by Baron » Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:21 am
Unfortunately, I have to agree about the Intrepids. I owned one of each of those models- a '92 and an '02- and they were great cars overall- great handling for the size and class of car they are, comfortable even in the most basic model, and a real sports car if you get the handling package and engine to go with it. I loved the ones I had for those reasons, but yeah,one had the 3.5 and the other the 2.7, and both blew head gaskets about or before 100,000 miles.
On the other side of the coin, after I got the news at the dealer about the head gasket on my second Intrepid, I mentioned to the girl behind the counter that I loved Chrysler, and would probably get another, but if it blew a gasket like the previous two, I would have to consider going with Ford, or something in the future. She answered back that before she came there she worked at a Ford dealer, and they had the same problems, as did many other brands. Evidently, with these new aluminum engines, if they overheat, that's pretty much the end of them, whether a blown head gasket, warped heads or damaged cylinder walls. I did get another Chrysler- a Chrysler 300, and I still love my Chryslers- good power, good handling, good comfort, but this time I got the lifetime guarantee, so if it blows a gasket, they'll be paying for it.