I believe it was the unflappable Theodore “T.R.” Roosevelt was said: “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is buy a K-car.” He was, of course, ahead of his time in many […]
Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel (1772-1829). Regular readers of this website will remember K-Cargate — which started when someone here compared driving a K-Car to purgatory, continued when the president of the Chrysler K-Car Club defended K-cardom in the comments, and […]
The K-car was an instant sales success for Chrysler when first introduced, and by the end of the third year of production over a million Ks had been sold in Chrysler LeBaron, Dodge 400/Aries, and Plymouth Reliant flavors. Although marketed as having European flair, the K was distinctly American in execution, with a small overhead […]
K is, regrettably, for K-car. The K-word. Konstantly konfounding kar kooks with krappy kuality and kausing konsiderable kursing from knormally kind Kentuckians. The K-car is an easy target for journalists and pundits alike – but beware! The little K has a rabid fan base and if you compare driving the K to the limitless horrors […]
The Dodge Aries was a version of the infamous Chrysler K-car platform shared with the Plymouth Reliant and sold from 1981 to 1989. The Aries and Reliant were introduced as compact cars, but were much closer to mid-sized and were surprisingly popular when new.. Today the K-car is more likely to be the punchline of […]