Are K-cars reliable?

The Chrysler K car was reliable when it was new. Today, there’s no reason why a K car can’t be reliable. Reliability depends on how well the car was taken care of. But remember that in many cases, it seems like the car was designed to fail after about 50,000 miles.

Why is it called K-car?

The K-cars offered practical, comfortable transportation with no pretenses of being anything else. On the trunk lid of both models, the letter “K” reflected the use of the company’s model code as a marketing tool. Motor Trend named Aries and Reliant its 1981 Cars of the Year.

What does K stand for in K Car?

Vehicles used on SEPTA’s subway–surface trolleys built by Kawasaki in 1981. HR 4138, a star in the constellation Carina with Bayer designation K Carinae, abbreviated K Car.

How much did AK car cost?

Not only did they almost single handedly save Chrysler from certain death, they also provided the company with a vehicle that could be stretched, smoothed, poked, chopped and trimmed to create almost a dozed different models with prices from $7,235 to $22,475.

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When was the last K car built?

1991–92 Dodge Spirit R/T The Spirit and its mate, the Plymouth Acclaim, were the final K-car derivatives and lasted until 1995.

How much did a Chrysler K car cost?

The key to the K was that it cost a billion dollars to develop, but the first spin-off car only cost about $50 million.

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When was the last K-car built?

How many K-cars are still on the road?

Take heart, your car will be all the more rare and valuable and we at the CKCC will ensure at least every model has a survivor for 2020 and beyond. Only around 30,000 cars are on the road now, with only a few late models used as daily drivers. Half the survivors are convertibles.

What kind of car is a Dodge Aries?

The Dodge Aries was a series of mid-size cars introduced for the 1981 model year. The Aries was also sold as the Plymouth Reliant, and was available as a sedan, station wagon, or coupe.

How much is a 1988 Dodge Aries K Le station wagon worth?

No Reserve: 27k-Mile 1988 Dodge Aries K LE Station Wagon for sale on BaT Auctions – sold for $5,599 on March 27, 2020 (Lot #29,525) | Bring a Trailer Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 27k-Mile 1988 Dodge Aries K LE Station Wagon at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online.

Where is the 1984 Dodge Aries custom wagon now?

This 1984 Dodge Aries Custom wagon was kept in Pennsylvania and New York prior to the selling dealer’s reported acquisition from an estate sale of the original owners in the fall of 2019. The seller has since added approximately 3k of the car’s indicated 60k miles, mostly during a trip from New York to Arizona in December 2019.