Hi all, old guy mid 50-s here have several older mopars in Hemi Orange got a newer Hemi Orange Hellcat Charger and have wanted a Dart for several years now to replace an ageing neon bought new that is still doing ok at 150k miles.
I wish I had gotten serious about a Dart a few years ago when they were dumping new ones at great prices, cant explain the procrastination other then the Neon DD had/is such a solid car.
Sooo after the Neon started to show its age a bit I ran across a 2015 SXT Vit C Blacktop car on a tiny lot. Overpaid for the car, yea, who buys a car for the color, MOPAR people do so I did.
It seems alot of Darts have had work and mine is no different, a unreported semi minor accident not on carfax, like many alot of the underside plastic missing or torn up however car spent its life in dry Texas and New Mexico.
Was going to be a DD "Daily Driver" to replace the Neon mentioned but dam, its a square car at 86k miles, flawless interior and minor exterior issues I can correct so it will join the rest of the mopars in my little group and I will find another car for a DD/Parts runner.
In the past few months ive viewed this site and its been very helpful in the technical aspect of things. Weather 1970, 2015 or 2020 it seems Mopar has not changed that much and makes nothing easy.
So ive about 2k worth of new plastic parts and such to deal with come spring or over the winter as come first snow it will get parked for the winter. Dont have any real mods planned other then I scored the mopar front lip spoiler new in the box for $48. Got some slotted rotors, ect so when it needs them I will change out. Plan to replace struts and shocks as one front strut is leaking bad and wonder if there is something better then the touring oem hatachi? units on the car.
I think its a decent semi well balanced car so plan to just keep it nice, maybe a cat back ex but nothing major, not looking to rip into the 2.4 but do plan to pick up a wrecked unit for a parts rig and stock up on nos parts while they seem plentiful since I keep what I buy forever, never sell.
Not thrilled with the Utube vid on one guys opinion of why the Dart failed or the Article from Drive saying you wont find a older AARP guy in a Dart.... They have no clue.
Anyway thats that, im pretty impressed at the younger owners jumping in and doing there own thing and wrenching on there own rides, some things never change and thats good.
I wish I had gotten serious about a Dart a few years ago when they were dumping new ones at great prices, cant explain the procrastination other then the Neon DD had/is such a solid car.
Sooo after the Neon started to show its age a bit I ran across a 2015 SXT Vit C Blacktop car on a tiny lot. Overpaid for the car, yea, who buys a car for the color, MOPAR people do so I did.
It seems alot of Darts have had work and mine is no different, a unreported semi minor accident not on carfax, like many alot of the underside plastic missing or torn up however car spent its life in dry Texas and New Mexico.
Was going to be a DD "Daily Driver" to replace the Neon mentioned but dam, its a square car at 86k miles, flawless interior and minor exterior issues I can correct so it will join the rest of the mopars in my little group and I will find another car for a DD/Parts runner.
In the past few months ive viewed this site and its been very helpful in the technical aspect of things. Weather 1970, 2015 or 2020 it seems Mopar has not changed that much and makes nothing easy.
So ive about 2k worth of new plastic parts and such to deal with come spring or over the winter as come first snow it will get parked for the winter. Dont have any real mods planned other then I scored the mopar front lip spoiler new in the box for $48. Got some slotted rotors, ect so when it needs them I will change out. Plan to replace struts and shocks as one front strut is leaking bad and wonder if there is something better then the touring oem hatachi? units on the car.
I think its a decent semi well balanced car so plan to just keep it nice, maybe a cat back ex but nothing major, not looking to rip into the 2.4 but do plan to pick up a wrecked unit for a parts rig and stock up on nos parts while they seem plentiful since I keep what I buy forever, never sell.
Not thrilled with the Utube vid on one guys opinion of why the Dart failed or the Article from Drive saying you wont find a older AARP guy in a Dart.... They have no clue.
Anyway thats that, im pretty impressed at the younger owners jumping in and doing there own thing and wrenching on there own rides, some things never change and thats good.
