Six new 2016 Dodge Darts sold in 3rd Qtr. 2025

[Tdbo]

I'm amazed not only how this could really happen, but that some dealer or dealers would really sit on new inventory for nine years:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a...NUm7qi1D6WoSs_ZVDg_aem_V-eqZ4VzmSsrRvr9AS_szA

 

[Jetronic]

I'm amazed there's people in the market right now, when there were so few back then. Really curious what they sold for.

 

[JavierH19]

The 2.0 na 6 speed torque converter and manual ones were decent unlike the turbo and dual clutch ones. But after 9 years of lot rot I'd want a dodge extended warranty for free along with a new set of tires and rotors/hardware since I imagine they slowly rusted. I wonder how the fuel looked like in the tank and lines after all that sitting.

 

[Tdbo]

The 2.0 na 6 speed torque converter and manual ones were decent unlike the turbo and dual clutch ones. But after 9 years of lot rot I'd want a dodge extended warranty for free along with a new set of tires and rotors/hardware since I imagine they slowly rusted. I wonder how the fuel looked like in the tank and lines after all that sitting.

I'd be amazed if they would sell a Dodge extended warranty on those.
What is the cutoff on OEM parts, 10 years?

 

[slacktide_bitog]

I'd be amazed if they would sell a Dodge extended warranty on those.
What is the cutoff on OEM parts, 10 years?

The warranty starts from the in-service date, the day the car was actually purchased (in this case 2025)

 

[Tdbo]

The warranty starts from the in-service date, the day the car was actually purchased (in this case 2025)

Obviously, they need to provide the basic warranty on the vehicle.
The comment was regarding the MOPAR extended warranty.
But it goes back to how long is Stellantis going to provide part support for the vehicle?

 

[fdcg27]

Obviously, they need to provide the basic warranty on the vehicle.
The comment was regarding the MOPAR extended warranty.
But it goes back to how long is Stellantis going to provide part support for the vehicle?

For that matter, the factory warranty won't be much good if the car ends up parked at a dealer for weeks at a time awaiting warranty parts for repair.
It is utterly amazing that any dealer would sit on any car for nearly ten years. You'd think these would have been sold profitably during Covid, when anything that ran and drove brought a premium.

 

[Kira]

Too many questions unaddressed.

Did a dealership ever actually buy these cars in the first place or were they mistakenly delivered?

Perhaps a lot was cleared out and these vehicles were just 'shoved aside'?

Are there any of these out on the roads still? Were they purchased for "repair part" value?

Were these legit sales...as the term is colloquially used? What was the selling price?

Might they become movie props? Who bought them?

Like that guy who buried that bunch of Cadillacs 'Nose down' in Texas, might these vehicles become "Desert Art"?

Were they unearthed and merely sold for metal scrap value?

 

[rszappa1]

Too many questions unaddressed.

Did a dealership ever actually buy these cars in the first place or were they mistakenly delivered?

Perhaps a lot was cleared out and these vehicles were just 'shoved aside'?

Are there any of these out on the roads still? Were they purchased for "repair part" value?

Were these legit sales...as the term is colloquially used? What was the selling price?

Might they become movie props? Who bought them?

Like that guy who buried that bunch of Cadillacs 'Nose down' in Texas, might these vehicles become "Desert Art"?

Were they unearthed and merely sold for metal scrap value?

and the most importan question... Who in there right mind would even want one....

 

[97prizm]

I'm amazed not only how this could really happen, but that some dealer or dealers would really sit on new inventory for nine years:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a...NUm7qi1D6WoSs_ZVDg_aem_V-eqZ4VzmSsrRvr9AS_szA

They also mentioned that several Dodge caravans and 13 Dodge Journeys were sold. How? The Lexus dealership that I worked at had two base model rc200's for a year and finally unloaded them. Most dealerships would be looking at sending them to auction after a year or two but eleven years?

 

[Rmay635703]

I'm amazed not only how this could really happen, but that some dealer or dealers would really sit on new inventory for nine years:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a...NUm7qi1D6WoSs_ZVDg_aem_V-eqZ4VzmSsrRvr9AS_szA

And they went under before the sale happened

 

[Tdbo]

They also mentioned that several Dodge caravans and 13 Dodge Journeys were sold. How? The Lexus dealership that I worked at had two base model rc200's for a year and finally unloaded them. Most dealerships would be looking at sending them to auction after a year or two but eleven years?

You'd think.
If they sat there nine years, that is the epitome of mismanagement.
At the very least, in a timely fashion, they should have put them in a demo queue, used them as service loaners or dealer rentals, then after some miles, put them on the used lot.
However, I know of one Chrysler dealer that had new '23's on his lot until a few weeks ago. However, he does still have some new 24's now.
I was told by a dealer once that after two years, all factory to dealer incentives expire.
I doubt that they could keep them on floorplan for that long.
I'd love to know the full story behind what happened here.

 

[PF52]

However, I know of one Chrysler dealer that had new '23's on his lot until a few weeks ago. However, he does still have some new 24's now.

Back when I lived in Peoria IL, one of the staples of late-night TV was the commercials for various Ford dealers (for some reason, it was always Ford) offering "new" unsold cars that were a couple years old, always at rock-bottom monthly payment amounts. Good credit, bad credit, makes no difference. I remember being skeptical they were the bargains they appeared to be; even a low monthly payment can turn into a really expensive car if there are a huge number of months.

 

[CKN]

Sounds like it would make a good feature story for a car magazine's website. Where were they? They already wrote about them-but not the "back story".

 

[Kira]

Good credit, bad credit, makes no difference.

It never does.

 

[50yr Street Mech]

9 years, with the same ethanol fuel in it ??? Even if the fuel was treated, it's only good for 2 years, ( you know it wasn't treated). Nah, not buying this whole story. Something rotten in Denmark on this one. Rusted rotors and pads, bad brake fluid, etc. I'd buy one for exactly $ 1 dollar, and hope for the best. Be a good movie prop car, that's about it.