1993 Dodge Spirit Review - A Turning Point For Dodge...

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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Drivetrain
2:24 - Interior
3:40 - BFB Test
3:58 - Interior
4:21 - Back Seats
5:35 - Trunk / Cargo Space
6:00 - Exterior
6:29 - Final Thoughts
8:43 - Outro

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@markbradl8651 Ай бұрын

I can’t believe that is still running

@91dodgespiritrt 14 күн бұрын

That's what your parents say when they see you. HA, HA

@aenoymotors Ай бұрын

That ol' car was off the road for so long, fixed by us, and is now seeing daily driving usage yet again. They may be boring and mundane but those AA cars are tough and resilient.

@RustyZipper Ай бұрын

It looks as if it just left the dealer showroom yesterday!

@unitedcity_mc4421 Ай бұрын

I don’t think they’re boring.

@earlscheib7754 Ай бұрын

I'm surprised someone spent the money to resurrect a rusty $800 car.

@fastmover2598 Ай бұрын

It was no threat to the dominance of the Accord and Camry.

@rickjames6867 Ай бұрын

Surprised this one still goes down the road. 💙

@someonecalledeulogio2280 Ай бұрын

It was popular in mexico, because we only had 5 options: nissan tsuru, vw passat, ford topaz, chevrolet cavalier, and the dodge spirit

@ratlord5282 Ай бұрын

@@someonecalledeulogio2280 me personally, i'd take the passat over those ovther cars

@weegeemike Ай бұрын

Nothing was a challenge to those cars then, and there's no car that threatens them now. Something that HASNT changed in the past 35 years

@kc0lif Ай бұрын

but it was.

@jonathankleinow2073 Ай бұрын

My parents had a 91 or 92 Plymouth Acclaim, white with burgundy interior. It had bucket seats up front with a center console, and it even had cup holders at the back of the console for the rear seats. It had the V6 engine. We towed a small U-Haul trailer from Cincinnati to Florida with it, and it made it, although Dad had to turn off the A/C through the hills on I-75 in Tennessee to keep it from overheating. Dad traded it in for a 1994 Eagle Vision, which was a huge upgrade.

@weegeemike Ай бұрын

Neat story! I love the Eagle Vision and the other LH cars...revolutionary for the time and they set the automotive design trend for the next 15 years.

@LuisUrbieta Ай бұрын

Even though it's low on tech by modern standards I truly think it looks good.@@weegeemike

@mopargm9329 Ай бұрын

When I was 2 my father bought a brand new 92 Spirit R/T. Pretty badass for a 4 banger and especially back then. It was quicker 0-60 than my 04 dale Jr supercharged Monte Carlo ss I currently own. But the Spirit was t boned in 94 by a jeep GC and totaled and my father got out and beat the fuck out of him lol. From then on it was a new 96 Intrepid ES, his 02 Intrepid R/T. I ended up with both the 96 I was 12 lol my father bought the new 02 R/T and gave me the 96 ES, the R/T at 19 and i bought an 02 300M special a few years back. Still love these cars

@gabrielmejia6027 Ай бұрын

This was my grandmas car. Except it had tinted windows, had an AM/FM radio and had a cushion on the drivers seat and a quilt on the backseat.

@alternateself1244 Ай бұрын

Bring back plush rides and mechanical simplicity

@doug6191 Ай бұрын

2:47 - The airbag in these cars (and other Mopar models) arrived well ahead of the requirement.

@Help_im_sad Ай бұрын

As a 90's baby, i cant tell if i have an affinity for 80's ad 90's cars because i grew up riding in them OR if I'm impressed by their durability because i can still see some driving 30 years later, sadly most 80's cars i loved like the Ford Escort hatchback are no longer on the road, and even in the 90's, my moms had one that had holes in the floor where you could get soaked like Kalahari when it rained 😂 memories

@johneli495 Ай бұрын

I remember when these used to be advertised all the time on TV in the 90s. It was probably the cheapest cheap car in the market

@louiearmstrong Ай бұрын

$2600 MSRP according to KBB

@kkrezagang4606 Ай бұрын

Looks like something you’d see on a used car lot in 2012.

@GrindingGearsZero Ай бұрын

make that 2002.

@Enchilada750 Ай бұрын

@@GrindingGearsZero make that December 1993

@christopherconard2831 Ай бұрын

In the 90's and early 2000's they were common on the corner used car lots. What Chrysler didn't sell directly at dealerships, they more than made up for in fleet sales to rental companies. They dumped them by the thousands after 2-3 years when buying new cars. By the third or fourth owner most were used up, usually because of delayed maintenance, and weren't worth fixing. But if you only had $500 and needed something to get you to work and back, there were plenty of cars like this available.

