ghostymosty

First batch was shipped to west coast and had issues the dealers let chrysler know about. About 100 units (I don't remember any actual number being disclosed) destroyed/dismantled after that batch while still in Italy. Next batch had issues addressed and were shipped to U.S. (this would be one of those) and letter included with each one to let the dealer know to report any NEW issues before regular production run was started. One issue brought up by dealers was the location of struts for hood/trunk being in the way during normal servicing/use and that was addressed quickly. Color of console plastic was also brought up and the easy fix was using fake woodgrain on the interior.

This would have been one of first ones built AFTER the ones that were destroyed for failing production standards (reference the missing VINs from the known VINs. The first ones were shipped (mostly to the west coast) despite problems the dealers were very concerned about. The letter is reassurance to the dealers that their concerns were addressed. More concerns were addressed after this batch was shipped, including the struts for the hood and trunklid being in an unfortunate position.

Definitely not a plodge, this one has all Dodge sheetmetal.

The rears are different from the front, they include the emergency brake set up. Currently the only choice is to have yours rebuilt or if they are too far gone to buy used replacements and have them rebuilt. Only certain rare Daytona and Lebaron models used the same rear calipers as the TC by Maserati. Since parts were shipped to Maserati about a year ahead you need to look in the 1987 to 1989 model year top of the line Daytona Turbo Z or the Chrysler LeBaron GTC with 4 wheel disc brakes, and then verify/verify/verify the emergency brake setup is the same. For all things about these cars you need to post in the Chrysler's TC by Maserati forum as these cars are too new for most people in the general forums to know about. https://forums.aaca.org/forum/39-chryslers-tc-by-maserati/

1989 Chrysler Maserati tC for Sale in Moreno Valley, CA - OfferUp Been available for $4000 from person who donated it for a while. Guess they had no one express interest at that price so gave up. At least it didn't go to pick-a-part.

Sounds like the radio thinks it has a cassette in it.

Check the sliders on the sides, they let the bumper slide back and forth while holding it up. They are made of something not metal, hard plastic or fiber of some sort. If someone bumped your car in a parking lot it may have been enough to fracture the now old/brittle support/slider but still let the bumper go back into place.

Nope Hemi, the Laser was the redesigned car. The square Lebaron coupe/convertible was just dropped altogether. The real clue here is the oft referred to 'shortened Daytona chassis' which was the exact same as the Chrysler Laser. NOT talking about the Plymouth Laser which was a Mitsubishi shared platform along with an Eagle version. You only had a dealer connection with these cars, I had a corporate connection with Chrysler at the time the TC was conceptualized but not at the time it was actually brought to market. YOU should research a lot more before trying to correct me with totally incorrect information. I did stop trying to state that the 2.2L engine was based on an unused design that Chrysler bought from Fiat and then redesigned simply because I don't have time or inclination to research through a lot of old documents to find one that I may not even have anymore. There were magazine articles at the time that flat out stated that assertion as well.

OK, I put it out of my mind for a while but the bug to get a TC just won't go away. This time I can drive a little more than 30 miles to look at one, due to inheriting a gas powered 2010 Forester with only 17000 miles rather than relying on a 60 mile roundtrip limit from my Nissan Leaf electric car. The right TC has to have a non-shrunken dash, look nice/decent and work needed will definitely reflect in what I'm willing to pay, NO overpriced dealer cars for me. (Especially the red one with no defroster vents and a badly fitting hardtop, I really laugh at the price they want for that one.) Only turbo car I would consider is a double wine and woodgrain combo in great shape. Looking at this post for 5 minutes before clicking submit.

If not for the TC in the design stage, Chrysler would have kept building the G-body Laser, Daytona twin, and the actual K-car LeBaron squarish convertible and coupe instead of discontinuing them and bringing out the 87 LeBaron coupe and convertible as better replacements. The styling for the TC was from around 1984 when the Daytona/Laser were new on the market and squarish was all over the place on most cars. Chrysler stylists got a glimpse of the TC and immediately started reworking the Laser to resemble it.

57 dodge sweptside, .....hmmmm. And I have a brother near Shreveport, LA. Alas, not enough info to gauge my interest so I'll just forget about it.

The plaque was available for any buyer of any new TC, the dealership had to request it and then it would be made and installed when the plaque arrived. Some buyers did not want to spoil the interior of the car by having a plaque installed and some dealers put them in a non-standard location. Standard location was on the radio surround leather at the front of the cubbyhole.

Definitely leave the inner pane attached to the hardtop. You will destroy the trim that holds the headliner up when you remove it, wasn't designed to come back off. I'm attaching pics of an 89 model year top just in case the shop insists on taking the whole glass out. I got one sides glass completely separated but that black goo just stuck back together in time for the glass to reattach in one spot and then it cracked. Much simpler to just be careful of paint and remove the outer glass by itself. Someone on this or the facebook group makes those emblems in case your's gets messed up.

I see way too much not 'right' in the engine photo to justify 15 thousand on this car. Color of the car detracts, 4door detracts, lowest level brand on the corporate hierarchy detracts. Even an Imperial would be hard to justify 25 for a 4door. Just the wiper blades should tell you to be checking the quality of every replacement part on the car.

Seller admits the odometer doesn't work. Two items to look at that would tell me it has a lot more miles are the heat damage to defroster vents and paint missing on the radiator. The rest of the dash shrinkage could just be from parking in the sun too much. But there is no doubt this TC is an actual low mileage car, probably under 30,000 miles.