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(231) 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue - 485,000 km.
Special Equipment - 360 V8, different rear, tinted windows
White with gold pinstripe and grey interior. Picked it up for $700 (~$450) with a bad
engine. Dropped the 360 in and other than a few unexpected repairs it has been a pretty good car.
This one's the winter car, while my '84 is for the 'good' seasons although because this one has
working a/c and the other doesn't it'll probably get use in the summer as well. No adventures to
speak of yet, it's smoked out a done-up truck, and the odd Mustang and Firebird/TransAm.
Mike Taylor - 3/24/2000
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(230) "H.M.S. Titanic" 1987 Chrysler New Yorker 4 Door
- 125,000 km.
Will Doig - 3/21/2000
(229) "Brownhammer" 1985 Dodge Diplomat 4 Door Salon
- 103,000 mi.
Special Equipment - Pretty much stock. Had been sitting for at least 2 years, started up on the
2nd try today!
Got it stuck on the way home almost. Man, Michigan roads are soft!! dept.
BULLDOG - 3/19/2000
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(228) "Firefighter" 1988 Dodge Diplomat Police Pkg Salon
- 35,000 mi.
Special Equipment - Police rotating beacon and siren.
I still use the car for the fire dept.
Justin Brown - 3/19/2000
(227) 1987 Dodge Diplomat 4 Door SE - 118,000 mi.
Special Equipment - 318 4bbl, ram air, dual exhaust w/charge mufflers, 245
SureGrip, Mopar high performance ignition, 340 magnum exhaust manifolds, Bhp
225@3500 rpm, Torque275@1800rpm. NO EMISSIONS - eliminated all emissions off engine except the pcv valve, charcoal canister, and cats on the
exhaust.
I have had many a good time having several Fords and Chevies read my rear license
plate QUAD 318. I will pull up next to these bozo's and they look over at the
Dip and figure I am driving some grandmas grocery getter. All they can possibly see is the dual tips under the bumper or
hear the rumble of the duals. I also put the V8 Magnum emblems on the side of the front end from
the Ram Pickups, anyhow those are the only two things that could give it away, otherwise it is a
sleeper. The light turns green the pedal gets mashed to the floor and before I know it I'm at 50 and
they are eating my dust. If they do catch up to me at the next light they look over and
don't try it again. It is fun getting a 3900-some pound car moving so quick against cars half its weight with
supposedly SO MUCH POWER. I refer to these vehicles as ALL SHOW NO GO!
Scott Eriksen - 3/15/2000
(226) 1986 Dodge Diplomat 4 Door SE
- 97000 mi.
Jeff Howland - 3/14/2000
(225) "The Butterscotch Bomb" 1980 Dodge Diplomat 4 Door Baseline
- 68,892 mi.
This car has gotten me out of so many jams I couldn't possibly share the lot of them.
Lets just say, I have outrun a 99 Mustang, an old Cougar, and a Pinto (I'm not all too proud of the
Pinto). I wouldn't give up my Diplomat for anything. My Sweet Sweet Grandma gave me that car and
it has been the light of my life ever since.
Chris Gorman - 3/12/2000
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(224) "Dippy" 1981 Dodge Diplomat 2 Door Salon
- 195,600 km.
We got it last month for $600....private sale. I think it had been sitting under a pine tree for a YEAR! There are pine needles
EVERYWHERE, even now when we turn on the interior fan/vent, pine
needles come out. Anyway, our Dippy is wonderful! It had some things missing, but we're working on restoring her. We've added replacement
"DODGE", "Diplomat" and "Salon" brand-tags to the interior & exterior, replaced the driver's side parking/signal light, and we replaced an
interior door handle. We got a hell of a deal for $600 Canadian! Took it to a mechanic....he said it was "mechanically
flawless". If she's cold in the morning, she'll start on the first try if you press the gas
in once, quickly. I love the Diplomat... -Cody
Cody Linneberg - 3/3/2000
(223) "Brown Bomb" 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue 4 Door
- 123,000 mi.
It still runs. It was given to me by my father, who didn't need a third car. My wife doesn't like the
car at all and has told me so daily until last November. I got a call that her
1998 van wouldn't start. Being out of warranty, it cost several hundred dollars to get it fixed. I have only oil and filter
changes in my car, and she hasn't said a word since.