@91dodgespiritrt 14 күн бұрын

@@GrindingGearsZero It's STILL better than whatever piece of shit your driving, "clown".

@91dodgespiritrt 14 күн бұрын

@@Enchilada750 Do they even have motorized vehicles in your 3rd world shithole? "ENCHILADA BREATH"? HA, HA And if they do, do you park it inside your clay hut? HA, HA

@colinschmitz8297 Ай бұрын

FYI, They already had airbags in the 91 models.

@MuteCrimson Ай бұрын

this was my childhood car! thanks for reviewing this Zack, it brought back a lot of good memories :)

@cubsfansupreme07 Ай бұрын

My first car back in 2000 was a ‘93 Plymouth acclaim so this takes me back. Also I’ve noticed you’re doing videos in my hometown of Machesney Park, IL! I live in Rockford, IL now but it’s right there. This video in particular you filming right across the street from where I grew up! I know that church parking lot you’re filming in also.

@Satya-jr6ml Ай бұрын

surprised that it actually stood the test of time with that Chrysler engine!

@Karmy. Ай бұрын

It's also in the same condition that every 90s Chrysler product still somehow on the road is in lol

@Satya-jr6ml Ай бұрын

@@Karmy. Exactly hahaha

@stillbill6408 Ай бұрын

The 2.5L Chrysler was an excellent engine. It was a single overhead cam with roller followers, fuel injection, beefy forged crank and rods with more than adequate main and rod bearing diameters. The block was extra beefy and well able to withstand the loads imposed on it by its turbo charged variants. It delivered 20 to 32 mpg (naturally aspirated) depending on how and where I drove it. I know as I owned one and put over 200,000 miles on it (A Chrysler LaBaron). I changed the timing belt twice (around 70,000 miles and again at 160,000 miles as this part of regular maintenance) and when I sold it, the AC still put out icey, cold air. The transmission never gave me a seconds trouble (I changed its oil and filter at 35,000 mile intervals). Many friends and family members as well as rent-a-car businesses that I know of have had similar experiences with this product. It bewilders me how people insist on disrespecting what was an excellent drive train and vehicle (K car variants).

@weegeemike Ай бұрын

Chrysler engines for the most part are pretty solid and reliable. It's the rest of the car that'll fall apart 😅

@stillbill6408 Ай бұрын

@@weegeemike With all due respect, I and my family have owned Chrysler Products since the mid 1960's and have never had any of them fall apart. We have gotten more than reasonable service from them (hence, repeat buys) and have also owned other domestic and foreign products (which provides us with a worthy point of reference). Overall, they gave us the best bang for the buck and have proven to be durable, reliable, easy to maintain with very affordable maintenance cost. My biggest compliant would be paint oxidation on the 1990's model vehicles.

@shaunmiller3342 Ай бұрын

You should do a video on the Dodge Shadow, those cars were pretty nice

@bwofficial1776 Ай бұрын

Everyone has seen a Spirit just like this rolling around their town with more rust than paint. The K-car was really showing its age by the time these came out. I remember that radio from some Chrysler products my family had. If I remember correctly, each preset could have two channels programmed to it and pushing the button would swap between them.

@DanoFSmith-yc9tg 17 күн бұрын

My old man bought a v6 ES model brand new in 91 when he left an esso service station for a Dodge dealership mechanics position, we had it until the late 90's, he sold it, then my mom had 3 of them, various models and years, at different times, and the first car I drove was a burgundy 89 base model with the 2.5, drove the shit out of that, it ended up in a pond at one point, let it sit for a day, and it started up again. My uncle eventually bought it and drove it for a while. I'm going to pick up a red 91 es v6 from Edmonton right now actually. Purely for the nostalgia

@91dodgespiritrt 14 күн бұрын

Get a '91 or '92 Spirit R/T or a '92 or '93 Daytona IROC R/T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You won't regret it.

@jacobtonge5386 Ай бұрын

A true survivor brother

@MrCBG Ай бұрын

I had a hand me down 94 Plymouth Acclaim in college. There’s almost no noticeable difference between the Acclaim and the Spirit. Maybe I have rose colored glasses, but what a great car at that age. Great mileage with the 4 cyl, but plenty of space for friends and shenanigans.

@doug6191 Ай бұрын

7:34 - that C pillar was a USDM thing, also seen on the Topaz at Ford and Grand Am/Calais at GM. The imports didn't do that.

