stratus race car in the short lived North American Touring Car Championship. It won quit a few races, beating BMW 3s and Accords. It was available on BAT a few years ago but didn't have the race engine.
I had an 04 Dodge Stratus back in the day. It thought it was a nice and sporty looking car that didn't give me too many issues.
7:59 WHATS IT GOT STUNTMANNNN!!!!!!
Thanks for including the "I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS" joke from SNL. I reference this joke many times and rarely anyone believes me that it was an SNL skit.
The cloud cars may have won MotorTrend but unfortunately they failed the IIHS frontal offset crash test.
I remember seeing tons of the 2 cloud cars on the roads in the 90s. Hardly see them anymore. The second gen Stratus I still occasionally see.
I can’t believe these were made past the mid 90’s! I recall access to the battery was through the inner fender of the driver’s side front wheel? Something weird - had to change a battery once and thought my buddy was messing with me, though I couldn’t find it under the hood or in the trunk.
Thanks for putting in that SNL clip - a classic!
Great job! I was hoping you would throw in the SNL clip. I remember when these cars first came out I was most impressed by the suspension design. It seems like whenever U.S. car makers make real improvements they are invariably rewarded with lower sales. It reminds me of when the Contour replaced the Tempo.
Classic Will Ferrall SNL line. It was in a lame "family dinner scene" skit. He 🗣 shouts it for no clear reason! Lol...
I had a 96 Cirrus LXI. Absolutely loved it.
Yea same i had the last year in99 . It was a Maroon colour
@@moeanthony9308 mine was gold with the tan interior
I still own a 2000 Cirrus, with 42,000 miles on it! Great little car.
Ever since I was a kid, I've always thought the "Cloud" cars were always nice looking. The first generation is starting to get pretty rare. A friend of mine had a violet 1997 Plymouth Breeze from 2015 to about 2018. I always found it so weird how Chrysler had some of the best looking vehicles on the road in the 90's yet they had the shortest average life span of an any American brand.
I had a Plymouth Breeze that was reliable for me. The worst part was in order to change the Battery you had to remove the drivers side tire.
I purchased a 1998 Chrysler Cirrus LXI last year. Oct. 2023. I purchased it because my ex-wife and I had owned a 1996 Cirrus LX that we purchased brand new. I always loved the ride and handling of the cloud cars. I bought my second cloud car with only 17k miles on it. Did a number of things to it. Suspension front and rear, brakes front and rear. Planning on changing the fuel pump and filter, and tune up. Love my cloud car.
The mid-90's styling for Chrysler was, IMO, a high water mark. Even the Neon looked good and it can be tough to pull off a small sedan that is well proportioned. Two ill proportioned sub-compact sedans that come to mind from the recent past are the Sonic and Fiesta - good as hatchbacks, but in sedan form? Not so much.
5 decades of civic hatch sans a decade in US= best daily driver hatch
They looked awful
They did look better than most compact and mid-size cars of the day.
Engineering was terrible though, probably on par with Kia at the time.
My dad had an '01 Stratus---it has some issues. Before 80K, one of the front tie rods broke (thankfully as he was pulling into the driveway at walking speed), and the rear strut mounts broke as well. I will admit though that it was pretty reliable---he never had any major issues with the engine or trans, just a couple of sensors that failed. Rust consumed the lower part of that car before it hit 100K. I remember jacking up the car to fix the tie rods. I put the jack in the jack point on the rocker rail....the car didn't rise, but the jack kept going. Had to use a floor jack under the subframe rail to get it in the air. His had the 2.4 engine, and I liked it--decent power output, and it felt smooth and refined.
These cars were the rave at the time they were introduced, quite revolutionary in comparison to the downright ugly boxes Chrysler was making for at least the prior decade. I was in the third grade when these came on the market. By the way, both the Cirrus and Stratus saw second generations, with the Cirrus being renamed Sebring.
I love that you chose a Neutral Drop clip to show the second gen Stratus.
That was a great Neutral Drop video!
