1998 Dodge Stratus Base review from North America

The car always ran well. I did change the brakes often, but I live in a city and drive in stop and go traffic every day. The only other problem was the hood started to rust.

The car handled really well. I never had problems if the weather was poor or really windy, because the car handled well on the road.

The gas mileage of the car is something I looked for. Even with 120K on it, I would still get over 30 miles per gallon and if I were behind a truck or camper, I could almost get 38 MPG.

The car was comfortable and spacious. Passengers in the back seat never complained about not having enough legroom and the trunk is bigger and deeper than any other car I have seen. I took the car on a 2 week 6000 mile road trip and never had any problems.

The only reason I decided to get rid of my car was it was already 10 years old, and I do a lot of road trips. All the parts on the car were original and I wanted to have a new car for the first time in my life. The car never died on me during the 5 1/2 years I had it, and anyone who drove my car said they really liked it. When looking for a new car, if the Stratus had looked the same as the one I had previously, I would have bought another. I have bought another Dodge since the Stratus because it was a reliable, cost effective, and fun car to drive. Also it was very easy to change the oil on this car.