@vado575 Ай бұрын

I had 2 of these cars!! I loved them .. Good on fuel and very roomy

@weegeemike Ай бұрын

Fun fact: the Spirit was the first car to get the then-new Dodge "Rams head" emblem that would go on to be Dodge's logo/emblem for roughly the next 20 years.

@chrisstevenswrites Ай бұрын

The AA body was the last car built at the Chrysler plant in my home state before it shut down for good. Used to see them everywhere because of that, but they've become rare finds over time. Just basic transportation but fairly decent-looking.

@loveisall5520 Ай бұрын

I was in my mid thirties when this and the Plymouth Acclaim were sold. I rented several of these for business trips. Yes, as a car guy all my life it was certainly not thrilling to drive. But, neither were most of the cars then, as was also true before the 'malaise era'. I've always been blessed to love all cars, not just the fast and sporty ones--though I love them too. I found these pleasant, easy to drive and relatively roomy for their size. Thanks for the review!

@thesam19841 Ай бұрын

I had this exact car, except plymouth acclaim, white with red interior... it was a pretty reliable car, and still nice and clean in 2002... survived a couple of unusual accidents that it shouldn't have... I guessed mine up with chrysler LeBaron and Dodge Spirit RT parts

@pokedude104 Ай бұрын

I remember seeing some of these around as a kid. They did not last very long though. I couldn't tell you how long its been since I've seen one on the road yet every once in a while I still see a honda or toyota from that era kicking around.

@genericsomething Ай бұрын

I had a '91 Spirit with the 3.0 V6. That thing was invisible to cops!

@sneakerfreak2002 Ай бұрын

Maybe when it was under 10 years old BUT… if it’s 20 plus years old with peeling paint? Every cop in town will have their eye on you

@genericsomething Ай бұрын

@@sneakerfreak2002 ~ It was in 1998 and 1999. The car was white with blue interior. I sold it, after driving it only a year, when I moved to another state. That Spirit and my '86 Celica were my two favorite cars of that era.

@aurorayoru5333 Ай бұрын

This is so nostalgic we had this as a family call when I was a young kid we had the one with gold wheels and trunk cargo rails.

@drewjansen7825 Ай бұрын

I also think it's a handsome and space-efficient design. And panel fit on the Acclaim/Spirit twins seemed tighter than on the original K-Cars. But you're right...except for the R/T, a real snoozer to drive. And I want one.

@wojciechklasa2660 Ай бұрын

Interesting color combination!

@gabrielmejia6027 Ай бұрын

This was my grandmas car. Colors and all.

@doug6191 Ай бұрын

5:01 - Wrong. This model was designed & released well after the CHMSL requirement. That wasn't an afterthought. It was a budget decision.

@KevinGoldLVL Ай бұрын

My first car was a 93 Plymouth Acclaim with the 3 L v6 that I bough off an older women for 700$, great memories it was in great condition, still regret not taking care of her, it's was a pretty cool car!

@JWCustoms Ай бұрын

This was my first car. I had a 95 Dodge Spirit. It had a V6 and it was awesome.

@scottbeegle9291 Ай бұрын

I had a 91 Spirit. It was red with a red interior. It had the 2.5 in it. It was not fast, but reliable. Out of all the cars i owned it is the one I still wish I had. I also had an 89 Plymouth Acclaim.

@damagingspark7 Ай бұрын

This car has the perfect beater aesthetic. The random spots of missing paint and mismatched tires make it seem like it was purposely done up that way for a movie or tv show.

@91dodgespiritrt 14 күн бұрын

Or for a stupid video like this one. HA, HA

@jimmyjimjims7483 Ай бұрын

I don't think I've ever heard anyone pronounce Mitsubishi quite the way you do lol. I bought a mostly teal one of these for $400 once and although the exterior was basically bare metal by that point it ran and drove absolutely perfectly, I was astounded. These were actually very peppy when they ran right

@selenelacaze9883 Ай бұрын

3:22 and even better these radio units have a fader button to balance de sound between front and back, and this is quick and awesome and easy to use, you don't need to navigate some fucking menus to get to the fader setting.

@969thewhip Ай бұрын

I got my worst speeding ticket in a 93 Spirit. It was a loaner car while my 94 Sunbird was in the shop. That one was equipped with the 3.0 V6 so it definitely has some power for a grocery getter.

@davidsherrick898 Ай бұрын

That paint and body have seen better days! My old girlfriend had an Acclaim. Loaded except sunroof

@highlycaffeinated6864 Ай бұрын

My dad had a Dodge Spirit RT turbo that I got to learn to drive on. Remember that thing being pretty fast, a lot more fun than these rental fleet versions.

