17th Oct 2007, 11:30
I live in Canada and my mom bought a 97 cirrus LXi off a used car lot and at the time it was a great deal only $4000 but after she gave it to me some things started happening to it... the upper and lower ball joints on the passenger side gave out, the front brakes had to be replaced, and I had to get 4 new tires. I've noticed that the tech and the odometor doesn't just screw up on me... why does this happen? any ways I owned a 1984 oldsmobile delta 88 before this car and let me tell you it was like going from a horse to a rocket!!! not only does it handle better when I'm going 120 km/h or more its also great on gas! it only takes $40 to fill the tank right up to full!!! the space inside the car is perfect for me my wife and our 2 daughters its also great for my 2 12" subs and my 2 amps!!!
1st May 2009, 09:24
I bought a 2000 Chrysler Cirrus about 9 months ago and overall I'm very happy with it. We did have to replace the tires, but I think it's not the car's 'fault', it just happens with every car. My transmission fluid was leaking a little, but I got a bolt tightened and it's all good now.
I'm just about to take it to the real challage, I'm going on a cross-country road trip with it next week, so we'll see how it's gonna do. It's good on miles, with today's gas prices, $26 fills the tank.
My only problem with it is that it takes a good while for it to speed up when going uphill. I live on a hilly area and I have to do the trip every day and I do struggle sometimes to get it up. The interior is very comfortable, although I wish there was a little more space for storage by the driver's seat. Other than that, it's a great car that I would recommend to all first-time buyers or just to somebody that likes to have a reliable car!
11th Jul 2011, 07:33
Seriously. You pay $3 per gallon? You're lucky then, because here in Sweden, we pay $8.75 per gallon.
16th Aug 2005, 21:31
I got 35-36 MPG on a tank of regular (87 Octane) gasoline. This was not highway, but an average of sitting in Chicago traffic and battling people from Michigan and Indiana going 75+. I should point out that for some reason our Contour gets between 23-28 MPG highway... I do not know why... we take care of it quite nicely. I must say that going from the Contour to the Cirrus was a serious upgrade... comfort, power, and reliability.
With over 140,000 miles on it now the Check Engine light has become a constant fixture... the Oxygen sensor is acting up as well as another strange code... number 12. "Battery or Computer recently disconnected." I have no idea what that means.
Overall... the Cirrus is a very nice transition from the Contour... I hope I could be of help.