Long-Term Test Up-Date: 2005 Chrysler 300C Hemi
Total mileage 21,330
By Neil G. Chirico
Photography by Julia LaPalme
2005 Chrysler 300C Hemi
• Average fuel econ 16.4 mpg
• Unresolved problems None
• Maintenance cost $52.90 (6K service);
$39.95 (12K service);
$46.40 (18K service)
• Normal-wear cost $543 for OEM replacement tires including mounting/balance |
In the "don't try this at home" file, we replaced the tires on our long-term Chrysler at about 18K, due to some spirited driving for an MotorTrend OnLine video. A call to Tire Rack got OEM replacement tires for $103 apiece, plus shipping. It seems our 300C is the last one in town not upgraded to some 20-inch chrome and that by comparison the stock 18s seem downright tiny. Whatever, a year plus after we named it Car of the Year, the 300C still is relevant; one editor prefers it to the Cadillac STS, which costs nearly $25K more.