@geraldscott4302 Ай бұрын

I'd like to know why the white (and ONLY white) paint peeled off all American cars during the past several decades.

@wigletron2846 Ай бұрын

They didn't clearcoat white. Some Hondas had the same issue back then.

@kc9scott Ай бұрын

GM cars of the late '80s pretty much all peeled. What I've heard is that it was due to paint formulation changes to reduce VOCs, either to low-VOC or to water-based paints.

@blautens Ай бұрын

I had one of these as a loaner for 6 weeks while my 1993 Caravan was waiting for a new trans. It wasn't awful. It was a car. It had AC. The rear seat had head room, unlike the dumb sloping roof cars of today. There, that's my review.

@juelsokoo Ай бұрын

This was very first car before i left to the army. Leave for 8mos thinking my mom was taking care of it and just parked. Come home pick up my girl on her graduation and the car blows up on us on the freeway! Because while i was gone the whole time my oldest sister was driving it hard without a oil change. I was so embarrassed and sad so i bought a 1980 300D benz and drove her into the ground... Yup!

@fastmover2598 Ай бұрын

My parents bought a new 1990 Dodge Spirit (unfortunately), and, being objective, it was okay overall; however, as the mileage increased, it really showed its mediocrity. I had the misfortune to receive it with approx. 90k, and it had nothing but problems: the transmission would suddenly shift into neutral; it would turn off while idling; the a/c leaked; it would shake violently while driving around 70 mph; and it had other issues. When I bought a '97 Honda Accord, I was in heaven (received 500 bucks for the POS Dodge trade-in), and I experienced the essence of quality and reliability. By owning that Dodge clunker, I learned first-hand why the Big Three have been struggling.

@wigletron2846 Ай бұрын

And the big 3 are still trash today

@91dodgespiritrt 14 күн бұрын

"it really showed its mediocrity." You father bought a "mediocre" car for a "mediocre" family with "mediocre" money, EVIDENTLY. That's how car purchases ("UNFORTUNATELY") usually work, "genius". HA, HA

@markmyers8775 5 күн бұрын

My mother was very proamerican car until she owned a 1994 Dodge Spirit which may have been one of the worst cars I had ever seen. It was in the shop much more than on the road. As Rodney Dangerfield once joked, "It got more mileage vertically than horizontally." That and the fact that the dealer she bought it from had some of the most inept mechanics. She finally decided to get rid of it and ended up buying a Toyota Camry. My mother passed away a few years ago, but that Camry is still with me and it still runs great.

@theczar6171 Ай бұрын

I had the Chrysler LeBaron version of it. And I’m gonna tell you I actually miss that car. That V6 was plenty good for power in that thing. And it was comfortable.

@asn413 Ай бұрын

i had one exactly like that save the interior. i could sure use it now XD

@Karmy. Ай бұрын

I just saw one in a junkyard a few days ago lol

@danielcamacho6123 Ай бұрын

hey zack i put in a new headliner in my wagon

@dave11686 Ай бұрын

Very cool to see this

@Rich_123 Ай бұрын

This is the only car in existence to have amber plastic as part of the taillight cluster yet does not have amber turn signals.

@zjones9876 Ай бұрын

brings back driver's ed memories

@timfordfalconxf7714 Ай бұрын

This Dodge Spirit lost its Spirit a long time ago ( did it ever have one ) AND for that i love it

@robertdiehl9003 Ай бұрын

A tried and true keeper that lasted 30+ years. Damm good car...

@pizza2437 Ай бұрын

2:20 the women that i like gain hundreds of pounds in the span of a couple years.

@jacquesc3166 Ай бұрын

Best 3rd brake light ever though? 1993+ Mazda MX-6 Mystere.

@senseicorey9979 Ай бұрын

Someone....uh.....really loves this car

@slandon1977 Ай бұрын

You need to drive a Spirit R/T.

@91dodgespiritrt 14 күн бұрын

YES!

@gerrettmcqueen7001 Ай бұрын

I’m surprised in 1993 they were still using a 3 speed auto

@cameronlovesevolve Ай бұрын

a friend of mine had a powder blue Plymouth Acclaim when we were in high school - his parents drove an Impreza WRX so my friends and i would constantly bug him to take us driving in the Subi hahah.. good times in the Acclaim tho! Religiously it ran like dogshit when it rained and eventially was hauled away after the transmission went out.

