Finally took some decent pics this morning

"oldirtybootz" (oldirtybootz) 11/03/2013 at 10:31 • Filed to: Dodge Dart

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She needs tints and wheels. I was looking into American Racing wheels and I'd probably throw Potenzas on them. Eventually, maybe, I'd like to do CAI, exhaust, strut bar, maybe a short throw kit, and a few other things.

Brian, The Life of > oldirtybootz 11/03/2013 at 11:48

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Those are really nice looking cars. Is yours black or dark blue? Hard to tell on my phone.

oldirtybootz > Brian, The Life of 11/03/2013 at 11:49

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It's True Blue.

Brian, The Life of > oldirtybootz 11/03/2013 at 11:53

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Nice! Haven't driven one yet but I understand they're pretty tossable bone stock, true?

Makoyouidiot > Brian, The Life of 11/03/2013 at 12:05

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Very true. Some lovely liftoff oversteer as well.

Brian, The Life of > Makoyouidiot 11/03/2013 at 12:11

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Do you have the 1.4T?

oldirtybootz > Brian, The Life of 11/03/2013 at 12:36

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I have the 1.4 and 6MT. I'm still getting used to driving stick every day so I haven't done much back road driving but my initial impressions are pretty positive. As far as serious driving goes I only have my Focus to really compare to it. It rolls alot less than my Focus and feels more refined with far less up and down movement, but I was very confident in my Focus after 3 years and 70k so it'll take a bit before I'm at that point with this. The Kumho low rolling resistance tires don't help either, but that's easy enough to fix down thw road.

Agrajag > oldirtybootz 11/03/2013 at 13:32

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I like these more and more every time I see one.

Makoyouidiot > Brian, The Life of 11/03/2013 at 15:08

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I did, we got rid of it in favor of a Mazda3. But we had it for nearly a year and a half.

GRawesome > oldirtybootz 11/03/2013 at 15:28

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Looking good Dodge brother! Just washed mine today and snapped a few pics:

As far as your mods go, I would start with the short throw (does Hurst make one for the Dart or is it MOPAR only?) and probably end with wheels/tires when you need new tires. Not sure about the Dart, but on the Challengers the air intake is very efficient and you only see minuscule gains from a CAI so not really a good bang for the buck mod.

First thing I did was tints (South Florida so a necessity) then exhaust (Flowmaster American Thunder) then Hurst Short Throw (favorite mod so far, the shifting is so much more precise, but it is loud as hell, the shifter is so tight that it acts like a huge tuning fork sending transmission vibrations into the cabin) put a front strut tower brace in at the same time as the Hurst too, markedly improved handling. I'm holding off on wheels/tires until I wear these out, same with the brakes.

Enjoy the Dart! How do you like it? I was thinking it might be an option for my wife's next car, I would get her something like mine but 15MPGs on her commute would cost more in gas then in car payments!

Burrito de EJ25 > oldirtybootz 11/03/2013 at 16:19

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Chrysler's infotainment system is one of best and easiest to use in the business. I really dig the one in my mom's Chrysler 300.

oldirtybootz > Burrito de EJ25 11/03/2013 at 18:44

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I love it. Crisp graphics and easy to use.

oldirtybootz > GRawesome 11/03/2013 at 18:54

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I like it alot so far. I have the 1.4T with a 6 speed stick and aside from a lack of low end torque it's a good car.

Your Chally is nice looking. I'd pefer Plum Crazy, Header Orange, or Granite Crystal but I love the Classic package. I love the wheels on yours too, I wouldn't change them.

oldirtybootz > Agrajag 11/03/2013 at 18:58

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I like it more and more every time I drive it. I find my self making more excuses than usual to go for drives.

Keith Hanna > oldirtybootz 11/04/2013 at 16:25

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Madonna edition? She was "imported from Detroit" too. :P

oldirtybootz > Keith Hanna 11/04/2013 at 18:03

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Had I never seen Reservoir Dogs, tbat rwference would have gone waayyyyy over my head haha.