Patrick Kozicki - 3/1/2000
(222) "Blue 1" 1988 Dodge Diplomat Police Pkg Salon
- 152,000 mi.
I got it with 92,000 miles and a fried transmission for $160 US. I put in the trans from a 1977 Plymouth Volare (? miles) and it has
been running trouble-free (except for water-pump and P/S pump) ever since... not even a tune up yet... Now it has over 150000 miles...
*****Save money on tires by ensuring that your idler arm is tight********
Dominic Bender - 2/27/2000
(221) "Peggy Sue" 1983 Dodge
Diplomat 4 Door Baseline - 163,000 mi.
I broke a tie rod bolt lost control, hit a tree yesterday
and totaled it.
Larry Lawrence - 2/24/2000
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(220) "Mick-mobile" 1979
Dodge Diplomat 2 Door - 36,512 mi.
Special Equipment - Metallic Brown, All Original,
No Rust, 360 V8, Tan Leather, No Dents, PERFECT CAR, 8 Track Player
Bought in February 2000, sitting in a doctor's garage for
20+ years, purchased for 2,500 American dollars. Not too much to say it's just a
Perfect Car!!
Tim O'Hara - 2/21/2000
(219) "Christine" 1980 Dodge
Diplomat 2 Door S-Type - 106,980 mi.
Special Equipment - Came with factory T-tops, console, bucket seats. Just
added a 360, soon a 727 trans and either an 8 1/4 or 8 3/4 rear end.
Well, this is Dippy #5, M-body #6 for me. I saw her on the transactions page.
Wasn't looking to buy another car, but after careful consideration and travel
availability, I decided to give her a home. The trip started out with a trip to
the bank to get the money. Took Friday Jan. 28th off to get ready for the trip.
I took my friends jeep to get a hitch put on it to tow the trailer used to pick
up his Kit Plane he bought in NY. We headed out that evening. Got to NY at the
allotted time, loaded the plane, then headed out for PA to get the car. After a
couple of phone calls to the owner, a place was agreed upon. At 12AM Sat. night,
I was taking her for a test drive. At 1AM Sun. morning, was on way back. Trip
back was uneventful. Two weeks later, the 360 went in. Now I'm just waiting for
the tax refund and a 727 and new rear end will be in, and ready for summer. I
must say, this is about the nicest car I've owned in some respects. I'm not
really a 2-dr car person. But this one is just too cool to not like.
Tom Adams -
2/21/2000
(218) "Old 143" 1982 Dodge
Diplomat 4 Door Salon - 270,000 mi.
Special Equipment - Headlight wig-wags. Red and
Amber SHO-ME Grille Lights. Red and Amber Rear Deck Lights. Dual Unity
Spotlights. Federal Twinsonic Light Bar.
I bought the car 9 years ago from a small car dealership
in a Washington D.C. suburb. The name "Old 143" comes from the fact
that the car was the oldest, still in use, police vehicle in the fleet for the
Prince William County Virginia Police Department. I paid approximately $1500 for
the car in 1991 and since then have had to do very little work to it. I must be
the only person on the planet with an M-Body that's never had a problem with the
Electronic Spark Control box! Since buying the car I've added some newer
emergency equipment to help get me through traffic while responding to a fire
call. I'm religious about changing the oil and routine maintenance which are
both musts for any vehicle with this many miles. "Old 143" starts
every time and has never let me down. I've gotten compliments from some of the
local deputies (who used Diplomats and Grand Furys almost exclusively) saying
how much they wished their newer Crown Vics and Police Interceptors ran as well
as my car! Recently "Old 143" received new linen white paint and new vinyl
seats from a wrecked 1989 Diplomat. I bought the car with 102,000 miles on it
and as you can see, REALLY enjoy driving it! All of my cars previous to this one
were former police cars and I have to say this is the best one I've ever owned.
At present I own 2 other Diplomats (a 1988 and a 1989) and am a member of the
Police Car Owners Of America and the Emergency Vehicle Owners and Operators
Association, where I am the West Virginia State Representative.
Marshall Costello - 2/15/2000
(217) 1983 Dodge Diplomat Police Pkg Salon
- 224,140? mi.
