Around Thanksgiving I was faced with a situation, my wifes SUV lost a head gasket, I had to do it myself but my job kinda was in the way, I am a master mechanic BTW, its a 2005 and the AWD was sporadic as well, so its winter in Alaska, I needed a reliable SUV for her, so I bought a 2012 Equinox 2.4 AWD. Now I actually like the vehicle, sure it cannot tow much more than its own shadow but the AWD works great and it rides pretty darn good.
I was even considering buying another but with the V6 just for me. I am not a Ford person, I admit they make a good product, I even at one time was a Ford line technician.
And I also worked as a GM technician.
And I have worked on a ton of Dodge trucks. They could be the leader if they could make a few changes like the transmission and what the view as the “right” way electricty runs, I swear they mated with Lucas decades ago.
Evil Lucas Smoke/Dodge siblings from hell.
They need to bring in the 4BT for the Ram 1500s. That way, you could really get some good mileage and have a smart little truck.
Needs a strong 5 speed.
I was certainly not commenting on mechanical soundness. Back in the 60’s a 3/4ton Dodge truck would put Ford and Chevy to shame as far as frame and drivetrain strength. Today the only person who could get me in a Chrysler product would be a kidnapper with a gun to my head.