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A Good car ...
cmeel, 10/25/2011
2008 Dodge Caliber R/T 4dr Wagon AWD (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I love the look of the car from the outside but on the inside its a disappointment manual locks & windows and it is just cheap! I love Dodge and we bought this car after our 1st one died and wasnt worth repairing and we needed a car asap (not enough time to really shop)this was the only hatchback and it looked good so we took it.Driving its good,nothing Great or Horrible. If you have young kids stay away from this car!! the front passenger seat has to be straight up and pulled forward a lot in order to fit the carseat which is just plain uncomfortable. It needs some interior & engine improvments to really be good/nice other wise its just an ok car.
A Very Economical Choice
derik187, 09/07/2010
2008 Dodge Caliber SE 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I bought my caliber used in Nov 2009 with 32k miles. I am the second owner of the vehicle and have put over 20k on it. The caliber has the interior space of a small suv with compact car gas mileage. My 2.0 4cyl w/CVT regularly averages 31 mpg per tank. Outside of routine maintenance I've not had to do a thing to the car. The car rides comfortably, handles great, and with decent tires it performs well in inclement weather. I chose the caliber for the fuel economy, interior/cargo space, unique styling, and price (mine was sub 10k). I test drove many vehicles in it's class (cobalt, versa, matrix, fit) and the caliber won out in most categories for me.
Wish I Had Never Bought It
brandeeboo_92, 01/23/2015
2008 Dodge Caliber SXT 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
21 of 25 people found this review helpful
I just bought an '08 Dodge Caliber in August of 2014. I have put almost two grand into it since then...freaking thing breaks down it seems like every six months. I've had to replace the clutch, three starters, buy a new battery, and have had countless issues with the axle and tires. It's not worth the money to buy this car because it's so unreliable. It's comfortable and drives good but mechanically it sucks.
b-4 you whine and cry, learn the cvt.
kevin ayrault, 08/31/2008
2008 Dodge Caliber R/T 4dr Wagon AWD (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
At first, after driving old school automatics and sticks, the torque converter type tranny was a bit to get used to. After driving the car awhile and learning the characteristics of the tranny, I have found that I can get really good fuel mileage and the smooth transition through the powerband is really impressive. Also, where I live it's very hilly, I'm talking 8-9% grades and the power is more than adequate and going downhill the tranny almost acts like a jake brake that the big rigs have. What road noise? awd is great for traction and handling. car looks like a "mini magnum," really cool.
Not too shabby
wparkki, 12/30/2007
2008 Dodge Caliber R/T 4dr Wagon AWD (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
It's a great little family car and is astounding in the snow. I owned a Ford Escape 4x4 before this car and it can't even begin to compare to this cars ability to manuver and maintain traction