by Laredo » Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:35 pm
How old is your Intrepid? What kind of problems have you had with it?
There is a web forum called allpar.com that is great for Dodge owners.
I don't care much for K cars, as my experience with used ones. However, on the strength of driving Chrysler products all my life -- I started in '74 -- I can say firmly that if you keep up with oil changes, watch the belts and hoses, and don't get in a wreck it's quite easy to put 200-250K on a Slant Six engine and at least 250K on a 318. My sons have 1992 and 1993 Dakotas with the V-6s, and I think those are going to turn out to be pretty good too.
I don't have a lot of affection for the Jeep. I drove a rental last spring in the Rio Grande Valley. I also drove a Caravan Sport, a Stratus, and a Neon. Of the five (two neons) vehicles I had a chance to give extended trials (3 months in all; kept each vehicle at least 2 weeks) I liked the silver or white Neon with the automatics the best -- the dark blue one got too hot in South Texas in May and altho a 5 spd 4 cyl is great on gas, in endless construction zones it gets old not abusing a clutch.
A year before that I drove a rented PT Cruiser, and the summer prior to that I had a Grand Prix, an Intrepid, and a Stratus. Of them all, I liked best the Intrepid with the 3.5. (HINT: Get the salesman out of the car. Open the hood. Underneath it, near the latch, is a sticker with the engine displacement, etc. on it. Will tell you lots -- but yeah, a salesman who doesn't know if a vehicle is a six or a four is not impressing me, either.)
My dad worked as a Chrysler mechanic for 44 years, though, and I grew up around them. So maybe I am a little prejudiced.
Mopar's what my busted knuckles bleed, working on my 318s...