Comments on: Review: 2009 Dodge Avenger SXT

By: VictorRaikkonen

VictorRaikkonen — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:28:17 +0000

Someone’s said it already but, ‘epic fail’.

By: g93

g93 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:56:17 +0000

@Zingo..they were actually doing ok until daimler stepped in…id be ok with the chrysler name gone but not dodge…especially ram

By: 85ZingoGTR

85ZingoGTR — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:46:34 +0000

I can see Fiat eventually fading the chrysler and dodge name away. Good ridance. What a waste of a company. They cant do anything right without needing someone to hold their hand like Daimler Benz or Fiat.

By: superman

superman — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:03:13 +0000

garbage

By: elmdodge

elmdodge — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:53:55 +0000

god please let chrysler have some dignity left and let them die!

By: BuyUSA

BuyUSA — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:01:26 +0000

@leftwingagenda

I would choose the Avenger but it would be an R/T model instead

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:40:38 +0000

$28 GRAND? HOLY HELL!

By: F50

F50 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:01:58 +0000

Build the 200C as is, make this on the C-Evo platform to split them up even more, the only thing good in this damn car is the Chill Zone.

They should build a new Stealth with refreshed Venom. The Venom is a cheesy name while the Stealth is a badass name. It should be a back-to-basics car ala Viper or RX7. Turbo charged DI Phoenix engine would top it off as an SRT6. BUY THE DAMN KAPPA PLATFORM TO MAKE IT.

and for now, update this dan thing until the new mid-sizer is ready. set a new standard to the Interior’s of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep.

By: g93

g93 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:46:03 +0000

bmw haha..im just saying ppl seem to always bash chrysler…even if they made a car that got 40 mpg and had 400 hp and 400lbs of torque(hypothetical) and a really nice look and interior..im pretty sure ppl would still bash them

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:45:37 +0000

chrysler is in a very bash-able position, no doubt…i’m not one to pile on, but 28k is a lot for this car…just hit carmax.com for a second and look at what late model used bmw you can get for 28k…’07 328xi with 19k miles, for example…which would you choose?

By: g93

g93 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:18:17 +0000

over priced? yes..needs to step it up? yes..would i buy one? no…people bash on chrysler automatically and way too much? YES

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:36:29 +0000

I’m going to test drive one. Not because I want one, but because it will reinforce the good points about other cars that I actually want to buy.

By: 09Accord

09Accord — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:40:44 +0000

28k? No.
I wouldent even want to pay 18k for this.

By: CanadaCraig

CanadaCraig — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:25:33 +0000

IF it only had SOMETHING to brag about. If it had fantastic gas mileage or very good handling or something. But this car doesn’t have anything going for it. It doesn’t even LOOK good. [That is a nice shade of blue though - I'll give it that!! lol] But think of it this way….. chances are – no matter what Fiat comes up with to replace it – it will probably be a much better car. So I’ll just keep holding my breath until then.

By: S-60-driver

S-60-driver — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:18:06 +0000

Plus…. 28 grand???
You can get a 2010 Fusion HYBRID for 27 grand with even better, softer interior and tons of gadgets!! Not to mention 41 mpg in city over this pathetic 19 mpg for the Avenger. That’s in crossover terriority.

By: S-60-driver

S-60-driver — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:16:03 +0000

My brother-in-law drives this car. I’ve been in his car several times a month. It’s really bland. Not that sporty. The dashboard…… oh my god….. too much plastic!!! On doors, too. Everywhere!

Hopefully the update for next year will look better! If not, the all-new version in few years will!!

By: iluvamcars

iluvamcars — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:42:02 +0000

While this car does suck big time, people automatically assume that cars are not relaible if they have plastic interiors.

-iluvamcars

By: save saab

save saab — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:10:48 +0000

This car makes me die a little inside whenever I see one on the road because of how bad this car is. Hell, I’ll even buy a Chevy Aveo over this because it’s actually cheap. Jeez, when will Chrysler/Fiat actually start building the Fiat 500 and 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

By: DenverGuy217

DenverGuy217 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:01:16 +0000

$28,000? Bahahahahahahahahahahahaha that’s even funnier than seeing a Hyundai for over $60,000

By: NRG

NRG — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:12:05 +0000

Poor attempt to garner possible sales from it’s competitors. They are so far ahead in terms of quality, that Chrysler/Fiat needs to get rid of this car and start over.

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:02:06 +0000

I try to find the bright spot in every car,just so as to vindicate the effort put into bringing it to market…

But this car doesn’t ever rank as an “also ran”.

CHRYSLER needs to ditch this car and replace it ASAP. Hurry up and build the 200C already. The Avenger itself is too much a sore spot for DODGE and needs to go.

Why didn’t they make the VENOM? At least the mechanicals, from the PT Prowler, would have justified it and it would have been a solid jumping off point for better things.

By: comp.mode

comp.mode — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:54:52 +0000

LWA: haha

By: Elvacano

Elvacano — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:20:58 +0000

What’s a Dodge Avenger?

