Why (Not) the Chrysler Pacifica?
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- Car buyer comparisons: Chrysler Pacifica preferred
- Car buyer comparisons: Chrysler Pacifica not preferred
- Single vehicle reviews: Chrysler Pacifica pros and cons
Comparisons: Chrysler Pacifica Preferred
2005 Chrysler Pacifica4-door SUV | > | 2006 Chevrolet Equinox4-door SUV |
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Ride smoothness: the suspension is excllent |
Front seat comfort: lots of leg room and built in lumbar adjustment and arm rests |
Front seat room: lots of leg room |
Available features: all audio controls on steering wheel, the ignition key on the front dash no more fumbling in the dark 5 dvd player electric seat adjustment and lumbar support |
Handling: smoooooth ride takes rough road in its stride |
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Dealership practices: They had the take it or leave it attitude that turned my wife and myself right off also they offered me less than half the street value for my trade in |
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Comparisons: Chrysler Pacifica Not Preferred
2006 Ford Freestyle4-door Wagon | > | 2007 Chrysler Pacifica4-door SUV |
| Ford Freestyle: Reasons to buy |
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Powertrain performance: Smooth easy take off, no shifting with CVT |
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Single Vehicle Reviews: Chrysler Pacifica Pros and Cons
2008 Chrysler Pacifica4-door SUV |
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Interior styling: The interior does not look cheap and plastic |
Ride smoothness: Having driven through several states in two days I found the drive very comfortable and never needed to just get out and stretch |
Front seat room: Great room for my 6 foot frame |
Reliability & durability: Could not pass on the life time warranty |
Quietness: Very quite ride |
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| Chrysler Pacifica: Reasons not to buy |
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Fuel economy: To be expected but with the rising fuel prices anyone would like to see a little better gas milage |
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2008 Chrysler Pacifica4-door SUV |
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Front seat room: Very comfortable with good seat height and leg room for my 6'-5" body. |
Front seat comfort: Even my wife, an ample woman with recent back surgery, is very comfortable. |
Exterior styling: Snazzy looking wagon, doesn't look so clumsy as minivans, SUV's and some crossovers. |
Powertrain performance: The new 4,0-liter with the Borg-Warner 6-speed tranny is wonderful, a big improvement. |
Safety & braking: Built like a tank with airbags everywhere. |
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| Chrysler Pacifica: Reasons not to buy |
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Reliability & durability: Earlier year models had very shaky reliability. |
Dealership practices: Even the best Chrysler dealerships are below average |
Brand reputation & image: Not very high status for a discontinued model built by a company which may discontinued soon as well... |
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2008 Chrysler Pacifica4-door SUV |
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Exterior styling: Good solid stance, relatively low center of gravity |
Fuel economy: For the type of vehicle, the fuel economy is good. |
Ride smoothness: Adds to the overall comfort and security. |
Front seat comfort: Very adjustable for long drives. |
Safety & braking: Very responsive and solid |
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2007 Chrysler Pacifica4-door SUV |
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Safety & braking: The brakes have 74500 miles and stil have lots of linimg left. The brakes are the Longest lasting and best of any vehicle we've ever owned. Anti lock, and ESP, and brake assist this makes this for safe dependable braking. |
Powertrain performance: The 4.0 L is a powerful engine mated to a great 6 speed automatic that works very smooth, and the pick up is better than most V-8 engines. At 74,400 miles mpg is still excellant, power is still consistantly great. |
Fuel economy: This vehicle gets an honest 22 to 26 mpg on the hwy at 70+ mph. In town it's 19 to 22mpg. That's better than most small CUV's. This is one of Chrysler's biggest cars made in 2007 and with 4,700+ lbs it's a bests buy! |
Materials & workmanship: Everything both inside and outside reflects quality. Leather seats are plush and comfortable. The seat warmers are on all 4 bucket seats. The fit and finish is of a high quality expected in a Chrysler. |
Reliability & durability: Lifetime PowerTrain Warranty and Life-Time Max-Care extended Warranty was a major reason for buying this Pacifica. At 3 years and 74,400 miles we are very pleased we bought this Chrysler Pacifica Touring AWD. |
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2007 Chrysler Pacifica4-door SUV |
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Interior styling: very neat interior design - wrap around like interior |
Powertrain performance: very quick and responsive performance - I love to drive it. |
Rear seat room & comfort: my kids prefer driving in the car because of the bucket seats and comfort |
Price or payments: Excellent value for the money |
Handling: handles very well |
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| Chrysler Pacifica: Reasons not to buy |
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Materials & workmanship: too much plastic - loose and vibrating |
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