Plymouth Prowler?  Muscle Car?

"BorkBorkBjork" (tbirdlemons) 07/14/2015 at 11:52 • Filed to: Plymouth Prowler

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In what hell does this car deserve to be called a Muscle Car AND have a framed picture of it?

Oh. A Truck stop bathroom in Kentucky, makes sense...

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BorkBorkBjork 07/14/2015 at 11:53

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It is an excellent muscle car. For me to poop on.

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > BorkBorkBjork 07/14/2015 at 11:54

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They put it in the bathroom. Makes sense lol

CalzoneGolem > BorkBorkBjork 07/14/2015 at 11:57

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The Prowler is sexy that’s why!

SummerFun > BorkBorkBjork 07/14/2015 at 11:57

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It’s the fastest looking slow car ever!!!!!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > BorkBorkBjork 07/14/2015 at 11:59

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0-60 times and quarter mile times are right in the middle of 60’s era muscle cars, but it is not a muscle car. A muscle car was an everyday car with a big ass engine.

BorkBorkBjork > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 07/14/2015 at 12:05

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So does a V6 Camry...

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > BorkBorkBjork 07/14/2015 at 12:07

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Don’t get the hate for these. I think it’s a brilliant looking car.

Dusty Ventures > BorkBorkBjork 07/14/2015 at 12:07

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Muscle Prowler?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/14/2015 at 12:13

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It looks 85% great, and 15% wrong. V6 and auto transaxle are a disappointment, mostly.

BorkBorkBjork > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/14/2015 at 12:13

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Imagine sitting as a fancy restaurant, surrounded by beautiful and glamorous people. Your waiter arrives and places an exquisitely crafted plate in front of you, a Filet and a Lobster tail. They look delicious, but upon your first bite you discover that instead of delicious beef, the Filet is made of dirt and old sneakers.

I imagine that is how it feels to mash the go-pedal for the first time in a Prowler.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/14/2015 at 12:17

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Take off the bumper bar and it looks great. 253HP in something that light (after 1999) seems like it would still be not-boring to drive, and the 5.9 second 0-60 is pretty decent for that era. Rear trans results in a miata-like 50/50 weight distribution, and I don’t see people complaining about the 3-seconds-slower-to-60 Miata. Then again, it isn’t harked as a muscle car.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > BorkBorkBjork 07/14/2015 at 12:18

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5.9 seconds isn’t that bad. Certainly not boring. With the rear mounted transaxle and 50/50 weight distribution I bet it’s a hoot in the corners, too.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/14/2015 at 12:20

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For the time it was great.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 07/14/2015 at 12:21

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Not really fair to judge a 16 year old car based on modern performance standards.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > BorkBorkBjork 07/14/2015 at 12:27

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My Dad has one :(

Whyyyyyy?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/14/2015 at 12:28

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That’s what I’m saying though. Back in the day it was fine. We don’t hear to many people bringing up that a lot of sainted muscle cars could be destroyed by a Camry.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/14/2015 at 12:29

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Bumper bar off helps, but I don’t, can’t, care for the headlights. The chin isn’t *quite* there either. I don’t mind the idea of a rear transaxle, but when it’s from a contemporary Dodge commuter sedan with no manual option, I don’t know that any amount of tuning in the world could make it *feel* right. Having a non-raucous V6 is like a professional wrestling heel with a suit and tie gimmick - he can do the job just fine and brings something *like* class but offers less for the ladies (so to speak). It’s more about the journey than the destination - the Prowler’s 0-60 time and skidpad are like driving to the same beach as a “proper” muscle car throwback takes you to but going through Newark to get there.

RX > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/14/2015 at 13:49

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Bad engine. Really fucking bad transmission.

Axial > BorkBorkBjork 07/14/2015 at 15:06

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The hate is strong in this topic.

Not very Jalop of any of you, especially for such an off-beat car. All the love for crappy econocans that do literally nothing special except for be old but none for something purpose-built to be weird with tons of potential to make friggin’ awesome.

Sometimes, I just don’t understand this place.