I've had 3 of these Cloud cars and really liked all 3. My 95 Cirrus was the first and had the 2.5 V-6 and was one of the best cars I've owned, followed by a 2001 Stratus with the 2.4, and 02 Chrysler Sebring with the infamous 2.7, which I junked at 125,000 miles when the cooling system began to fail. Today I have a 2012 Ram and a 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue. I still see a few of these cars on the road in my area, but both generations of LH platforms are nearly nonexistent.
The company I worked for in the early 2000's had a Stratus as an executive car that I often drove. I can't say it impressed me much. Nothing bad and nothing good. It felt like I was driving a big, floating car. Yes, cloud, would be a good description for how it felt. Parallel parking was difficult because I could not see the front nor rear ends. It was sort of a touch and feel exercise. i preferred the squared off designs of the earlier models; easier to drive and park.
My old car? Nah, my current car! I deliver pizzas in a 98 Cirrus. Bought it off an elderly missionary lady, it had only 60k miles on it... in 2021!! Great deal, great car, great 90s nostalgia. Love this channel.
My mom had a 2000 Plymouth Breeze and my uncle had a 1997 Plymouth Breeze. We loved them!
My parents got a brand new 2000 Stratus when I was in 4th grade.
Little did I know this was going to be my 1st car during my Senior year at HS.
It served us very well during the whole 10 years we had it. It survived 2 accidents, several +1000 mile road trips and halfway through college. I ended up replacing it with a 5spd Saturn Vue in 2010 but I saw the Stratus a few more times up and running until about 2017.
I had a 2003 300m special. Amazing car and handled so well
I had a 1998 Plymouth Breeze. Bought it on the spot at a Chevrolet dealer when my 1994 Baretta Z26, that I bought brand new, went crazy electronically. But, that's another story. The Breeze was really well built and reliable for a Chrysler product. It was roomier inside than my beloved Grand Marquis LS. And the fuel injected 2.4 engine got decent gas mileage and quite peppy, too.
This lamb also had a Beretta with lots of electrical issues.
@@upeedinalamb5297 Doggone, I misspelled Beretta. Sorry about that. It was such a pretty car. Should have known it was a lemon when they had to replace the entire air conditioning system two weeks after I bought it. Then after I payed it off, the electronics went nuts.
My wife has a Plymouth Breeze,I have a Stratus,my love's Breeze is near half million miles,minimal rust,only engine issue was a coil pack,time belts.Incredible cars.On our trips we rented few times,that's how we found these gems,so reliable.
I sold our 04 Seabring limited three months ago. Got 3k for it. 18 years 98.000 miles. (Wife doesn't go out much) other than regular maintenance. I put a starter and alternator on it. Never had issues with it. Replaced it with the car we sold to get it. Honda Civic. But we loved that car. Lots of good memories.
Another car we used to see on the road all the time, but now you hardly ever see. I see more Intrepids and Neons from this era still on the road, and even those, not too often either.
I loved my 96 stratua...same color as the thumbnail. Almost 200000 miles on it when i sold herself
They gave away so many of these during the 90s on The Price Is Right.
Thank you for eliminating the loud popping noises at the beginning when you show how many people contacted you about a certain car model.
It's funny I used to read about the cloud cars in Automobile magazine back in the 90s and was impressed with their styling back then.
With the 2.5 in the ES, it was a great road trip car and work car for me; makes me kind of sad they've nearly disappeared from roads today (Even the Eclipse-based coupe, which my father once had). But it wasn't without problems like the Intrepid, which I almost got a few times in years past haha
I thought the gauges were cool with the black on white at day, orange backlit numbers at night. I still miss my 2000 Stratus to this day (considering I lost mine in an accident years ago, the video ending is appropriate haha)
I had a gold Stratus from new for 10 years and enjoyed it so very much.
Thanks for the memories 👍🏻
My aunt had one of these, it was a 2000 Chrysler Cirrus, she had it for 14 years.
I've been in several Chrysler vehicles and none of them appealed to me. Their quality was subpar.
Great video!
