i bought one brand new with 0 miles on it. Today 10 years later still driving daily. Got 200'000Km and never had any problems with the car except the wishbone. Because the car is heavy and kinda high, the wishbone starts cracking and i had to replace it around every 5 years. But luckily isn't expensive (around 200€) im very happy with the car. Got the 2012 2.0L SXT 5-Gear Manual in Orange. Cruisin in Switzerland
I still drive my 2010 red SXT with 127.000 km and it’s still rocking. Only thing’s ive replaced is motor mounts, alternator and AC Compressor. Oh And it’s the 2.0 automatic. It’s a great car for anyone who knows how to drive it and maintain it too. For me, the exterior design still looks modern and sporty and with the last design it got for the interior, left the caliber in a sweet spot. I would recommend this hatchback to anyone out there, of course, always when is the 2.0L or the manual version.
i have an srt 4 and my dad has an sxt. both are 08 and i love both. the srt is fast. i have stage 1 on it now. but in the process of doing a full engine build. cant wait.
Good afternoon, friend. I do not know why, but in Europe and the USA they very much dislike the CVT that was installed on these cars (jatco jf-011e). I live in Russia. The caliber is a very common car, and most of the calibers in my city are on a variator. I know two owners of these cars who have runs over 400,000 km (248.548 miles) and they have native engines and boxes (without replacements), I asked them how they got through so much. The owners of these cars told me that they used the variator according to the regulations and changed the engine oil, which is prescribed in the operating conditions of this car. I don't know about your country, but in Russia the price of a new CVT is cheaper than a new manual transmission on this car, with repairs in the same way. The variator is cheaper than the mechanics. And again. In Russia, people do not like automatic transmissions (automatic machines, robots, variators), and as a result, it is more profitable to buy a Dodge caliber on a variator from us. By the way, these variators were installed on a very large number of cars, namely the jf-011e variator (qashqai, outlander, lancer). My friend has a 2010 outlander, with exactly the same CVT as the Dodge caliber. He has already traveled 500,000 km (310,685 miles) on his outlander and during this time he has never repaired it (only operated according to the regulations) and says that this variator is very reliable. Thank you for the video, friend! Good luck!
Hello! I personally don’t like how they drive. I prefer manual transmission as well. Many CTVs were not reliable so I think the idea many thought was that ALL were unreliable. Maybe this one is just a little bit better than the other :-)
@@BadIdeasGarage Hello hello! This jatco is definitely better than the others! Especially when you consider that it was put on Nissan, Mitsubishi and some Toyota models. And in my country, the car is changed about once every 10 years, and because of this, the mileage is very high and these CVTs are reliable in principle. About the way this car is going. I don't know about you, there are car repair shops in Russia that put a chip on a car for $ 230. Not in the sense of a chip like stage 1, stage 2 and so on. I stitch the box completely, all the kicks and delays disappear, and the car really starts to go in a different way, much better than before. Although I still also prefer a manual transmission, but the 1.8 engine in the dodge caliber suffers from bullies and many other problems, and in my opinion the 2.0 engine was not on the manual transmission, at least the Russian assembly (we had a Dodge factory in Russia, where just at the time we had some Dodge models they were produced until 2014).
Continuously Variable Transmissions- it’s an automatic (as in, not a stick shift), but it doesn’t really have gears like you’d expect. So when you floor it rather than going through the gears, it just revs up high and can be loud. And it doesn’t feel fun at all. It sucks any fun out of driving. They also have a reputation for being hard and more expensive to maintain plus they don’t last as long usually as regular transmissions. They are getting better but I still won’t ever buy one.
@@BadIdeasGarage I see. My dad has a 2007 Dodge Caliber with a CVT. When you floor it the engine speeds way up but the car doesn't, so that seems about right. It's got about 109,000 miles on it and the transmission has never given any problems. It'll be my car in the future. I don't really care that much about the no-fun part, as long as it gets me from point A to point B it's whatever
Hi guys, does anyone of you know if the facelift Caliber has adjustable steering wheel by DEPTH? Because the pre facelift was unfortunately only adjustable by height, and since I'm really tall I wasn't able to fit comfortably there, and gave up on buyuing one in the end.. I'd be grateful if someone knows this little detail. Thanks!
i bought one brand new with 0 miles on it. Today 10 years later still driving daily. Got 200'000Km and never had any problems with the car except the wishbone. Because the car is heavy and kinda high, the wishbone starts cracking and i had to replace it around every 5 years. But luckily isn't expensive (around 200€) im very happy with the car. Got the 2012 2.0L SXT 5-Gear Manual in Orange. Cruisin in Switzerland
Very nice! I was sporting my Swiss football jersey yesterday :)
I have had a 2012 Caliber SXT since 2014 with no issues. Great cargo space. Its paid off and I’m going to drive this thing until it explodes.
I have the 2008 SXT and there are only 2 in my city mine red and black. They run great it's like GOLF V, Jeep Compass anyway i m from Macedonia
Macedonia is a Greek country side at the north, is it?
