You're All Little Freaks For The Dodge Stratus R/t Coupe

Dodge

I precocious published what I thought would beryllium a reasonably innocuous blog astir seeing a image of a Dodge Stratus R/T Coupe astatine nan 2026 New York International Auto Show and being stunned astir its beingness astatine nan event. Sure, I ribbed nan mostly forgotten "sports" coupe a spot successful my story, but from nan responses I sewage successful return, you'd deliberation I told each individual scholar that their mother and their first calved kid deserved to beryllium eaten by a battalion of dogs. Never successful my life if arsenic a Car Take Guy person been met pinch specified a fervent defense of a car that was hardly okay erstwhile it came retired 23 years ago.

I was accused of hating cars, punching down and being weird, to sanction a fewer things — each of which would person possibly been adjacent if nan Stratus R/T Coupe wasn't a elephantine heap of junk. As it turns out, you guys are conscionable a bunch of small freaks for this moderately priced Japanese-American coupe from nan move of nan millennium.

Since I truthful intelligibly struck a chord pinch you people, I decided it would beryllium champion if I made amends pinch nan Stratus Coupe community, and that's why I've decided to item immoderate of my favourite comments of passion astir nan Stratus Coupe, on pinch complete a twelve photos of nan car for you to do pinch arsenic you please. Just make judge nary 1 is around, you nasty ass dogs.

I dream we tin spell guardant successful nan tone of bid and harmony, and if we can't, I dream your security is bully capable to get you nan due aesculapian attraction you request to woody pinch Stratus R/T Coupe Derangement Syndrome.

Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik

This return could not beryllium much wrong.

The Stratus Coupe is simply a blessing upon this world and is rather a well-built, affordable, handsome car. Easily attainable Sporty Coupes are not thing that really beryllium extracurricular of nan utilized marketplace today, truthful those that stay should not beryllium disparaged.

I person enjoyed each mile and infinitesimal spent pinch my 176K mile (a testament to its build quality) 2003 Stratus Coupe that I person regular driven for nan past 11 years. They came pinch a nosy V6, 2 doors, a manual transmission and were affordable 20+ years agone (and are moreover much truthful today). You'd deliberation a cheap, nosy (manual transmission) car for illustration nan Stratus Coupe would beryllium appreciated for what it is.

Let's observe cars, not tear them down.

Submitted by: Stephen Walter Gossin

Hey man, it's really ugly.

Dodge

Say what you will astir nan car, but it looked OK, and it makes maine miss nan clip we could prime from a bunch of sporty coupes from a bunch of different manufacturers.

Submitted by: GreenN_Gold

Manual and 2 doors doesn't mean sporty.

Dodge

"Jalopnik Hates Cars"

The Stratus wasn't that bad, I liked it erstwhile it came out, and it's still portion of their history. Just for illustration nan Mustang II is portion of Ford History...and nan K cars saved nan company. My relative and I person been making nosy of nan Plymouth Reliant and Dodge Aries for decades 

Submitted by: RustyJunkyardClassicFanatic

I don't dislike cars. I don't moreover dislike this car. It conscionable sucks ass.

Dodge

I dunno, man...it was a good-looking, affordable two-door pinch an American nameplate (even if it really wasn't very American, and we each miss nan earlier versions of nan Eclipse, Talon and Laser, cuz what's incorrect pinch Mitsubishi bones, I inquire you?), an disposable 5-speed manual and a V6. I would person thought that specified a operation would person been unavailable, but nan Neutral Drop guys sewage their hands connected 1 and hit nan beatified Jesus retired of it. It was really difficult to watch it shriek its courage retired correct earlier it sewage sent to The Crusher. Where tin personification find thing for illustration that now, extracurricular of nan Mustang? These judge weren't meant to beryllium collectors' items, but I don't deliberation they were nan automotive Kryptonite this article makes them retired to be.

Submitted by: ChironRocket3

It makes consciousness that there's thing for illustration this car retired now... because it was bad. Bad cars don't usually instrumentality around.

Wow. Talk astir punching down. It was a decent car, not great, but a decent car for its day. I ever thought of this car and it's Avenger predecessor arsenic a stretched retired Eclipse for those who want a comfy thrust and much legroom. Nothing more.

Submitted by: Autobot

Won't personification deliberation of Daimler-Chrysler and Stellantis? The erstwhile of which contributed nan the financial ruin of nan precocious 2000s and nan second of which is for illustration 2 seconds distant from dropping a colour called "These Colors Don't Run, They Reload Red."

Dodge

The Stratus Coupe was fine. We put for illustration 300k miles connected our 2nd gen. Worse point it ever did was commencement drinking a quart of lipid each 3,000 miles, but could you blasted it? As agelong arsenic you near 4ft successful beforehand of you astatine nan extremity statement you could moreover show erstwhile lights changed from reddish to green. What's to dislike connected here?

Submitted by: Hesse Shaffer

Everything is to dislike on.

Dodge

So one had to look up "jump scare" and I do not deliberation its nan correct building for nan headline.

"Dodge Stratus RT creation shows up astatine nan NY Auto Show", "Dodge Stratus RT connected show astatine nan NY Auto Show"

TMI– I mislaid my virginity successful a gen 1 Stratus Sedan 

Submitted by: Pilot Zulu

Dawg, respectfully, what?

Dodge

This ire seems a small misplaced- wasn't this a DiamondStar (Mitsubishi/Chrysler associated venture) product? I thought C/D and R/T some liked it arsenic a reasonably priced, reliable GT(ish) coupe. I cognize one kinda liked them and would person loved 1 pinch a manual.

Submitted by: Sunrfire

That's really specified a bully point, nan magazines person ne'er done immoderate insane point erstwhile successful their full runs. Never, ever. Not once.

Weird point to constitute an full article about.. lol

Submitted by: Someone Else

Wild that they paid maine to do it, too.

Dodge

The Stratus was a modern time Supra..built by different marque but still loved. No 1 hated nan Stratus. Bringing existent stellantis dislike into nan 2000s is simply a bad move.

Submitted by: EPTDY

This has maine concerned, brother.

Dodge

Weird take. The stratus coupe was a bully looking, decent handling coupe pinch okay capacity that tin now beryllium had connected nan inexpensive moreover successful bully information and usually isn't achy to own. Everything jalops should like. Hell, erstwhile it was caller roadworthy and way rated it up of nan mustang sewage of nan time. I would reason they're undervalued.

Also, nan manumatic characteristic connected nan car was a spot fun.

Submitted by: beege222

I'm not truthful sure.