Hello everyone! Welcome to Marspeed, a channel full of Mopar videos! This is your source for the latest news and hot topics from the world of Mopar. I try to cover new releases of different cars and address possible rumors about future cars. I also love to make very detailed and informative videos about a variety of topics, like why older cars were cancelled, new car buying guides, or taking a look at older concept cars. My specialty is information and research, you won't find this detail anywhere else!
As for me, I have 2 Dodge Chargers, a 2009 V6 and a 2006 RT Daytona. I have many previous videos that you can check out on mods, rev battles, car reviews, how-tos, and more!
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Chrysler should have let pt eazer do all upgrades, updates. The edgy reimagine destroys the vehicle. Why couldn't FWD vehicles be offered with 80hp RWD electric motors? No down shifting necessary with electric instant power. The problem with next gen caliber, patriot, compass was the CVT. No instant power.
While the Daytona chargers are superior in every way, I miss the Daytonas from the 80’s and early 90’s. They were just fun to drive. I guess everyone has their favorite Daytona.
Adding a blower does not mean it’s not reliable because it wasn’t designed for boost. Thats why there’s a Hellcat. It’s not the pistons or rods it’s the NA ring gap. Once you add boost it gets hot and pushes the end of the rings together until it takes a chunk out of the piston.
I'm on my second 3.6l. I put 130,000 miles on my 2011, and am at 112,000 miles on my 2017. Valvoline full syn at 5000 miles, the manual stated interval. I do 98% highway miles. Both run like new. It's a great engine. If I was city driving, I would change oil at 3000 miles. I get 40+ MPG (imp.) at 75mph. Caveat: These engines will really eat gas in the city if you aren't careful on the pedal.
I have an 06 SRT8 Magnum i bought with 65k mi in 2017. Since the car was 9 years old when i got it, i cant attest to the maintenance before then, but im religous about maintaining my vehicles per manufacturer re omendations. I had a lifter fail wiped out the cam at 105k. Tore it all down(if this happens you have metal floating around your entire engine) and rebuilt with cam/valvetrain upgrade. Most importantly a new high VOLUME, oil pumpnot high pressure. Theres a difference. Did some head work , and a tune. You should see the look on peoples faces when a 18 year old station wagon pulls away from a brand new stock 392. I love my grocery getter.
We had our 2014 300 S since 2016. The only special option was the AWD and the Dr J beats audio system. This is the best car I own and was driven in the mountains of Northern N.M and Colorado during a snowstorm with no issues. Passing by a ski area people in their Jeeps and 4 Runners drivers woundered how in the hell did he make it up here in that. We still drive this car through Dallas TX in triple digit heat with no issues. I also own a 2012 Challanger and a Ram Laramie. I will drive these until the wheels fall off. However if I buy another vehicle it won't be any Mopar. Stellantis has ruined Ram, Dodge and Chrysler by canceling those models and stopping production of the hemi.
Thanks for the info. My last name is De Soto and I was watching a TV show and saw a guy that had a neon sign "DeSoto Plymouth" and caught my interest. And while searching I came upon your video. Great history lesson!!
We had a 99 Chrysler 300 M. That was just a wonderful car, Unfortunately, it hadn't been maintained mechanically very well by its previous owner and that caught up to it eventually. With our limited resources, I couldn't bring it back😢 As an example, I Decided to change the spark plugs. And pulled out what incredibly were the factory plugs.. Since it was A NEW CAR it had the same spark plugs in it for 22 YEARS...😮
Who cares if 1 in 10 customers offroad.... look at all the mall crawlers out there. People still want an offroader, not because they actuallt offroad, but simply because they know they CAN if they chose to
I still own a 2006 Jeep Commander. Best Jeep I ever owned. And yes, I have used it to put 7 passengers inside without an issue. It is versatile, rugged, and reliable.
I was gifted a commander about a month ago. Its my first jeep. Its the 4.7 l. 2006. Ive had 2 toyotas 2 chevs. This is a fun rig to drive. It was well taken care of. 144k on it. I hope to have this for along time.
The lifter issue gets really bad if you don't change your oil at the intervals also an oil stabilizer helps I use it in all my cars especially my hemi engines. Full synthetic only. Also a lot of the 57 had a lower pressure pump most of the 64 392 and 6 ones have a higher pressure pump that helps keep the upper engine valve train lubricated while idling.
My dad purchased the first 300M that arrived at our local dealership in May of 1999, after 11 years of owning minivans. By 1999, 2 out of 3 kids were in college and a minivan was no longer needed, so he decided to treat himself. He absolutely loved that car, and so did I. The day he brought it home, my 16 yr old self (and all my friends) were just totally in awe. It was beautiful. He drove that car daily, and drove himself and my mom all around the country every summer in it until he passed away unexpectedly in 2003. At that point, the car had 110,000 miles and was still driving flawlessly. I drove the car the rest of the summer after he passed. I wanted to keep it, but getting behind the wheel every day was just too hard, thinking of him, and I didn’t want my mom to see it every day since I was living at home & attending college at the time. With her blessing, I traded it in on a 1996 Grand Marquis that I put 200k miles on and absolutely adored. The 300M was a fantastic car in terms of driver comfort and for long trips, in my opinion. It seems like you either got a good one or a bad one - and my dad definitely got a good one.
We have a 2023 Chrysler 300 Touring. After nothing but pickups and SUVs for the last 4 decades, it’s nice to be in a comfortable car again. Our only complaints are the rotary floor shift. I guess they are fashionable but the old column mounted shift levers were much less intrusive. Also the lack of functionally sized door pockets is a hassle. Nothing really fits. Coming to a car from a GMC Yukon XL Denali (our first in and LAST non Mopar in almost 50 years,) took some adjustments but, the quiet, smooth ride is worth it..
When it comes to the so called transmission issue I don't think that is the car or the auto makers fault I think people have just become losers who can't drive a manual transmission and need an automatic
