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Re: Neon weight

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Subject: Re: Neon weight
From: "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 10:51:32 -0400 (EDT)
Howdy,

On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, Eric Linnhoff wrote:
> I have heard unconfirmed rumors of some ACRs weighing around 2300 pounds.
> Is this true?  Are they coupes or sedans?  Do I really have 250 pounds of
> extra weight with my A/C, stereo, trunk carpet, remote trunk release, rear
> defroster, under hood & trunk lights and whatever amount of sound deadening
> material that DC puts into the non-ACR cars?
> 
> Any insights would be appreciated.

I dunno how insightful it is, but my '98 ACR Sedan weighed 2486 with a
quarter tank of gas, the mopar trailer hitch, Borla exhaust, Air, and
factory 6 speaker radio.  I can see _maybe_ getting that to 2400 or so if
you strip all that crap off.  I haven't put my '95 ACR coupe on the scales
yet.

Mark


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