don't by a stratus of any age.Had the car for two years and in those years it overheated, ball joints on both sides of the car broke off, upper and lower wheel came off the drive shaft, almost hit five parked cars.This car is worse than the car they used in the movie Christine. it has been hit in the back end and front end 3 times, all hit and runs. And ate up three batteries, each time it had to be towed on a flat bed truck. And it has rusty bottom panels.This Car Has to go to the junkyard. I paid too much for it, so Don't Buy a Stratus. Unless you have a lot of money and you don't like horsepower, it has none for a big car. Four Cylinders belong on go karts not on a Stratus. Never again!!