I've like the looks and ride of a lot of the Dodge/Chryslers, but like you their quality and reliability is very much lacking. Never met a person that didn't complain about them constantly needing repairs.
Had a 1999 Camry 4cyl which I traded for a 2000 Cirrus 6cyl...the Cirrus got better gas mileage than the Camry and had a hell of a lot better get up and go! Never an issue with the car at all with about 70k miles when traded for a Sebring...which was totally trouble free as well. Chrysler used to make fantastic cars!!!!
Haha I love that you used Neutral Drops Stratus beat down, that was a legendary whooping
I have a 2001 coup Sebring and I absolutely love my old car. She’s never gave me trouble and picks up nicely
The Datsun/Nissan 720 pickup line would be a great candidate for a future episode of My Old Car. Thank you for the old car footage.
NEUTRAL DROP ROCKS!!! GET OVAA HERE
I had the pleasure of driving many of these cloud cars in the 90's, due to my "college job" working at Avis in Boston. Mostly fun cars, but not really built for the daily grind that is Boston traffic. Cool review and video! Look forward to the Sebring video, as I've had a couple Chrysler Sebring Convertibles, a 97 JX for 4 years and 01 Limited since 2001, yep, still in the garage, runs/looks great for 21 years old.
Did you have a talking bear named TED...?! JK ;)
I watch most of your videos because it's great content, but I watched this one just make sure you had Will Farrell screaming "I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS" somewhere in the video. You did not disappoint.
I remember my mom's cirrus. Nice car, black, v6, beautiful car. Still miss that thing.
I had a Cirrus for a week as a rental in 1996. Loved it.
my friend's mom had one back in the day a purple one. that engine was so strong and she always was whipping that car omg even with the manual windows that car will forever be iconic !!! I can still smell the aroma of the upholstery ! it had a distinct smell lolz everytime
Great episode! I recommend the Nissan 240SX. My older sister had one 2 decades ago. I was able to borrow it a few times and drove it VERY carefully (😉). So much fun to drive! The interior was so cool!
Lol. I had a Dodge Spirit that had an Acclaim badge on the dash.
On a trip to Florida in 2000, we rented a loaded Stratus ES. White with a dark gray leather interior, fog lights, alloys, every option. It seemed like such a nice car. It had been a couple of years at that point since the luster had started to fade from the early production raves from the car magazines. These did have a fairly well tuned, decently sophisticated suspension, really low center of gravity, the cab forward driver position, and decent-ish power from the Mitsu V6.
I wish you had ventured off into more on the first gen Sebring/Avenger DSM coupes. Those had interesting Mitsu mechanicals and, at least to me, pretty darn good styling.
We had a new one in our fleet, i drove it about 11 miles and the transmission went into limp mode. They had to come with a tow truck. I took the second one and it was pretty reliable. I remember one time a pedestrian stepped out in the middle of the road i panick braked and the transmission actually sort of shifted out of gear .. it made sense to not add more power.
You should do an episode on a Nissan Prairie/ Stanza Wagon/ Multi. Many people think it was actually the first production minivan but the class wasn’t created yet. I personally think is should have the crown as the first minivan. My grandmother bought an 86 Multi auto fwd (called the Multi in Canada) brand new and was mostly driven by my father and was given to him a few years later. The things got 302k km and he still owns it to this day. Has very little rust, hasn’t driven it much in the past 10 years but it’ll still start up like it’s brand new. We can head over to Florida and back no problem if we wanted to.
The Stanza Wagon was too small to be called a minivan. It was the first vehicle to get dual sliding doors, though.
In the mid 90s, just about every time I picked a rental car, it was one of these.
@9:39 - “Now, them Duke boys always did have a knack for getting into trouble…”. 🤣
I had a Chrysler Cirrus LXI and to this day it has always been my favorite car I’ve ever owned.
