I remember when it was my daily driver... a lot of time turning wrenches and busting knuckles thus far.. The /6 and 3-tree never had an issue keeping up on the highway though.. Granted it couldn't get out of it's own way, but it would easily cruise 70mph. Keeping my foot out of it would usually yield about 18-22 mpg as well.. Being a basic charger, it was standard with 4 wheel non-power drum brakes.. Keeping them tuned for So-Cal traffic was a chore, but the car could stop on a dime.. If anyone on here needs any advise tuning drum brakes, I am you man!!
You learn so much about these cars when you tear them down.. When I was pulling the interior out, I had removed the carpet and found about 60lbs of seam sealer had nearly filled up the area of the floor behind the driver seat.. The only thing that I can figure is that during assembly, the sealer gun was stuck in the "on" or "feed" position and wouldn't shut off. So, the guy simply poured the excess into the car while fixing the sealant machine or whatever caused the problem, then sent the car on it's merry way.. This led me to realize that although these cars represent a certain nostalgia, mindset, remind you of great times past or whatever you want to call it, they were all still built by people being paid minimum wage..
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