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CAR REVIEWS AND RATINGS
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| Ratings |
( Maximum score is 100 ) |
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| Overall: |
 ( 100 )
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| Comfort: |
( 100 )
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| Performance: |
( 100 )
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| Quality: |
( 100 )
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| Appearance: |
( 100 )
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| Comments |
Favorite feature: |
Safety |
Least favorite feature: |
Limited does not come with gray interior option |
Advice to buyer: |
Shop around for best price. Take advantage of employee pricing. |
Detailed review: |
Has the size and comfort of a big luxury car. It does not feel like a boat to drive like our 93 Cadillac Brougham. It handles easily like a smaller vehicle would almost comparative to our 95 Chevy Corsica. It has plenty of power and acceleration for Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex rush hours traffic. It was easy to park. During the test drives I compared many vehicles for all around view when driving, potential blind spots, and visibility when reversing. This car was an ace all the way around!
Love the way it sits up higher than other sedans. Being behind an SUV is no problem with the visibility I have. During the test drives with this and other cars I made sure to get behind SUV’s just to test that extra few inches of height. What a difference! Plus it is not designed with a hood area too high or too long to see over amply. I found that with some other vehicles it was difficult to have good visibility over the hood or front end.
I took a great deal of time over 2 months comparing reviews, safety ratings, features, options, mpg, and style. The 500 one won me over in all area’s. Though I still test drove many other vehicles and all paled in comparison to the 500. In particular I love the leather and faux wood trim of the Limited. It feels rich and comfortable to sit in. During test drives I felt the interior of the 500 looked better and felt more comfortable than others. I also opted for the one touch power moon roof.
The 500 also has ample trunk space at a little over 21 CF. With the split rear fold down back seats it should handle anything I should ever want or expect to haul in a car. Also the front passenger seat can fold down if I ever should want to haul anything really long. I folded down the back seats and laid in the trunk. With my feet barely touching the back of the trunk my fingertips were a ways from touching the back of the front seats. I’m 5’2”.
I compared this to far more vehicles than the form here allows. I compared trucks, to luxury cars to compact cars on paper and test drives. I was fortunate enough to find one that is considered used as it had about 2000 miles on it. So I got my Limited for about $22,799. I felt like I was cheating the dealership after all the comparing.
To be fair I did take someone else with me to see how they felt sitting in the front seats and rear seats. I also at times asked sales persons to sit in the rear. I wanted to make sure that when someone tall rode with me that they had plenty of room. Even with the drivers seat all the way back there was plenty of room in the rear seat for passengers. |
Also considered: |
2005 Dodge Ram
2005 Chrysler 300
2005 Toyota Avalon
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Vehicle purchased: |
2005 Ford Five Hundred
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| About This Reviewer... |
Name: |
a carter |
Location: |
Arlington, Texas |
Other vehicles owned: |
None
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Review submitted: |
July 19, 2005 |
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