"Like a Virgin's not about some sensitive girl who meets a nice fella. That's what True Blue's about. Granted, no argument about that."

Tehjew93 > oldirtybootz 11/05/2013 at 18:38

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That's a nice lookin Yodge you have there

Jeremy > oldirtybootz 11/05/2013 at 23:21

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Pictures of a stock Dodge Dart? NEAT!

/sarcasm

oldirtybootz > Jeremy 11/06/2013 at 09:43

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How dare I be excited about my new car and want to share it with the good people of Oppo.

oldirtybootz > Tehjew93 11/06/2013 at 09:44

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Thank you, I quite like my Yodge Yart.

mgbgt > oldirtybootz 11/06/2013 at 13:18

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is that a third pedal?

oldirtybootz > mgbgt 11/06/2013 at 14:07

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Indeed it is. I even ordered my "Save the Manuals" sticker from Car and Driver.

osbjmg > oldirtybootz 11/06/2013 at 17:35

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I don't know how I got here...

oldirtybootz > osbjmg 11/06/2013 at 18:36

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Huh?

IDRIVENEON > oldirtybootz 11/06/2013 at 19:12

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Is that the 1.4 turbo? My buddy has a 1.4T model and let me drive it around a few months ago. Surprisingly quick, I really enjoyed it.

This is my current neon, but it's been broken for a few months. Mild restoration soon.

oldirtybootz > IDRIVENEON 11/06/2013 at 21:16

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Yep, 1.4T and 6MT. It feels pretty fast when you're on the boost.

I like Neons. They're underappreciated as far as cheap, tossable cars go. My friend has a 2nd gen R/T 5MT and it's a pretty nice little car. I went from NY to Pennsylvania and back in a 3-speed auto 2000 Neon, and we kinda bonded on that trip so I have a soft spot for them.

IDRIVENEON > oldirtybootz 11/06/2013 at 21:25

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Ah that's cool, I always wanted to pick up a 2gn R/T. I actually had a 2001 ACR for a few months that had a bad motor I was going to rebuild, but I ended up parting it out instead of fixing it. I've had 8 of the stupid things at this point, currently have my green one and an 04 I'm parting out.

Sorry to hear about the trip in the 2000 auto, bet that could have been boring lol.

Hopefully if things work out, I'll be able to pick up a dart in the next year or two.

oldirtybootz > IDRIVENEON 11/06/2013 at 21:31

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So safe to say you're a Mopar/Neon fan? Lol

Oh it was definitely boring as far as the actual driving, but I went with my friend for work to pick up a 2500 from another dealer so it was pretty interesting.

I'd definitely recommend the Dart. I was harsh on them when we started getting them in even though I liked our red Rallye 1.4T 6MT launch car, but I always said my 2010 Focus was a better car but now that I have one I realize I was wrong and the "faults" I thought it had don't bother mw.

IDRIVENEON > oldirtybootz 11/07/2013 at 04:59

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Lol you could say I'm a mopar fan. Currently I also have an 89 Plymouth reliant and a 93 Plymouth voyager with a 4 cylinder and a 5 speed which I plan on SRT swapping over the winter. There's also the 90 15 passenger dodge ram van that used to be owned by a church lol.

If you get a chance next summer you should try to come out to Chryslers at Carlisle. I've been going since 2008 and hanging with the 2gn.org guys. Always a great time.

oldirtybootz > IDRIVENEON 11/07/2013 at 10:09

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Our parts manager always goes to Carlisle. Maybe I'll ride out there with him this year.

Fast, Faster and Fastest > oldirtybootz 11/07/2013 at 11:58

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What is this Shitbox! A Morris!

Sackocheetoh > oldirtybootz 11/07/2013 at 12:32

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Its still a Dodge. No fixing that.

oldirtybootz > Fast, Faster and Fastest 11/07/2013 at 12:44

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?

oldirtybootz > Sackocheetoh 11/07/2013 at 12:45

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I've always been a Ford guy, so I can't really argue that one.

vanmoto42 > oldirtybootz 11/10/2013 at 10:54

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I thought they where talking about the owners manual that everyone throws away!