I had a red, two door, 94 Plymouth Sundance, new, for 6 years and 67,000 miles, with a 2.2 litre, 93 hp, 5 spd manual, and I think front and rear anti roll bars (the body stayed very flat during 90 mph sweeping curves on the highway and did not lean at all). The seating position was perfect for a six footer, stretch your legs out straight, lean the seat back, it was like sitting in a roomy space capsule, in a comfy reclined dental chair, and a perfect rest your hands at 9 and 3 steering wheel shelf, and good all day back support. I felt like I was driving a smaller version of a luxury car. I only wiped it down with a bucket of water, no soap, no wax, and a big dogbone foam sponge, and the clear coat looked brand new when I traded it in, of course it was the North where the sun doesn't fry the paint. It had good torque going up big long hills in 5th gear at 70 mph, on Virginia interstate 95. The stylists had tweaked the tailights and front end to look more fluid, and the two very long aircraft carrier sized doors made it real easy to get in and out. The ergonomics boys did good work. Later I installed an alarm system just in case, because in those days Detroit didn't give a shit if your car was stolen. It was also one of the first to have a driver airbag.
Back in the nineties I worked for a state agency that issued a Plymouth Breeze to me as my daily field car. I put about 50,000 brutal miles on that car in the NC mountains. It went through small creeks, up rocky roads more intended for 4X4s and all kinds of other crazy conditions. Although it never left me stranded, it did blow a head gasket at 40000 miles (most of them in the fleet did) and developed a loud click every time you braked after being in reverse. The motorfleet mechanics couldn't ever track down the cause but declared it safe to operate. I always thought it handled really well but I only had my personal pick up to compare it to.
I would love to see a episode on the Pontiac Bonneville
My first car was the 2000 Dodge Stratus SE model. I have learned that this was a unique 2.5 transition model. It was the end of the first era Cloud cars and intro to the new 2001 versions. It stand alone in engine and features than the earlier models.
Yes a top 10 list would be fun!
The office I worked for in the mid 90’s switched from using the Ford Taurus to the Chrysler Cirrus. As a young 20 something I thought the Cirrus was a great car and a step up from the 87 Shadow I owned just a few years before. Unfortunately, the transmission issue that plagued the 90’s Chrysler minivans, were also seen in this car (my experience)
An episode on the Mitsubishi Galant would be nice
I used to see these cars all over the place in high school... Today I rarely see them on the road. A lot of military recruiters drove them too. I drove a Plymouth acclaim I'm drivers Ed back in high school.
I agree that they were cool looking at the time, but we had the dodge and it was the most uncomfortable and unreliable car we ever owned. Went to Toyota afterwards and never looked back!
I had a stratus in high school talk about a rolling headache had it for 8 months changed radiator,head gasket,2 control arms,3 cv axles and a torque converter absolute nightmare of a car
I remember when these cars came out (Cirrus/Stratus when I was 5, 6 years old, Breeze when I was 7). In October of 1995, my dad rented a Stratus in Orlando for a few days (family vacation). Wanted a Neon but they didn’t had any, so he got an upgrade.
I still drive a 1999 Cirrus daily
I had a 96 Breeze. Had to have the head replaced @ 10k miles because of coolant leak. The head they took off was pitted and flawed from the factory. Headlights sucked. Tranny was very laggy.
That was my first and last Chrysler product.
Lol yup similar story for me here about my Stratus. First and last Dodge for me 😂💀
Same here but after about 50k miles.
my dad bought a stratus at the nebraska state surplus auction. it was a good little car and my stepmother drove it until a hailstorm turned it into a green golfball.
My Old Car showing love to Neutral Drop! This is epic! ♥️
I remember seeing a whole lot of these then Poof gone! I await the next excellent video!
You are absolutely correct in that there are none of them on the road anymore
You said cloud cars, I kept thinking clown car is for some reason! I’m really liking your channel to learn about the history of cars. Thanks for your hard work!
There’s a guy I Auto Cross with gas a 3.0L Turbo swap from a GTO aka Mitsu 3000GT and 5 spd manual. The 1st Gen Stratus is purple and only used for Racing Purposes. Also my best friend learned how to drive using one of these back in the early 00s. Most of the ones up here southwest PA all rotted out. Very rare to see one rolling around these days.
I always liked these cars and where I live there are still many of them running around of all three makes.