"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
02/17/2015 at 10:05 • Filed to: Dodge Magnum
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"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
02/17/2015 at 10:05 • Filed to: Dodge Magnum | 8
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I'm talking about the wagon, of course. The name was used in the early 80's apparently for a coupe before being brought back in wagon form with the potential for a Hemi V8 in 2004.
I remember seeing the Magnum at the Boston auto show that year (or 2005...I forget which). I was a baby-faced high schooler able to get in on children's admission when my friends and I saw it: black, Hemi, wagon. It was a raffle that I signed both my parents up for (had to be 18 or older!) even though I didn't have a chance in Hell of winning. Those entries resulted in my parents getting quite a bit of junk mail for "no apparent reason whatsoever".
Fun facts:
- The Dodge Magnum was the last mid-sized station wagon sold by an American manufacturer.
- AWD was an option on SXT and RT models in 2005.
- The SRT-8 had a 0-60 time of 5.1 seconds.
- The Magnum was sold as the Chrysler 300 in markets outside of the US.
- In November of 2007, Chrysler announced "The Magnum, along with the PT Cruiser convertible, the Crossfire, and the Pacifica were not earning their keep."
- The Magnum was, essentially, replaced by the Journey. -_-
Sales figures
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Not bad, actually (you know, until they decided to stop making it right after an update).
All this came from my morning commute where an RT Magnum was in front of me and had a very nice V8 rumble upon pulling out of the street. I quite liked the Magnum and still do. I'm a little upset at myself for having forgotten about it especially as it was the first wagon that I personally wanted.
wunderwagen wants a longer roof
> cazzyodo
02/17/2015 at 10:16 |
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I would love to own one, nearly everything about it is great. Check out JGrabow's trials with his.
http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/tag/hemi-wagon
nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
> cazzyodo
02/17/2015 at 10:22 |
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Twism
> cazzyodo
02/17/2015 at 10:23 |
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I saw one brand-new in 2005, when I was 14 and following my grandma at a Chrysler dealership for a service on her Intrepid.
It sat in the middle of the dealership, it was a black RT with the grey interior. As I marveled at it, the salesmen fired it up to move it for a new vehicle, and I heard that HEMI fire up in all its glory.
Love at first sight.
Fast-forward 4 years, I had a semi-secure job with a good paycheck. What did I do? I took a loan waaay to high for any 18 years-old, and I bought myself an 05 rwd RT.
I still have it, and I still love every aspect of my Maggie. (above picture was last year, it's now in winter storage).
By the way, the Magnum (and everything on the LX platform except the Challenger) are classified as full-size, not mid-size.
Alex B
> nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
02/17/2015 at 10:28 |
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That's fantastic. I would DD both of those
Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
> cazzyodo
02/17/2015 at 10:29 |
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Someone needs to Hellcat a Magnum. It just needs to happen.
Milky
> nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
02/17/2015 at 10:29 |
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This. This is cool.
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cazzyodo
> wunderwagen wants a longer roof
02/17/2015 at 10:29 |
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Not gonna lie, I want one, too.
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cazzyodo
> Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
02/17/2015 at 10:30 |
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I support this.
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cazzyodo
> Twism
02/17/2015 at 10:32 |
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That's great...I wish I had the ability to go back, remember the car, then buy it. Need a V8 in my life.
As for the mid-size, I basically copied that piece from some info I found. Not sure if they classified it as full or mid-sized based on cargo room or if it was flat-out wrong haha.
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Twism
> cazzyodo
02/17/2015 at 10:40 |
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Yeah, Wiki.
It's curious that the 300 is classified as a full-size, and the Magnum as a mid-size... since they are essentially the same vehicle.
And what are you waiting for? They are getting cheap nowadays!
ttyymmnn
> cazzyodo
02/17/2015 at 10:41 |
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Our local sheriff's office had a couple of Magnums they used for patrol vehicles. I haven't seen them around in a while, so I don't know of they're still in operation. This is Travis County, TX.
MrPseudonym
> cazzyodo
02/17/2015 at 10:42 |
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Have I ever mentioned how much I love Dodge?
Srs I love the Magnum, just because WAGON.
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cazzyodo
> Twism
02/17/2015 at 10:43 |
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I wasn't going to put mid-sized because of the same thought process...nothing about it is mid-sized. Then I thought cargo space and that perhaps there was a sort of CUV-before-CUVs-were-a-thing that qualified as a wagon though it wasn't.
And I would if it was two years ago and I didn't buy a FoST.
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Twism
> Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
02/17/2015 at 10:55 |
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It's in the plans...
As soon as I can find a rolled-over Hellcat. Trying to find one without massive front-end damage is hard, for some reasons.
AutoSavant
> cazzyodo
02/17/2015 at 11:03 |
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I own a black '05 SXT. 186,000 miles and still going great.
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cazzyodo
> AutoSavant
02/17/2015 at 11:11 |
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Big fan of it in black...throw a pic up if you have one!
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cazzyodo
> ttyymmnn
02/17/2015 at 11:12 |
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I saw a couple local patrol vehicles up here when I was in high school. They look good in police spec.
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ttyymmnn
> cazzyodo
02/17/2015 at 11:14 |
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They did. Honestly, I've never been a very big fan of the looks of the Magnum. But it does look sharp in subdued police livery.
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nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
> Milky
02/17/2015 at 11:17 |
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Apparently it can be done in just a few minutes since Chrysler loves using the push body fasteners and a couple of screws.
norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> cazzyodo
02/17/2015 at 14:33 |
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My dad had one. I enjoyed it. Was a V6 though because work vehicle.
Woke Up In A New SRT
> nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
02/17/2015 at 20:11 |
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Nice! I like the front end swap between those.
Dusty Ventures
> Twism
02/17/2015 at 21:46 |
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Give one to an Irish rally driver and wait. They always crash back-end-first