@takethecurseOFFwashingmachine Ай бұрын

I have several memories of being a kid in the 90s being driven by friends dads who smoked in a dodge spirit……you have 3 types of friends parents who smoked. Those who wouldn’t do it with you in the car, those who would, but had the courtesy to open the window. And of course the all too common dad who didn’t give two shits and smoked with his kids friends in the car and all the windows rolled up. Today they would turn you into a tic toc video and burn you at the stake. The 90s were the end of when this was tolerated

@mbd501 Ай бұрын

Looks like he got a mint-condition model to test drive.

@theasker76251 Ай бұрын

I think that this and the Chrysler Version are quite common in Mexico

@davinp Ай бұрын

The last boxy models. By the '90s, it was time to retire the K car platform

@91dodgespiritrt 14 күн бұрын

When was your brain retired? An hour after your birth? HA, HA

@nb7466 Ай бұрын

My buddy had a Plymouth acclaim in highschool. It was a slow turd that never died

@91dodgespiritrt 14 күн бұрын

it wasn't made to go fast - especially if it had the base engine 2.5 - in it, "GENIUS". DUH.

@nb7466 14 күн бұрын

@@91dodgespiritrt it had the 3.0 V6 Mitsubishi motor genius. My aunt had the same motor in a Lebanon and it was a lot faster. Genius

@42luke93 Ай бұрын

Too bad it is cars like this falling apart have front bench seats. I Wish new ones had it.

@moderateminneapolita Ай бұрын

Some hubcaps would go along way.

@grimreaper5521 Ай бұрын

I haven't seen one in 20 years

@robertdiehl9003 Ай бұрын

If I had money, I'd buy that car and make it into a stretch limousine...

@robertdiehl9003 Ай бұрын

A simple $ 35.00 Rust-Oleum paint job and it will look brand new plus a hubcap or two.

@adamhanby8220 Ай бұрын

You should've made a Dr House joke.

@Jazc-mp889 Ай бұрын

That one is in rough shape

@trafficracer124 Ай бұрын

it aged about as well as a banana visually

@91dodgespiritrt 14 күн бұрын

Ok If you say so, "banana brain". HA,HA

@Dankcatvacs Ай бұрын

synth wave came from the 80s like the amiga 600 hell even comodore music is synth wave isn't it? one good thing is the 2.2 is non interferance

@Jazc-mp889 Ай бұрын

This has the 2.5 version.

@TechProYoutube Ай бұрын

My dad had one in like 2003 or 2004 i never saw it tho

@ja-kaz Ай бұрын

The name of this car can’t be any more ironic

@christopherjones9821 Ай бұрын

Had had to of these cars😄👍in till the Heads blow out 😂

@jamesweddle184 Ай бұрын

To quote Luke Skywalker: "What a piece of junk!"

@Mauscmkwk Ай бұрын

It’s got about 3 months left

@nmpawel80 Ай бұрын

this car is just NASTY on the inside... i would have worn gloves YUCK

@SS-sw8de Ай бұрын

DOOOOOOOO IIIIIIIIIIT🎉💯

@robertdiehl9003 Ай бұрын

Easy to parallel park in the city.

@michaelcoffey7362 Ай бұрын

😀

@jason.kchantziaras8456 Ай бұрын

looks more like a heart less Spirit !

@kc0lif Ай бұрын

it's basic car that works. not k frame sorry. it's front drive of course there's no console. driving is driving it's not supposed be exciting it gets you where you going done.

@user-xm3ox1nq7s Ай бұрын

lol no one reviews clean examples of these old chrysler cars... they are out there, why are the reviews always of the beat down ones.. smh.

@runoflife87 Ай бұрын

AKA Chrysler Saratoga. Pathetic name choice😂

@91dodgespiritrt 14 күн бұрын

"Lebaron" in the US.

@yash.kapoor Ай бұрын

Looks like a knockoff 90s Lincoln Town Car

@91dodgespiritrt 14 күн бұрын

Very similar shape. I have both a '91 Spirit R/T and a '94 Lincoln Continental. FACT: that particular generation of Continental came out in 1988 and was produced until 1994. The Spirit/Acclaim/LeBaron came out in 1989 and was produced until 1995.

@user-tg5ml7xj4c Ай бұрын

Airbags weren’t required until 1998.

@91dodgespiritrt 14 күн бұрын

I have a spare DUNN head (replacement for the original Spirit R/T head) I'd like to sell.

@91dodgespiritrt 14 күн бұрын

To the "dope" who made this video, in 1991 and 1992, Dodge made a limited edition Spirit R/T which had a 225 hp DOHC turbo 2.2 and it is (yes I still have it) anything but boring. You picked a boring car - with peeling paint no less - to "review" so you can't blame Dodge for the car being boring. Blame yourself.