SOLD
Over the years, we’ve looked at more Chrysler 300 series cars than we can count, but this has to be the first time we’ve ever taken a close look at the 300M that revived the name in 1999. While it lacks 300 horsepower and isn’t rear wheel drive, we were surprised to learn it won a number of awards when it debuted. At one time, it seemed like these cars were everywhere, but now we only ever see them in junkyards on their way to the crusher. Well, Reader Geoffrey M has managed to keep this one around since new and it’s only seen 44k miles. It looks to be in beautiful condition and is said to run great. Geoffrey is asking $5,000 for it, which is a bargain for something this luxurious that’s ready to be daily driven! It’s located in Portland, Oregon and you can find additional photos and info via the link below.
Asking Price: $5,000
Location: Portland, Oregon
Mileage: 44,600
Title Status: Clean
VIN: 2C3HE66G9XH604555
Seller’s Description: This is a 1 owner low mileage car that is in nearly perfect condition.
Body Condition: Minimal scratches only.
Mechanical Condition: In perfect condition, with all new fluids and tires.
If you collect Chrysler 300s and need a 300M to finish the collection out, this would be the one to buy! It’s more likely that it will end up as someone’s daily driver, but there’s nothing wrong with that! The 3.5 V6 offers decent performance, parts are still plentiful and they are very comfortable cars to drive. Hopefully, Geoffrey’s car finds a good home with another Barn Finds Reader!
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Nice car.
We bought new a ’99 Concorde with the smaller engine (3.2L) which we ran out to 180K miles, and for most of that time it was a good car. I was so happy that I’d skipped over the 2.7 motor, it turned out to be very problematic, and gave that generation of Chryslers a bad rep.
I’d be curious whether the cam belt has been changed on this one, an absolute must for a 20 year old car, no matter what the miles. Problems we experienced with the Concorde included a Crank Position Sensor failure, brake rotor disintegration, sway-bar end link breakage, and seized/stuck bolts in the rear suspension. Towards the end, there was a FI/EGR issue which made for rough running. Mostly, it just ran, and carried all of our stuff on vacations, etc.
Yes, it’s in great condition, and yes, it’s low-mileage. But the best title this car can muster is “college car”. These were snoozers even when new. The five grand I was considering on a non-running inline-6, 3-speed, early-70s F100 is comparatively seeming like money well spent.
$5,000 for a “non running F’100″…. yikes!
I have a 69′ and a 71′ that I paid $500 a piece. Both have straight, compleat, rust free bodies. The 69′ has the 360″ 4-speed. The 71′ equipped with a 302” with three on the tree and air-conditioning. Both run.
So keep looking as I often see these great little Ford’s in the $500 to $1,500 range
They were a bit snoozy, yes, and I doubt there’s much collector interest. But few cars from the 1990s are setting the world on fire in terms of prices, and it’s commendable the guy kept the car this nice. GLWTS.
For what it’s worth, this car’s original MSRP translates to $47,022.73 when adjusted for inflation. can you imagine paying that much for this? Anyway, now you have a chance to own it for a fraction of that!
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I bought a new LHS in 1997 and it was to me the finest Chrysler (then as now) had to offer (it was over $31,000 new) and is the benchmark to which I base everything I have had since.
It’s hard to believe the Germans killed off the perfect FWD LH platform developed by the former AMC group at Chrysler the above car shares. It was truly the best ride handling fit and finish. I remember when I brought it home and picked up the wife all dressed up and hit the town. We really thought we had arrived……and we did.
Daimler thought we needed rear wheel drive instead gave us the 300C (still nice) then bailed on the company. Now the emphasis is 800 HP everything. Thanks Fiat. I like performance cars but there is a time for them. Not when I travel or go to the store. There are still a few that would like to have a nice practical car that will not alarm the cops every time you get it out of the garage.
Detroit’s shift now is no more cars. History has a way to repeat itself You would think they would learn. Everyone was building huge chromed behemoths. A little recession in 1958. Enter the Rambler. No one was making small cars. It took until 1964 to catch up. Same in the 1970’s only it wasn’t a Rambler it was Japanese in the 70’s. Thus the dominance since. Then in 2008 who was making what the market wanted? You know the answer. I do not want a big truck. I do not want an SUV. Better order a new Camry!
