I picked up my new Avenger on Wednesday the 27th. I've had it almost a week now. I like it more each day. I didn't shop around too much before buying a car so I was worried I had made a wrong decision. I originally was going to buy an 05 Magnum 8cyl but due to gas prices my dad talked me out of it. [sm=sigh.gif] So I had seen the new Avengers and thought they were a good price and good looking. Right after I bought it however I wasn't as thrilled. I think the rear end of the vehicle is pretty awful .. needs some rear ground effects. I also didn't get a spoiler so that makes it look funny as well. I wish I could have gotten Chrome rims, but that's not the end of the world. I did get a good color in my opinion, the 18" rims,the convenience packages,and the mygig system. So it's pretty well loaded on the inside. I did opt out for leather as I'm not a fan of it in the first place. I only had the option of 3 vehicles within 150 miles that had the nav system and the color I wanted so this one fit pretty well. I have plans to add rally stripes in the near future and also tinting. Other than that there aren't many mods available as of yet. But I will definitely be keeping my eyes open for things as they show up! I had fun modding my last car and miss it terribly. The dealership already sold it by Sunday. So that was quick. Anyhow I look forward to speakin to all the new Avenger owners and how everyone likes the vehicles. :)

That's great! I got mine two weeks ago and I have fun driving it.Is that your car in the picture? If it is it's nice. I have the Silver Steel metallic and I'll tell you it was hard picking out what color I liked. The pictures online don't really give the true colors. I'm thinking the same as you are with putting a spoiler on etc. There aren't many palce to buy anything for or cars yet lol That's drives me nuts. Here's a link I found for spoilers. They don't have them yet, But the owner said to me $199.00 painted and shipped http://www.aftermarket-unlimited.com/shop/ You won't find them yet on there,He said it's going to be 6-8 weeks for him to get them. Here's another for graphics http://www.autotrimdesign.net/items_36402.html Take a look at the color chart to see what the colors might look like. You can order samples too. Good luck with your car!!

Yep that's my car in my signature. I didn't even think twice about the color I just knew I wanted that one. I have always wanted a blue or white car and this blue was so pretty so I decided on it.

Good luck with yours! I'm having transmission trouble already and have an appt to take it in Monday at 8am to have it checked. [:@] Tonight I had to pull over and turn the car off and back on to be able to continue driving. It had put itself in the wrong gear!

On other forums there are people who say there's a recall on an air polution part that causes your transmission to stick in a gear. I'll post later where I've seen it. I hope mine doesn't do that. Well if it does then it's covered anyway. Good luck with yours too. Here's one person with trouble http://www.*********.com/forums/showthread.php?t=161991 Here's another http://www.allpar.com/forums/index.php?s=668c3008764eef34893d149225e80ce7&showt opic=93478

I just read that 2.7 and 3.5 cars are affected with this transmission problem.

There is a recall. I got the letter in the mail. I had purchased a 2008Avenger R/T in march and just got this letter in the mail a week ago.... The two recalls were - Emissions recall G23 - Reprogram TIPM Operation (Transmission). The other was G12 - Latch kit for the doors and latches. I did notice before the recall was done that sometimes the shift point snaped into the next gear kinda hard sometimes,(R/T 3.5). Now that i brought it in to the service for the recall it shifts much smoother under all conditions. I know some people may be pist off like i was but its a new model car and even expensive luxury cars happens to as well. I did notice that they did take out the center consol part where the shifter/gears are, and when they put it back i noticed a little vibration noise from inside there, not to be alarmed i think they did not tighten it very good, but check everything when it leaves the service dept.

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That's a beautiful car. That's sharp! Glad you got the shifting problem solved.

Thank you!~ Ive now drove it for 3 days with no more shifting problems since the recall. Also i did notice a bit more pep and shifting was much smoother as well since.

I do love this car!

It's a fun car to drive. I enjoy mine even if it's just the 4 cyl.. That's great that your problem are over.

I got the recall letter as well.
I hope to go into the dealer soon as time allows.

I will sayI haven't noticed any issues with the shifting of the car, so I'm not sure if there's anything to fix.

Which model do you have? I'm curious. Thanks

I have an R/T. Got the car in mid April.

Thanks. I'm just keeping track of who and what received a letter. I'm just curious. I bet that R/T really flies.

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I have an R/T. Got the car in mid April.
My guess is only cars April & before were affected?
My R/T AWD was built on May 9 & delivered on May 30th.
I have no problems @ all.

I have the SXT - 2.7 -Marathon Blue -loaded. I thought I was going to have to sale it - due to financial problems. Things have turned around and we are going to keep it. I wanted to let you all know that I had both recalls done on mine the door latch and the transmission re-programming deal. I got my car mid april too. All is great with the car - loving it.

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I have the SXT - 2.7 -Marathon Blue -loaded. I thought I was going to have to sale it - due to financial problems. Things have turned around and we are going to keep it. I wanted to let you all know that I had both recalls done on mine the door latch and the transmission re-programming deal. I got my car mid april too. All is great with the car - loving it.
That's good news!! Now enjoy your car lol

picked up my 2008 Dodge Avenger SXT last friday. Have to say it is very nice and have been very happy with it so far. Getting about 26 MPG for now, figure that will go up some over time. I got the Premium Convenience package, the leather interior group, the sport appearance package and the color is the metallic orange

the small beefs i have. the leather seats are not the most comfortable..hoping it gets more comfortable over time...just like my easy chair and id have to say that both the chill zone and the cupholder that has the heat/chill feature are mostly worthless... but other than that, the drivability and such are very nice.

Sounds nice! That orange is very nice. You know, I don't think the pictures on Dodge.com do it justice. Have fun with your new car!

anyone else think the location of the battery is rediculous on the new avengers? mine is in the front right, but under everything, so makes it nearly impossible to change it out....so stupid...what were they thinking? Anyone attempt to get at it yet? any easy way?

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anyone else think the location of the battery is rediculous on the new avengers? mine is in the front right, but under everything, so makes it nearly impossible to change it out....so stupid...what were they thinking? Anyone attempt to get at it yet? any easy way?
Yes it's stupid. Hopefully there's not many other stupid things to find.lol The battery has always been the one of the easiest things to get at, What the heck happened?

just rented one of these (4banger i assume) and it was alright......it wasnt anything special becuase it was a low end model......
i did notice that the tranny seemed like it stalled when going from first into second but then again it was a rental
i will agree with the others saying the seats arent the most comfortable.....

Hey All,

Just took delivery of my 2nd Avenger (first was a red 1999 ES) yesterday... loaded Black R/T. I'm lovin' this car more and more... and MyGIG isworth every penny. Now where are the Cold Air intake Kits and power chip mods... it's time to make this car a real toy.

Cheers... Avenger_GA

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Hey All,

Just took delivery of my 2nd Avenger (first was a red 1999 ES) yesterday... loaded Black R/T. I'm lovin' this car more and more... and MyGIG isworth every penny. Now where are the Cold Air intake Kits and power chip mods... it's time to make this car a real toy.

Cheers... Avenger_GA
That's great! You'll have alot of fun with this car. I can't wait for more add-ons for this car. Not much around. lol