2004 Dodge Stratus SXT
$9,500
This is one sweet driver but it is a bit too low for my
wife who has MS to get in and out of easily. I recently bought it for her.
Accordingly, it's on the market. I am not a dealer so this is a private
sale.
Features:
FWD, 4 Cylinder ,ABS, Traction Control
Power Steering, Power Brakes, Power Windows, Power Door
Locks, Power Mirrors, Cruise Control, Tilt Steering Wheel and Remote Keyless
Entry System
Power Driver Seat, Reclining Bucket Seats, Split Folding
Rear Seat, Velour/Cloth Seats, Center Console, Intermittent Wipers, Rear Window
Defroster, Air Conditioning, Tachometer, Child-Proof Locks AM/FM Stereo Radio,
CD/Cassette Player, Driver Side Air Bag, Passenger Side Air Bag, Lighted Entry
System, Digital Clock, Remote Trunk Release, Running lights, Delay light
shut-off.
I believe the car was on lease to a pharmaceutical
company and appears to have been assigned to a single driver. It is
approaching 60,000 miles but is so clean a neighbor took it for a spin and
thought it was brand new. If you check car fax you will find every oil change
documented... amazing!!
For more information contact me at merlin@mklotz.com
Oh yes, the car!

4/17/2005
I took the day off Friday to enjoy a
little drive in the mountains…. But not the ones I can see from my bedroom
window where Pete Coors advertises as the source of his malt product.
I took a Delta Red Eye from DIA to ATL and a leg up to RDU to pick up an e-bay
purchase and chauffer it home.
The only difference between Interstates on the East Coast and in Colorado is
that in the East on good stretches the speed limits are posted at 55 but often
less, a sharp contrast to the Autobahn north to Fort Collins where I’ve been
passed on the shoulder while turning 85. That said the only logical choice was
to enjoy the less traveled roads through North Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky
on the way home.
A straight line on the map and the words “forest” are a word picture
oxymoron! What fun! ….35 miles of perpetual lock-to-lock “S” curve that
puts Quenelle Pass to shame for driving enjoyment. The only change to this wagon
path since revolutionary war and civil war days was addition of a 12 foot strip
of asphalt stretching tree to tree and a sign that says “No Vehicles Over 30
Feet in Length”. There were multiple opportunities to visually check tail
light operation without leaving the driver seat.
While the Appalachian Mountains are gentler than those we have come accustomed
to in the west they still offer views of green valleys with many small farms. Te
altitude found in those states provides a full growing season. The Dogwood was
just starting to bloom along with other wild flowering bushes and the car was
collecting pollen the way a summer drive through Iowa collects Corn bugs.
Unfortunately, I can see more wildlife on a normal night in Centennial than I
observed on this trip back 200 years. Speaking of a trip back in history it didn’t
take long before I was looking for Confederate and Union soldiers peaking out
from behind trees…. I know they were there albeit separated from me by time
warp.
Merlin