Talk:Plymouth Reliant
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Who thinks that the replacement for the Reliant was the Sundance? The Reliant was a 6 passenger family car, which competed with the Ford Fairmont and Citation. It did not compete the the smaller Ford Escort or Toyota Corolla, that was the job of the Colt which replaced by the Sundance, which a shortened K platform. The Acclaim is a stretch K, but since there is no corresponding short K, the Acclaim is the proper succesor.
The real claim to fame for the K is that it is the quintessential generic 80s car, and probably why it was picked for the Cars movie as Lightning's agent.
- The Sundance was (roughly) the same size and price, with the same level of features, as the Reliant. The Acclaim was (roughly) the same size and price, with the same level of features, as the Caravelle.
- The Fairmont was over a foot-and-a-half longer than the Reliant, over 8" wider, 300-500 lbs heavier, significantly more expensive and came with optional engines (turbocharged 2.3 L I4, V6, V8) which produced significantly more power than the Reliant ever did.
- So how exactly do you make the connection that Reliant and Fairmont directly competed with each other? --93JC 23:04, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
- Actually, the Reliant DID compete with the Corolla; you seemed to have forgotten about the Toyota Tercel, which was just like the Colt.
[edit] Raising the Standard
I like that comment about how the Reliant raised the standard for quality. My memories of our Reliant are, well, less rosy, shall we say. Ah, memories...--12.154.39.254 17:01, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
We're talking relative to Volare / Aspen and Horizon.....--Wiarthurhu 17:50, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Please Expand
This article needs more attention, to be expanded. It has enough info to be its own article, but it could use plently more. I'll try to get info, but it would be greatly appreciated if others helped too. Bavaria II 15:00, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