The advertisement listed it as a Chrysler Diplomat. I bought it for $200, 1-30-00. The guy I bought it from
owned it for about a year, but the previous owner drove it nearly 50,000 miles in the two years before that. Regular, periodic, oil changes were
done I am told. Originally, it was part of some police force being driven and registered in Idaho
from 1983 until 1990. Since I bought the car, the main work needed has been front end arms (one idler
and one pitman), front end sway and upper control arm bushings, timing cover, timing chain (as the
chain was slipping), brakes, tires, power steering pump, belts, and a carb adjustment. I replaced the air filter, and will
replace PCV valve and crankcase inlet filter. Its a dingy, dark blue accentuated by some dents on the passenger side doors, but the windows,
and door locks work, as do most of the door release handles.
Steve Petlak
- 2/11/2000
(216) "Blue Dumpster" 1983
Dodge Diplomat 4 Door Baseline - 81,087 mi.
Special Equipment - No mods yet, Dodge don't need
no mods.
Well, this car was owned by an older man who used it
during the summer, and put it away in the winter. I bought it in 1999 and it had
79K on it. it has a 318 motor, and a missing hubcap. I call it the blue dumpster
because it is blue and, people tend to give me all their computer junk. Solid as
a rock tho.
Paul Brion
- 2/5/2000
(215) "Old Faithful" 1985 Dodge
Diplomat 4 Door SE - 480,000 km.
I bought it from a friend for $1,000 7 years ago and it refuses to let me down.
She starts up every morning with no trouble at all.
Graham - 2/5/2000
(214) 1986 Chrysler Fifth Avenue 4 Door - 97,537 mi.
Since purchasing it in May '99 I've enjoyed the FM radio, it's mostly trouble
free driving, and I've learned a lot about it from maintaining it. Replaced the
spark control computer when it broke down and rear axle when the pinion gears
got messed up perhaps from my pushing it kinda hard on the freeway up and back
from work.
Steve Petlak
- 2/4/2000
(213) "Hoopty" 1981 Dodge Diplomat 4 Door
Baseline - 54,XXX mi.
Special Equipment
- A/C power seats rear defrost
Blaine Halmick
- 1/19/2000
(212) "Jezzebell" 1988 Dodge Diplomat 4 Door SE
- 77,897 mi. (image)
Special Equipment - I tinted the rear windows. I bought it with a power
sunroof!
I bought Jezzi the summer of 98. I had an 86 Mustang that
was on it's last leg. So far Jezzi has had her ups and downs but overall she's a
good car.
Sarah -
1/19/2000
(211) "Fuzz-Mobile" / "Ol' 196"
/ "The Squad" 1986 Plymouth Gran Fury Police Pkg Baseline -
182,000+ mi.
Special Equipment - C.B. Radio & Antenna,
Trailer Hitch
Ex-Grapevine, Texas police car,# 196, (Grapevine is
between Dallas and Fort Worth) Solid White in color, Bought by Father, who used
it as a second car for a couple of years, until Mother stopped driving. Sold it
to me Cheap. Markings still visible if you look at angle under right lighting.
Very tough car, too. A good friend of mine works for the city of Grapevine, and
was rolling on the floor laughing about how I took a picture of this car in
front of a donut shop once. It's subtle, but funny! (And no, She's not a Cop!!)
Darryl Wright
1/16/2000
(210) "Dippy" 1979 Dodge Diplomat - over
300,000 mi.
Special Equipment - 14 lights on the front, and a bunch of misc. bolt on
performance products. Re-bar welded into the front quarters.
This is not the wildest story I have concerning my beloved Diplomat, but it was
a major experience in my life. Back in July of 1998, I was on a routine drive
back from university of Utah campus to my apartment. I was in the far right lane
(of 3) going southbound on foothill blvd in salt lake city. I took off at a
normal pace from a traffic light as was going the speed limit with three cars
ahead of me. The front car all of a sudden came to a fast stop and turned right
with little warning. The cars in front of me slammed on their brakes, and I did
the same. I stopped within a few feet of the suburban in front of me, when a
split second later, there was a very loud bang. I looked behind me only to see a
bunch of smoke and steam. After I got out, I looked at me Diplomat first, the
back bumper and fender were dented in by about a foot. Then I looked at what hit
me, it was a newer looking Subaru Outback, with the front end completely
demolished. To make a long story shorter, the other car sustained significant
damage, while the only thing that kept my car from being drivable was that the
distributor cap was broken because it slammed into the firewall. I left the
Diplomat parked on the street and went with a friend to go fetch the $5 part,
when I came back the car was gone. the Salt Lake Police had the car towed. After
paying $400 to get my car back, I actually drove it around until I got pulled
over for having no rear lights on one side. I drove it some more, and went and
bought a '74 Dodge Dart with some of the insurance money I got. On the way home,
right as I pulled into the parking lot at my apartment the transmission on my
dippy gave out. seemed that my Diplomat wanted to give all it had until I got
another car. My Diplomat just sat for about 8 months, I wanted to fix it, but
$1500 is a lot of money for a college student. I pushed it with my Dart over to
my new apartment, where it sat some more. Until my idiot landlord had the car
towed away due to the fact that they didn't like it. I didn't want to spend the
money for the towing, and I have now! here to keep it now. I have no idea where
my dippy is, but I can assume that it's not mine anymore. Even though my Dart is
faster and in better condition, I still miss driving my Diplomat. May it rest in
peace.
