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4.75 out of 5 stars

A Durable Powerhouse

marty2916, 01/09/2012
2005 Dodge Magnum SXT AWD 4dr Wagon (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
26 of 26 people found this review helpful

I absolutely love my Dodge magnum. Its roomy, versitile, fast, and it looks great. I am in the process of renovating my new house, and I have hauled everything from tools to new hardwood floor to 10' beams (And yes, I was still able to close the hatch). Even with a heavy load the rear struts never bottomed out. The car is very durable and will keep you safe in case of a collision. I was recently struck by a hit and run driver that caused me to lose control and lightly knock the front end up against the barrier. The car was still running silently, and the damage was repairable. The only 2 downsides is the weight of the car which robs a bit from the performance and the average mpg.

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5 out of 5 stars

Fun, fun, fun!

Thomas, 07/11/2015
2005 Dodge Magnum RT AWD 4dr Wagon (5.7L 8cyl 5A)
18 of 18 people found this review helpful

I am 6' 3" my wife is 6'1" and the youngest daughter is 6'4",,,,,, there is no shortage of room in this car and the 5.7 Hemi has the power to make it move. The suspension rivals many sports cars and the weight distribution is 51/49 front/rear which adds to the handling capabilities. I did not buy it for fuel economy, but at 15 city and 24 highway I am more than pleased. One of the most fun cars I have owned and driven. It's a shame they stopped producing it

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4.38 out of 5 stars

magnums rock

turbododge2, 09/21/2013
2005 Dodge Magnum SXT AWD 4dr Wagon (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
25 of 26 people found this review helpful

I bought an 05 sxt awd. it now has 89.000 miles on it and I have never had a problem. keep up with the required maintenance and it should last a long time. I installed a mopar cold air intake from mopar performance and bought a predator tuner and did the 93 octane performance tune and what a difference. with the predator it is like a different car. you can change the axle ratio for quicker acceleration and the transmission to shift firmer. you can make the autostik so it will not shift for you so you can actually hold the gear to the full 6.500 rpms.. my magnum is black and gets a lot of compliments. I just replaced the sparkplugs myself and taking off the upper intake manifold is not to bad

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3.88 out of 5 stars

Me and my Magnum

jwdugar, 10/17/2011
2005 Dodge Magnum RT Rwd 4dr Wagon (5.7L 8cyl 5A)
22 of 23 people found this review helpful

It was love at 1st sight. If a station wagon & the bat mobile had a child it would be the Dodge Magnum. Here I am 6 years & 100k miles later and all I love is marred because the car is made w/rubber and plastic screws. I never neglected maintenance and upkeep. Now the dash vents have come "unattached" to the dash, the toggle for the navigation controls has untoggled and to fix it I have to replace the entire radio system. The front carpet detaches, the rear vent blows sometimes, the undercarriage screws, being plastic have worn out and the under carriage "plate," also made of plastic has split at the screw holes and has to be replaced. Not a good long term vehicle.

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3 out of 5 stars

I thought this was a nice car until

Erica Ruckh, 02/18/2006
2005 Dodge Magnum RT Rwd 4dr Wagon (5.7L 8cyl 5A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful

I am a mother of a 18 month old boy. I have always driven a truck and didn't want to drive a mini van. I found that the Magnum had the fun look I wanted and a V8. So far since I have owned this car it has been a good car. I liked the way the car handles and the power. I also liked the comfort of the car. On February 17th 2006 I was driving at 5:30 in rush hour traffic with my baby and my transmission went out. Thank god I was not on the expressway. I do not drive this car hard at all and there should be no reason a new car should have transmission problems.

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