"Tohru" (tohrurokuno)
03/21/2015 at 13:34 • Filed to: None
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"Tohru" (tohrurokuno)
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There's a couple from Michigan that are trying to visit every single county in the United States. They've hit all 3,108 counties in the lower 48 states, and need to finish Alaska and Hawaii. Their vehicle of choice is a 1999 Dodge Intrepid ES with the 3.2L V6. So far it's done 540,000 miles and they claim the motor is all-original.
What kind of dark Satanic rituals are they resorting to in order to keep that thing on the road? Is there a trail of vivisected goats and young children in their wake, their lifeblood being fed to the car to keep it operational? WE DEMAND ANSWERS!
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Also, what kind of fucked-up people could put themselves through 470,000 miles inside the interior of a '99 Dodge Intrepid?!
TheHondaBro
> Tohru
03/21/2015 at 13:38 |
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ranwhenparked
> Tohru
03/21/2015 at 13:39 |
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The LH cars were decent road trip vehicles - spacious and very comfortable. The downsides are the oil sludge issue and the transmission issues and the electrical issues.
I suppose, if they've been very careful with maintenance, it isn't inconceivable that the engine would last that long. Doesn't mean they haven't had to do an extensive amount of other repairs, though.
Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> Tohru
03/21/2015 at 13:41 |
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It's extremely impressive if true. Surely it's had some invasive engine work in it's lifetime. What would things like valve guides and bearing look like after half a million miles.
jkm7680
> Tohru
03/21/2015 at 13:41 |
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If you divide 540,000 by 50 you'll get the real number of engines that it has gone through.
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Tohru
> jkm7680
03/21/2015 at 13:43 |
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It's the 3.2L, not the 2.7L. With the 3.2L you only have to divide by 25.
Nibbles
> Tohru
03/21/2015 at 13:43 |
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The Intrepid's interior is actually a pretty nice place to be. The 3.2, while still anemic, is still better than the 2.7. 225hp was pretty good for the nineties and it wasn't as problem-ridden as the shitbox 2.7
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Nibbles
> ranwhenparked
03/21/2015 at 13:47 |
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The sludge problem was with the 2.7
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Tohru
03/21/2015 at 14:10 |
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I toothless one of those. It was parked, i, well I was not parked. Let's just say my Explorer did't corner like I wished
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Tohru
03/21/2015 at 14:22 |
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I heard the 3.2s were actually pretty decent. Too bad it's still an Intrepid
Tina Corbett
> Tohru
03/21/2015 at 15:04 |
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I can believe this. Before I stupidly sold my Taurus SES, it had 308,000 miles on it and ran beautifully. It just had the bodywork of a car with 308,000 miles on it.
Axial
> Tohru
03/21/2015 at 16:13 |
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Stories of Chrysler/Dodge unreliability are greatly exaggerated. Owners are just terrible owners.
Really, the cars aren't that bad. Conversely, the alternatives also aren't that much better.
Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
> Tohru
03/21/2015 at 18:18 |
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I had a 2001 with the same engine. I maintained it religiously and didn't hoon it at all. It still didn't prevent it from death by lower engine sump issues at 80,000 miles. It was a design flaw that was known. In the 180,000 miles I had mine, it went through 3 engines (thank god for warranties) There is no way that is original.
AutoSavant
> Tohru
03/21/2015 at 21:27 |
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The 3.2 and newer 3.5 are good engines. The one in my Magnum has 192k and has no issues. Just remember to replace the timing belt and change the oil regularly. The valve seals have a tendency to leak a little oil, but otherwise they are a decent SOHC engine. The 42LE trans in that Intrepid on the other hand. . .no way the original one is still in there.
shop-teacher
> Tohru
03/21/2015 at 23:21 |
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But like 10 transmissions, right?
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Tohru
> shop-teacher
03/22/2015 at 00:09 |
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An Intrepid transmission is usually good for 80k-120k before it breaks. They conspicuously don't state original transmission, so it's probably been replaced a few times.
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Tohru
> AutoSavant
03/22/2015 at 00:09 |
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You'll note they don't say original trans, just original motor.
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Tohru
> Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
03/22/2015 at 00:10 |
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Maybe it's the only one that Dodge built right.
... nope, couldn't say it with a straight face.
It's definitely witchcraft.
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Tohru
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
03/22/2015 at 00:11 |
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I can't imagine 470 miles in a '99 Intrepid, let alone 470,000.
SALfan
> Tohru
03/22/2015 at 00:25 |
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These folks have some serious mojo going on. SERIOUS mojo.
Thanks to whomever approved me so I can do a non-gray post.
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shop-teacher
> Tohru
03/22/2015 at 00:36 |
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My coworker must've just been lucky then. She inherited that gen Intrepid from her dad, and it puked a trans at 51k miles.