Dan Flickinger - 1/15/2000
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(209) 1988 Plymouth Gran Fury Police Pkg Salon
- 174000 mi.
Special Equipment - 318 4bl
Purchased as a winter car and possible donor car for misc
parts for '66 barracuda. 3rd owner since retirement from the North Dakota Hwy
Dept. after hitting a deer. With a new front end and a clean black paint job she
still makes everyone step on their brakes when we pull up on them from behind on
the hwy.
N. Caauwe
- 1/13/2000
(208) "Fury" 1985 Plymouth Gran Fury 4 Door Salon
- 131,385 mi.
Special Equipment - Am upgrading gradually to AHB standard.
Bought my car on November 20, 1999 from Werner Dodge in Belford, NJ for $702
total. I have got to get the car painted in its original crystal ice blue, have
done other modifications (new radio, new headliner, extensively cleaned the car,
changed tranny fluid/filter, etc..). When I bought the car, it had a 5A header
panel on it, just put on a new header panel with Diplomat grille. As of now, I
am looking for the Gran Fury Grille to supplant the one on the car now. I am
also looking for AHB wheels and rear end to install. More to come as I fix her
up!! (Really love the car, came to love the M-Body when my dad owned an AHB package
Dippy that he bought at the NJ police auctions back in the 80's. Glad to have my
own now!)
John Tokash - 1/12/2000
(207) "Botvid" 1980 Dodge Diplomat 4 Door
Medallion - 89,184 mi.
Special Equipment - MP Ignition, True dual exhaust with H-Pipe and
headers.
I'm the proud second owner of this car which is the only Dip. of that year in
Sweden. It has the 4bbl 318 since it was sold in California but I've ripped off
the computer carburetor and ignition and replaced it with a standard Carter TQ
and MP electronic Ignition.
LarsEric Sääf - 1/10/2000
(206) "Pezonmovil" 1981 Dodge Dart 2 Door S-Type
- 550,000 km.
Special Equipment - A lot of new things , in fact next week I'm going to
buy him a new carburetor.
A lot of stories. I've been living ALL my life with that WONDERFUL CAR, I am 20
years all & now that car is mine, he carries me every morning to the
university, and to any part that I want. He has been with me in the good and the
bad . He has an important part of my memories... I promise you that soon I am
going to send some pictures of him.
Arturo Hernandez Rendon
- 1/9/2000
(205) "The Old Girl" 1983 Dodge Diplomat Police
Pkg Salon - 237,000+ mi.
Special Equipment - mostly stock... True duals,
Carter AFB, more to come.
Broke both upper control arms while driving... Thankfully
not at the same time. First one WAS on Easter Sunday,1998, tho.
Phil Johnson
- 1/5/2000
(204) "Billy" 1979 Dodge Diplomat Sedan Salon -
140,000 km.
I live in Peru, I went to Peruvian jungle (400 kilometers to Lima) on April 9th
1999, the second travel was on June 15th (Lima-Cuzco-Puno-Arequipa) 3200
kilometer more or less. Is a very good car, my car have 20 years!!!!!
William Begg Liebminger -
1/4/2000
(203) "Silver Bullet" 1988 Plymouth Gran Fury
Police Pkg Salon - 117,000 mi.
Special Equipment - Spot Light, Police Wheels, Etc.
Just bought the car a couple of months ago for 600
dollars. It is in pretty good condition and so far has been damn reliable!
Jon F - 1/2/2000
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