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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Did you ever drive one? I had one as a rental, and it was a miserable POS. It had blind spots everywhere, and you could barely see out the slit of a window at the back. I hated that thing.
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I used to sell them. The only time a Magnum was really palatable was in RT or SRT trim, because the power and suspension changes managed to outweigh the rest of the poor experience. The Base and SXT (2.7L V6 and 3.5L V6) models were slow and uneconomical, the suspension was wobbly and boat-like.
As bad-ass as it looked from the outside in
Brilliant Black Crystal Pearlcoat or
Inferno Red Tinted Pearlcoat in RT or better, the interior trim was of woeful quality and feel. I mean, just
look at it. I still remember remarking "That looks super sick" then opening the door and thinking "well, I guess now I know where the design budget
didn't go". It was still a step up in construction quality for Chrysler at the time who were producing hollow plastic interiors like in the SX 2.0 and Sebring, but the interior was all sharp angles and flat surfaces, like the ergonomics were simulated using models with a polygon count reminsicent of those in NHL 98.
As was mentioned DownhillGoat said, Chrysler's execution was poor on an otherwise great idea. Mercedes, BMW, Audi, VW, etc. don't seem to have issues selling wagons.