Dodge Colts

[mn_smokeater]

looking at one and wondering if any of yall has owned/driven one and whats your experances with it

the one im looking at is a 90s(forget the year) 5 speed with teh 4 banger bodys pretty good shape insides good shape too just needs to get cleaned.

drove it in the lot and it fired up nice ran around pretty good cept i almost stalled it 3 times that dammed auto in my truck spoiled me my skills are rusty

 

[colby450xc]

My brother had one as a first car. Seemed decent but its still an ugly little car. Doesnt matter when it's fuel efficient though. I'd love a Festiva but them things aint cheap.

 

[Southern3.0]

There a rebaged Mitsus. Ive also seen a few turboed ones that where kinda quick.

 

[mn_smokeater]

yeah the thing should get over 25 mpg im sure.

why is it seeming a festiva has a higher price then a geo metro in some places?

 

[OilPatch197]

yeah the thing should get over 25 mpg im sure.

why is it seeming a festiva has a higher price then a geo metro in some places?

Perhaps it's a "sleeper", the GEO's have been popular for quite some time, they are wearing out, being worn out by the popularity, the festiva, probably more around in a better condition, be my guess!

 

[martin]

I've known a few of them, the na versions were not bad and the turbo versions were quite a surprise, real sleeper. They tended to turn to rust fairly rapidly up here, the rear bumper being the first thing to fall off.

 

[dp88]

0-50 in 5.78.... It has 8 forward Ratios!

 

[pillen140]

who measures 0-50mph? lol. they were probably hoping people would misread it and think it was 0-60. like most chrylers.... they are junk in the long run. but anything that saves gas is worth driving.

 

[BlackBII]

Whats with the 'Twin Stick' ????

Very end of the article, after the specs.

Edit - From Wiki
http://wikicars.org/en/Dodge_Colt

A 4-speed was standard, but it had an interesting "twin-stick" feature that had a high and a low range and could be used on all 4 gears, effectively making it an 8-speed transmission.

 

[dp88]

I think the 0-60 was something like 8 seconds.

 

[b2rich]

Whats with the 'Twin Stick' ????

Very end of the article, after the specs.

Edit - From Wiki
http://wikicars.org/en/Dodge_Colt

twin stick
i had one of those in the 80s. that little car was a blast on logging roads.
the twin stick allows you to, in a sense, to split the gears. kind of like a high range and a low range.
ive been keeping my eye out for one thats in decent shape just for a dd.

 

[backroad101]

He's looking a 90's Colt, which would look like one of these cars

http://dodge-parts.uneedapart.com/images/dodge-colt-parts.jpg

http://www.landmarkautosales.ca/images/cars/1995 Dodge Colt/Copy of 100_5928 (Small).JPG

Twin to the Mitsubishi Mirage

Speaking of, here looks like a fun Mirage

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/08/rr-of-the-day-beware-the-sleeper-turbo-mirage/

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[straycat]

looking at one and wondering if any of yall has owned/driven one and whats your experances with it

the one im looking at is a 90s(forget the year) 5 speed with teh 4 banger bodys pretty good shape insides good shape too just needs to get cleaned.

drove it in the lot and it fired up nice ran around pretty good cept i almost stalled it 3 times that dammed auto in my truck spoiled me my skills are rusty

Darn...I thought somebody was talking baseball....lol The old Dodge Colt sucks giant mush balls!!!!!! Everyone I know who had one hated it with a passion!!!!!

 

[strvger]

i know they also made them with 4wd. nice machines. i almost bought one myself many years ago.

 

[mn_smokeater]

well took it on a longer cruise and the struts are making noise and the steering is very hard to turn.

i also am lookin at a 93 ex cab 4x4 ranger