Dodge Magnum wagon owners
I have a lot of experience with the entire line of LX's, ie: Magnums, Chargers, 300's and a few Challengers and SRT8 Jeeps as well. I have been a member of LX Forums, the forums dedicated to these vehicles, for 6 years. At my garage we mod the hell out of them. I have had the top end off of about 15 of them doing cams, heads, headers, as well as water and oil pumps and the like. I have also done a couple of torque converters as well. I have owned two magnums, an R/T and a SRT, and we still have on 08 R/T Charger.
Now that you know my background here's my opinion:
I think for the money they are the best vehicles on the road. As someone mentioned earlier, they are an "E" Class Mercedes for half the price. They make great power and get great mileage. They are very mod friendly. They do have a few known issues that usually don't work out to be much. They are notorious for having tie rod end problems. Once you get them replaced with a greasable Moog part your all good. The 05's had a cradle shift problem. Meaning that they didn't really align right until you took it to a shop that knows what they are doing and shift the engine cradle slightly.
I highly suggest you go over to www.lxforums.com and browse around. Read all about them. Very friendly and helpful group over there. You will learn a lot, and maybe find some great deals! My username over there is Slim.
Happy shopping!
Here's my first Magnum
Here's my last Magnum
And here is our Charger
I have a lot of experience with the entire line of LX's, ie: Magnums, Chargers, 300's and a few Challengers and SRT8 Jeeps as well. I have been a member of LX Forums, the forums dedicated to these vehicles, for 6 years. At my garage we mod the hell out of them. I have had the top end off of about 15 of them doing cams, heads, headers, as well as water and oil pumps and the like. I have also done a couple of torque converters as well. I have owned two magnums, an R/T and a SRT, and we still have on 08 R/T Charger.
Now that you know my background here's my opinion:
I think for the money they are the best vehicles on the road. As someone mentioned earlier, they are an "E" Class Mercedes for half the price. They make great power and get great mileage. They are very mod friendly. They do have a few known issues that usually don't work out to be much. They are notorious for having tie rod end problems. Once you get them replaced with a greasable Moog part your all good. The 05's had a cradle shift problem. Meaning that they didn't really align right until you took it to a shop that knows what they are doing and shift the engine cradle slightly.
I highly suggest you go over to www.lxforums.com and browse around. Read all about them. Very friendly and helpful group over there. You will learn a lot, and maybe find some great deals! My username over there is Slim.
Happy shopping!
Here's my first Magnum
Here's my last Magnum
And here is our Charger