For as nice as this car’s platform might be, I find no fault in Chrysler’s decision to go RWD with the replacement platform. I’ve owned a ’13 Charger since new and can’t find a single fault with this car.
I’ve never owned a car more than 3 years before I get bored and need to move on. This car is not leaving my driveway, even 5 years on. The combination of smooth ride, convenience, looks, performance (even though it “only” has the 300H V6), and price makes it a very difficult car to replace.
These car depreciated worse than a Yugo. Terrible cars.
Again, another one for the “Barn Finds Auto Trader”. My brother has one, got a ton of miles on it, has THE most uncomfortable back seat. A pain to work on, he says.
As an Australian traveller, I rented versions of this car many times after flying into LAX. I was always impressed by the general drivability of these Chryslers. Smooth riding and quite good handlers. $5K for a top of the line? A bargain, I reckon.
Maybe it’s just me, but I get real suspicious when a seller banties words like “perfect” and “mint” around.
It’s also bad salesmanship as very few cars truly merit a perfect or mint description. You’re just setting a prospect up to be disappointed when they actually see the car.
Far better to slightly under-play the superlatives so that your buyers are not only not disappointed, but actually surprised that the car is better than expected when they see it for the first time.
And that’s how I sold $8 million dollars worth of Bentleys “back in the day.”
It’s quite remarkable to think of where they took the 300 after this model run. And with each car ultimately appealing to the same market, that was a pretty impressive feat given such a dramatic change.
I lost it at “If you collect Chrysler 300s …”
My dad bought one of these new and I spent quite a bit of time in it when I was in town, once even driving it to Oregon from Tacoma to Bend an back.
Great road car with more then adequate power. You sit low in this car, more sporty then luxo barge. The best part of this car was premium sound system which was bether the many Merc’s and BMW’S including my own BMW.
Regarding the handling, well, it’s a FWD, and that about says it. If pushed in a corner it tended to plow. It was. it was no BMW.
Dad still has it, though the car has had some issues over the years, mostly trim and headlights and power windows.
Used, these cars can be a decent acquisition. As always…buy the best example you can find.
Of historical interest, this generation was the fastest letter series 300 to date. That low streamlined body resulted in a high top end. Dad and I can testify to well over 130+.
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We bought a new one in 2001 right after 9/11 for $8,000 under MSRP. We owned it for 11 years and put 110k miles on it with basically zero problems. Just two sets of tires and two sets of brakes, plus I changed the timing belt at 60k.
The only issue we had was when I changed the headlights (one had burnt out) with stock bulbs. The car refused to start and I ended up replacing the computer. Fortunately it was a $179 / three day out of commission fix. To this day I can’t figure out what went wrong. I must have shorted something.
We sold it when my wife wanted an SUV to cart the three grandbabies around. It was a great car. If it was closer I would consider it. It was easy to work on because despite it being FWD, the motor was mounted the “right” way.
Yes, the N/S engine placement helps for many maintenance items. Funny, Howard A’s brother thinks the car is a pain to work on, but you think it’s easy.
I forgot one item that went out on our Concorde. A power steering line hard section rusted through where it was routed above a front frame rail and got covered with (damp) sandy dirt. That really WAS a bummer to change out, as doing so required all kinds of parts removal to gain access to the steering rack end of the hose.
It was easier for me because I probably had less things go wrong. It really was a great car for us.
I inherited A 99 M from a family member. It had under a hundred thousand miles on it since she rarely drove it.
I was a little hesitant to take it in the beginning, because of Chrysler’s reputation as breakdown money pits. However, the car grew on me and it was and is a pleasure to drive.
It has given me 0 problems and I have to disagree with Jeff. I don’t consider this car a “snoozer”. Did he mean the performance or the styling? This car is actually quite quick for such a big car with a v6.
The ad doesn’t have enough pictures of the car itself.