2008 Dodge Avenger User Reviews

2008 Dodge Avenger — My Avenger was purchased with economy in mind. We traded a 2002 Concorde and was scepticle about ride quality. The mid sized Avenger rides about the same as the concorde. Gas mileage improved from 17 city to 23 city and from 21 hiway to 32 mpg. the Avenger has the 2.4 inline 4 cylinder verses the concorde's 3.5. The cars weight is only a couple hundred pounds different.The Avenger has a short turning radiusand is very easy to handle. turning corners is just as easy as handling a high speed curve. It is a driver friendly vehicle and is fun to drive. The only thing was getting used to where all the controls are. Everything comes off the steering column. The speed control has it's own lever on the right side of the steering wheel. The turn signal/light control switch is incorporated into one lever on the left of the steering column. Finally the wiper control is a lever on the right of the steering column. The perfiormance of the vehicle is remarkable for the 173 horsepower 4 cylinder. It will still accelerate like a small V6. The four wheel disc brakes stop the car real good with no swaying. The car will stay in a straight line. I would not hesitate to run a slalom course in this car, it would be fun. The Avenger just turned 7300 miles and I have had no problems with the car. The only maintenance on the car has been to rotate the tires and an oil change. Dodge did a good job as to filter out noise. The exterior styling (what can I say) it is a "Baby Charger) with front wheel drive. The blue pearl paint gets many people's favorible comments. The interior is driver friendly. Everything ig easily within reach of the driver. The dash is easy to read at a glance.The sattelite radio with a 20 GB hard disc drive is great. It also has a hands free bluetooth device incorporated into the radio. This is a very fun car to drive. It has fantastic looks and makes you feel good to be seen in it. I would recommend this car to any one.

Nice Looks, Decent Power, Handles Well — I purchase the Avenger about three weeks ago. To replace one of my trucks. I choose the Avenger for two reasons looks and my daughter will be learning to drive next month. I liked the looks as it mimics the full size Charger. And for my daughters benefit I picked the AWD version which only comes in the R/T which was fine with me. I purchased the base line AWD R/T in Sunburst Orange which other than the factory floor mats are the only options. The AWD R/T is well eqpt. in it's standard form. You can have additional options with the available customer perfered packages. Which include items as SIRRUS radio, MP3 player, sun roof, leather seats and more. The fit and finish on the car is good, however there are a few areas where the factory missed in painting the inside of the front fenders. Power is good for a 235 HP V6, it performs well from a standing start and will pull very well while cruising at speed when needed to pass. Transaxel does shift quick and hard whether you are pulling out slow or standing on it. The dealer has indicated that the AWD R/T does have a different shift pattern as compared to the non AWD R/Ts, SE and SXT Avengers. The manual shift 6 speed auto works well and is alot of fun when by yourself. Interior is user friendly. The steering wheel controls for the radio are nice as is the tilt, telescopic steering wheel. The cruise control is in a bad location as far as I'm concerned. The multi control knob for the lights is a little busy as is the one for the wipers. Gauges are well placed and are easy to read in daylight or night time. The chrome on the shifter knob,steering wheel and shifter console cover are very annoying in bright sunlight and tend to shine in your eyes. Center console could be bigger can't hold much in it. I do like the sliding cover on the console as it does provide a nice resting area for your arm when extended forward. The can cooler is an interesting feature, however I use it like another glovebox. The seats in a word for comfort " suck ". The driver's side power seat does not have enough front end lift at the knees and the lumbar support could provide more support. I think it's a little shallow and does not give good support for your back. The lap and side seat bolsters are too small to do any good and they do not hold you in place. The seats are hard and not comfortable. The interior has too much plastic, they could have used some type of cloth material in addtion to the plastic. The auto climate control works very well, set it and forget it. According to the dealer the engine computer has a programed break-in period for the engine, which keeps the engine RPMs up and the fuel mixture rich for the first 3000 miles. Fuel mileage does suffer due to this program. Ride quality is good keeping in mind that it is an R/T so it is a little stiff although not uncomfortable. If my wife wants it must be nice to drive.

Owner for 0 years, 1 months

Miles Driven per Year:10,000

My Mom's Avenger — Nice looking car (very aggressive), interior is typical dodge, but looks attractive (the gauge cluster and the dash/console area) despite the large amounts of plastic. It has a cooled area above the glovebox inside the car, and can hold a few cans of pop. Personally, entering and exiting the vehicle is very unorthodox, due to the seat bolsters, and you sit too low compared to the belt line of the car. The seats (cloth) do repel water, though. Gets decent mileage, has okay pickup, definitely pulls in the higher RPMs, though. The 2.4L is a very loud engine, offensive to some. I don't mind it, as it has a nice mean sound for a I4. Good value for the money.

Awesome Car! — I love my car. It gets over 30 mpg and handles smoothly on the road. Plenty of room for my son and with the 60000 mile warranty I don't have to pay out of pocket for any repairs. Plenty of trunk space and having sirius satellite radio already subscribed to isn't half bad either.

Nice And New — Performance - Good, The 4 banger is suprisingly good for a small engine Build Quality - Good cause its american made Appearance - Mean looks like a mini charger Cost of Ownership - Cheap gets 30 miles to the gallon highway Fun Factor - All i gotta say is road trip cooler!!

Primary Use: Commuting to work