I graduated high school in 1984. I thought these were dumb back because they didn't have a V8 and rear wheel drive, but now I think it's cool. Especially compared to the overcomplicated junk they make today. I'd like to have one.
Growing up in Detroit in the '70s & '80 My Grandmother worked for Chrysler and I will never forget when She brought one of these home right before Christmas in '85..!!! In fact She got it in October for the brand new '86s, I was in the 8th grade. Man, she let me drive it and I will never forget it..!!! Not bad for the K Series, huh... Love You Always, Grandma Earlene....LONG LIVE CHRYSLER & IMPERIAL MOTORS...!!!.
So Chrysler was a Ford property or did he leave Chrysler to work for Ford or GM afterwards? I can't even remember if Chrysler is still around. I know they merged with Mercedes to form Daimler-Chrysler but that's about it.
Those are pizza wheels. The Swiss cheese ones literally looked like Swiss cheese. Similar but with more holes in it. Personally these are the best wheels. The Ninja wheels of the 90's looked great but losing the plastic inner piece was a pain. Then there was the crab wheels. Those and the pizzas were the best. There were also some plastic ninja looking wheels that came out on some CSX's? Didn't last. Don't forget about the 1986 Chrysler Daytona Pacifica. Best featured Daytona ever. I miss these cars. Best times of my life.
I had one of these! Same color, same interior! The non-turbo version. Absolutely the best-handling car in the snow I've ever owned! Man...wish I still had it!
I got this as my first car when I turned 17 back in 2012, loved every minute I got with it. Still in my grandpas junkyard, would love to get it running again.
With the options it has. This might be a 1 off… plus it will last a long long time if the turbo and headgaskets/timing is maintained. I’d love to have it!
Really nice looking Laser. I hope it finds a good home. I had a new 84' Dodge Daytona turbo in the same color. I never cared for the digital dash either and had the analog. Living in MA also I can attest to what the crap weather here will do to a car over a few winters.
My first car back in 87/88 was a black (with red stripe) 84 Laser XE Turbo automatic, fully loaded except no leather (which I preferred anyways). Bought it off some old lady who really didn't know what the car was worth, and basically drove it like a teenager for several years. Fun times! 😁
My uncle bought the same exact car & color when he retired from the Boston police department in 1985 lol brings back a lot of memories lol I thought it was the coolest car ever digital dash lol
I has a 85 XT with a 5 speed that was my brother's originally. I found the car was titled as a Dodge Laser. After tinkering that laser could easily do 160 mph
Very nice-looking car. It has that 80's future car look to it. I would definitely buy one if I had the money and add some stuff to it like modern taillights and window louvers on the rear would look really nice.
I had the '85 Laser XE w/2.2L turbo with the same exterior color but light gray/gray cloth interior back in 1989 during my college days. It had the digital dash, power windows, locks, and seat. Wish it had the turbo boost gage, but got the animation screen instead. Always had mod fever, so I upgraded the whole ECU to one from Direct Connection, the Mopar Performance Division, which provided another 3.5 psi boost and different timing & fuel mapping. I also degreed (slotted) the cam sprocket (retarded 4 deg) to reduce turbo lag and provide more midrange punch, as well as had a local muffler shop put a custom cat-back in with a 2 or 2 1/4" dia. mid-pipe, with a DynaMax muffler and stock oval tip. It move pretty good for what it was.
My dad had one of these! I'm super bummed it got totalled, and I've been wanting one forever. Unfortunately they're rare and pretty expensive... Maybe someday. Lol a very nice car indeed.
One of the best things about these, laser and Daytona, was that insurance companies had NO CLUE about them power wise with the turbocharged modes. Half, if not more, the insurance costs and after you learned how to “pull” yourself through turns, you could beat up on TransAm, Camaro, and Mustang all day long. Plus, you could up the boost a few pounds and daily them without any issues.
You really "HIT THE MARK" for me on this one. I was a poor kid with parents that could care less if I ate dinner the night before. This was the kind of stuff I would day dream of having. Brings back both bad and good memories . It's amazing how similar the design is to the mustang gt and the mustang lx ? Is there anything to that that you know of?
When I think about this car I think about quantum leap! Because as I recall, that’s what the main character drove! lol. I remember seeing it so much on the show that that’s literally all I associate the car with. And Scott bakula. 😂
My grandpa had an 85 Daytona turbo Z same wheels as this but red car. I have the aftermarket computer for it. He removed it before selling to his friend for his daughter. It takes boost from 7 (on the gauge) to 12psi (as per gauge) and wastegate stays closed until 6500 rpm instead of stock 5500 rpm. Maybe I’ll find one to put it in.
I bought a black one new, but it did not have the turbo. A lot of good times were had in that car. Traded it in 1993. If I didn't just buy a 2022 Challenger Scat Pack, I would buy this one.
