Dodge Caliber

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For our rental car, we got a Dodge Caliber.

I have not driven a dodge car in years and I seem to remember why.
Not only is this thing ugly as sin.. but when you sit inside of the car, the dash board is higher then my heart and if feels as though it is going to fall in your lap.

It is very front heavy.. to the point of skidding out in the rear on simple turns.
At less then 10 miles an hour, turning into my apt complex, the rear skidded a couple of inches on the turn.
Turning into H.E.B grocery store, again at no more then 10 miles an hour, the butt slid again.
It did this in turn lanes and sharp corners on the streets.

And heaven FORBID you need to get up and move.. There is NO acceleration to this little 4 banger of an engine .
I floored it.. out of curiosity..
After almost 5 seconds , from a dead stop,I reached 35
Impressive

The interior design reminds me of a matrix.
So does the body style. Well.. sort of..

Granted, this thing has alot of leg room, and the back seats are wide enough that you can sit three people with out them having to lean on each other..

but.. wow.. I am so unimpressed it is unreal.

I have not been out to test drive any new vehicles in a long time and I truly can not see someone taking this car for a test drive and coming back to the lot happy enough to buy one.
Probably the reason I have never seen one on the road in the first place.

I have never thought my little Corolla was all that exciting looking ( inside or outside) but man alive.. This Caliber costs almost twice as much as I paid for my car, yet it feels like it is more poorly made than the Accent..
I dont get it.