I will be back in a few minutes. I have to go across the street and tell my 75 year old neighbor that he should not be driving his red Lexus SC430 hardtop convertible.
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So you obviously HATED driving the Toyota Prius from a few years ago . . . ?!
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It actually rode quite smooth. It drove famously to be honest. It wasn’t as soft sprung as my caprice but dod provide a comfortable ride.
You honestly cannot rival rear leaf springs for a nice comfortable ride so the caprice has an advantage.
I thought that the Caprice has/had coil springs.
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Have you ever driven a full-size unibody optioned-out sedan with FUNCTIONING air suspension?
I believe you’ll change your tune
I put functioning in capital letters so that some smart aleck doesn’t say he drove such a car with blown air shocks and it was the worst ride ever . . . because that wouldn’t be particularly useful to this discussion, imo
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Those are comparable cars to the Impala. A fuel efficient Japanese car from 1990 might be the Civic, which had gas mileage of 24/30-26.
It does, I was getting the solid rear axle and my silverados rear leafs mixed up. I just am loving these solid rear axle vehicles.
I seen a Dodge promaster yesterday with a straight axle in the rear, being FWD it had negative camber built into the rear and I cant stand that nor fathom that.
Coil springs are ok if used on a solid rear axle
No, i have driven a lincoln with air suspension and it was marvelous. Of course very problematic and I imagine it was converted to coil springs eventually
A small amount of negative camber also helps with overall tread life, as it balances out the wear on the outside edges that occurs when turning.
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I worked on a Dodge Charger and I think you’d like it
3.6liter Pentastar V-6
AWD
245/55R18 tires on black steel rims with hub caps
police pursuit package complete with those
The V6 is more than sufficient, imo
It looks like that, but minus the light bar
It’s also got a spotlight on the driver’ side
And the ride is pretty decent
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From the Fords and Chevy stuff that I delt with the most, it seems those pursuit wheels are thicker (and heavier) than stock and hold up very well to potholes and stuff even with the lower (not low) profile tires… 
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I was doing a rear brake job . . .
Yes, they feel heavier and seem to use a heavier gauge steel
They have a pretty decent sidewall and I’d not call them low profile
The treadwear rating was less than 300 and I think they were some kind of Goodyears
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I would consider one of these without the AWD, these are probably the closet thing to the vehicles of the golden age that we lost in 1996 and 2011 respectively.
I would take the V6, plenty of power. No reason to need to go 0-60 instantly like some people feel is necessary.
I don’t see how having a misaligned vehicle by design helps with tread life. Then with the vehicle loaded down or as it ages and the springs get saggy, then you end up with negative camber that far exceeds what was ever intended.
Oh and the bushing wear. Ive never seen an old RWD solid axle vehicle need bushings replaced like you see now on these whiz bang multilink suspensions.
All that describes my Mustang Mach 1. And I am well north of 50. Not every over 50 year old wants a floaty pillow ride.
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+1
Last year, when my NX 450h+ was at the dealership for maintenance, my loaner was a larger, longer, more expensive RX. I really disliked its “floaty” ride quality, and I really missed the tight handling of my NX. And, I am 77 yrs old.
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