I've always loved these and the Daytona twin. Long Live EEK! A rare bird, and was poised for success should the proposed efficiency mandates have been implemented. Only Chrysler would have met them.
I had one of these. Manual. Turbo. I ised to smoke Celica, Hondas, and nissans all day long. And the Japanese competition would rot out way before the warranty ran out too
A friend "gave" me one of these in 98 or 99. I only had it for a few months, it had a lot of problems and I thought I'd be able to fix it but it just had so many electrical gremlins I think it wound up getting scrapped. We did have some fun with it before though, I remember jumping it through a snow bank and pushing shopping carts to like 60mph and watching them crash lol. I wish I still had it now...
It's a sexy money pit, but I love the presentation! My first car was a lazer, 85 i think..brownish/copper, but dark, rustic and cool. Head gasket within 6 months back from the beach on the highway..i flipped haha
My first car originally was supposed to be a Chrysler laser that looked almost identical to this one but months before I got my license a drunk driver crashed into it and drove off the laser was completely totaled and was sold to a junkyard
If I was American, id have that as a daily driver 🤷♂️ the 80s styling is cool and refreshingly different to the electric shavers cruising the roads today.
I had an opportunity to buy one of these in 1995 fresh out of high school. It was black on black with the red pinstriping. It was stick, leather and the digital dash. I think it might have had the talking features as well. The seller wanted $2,600 for it. I only had $2,000. He didn't want to budge. My dad was with me when we looked at it. He didn't want to lend me the money, taught me to earn everything on my own. That and he said they weren't reliable. I probably would have gotten in a lot of trouble. Teenage boy and a relatively fast car... oh boy.
Saw this on Ebay. Can I get a driving video that shows full throttle acceleration in 2nd gear up to redline? I have looked at so many of these that don't boost right or cut out. Very interested in this one. I used to own an '85 XE and wouldn't mind having another Laser. Also would like to see a cold start video.
How much are these going for in 2024? My dad had one int he 90s so it was relatively new back then. We bought it used for how much I don't know but he sadly totalled it in an accident. Now that he's passed away, I feel like buying one to have that connection again.
Had one of the laser in gold color ,stick put in ,ran so quite,and fast .wish I could find another ,would buy it again .great memories with my deceit husband ,and to kids,and two pugs .
The wheels are from the Lazer I think because they weren’t supposed to be available for the Daytona. That or due to year but you said right year so must be Lazer not Daytona. It was a pretty nice little car.
Bro I'm sorry in advance but you say how knowledgeable you are with Chrysler but you said the build quality of the interior was really not so good but in the mid 80's all domestic car interiors were absolute trash, and actually Chrysler was pretty good, at least my '86 Laser was, I bought mine in '96 and it was in excellent condition. Also dude you talk way too much about unimportant stuff, you repeat the same thing over and over you left out many key details about the awesomeness of the digital dash way way ahead of it's time and instead you took the time to explain that Chrysler had changed their radios in 20 years and that's how this on was upgrade to a CD player, bruh 1st of all Chrysler did change their radios but because all radios are a standard size there would have been no problem to install any radio in that space, you're wasting time talking about unimportant stuff when there is so much awesomeness to be said about that car
Also the window switches were not on the console, I had the fully loaded model with digital dash electric windows ect and the window switches were on the door.
I have to agree about the digital dash. I had a 87 Daytona Pacifica, red with T-Tops, digital dash and the turbo. My window switches were on the door armrests. My interior was like this one but was a lighter shade of gray. Those seats were everything! So comfortable and mine were full power with the inflatable bolsters. The Pacifica trim had unique wheels that were a beast to keep clean. The only thing that went wrong with it was the A/C went out but was replaced under manufacturer warranty. I would LOVE to have my car back today..... 😕
Cool car. I wish they had given it the Mitsubishi VR-4 AWD system. If you’re powering the front wheels on a Sports/Grand Touring car, then you might as well power the rear wheels, as well, for the sake of performance, fun, and novelty.
The Mitsubishi 3000GT/GTO VR-4/Dodge Stealth didn't come until 1990. The Chrysler Laser was in production from 1984 to 1986. Completely different cars and transmissions. Additionally, Chrysler would have had to reengineer the entire floorpan for the rear driveshaft, as the K-car platform was not engineered to support all wheel drive. In fact, the Diamond Star cars wouldn't arrive until 1988 as 1989 cars running Mitsubishi 2.0L four cylinders, completely different from the much older and less sophisticated 2.2Ls Chrysler was running. Not sure how you planned on time travelling from 1990 to 1984 with 1990 Mitsubishi all wheel drive technology or even how you would have funded it, but as long as your flex capacitor was fully charged with plutonium, would have been fun to watch you try, Future Dude.
@@orphancargarage5746 Its a great car and your price is very reasonable... i had an 85 Daytona which was the only new car i have ever owned and it was spectacular. The ONLY option i did not have was the turbo.
