I still think late-'90's-(very) early-'00's was Chrysler best modern design era. Distinctive, yet not garish, and functional for maximizing interior space, flowing exteriors and interiors, any LH cars I see on the road still draw admiring attention from me.
Design wise, the LH platform showed a lot of promise. Unfortunately, they just weren't mechanically sound. How many LH cars are still on the road these days?
Badge engineered to death. It’s baffling how many Mitsubishi design elements made it into this car. The Eclipse platform, Eclipse interior, even the dam key fob was identical to all Mitsubishi key fobs. This car was nothing more than a more expensive Eclipse
I had a 97 coupe and loved that car. It was a solid problem free car. Killed me to trade it in and get 500 bucks then see it in the used lot a month later for 3500.
I had the 2002 V6 coupe in a manual. I still love that car to this day. For me, it was true sleeper car. The power band was so awesome and 2nd gear would honestly slam you into your seat when giving it the beans. This car taught me the difference between torque and horsepower when I traded it in for my 2011 Honda Civic Si coupe. In terms of horsepower, it was the case of splitting hairs with the Sebring with 200 HP and the Si with 197. But the Sebring had sooo much more torque that made it so fun. Kick ass factory Infinity sound system too!
My dad had an 03 LXi V6 Coupe. Light blue over black. It was the facelift so it was designed differently. What a great car - decent power, comfortable, and looked great! In hindsight, I think it was pretty rare, I’ve seen less than 5 since he sold his 10 years ago
Chrysler styling back in this Era was ahead of its time, they started the single frame grill, low roof coupe like sedans , the 1st generation Sebring will always be ome of their best looking cars ever this one is a little traditional for me but not bad looking
This generation Chrysler Sebring has to have been one of the strangest decisions by cross-automakers. The Sedan and Convertible were built on Chrysler's own platform and a very different car from this coupe. And this coupe was built on the platform of the Mitsubishi Eclipse. Which, the Eclipse was also offered as a convertible on its own platform... so why the hell didn't Chrysler used the convertible Eclipse platform in the same manner as the coupe instead of turning a sedan into a convertible?!?! That is a strange decision but I'm sure it came down to money in agreements between the partners constrained by deadlines. I also know Chrysler already had a convertible Sebring platform that they improved for this generation so perhaps they made a sedan out of a convertible? I don't know for sure... just seems like a mixed bag of business with this Sebring generation. Why even have the Coupe partnership with Mitsubishi? Why not just make a Coupe out of the convertible platform?!?!
@@man_on_wheelz I understand what you are saying. I mean it makes sense but I'm thinking it may not have been suitable for Chrysler. Also was the convertible built at Diamond Star or shipped?
@@dontelindsey5846 The convertible was built wherever they made the sedans, it's built on the same platform as the Chrysler Sebring sedan. It even has the same interior as the sedan variant minus the rear doors. I mean, obviously it wasn't suitable for Chrysler to build the convertibles on the coupe platform (i.e. the Mitsubishi Eclipse platform) because they didn't do it, but it just seems odd considering they did make the coupe on that platform but not the convertible... even though the Eclipse did offer a convertible that Chrysler could have used.
@@dubgaragenorth8143 Just recently bought a 2001 LXi, all maintenance records from original owner. 2nd owner was a woman who used it for about 3 months before burning the clutch and cracking the flywheel in the process, when I saw it up for sale I was hoping it was a 5 speed and it was. I'd been after an LXi or a Dodge R/T 5 speed for about 15 years now, came close to buying a few over the years but always priced high or miss treated. This LXi is the top option model and in very good shape, not counting the burned clutch and cracked flywheel. Looking on how to save a few dollars I learned you can't mix and match Chrysler Mitsubishi flywheel and clutch kit, the Chrysler parts where about $700. Ended up buying a new aftermarket flywheel and stock clutch kit both for $220, fitment was like stock perhaps even better. I plan to keep it, I know I won't get another chance to find one of these in this good shape.
Beautiful cars.
It is a good looking car, but this was the time the Eclipse went downhill! It's a shame this genre of car is pretty much gone today.
I still think late-'90's-(very) early-'00's was Chrysler best modern design era. Distinctive, yet not garish, and functional for maximizing interior space, flowing exteriors and interiors, any LH cars I see on the road still draw admiring attention from me.
Design wise, the LH platform showed a lot of promise. Unfortunately, they just weren't mechanically sound.
How many LH cars are still on the road these days?
@@LarryLopez91 No joke; I'm always amazed to still be seeing one.
I like the current design language. Shame they only make like 2 or 3 cars.
Badge engineered to death. It’s baffling how many Mitsubishi design elements made it into this car. The Eclipse platform, Eclipse interior, even the dam key fob was identical to all Mitsubishi key fobs. This car was nothing more than a more expensive Eclipse
I had a 97 coupe and loved that car. It was a solid problem free car. Killed me to trade it in and get 500 bucks then see it in the used lot a month later for 3500.
Wow Speedvision was one of my favorite channels as a teen. I loved the looks of all the diamond star motor cars.
The updated Sebring Coupe was actually a decent car. I had the 3.0 V6. Turned out to be fairly reliable.