I am from Russia Novosibirsk
I still drive my 2010 red SXT with 127.000 km and it’s still rocking. Only thing’s ive replaced is motor mounts, alternator and AC Compressor. Oh And it’s the 2.0 automatic. It’s a great car for anyone who knows how to drive it and maintain it too. For me, the exterior design still looks modern and sporty and with the last design it got for the interior, left the caliber in a sweet spot. I would recommend this hatchback to anyone out there, of course, always when is the 2.0L or the manual version.
Nice! That’s definitely not bad whatsoever. Thanks for sharing!
I have the exact same vehicle 2011 160k miles 2.4L 5spd. Absolutely love it.
Just getting worn in :) enjoy!
i have an srt 4 and my dad has an sxt. both are 08 and i love both. the srt is fast. i have stage 1 on it now. but in the process of doing a full engine build. cant wait.
Keep us posted! You’re speaking our language. We have a PT Cruise stage 1!
Good afternoon, friend. I do not know why, but in Europe and the USA they very much dislike the CVT that was installed on these cars (jatco jf-011e). I live in Russia. The caliber is a very common car, and most of the calibers in my city are on a variator. I know two owners of these cars who have runs over 400,000 km (248.548 miles) and they have native engines and boxes (without replacements), I asked them how they got through so much. The owners of these cars told me that they used the variator according to the regulations and changed the engine oil, which is prescribed in the operating conditions of this car. I don't know about your country, but in Russia the price of a new CVT is cheaper than a new manual transmission on this car, with repairs in the same way. The variator is cheaper than the mechanics. And again. In Russia, people do not like automatic transmissions (automatic machines, robots, variators), and as a result, it is more profitable to buy a Dodge caliber on a variator from us. By the way, these variators were installed on a very large number of cars, namely the jf-011e variator (qashqai, outlander, lancer). My friend has a 2010 outlander, with exactly the same CVT as the Dodge caliber. He has already traveled 500,000 km (310,685 miles) on his outlander and during this time he has never repaired it (only operated according to the regulations) and says that this variator is very reliable. Thank you for the video, friend! Good luck!
Hello! I personally don’t like how they drive. I prefer manual transmission as well. Many CTVs were not reliable so I think the idea many thought was that ALL were unreliable. Maybe this one is just a little bit better than the other :-)
@@BadIdeasGarage Hello hello! This jatco is definitely better than the others! Especially when you consider that it was put on Nissan, Mitsubishi and some Toyota models. And in my country, the car is changed about once every 10 years, and because of this, the mileage is very high and these CVTs are reliable in principle. About the way this car is going. I don't know about you, there are car repair shops in Russia that put a chip on a car for $ 230. Not in the sense of a chip like stage 1, stage 2 and so on. I stitch the box completely, all the kicks and delays disappear, and the car really starts to go in a different way, much better than before. Although I still also prefer a manual transmission, but the 1.8 engine in the dodge caliber suffers from bullies and many other problems, and in my opinion the 2.0 engine was not on the manual transmission, at least the Russian assembly (we had a Dodge factory in Russia, where just at the time we had some Dodge models they were produced until 2014).
@@BAMBR1069 Oh! So there is a tune on the transmission to make it more reliable and smoother? Very cool!
@@BadIdeasGarage Well, part of it is true, just the gearbox starts to behave differently, part of the gearbox starts to work better
Solid down-to-earth review, looking for a gas sipper, but 5 speed are rare ..
Thank you! It definitely gets great gas mileage for what it is. I keep telling the owner of this one never to get rid of it. 😂
I like how it look boxy and and robust like small SUV crossover, Jeep Compass 2008 models.
It does look robust! It's a great car :) I don't really like the Jeep Compass though in terms of looks!
@@BadIdeasGarage Yes, specialy the headlights damn ugly roundy...
Nice car and review!
Thank you! Zoom zoom
Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
I know close to nothing about cars. What is bad about a CVT?
Continuously Variable Transmissions- it’s an automatic (as in, not a stick shift), but it doesn’t really have gears like you’d expect. So when you floor it rather than going through the gears, it just revs up high and can be loud. And it doesn’t feel fun at all. It sucks any fun out of driving. They also have a reputation for being hard and more expensive to maintain plus they don’t last as long usually as regular transmissions. They are getting better but I still won’t ever buy one.
@@BadIdeasGarage I see. My dad has a 2007 Dodge Caliber with a CVT. When you floor it the engine speeds way up but the car doesn't, so that seems about right. It's got about 109,000 miles on it and the transmission has never given any problems. It'll be my car in the future. I don't really care that much about the no-fun part, as long as it gets me from point A to point B it's whatever
The SRT-4 is the only model to ever consider bro, you know that. Then you can make spooly boi noses.
I saw one the other day and they are surprisingly cool!
Hi guys, does anyone of you know if the facelift Caliber has adjustable steering wheel by DEPTH? Because the pre facelift was unfortunately only adjustable by height, and since I'm really tall I wasn't able to fit comfortably there, and gave up on buyuing one in the end.. I'd be grateful if someone knows this little detail. Thanks!
Sadly, I don’t think that was an option! The telescoping future
The manual gearbox isn't the most robust either. The manual transmissions had bearing failures. The CVT is absolute trash.
Oof. Good to know!
UPDATE: My Gearbox got fucked up 6 speed, i have ordered one from Switzerland it will cost me 700-750 euros. Damn...
Thumbs down. I know sometimes we gotta send it but maybe you went too far!