I owned one Chrysler product back in the late 60s.
OMG what a piece of junk.
I owned Chrysler (Dodge) for years. Most recent was a 1999 minivan that I bought new, and is still going strong at 200k. That being said, with the changed in the industry in the last decade, I will be owning Ford from now on. I don’t want to subsidize sell-outs and bullies...
I have a ‘96 Ram 1500 that has just cracked 180,000 miles and is still limping along. It’s not pretty, it’s not perfect, but that old pushrod 5.2L V8 is soldiering on.
I do agree, however, that most modern Chrysler products are junk. It’s not even that they’re mechanically unsound, they’re just...bland. Boring. Uninspired. Their cars are generally garbage like the Sebring and the Avenger. The Ram trucks are a little better but they’re still nothing like the sensation the first-generation “big rig” Rams were in 1994.
I have to rent cars several times a year and avoid renting Chrysler products if at all possible. They’re just not as pleasant to drive or comfortable as other makes. I’ve had a couple of good GM products (the Chevy HHR, surprisingly, was fantastic), likewise with Fords (2009 Taurus), Toyotas, and Nissans (the new Cube is AMAZING). But no good Chrysler products.
The last one I had was a brand-new 2010 Town and Country minivan for a long road trip a year and a half ago. This thing was probably close on $30k. The interior trim around the A/C controls was trying to come off, the engine sounded like an old “Screamin’ Jimmy” Detroit Diesel (and accelerated about as fast), I thought the transmission lever was going to come off in my hand, the gas mileage was awful and the seats weren’t comfortable.
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