The best looking out of all the LH cars is by far the 1999-2004 Chrysler 300M in my opinion 👌👍
I actually really liked the 2004-2005 refresh on the coupe - reminded of a diluted Maserati gransport. They are getting a bit harder to find now.
I had the 2002 V6 coupe in a manual. I still love that car to this day. For me, it was true sleeper car. The power band was so awesome and 2nd gear would honestly slam you into your seat when giving it the beans. This car taught me the difference between torque and horsepower when I traded it in for my 2011 Honda Civic Si coupe. In terms of horsepower, it was the case of splitting hairs with the Sebring with 200 HP and the Si with 197. But the Sebring had sooo much more torque that made it so fun. Kick ass factory Infinity sound system too!
I still have that car. 5spd. LXi 3.0. 250,000 +miles.
My dad had an 03 LXi V6 Coupe. Light blue over black. It was the facelift so it was designed differently. What a great car - decent power, comfortable, and looked great!
In hindsight, I think it was pretty rare, I’ve seen less than 5 since he sold his 10 years ago
because reliability was so bad. they get more rare each year 😂🤣
@@YourMom-vl2sp that's ridiculous because another commenter in this very comment section said that they owned one and it was Problem free.
Chrysler styling back in this Era was ahead of its time, they started the single frame grill, low roof coupe like sedans , the 1st generation Sebring will always be ome of their best looking cars ever this one is a little traditional for me but not bad looking
Not only that, its WAY better than the styling it was ahead of
Can someone explain the context behind the corn John Davis keeps mentioning? lol
The front kinda reminds me of a 2000 camaro
Reminds me of a nurse shark
Special ears of corn? What does he mean?
This generation Chrysler Sebring has to have been one of the strangest decisions by cross-automakers. The Sedan and Convertible were built on Chrysler's own platform and a very different car from this coupe. And this coupe was built on the platform of the Mitsubishi Eclipse. Which, the Eclipse was also offered as a convertible on its own platform... so why the hell didn't Chrysler used the convertible Eclipse platform in the same manner as the coupe instead of turning a sedan into a convertible?!?! That is a strange decision but I'm sure it came down to money in agreements between the partners constrained by deadlines. I also know Chrysler already had a convertible Sebring platform that they improved for this generation so perhaps they made a sedan out of a convertible? I don't know for sure... just seems like a mixed bag of business with this Sebring generation. Why even have the Coupe partnership with Mitsubishi? Why not just make a Coupe out of the convertible platform?!?!
The Eclipse platform could have been subpar or too small for Chrysler. Diamler was also in charge so Chrysler had no real say.
@@dontelindsey5846 But what I’m saying is they used the Eclipse platform for this coupe variant… why not use it for the convertible variant?
@@man_on_wheelz I understand what you are saying. I mean it makes sense but I'm thinking it may not have been suitable for Chrysler. Also was the convertible built at Diamond Star or shipped?
@@dontelindsey5846 The convertible was built wherever they made the sedans, it's built on the same platform as the Chrysler Sebring sedan. It even has the same interior as the sedan variant minus the rear doors. I mean, obviously it wasn't suitable for Chrysler to build the convertibles on the coupe platform (i.e. the Mitsubishi Eclipse platform) because they didn't do it, but it just seems odd considering they did make the coupe on that platform but not the convertible... even though the Eclipse did offer a convertible that Chrysler could have used.
@@man_on_wheelz I think I'm going to ask allpar if there was a reason. They tend to know everything.
Lol What corn?
GMO 😂🤣 he was talking about DNA and in 2001, GMO corn was the new thing
@@YourMom-vl2sp Oh wow! Okay. Thanks, mom. :)
I've not seen any of these on the road... but they were a handsome car. Not the sedan.
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I prefer 98 Jaguar XKR
😅Я писал об этом, что очень похож.
Sebring: Jaguar XKR wannabe
It was alright when it was new. But man, the build quality just wasn't there. Terrible cars
Really? I ordered mine new, still have it and it has been an amazing, trouble free car. Did you own one?
@@dubgaragenorth8143
Just recently bought a 2001 LXi, all maintenance records from original owner. 2nd owner was a woman who used it for about 3 months before burning the clutch and cracking the flywheel in the process, when I saw it up for sale I was hoping it was a 5 speed and it was. I'd been after an LXi or a Dodge R/T 5 speed for about 15 years now, came close to buying a few over the years but always priced high or miss treated. This LXi is the top option model and in very good shape, not counting the burned clutch and cracked flywheel. Looking on how to save a few dollars I learned you can't mix and match Chrysler Mitsubishi flywheel and clutch kit, the Chrysler parts where about $700. Ended up buying a new aftermarket flywheel and stock clutch kit both for $220, fitment was like stock perhaps even better. I plan to keep it, I know I won't get another chance to find one of these in this good shape.
Another forgettable car from Chrysler in the dustbin of history….😒😏
At least the pt cruiser made the history books. That's one of their best sellers!
Troll
I think they were forgettable due to reliability issues. They just weren't built for the long haul, like many of their models.