Talk:Chrysler Fifth Avenue

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Wow, kinda cool to be the first one to enter any information here.

The Chrysler Fifth Avenue has to be one of the most underrated cars of all time. For all the talk about reliabilty, comfort, value, safety that befalls newer cars, the Fifth has them all beat.

I new when I bought mine new in 1987 that it would be one of the last RWD v8 Chrysler for nearly a generation and I snapped it up. I was 24 at the time and probably one of the youngest first time buyers ever. I still have the car it has 230,000 miles and we are just getting ready for a 4,000 mile road trip to Wyoming and Montana - no doubts here.

It has been a fantastic car. I have done some mod's that have been successfully integrated into the car over the years: aluminum wheels (reduced unsprung weight and allowed for better brake cooling), KYB shocks (firm up the suspension a bit), transmission oil cooler, synthetic oil after 150,000 miles (now run Castrol Syntec 20w50), lots of moisturizers on the vinyl landau top, seats and dash, K & N air filter. The car runs and looks as good as new - just entered it in the Chrysler Performance West Spring Fling in Los Angeles.

The 318 motors on these cars date back to 1966 (LA version) and are mechanical masterpieces. If you keep the maintenance on track, your biggest challenge will be to maintain the rest of the car, because the motor will outlast everything else.

I just now had to replace the front transverse torsion bars - due to worn bushings. No more factory parts here unless you get lucky. There is a Dodge dealerhsip in Phoenix that still had some new parts on the shelf.

The original 904 transmission finally had to be replaced at 200,000 miles and I decided to have some fun and install a rebuilt A999 police spec transmission. Great decision. It is the same size as the 904, but has a larger torque converter and a 5th clutch. I noticed a great difference in acceleration and power.

I plan on keeping my Fifth for many years to come and can easily expect to get 350,000 to 400,000 miles as she is still going strong.

Take care of these neglected pieces of Chrylser history!

1992 Mark Cross Edition does not have logo on seats
My mother owns a 1992 Fifth Avenue Mark Cross Edition, and it does not carry the Mark Cross logo on its seats. It does carry the logo on the bottom of the sail panel on the rear doors. Bill S. (talk) 16:15, 17 December 2012 (UTC)