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:17:10 +0000

28k hurt to read, but i dig hot and cold cup holders…

By: American_Cars_Crap

American_Cars_Crap — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:14:44 +0000

Ugly, bland, cheap looking, cheap feeling, unreliable car. I remember a few months ago in road and track, or motor trend, can’t remember, but they did a 6 car comparison and the avenger scored dead last. I feel sorry for anyone who was or is stupid enough to buy this uninspiring car. Everyone will think your driving a rental car! If for some strange reason you actually like this car, atleast buy a one year old Avenger, the resale value on these things is a total joke, you will be able to pick one up for about the same price as a high end mountain bike.

By: cocojoe53

cocojoe53 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:02:35 +0000

Sad effort’s such as this will not save Chrysler

By: comp.mode

comp.mode — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:58:26 +0000

Man, Avenger and Sebring used to be really good looking cars. I’m not Mopar but Sebring convertables in thier previous generation still look beautiful coasting down the road. Thier interiors were’nt half bad but very much the opposite of the obvious despare within Chryslers means here . As car guys you really just want to enjoy engineering, luxury and performance. It’s when you are dissapointed in each category to the point of handing over the almost 30 large just to get them building better ones you feel so empty. I have a BMW 750il. You could give me the cost of this car and purchase the Bimmer from me. This car is an empty shell at most to my 750. Heck most modern cars I get into are as well. But to choose to buy this new is terribly unfortunate. I couldnt imagine how it would feel to have to produce it.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:41:43 +0000

Mark… so when do the stitches in your tongue come out?

OK, I’m going to play devil’s advocate here… well, just a little. Don’t blame the current regime in any way for either this or the Sebring. I recently read a quote from Marchionne in which he stated he could not believe how little had been in the 24 months leading up to the deal with Fiat. In other words most Chrysler products were left to rot on the vine. And while it’s a given this should not have been allowed to come out of the box the way it did… which was Daimler’s deal… Cerberus did have time to fix it but for whatever excuse chose not to.

I’m with Jake here. Except I’m more at a loss to understand why Chrysler would release this car to be reviewed in the first place than as to why LLN would review it.

By: worst 3

worst 3 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:33:37 +0000

this is one car from dodge that I don’t like it like a dodge magnum, charger bastard child when it comes to styling it just dose not look as good as either one did, it looks better then a Camry and has more unique styling then most midsize cars but it could/should be much better. the interior need major updated as dose the power train. a 4 speed is just too old to be competitive and the 2.7 just dose not have the fuel economy it needs if it had 30mpg it would be justified and a decent mid road power plant but it not.

hopefully the “face lift will address these major issues”

still love there there cars and trucks my self just not this car.

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:08:13 +0000

My parents just traded in an 07 Sportage and were looking for a reasonably priced/packaged midsize sedan…. Guess what they bought for more than $9k less than this? A Honda Accord LX…I don’t blame them for not looking at this – the Honda’s trade in value is still within $1000 of what they paid since driving off the lot – this one would be, what, 25% off the price paid?

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:05:19 +0000

I know times are tough and LLN is trying to get people work, but really? Why even bother reviewing this?

By: teahead

teahead — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:05:13 +0000

Epic fail.

Not as bad as the Sebring sedan, but still bad.

I’m a big Chrysler fan too, but I can admit failure. Thanks to Daimler and Cerebrus for being so darn cheap, the car exudes cheapness.

Korean cars’ interiors are 10x superior to what Chrysler is putting out (‘cept the new Dodge Ram), it’s pathetic.

And Dodge just needs to get rid of the cross-hair grille theme. So stale. Leave that to the Ram trucks.

By: idrinorbarsaku

idrinorbarsaku — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:48:24 +0000

this is as worse as the dodge neon!

By: vicdub85

vicdub85 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:47:57 +0000

28k???? LOL!!!

By: key4wheels

key4wheels — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:33:19 +0000

there’s 2 minutes of my life I’m not getting back…

By: key4wheels

key4wheels — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:32:19 +0000

I wouldn’t put the sum of my parts into the sum of those parts. Partly because it’s not particularly attractive on the parameter, not to mention the particular particles that partake in the area of passengers positively doesn’t provide or provoke any particular passion.

By: BuyUSA

BuyUSA — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:27:29 +0000

Great car! One of the best mid size sedans in terms of styling, quality, handling a and reliability. Much better than a blandmobile Camry. Can’t wait for this to get the Phoenix V6.

By: JSi

JSi — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:24:55 +0000

lol! this car is pointless, just like the caliber…

By: CiNO

CiNO — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:14:31 +0000

Kill it for ur own sake.

By: Szabla

Szabla — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:14:09 +0000

Non Generic?

This like most Chrysler products looks like a modernized K car.

Bleh.

By: tastyorange

tastyorange — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:07:07 +0000

The only good things about this car are the non-generic styling and the metallic orange paint (which they don’t offer anymore)…. oh well… if they only tried harder…

By: 2WheeledSpeed

2WheeledSpeed — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:04:04 +0000

Fix it or replace it Dodge… Preferably replace…