Gotta say - my last 3 cars have been Dodge/Chrysler, and I've driven the hell out of them. 1993 Dodge Caravan - traded in with 185,000 miles; 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan - this one had an initial "bug" (miscast piston) but after that was fixed (with no problem) drove to 135,000, traded it in on my 2005 Chrysler Town and Country - currently at around 40,000, and the only problem I've had is when Billy Joe Bubba Redneck decided to crash into me (as I was at a standstill in Nashville traffic) going about 50 mph. I don't think you can blame Chrysler for that - although his insurance company probably tried to
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I am religious about oil changes and keeping on top of little problems before they become big ones.
My family has always been a Dodge family - I learned to drive in a 1978 Dodge pickup, and my first car was a 1976 Royal Monaco which lasted until I hit a log in the road going about 70 and cracked the frame! But I do know that Dodge went through a rough patch there for a while.