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Old 10-21-2008, 07:05 AM
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Yes...the RB25DET was installed April 08' but do you honestly think they put the time into installing a new HG, oil pump gasket, etc...????? lol
the only thing that was done was a new timing belt and fluids, end of story!
but still...its a 20 year old car that still has nothing for problems such as any dodge ive owned as mentioned above.

im glad they will see them go for good! i just hate everything the word dodge/chrysler stands for.

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I do minus Head the gasket, I replace the valve covers, oil pan gasket, and cam and crank seals when applicable. Just the quick and easy ones since I know I will have to do them for free in chassis if they start leaking, saves me a lot of time and money in the long run.

I wouldn't be so hateful towards some auto manufacturer, it really does you no good. I don't really care for dodge but I would hate to see them go away since I'm sure some people will loose there lively hood.
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Old 10-21-2008, 07:42 AM
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ill agree on that^
those that would lose their jobs does suck!

as for the Caravan, its a Chrysler engine as it has the name on the engine but i cant remember the displacement off hand. Just replaced the altenator, tensioner, idler pulley, bearing (behind the timer cover), etc....
as for the oil leaks...i gave up trying so now i just dump StopLeak in the **** thing. I cant wait for it too die so we can get an SUV or something else for the "family" vehicle.
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ill agree on that^
those that would lose their jobs does suck!

as for the Caravan, its a Chrysler engine as it has the name on the engine but i cant remember the displacement off hand. Just replaced the altenator, tensioner, idler pulley, bearing (behind the timer cover), etc....
as for the oil leaks...i gave up trying so now i just dump StopLeak in the **** thing. I cant wait for it too die so we can get an SUV or something else for the "family" vehicle.
Caravans are basically T&Cs with a new grill and hubcaps.

if your kids are infants, than yeah, a larger vehicle is good, but just for the sake of your money, if they're 10+, scale down to something like a full-size sedan.
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dont forget that this is the 1st attempt at a V6 that does what in how many seconds? what was the launch times again? lol

all they have to do is rethink the new transmission on the GTR and make it stonger. Every new car has a flaw does not mean it is ****. but a Dodge?
ive owned many of em and will never go back!! lmao!

nissan owns chysler man, this isnt even a rant or comparison man!
its just the obvious!
That is not Nissan's attempt at a V6, and certainly not the 1st 6cyl to work those sort of acceleration times. But they shouldn't have to rethink godzilla's transmission on this sort of car, it should be stout from the start. And when it's starting to blow up on stock GTRs, already(!), that's a big problem. And then Nissan Voids the warranty of those who are bringing their cars in. This is the view point of GTR owners!

Nissan does not own Chysler, not even close. They have some platform sharing, but Chrysler is privatly owned by Cerberus


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Well right they are taking a feature used for launching and driving around with it on.... They have a computer that converts power front to back and left to right, turning off that regulation, probably going balls out driving it around town to pick up trim...and they are ****ed when they break something? I mean come on, quit crying already.

Rev that Vette up to 9-10K rpms and see what breaks on it. Take anything in the world out of design intent and it is going to break. There is a reason it has paddle shifters.

Even a computer car, needs the driver to be on key, or you'll end up doing something stupid. You can pick and pull whatever detail you want, and exploit every achilles heel of the car, but it is only because you are intimidated by it and it's impact on your baby. To each his own, but remember, everything has a weak spot. Drive your vette in the rain...
Their using a feature that was preprogrammed to launch the car to Nissan's fantastic times. And many drivers using the launch control (not just leaving the VCD off) have had it drop transmissions. This is not like your example of dropping the clutch at 9k rpms in a Z06, which is putting abuse far outside of what it was made for (7k rev limiter), and well outside what it takes for it to reliable make it's 0-60 run in similar times to the GTR. You can make 0-60 pulls with the 6 speed tremec all day. Hell, the car has been around for years. But it's not literally destroying itself to properly launch, and that's the point.

If you think that flipping switches in combination to enter a programmed launch mode that holds the RPMs for you at 4k until you let off the brake is not apart of the "design intent", than your just crazy. Fact of the matter is, just driving the car outside of launch control it can produce an average sports car 0-60 of 4.5 seconds GTR owners say. And the car is quickly destroying itself to go to it's advertised speed.

Flappy paddles, not for me.
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40 year old truck are a pain in the ***.

And Obama is trying to slowly kill the auto industry.
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Obama is ***,

Old trucks rock,
no matter how much you say there a pain in the *** you still love and are proud of it at the end of the day..
i am mine,
but its only 22
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Not when you have to fix 40 years of rigging.
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yeah its true but if you dont love it ill surly take it i was gonna get one of those trucks if i didnt get mine anyway cu zi liked the sweet door panels..lol
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So who is loosing a GM dealers in their area? Hell Obama is close large productive profit making dealer ships in my in laws area. They appealed to GM but no go. Is this even constitutional? What have we done by butting this socialist in office, I fear for worse to come.
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Only 2 in houston are shutting down as the result of GM telling them too, according to my dad. One Cadi, and one Chevy dealership.

If the bankruptcy works out right, GM can force the gov't out of it's business with stock. Gov't went buying stock instead of other means to seemingly be able to have some control, but no liability. So, the ties are loose, IMO

****ty situation. Chrysler won't survive with Fiat though, even europe loaths fiats, their unreliable and poorly built there too. That's what the european blog commentors claim.

Meh. Shoulda just done Chap 11 6 months ago.
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i hate that trade your car in if it dont get 18 mpg. You know they mean muscle cars
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A huge majority of the muscle car owners would never trade their car in just for mpg. Most have a daily driver and their muscle car is driven on weekends and stuff.
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Well as crappy as Fiat (Fix It Again Tony) is, they are the polar opposite to Chrysler. And I think the only cars left from Old Chrysler are going to be the Ram, Town & Country, Challenger, and Charger (for the police). And GM is going to be much stronger once they get retructured. And the last thing we all want is for the government to become socialist. I think cars that get under 20 MPG are now dead.
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You guys are all totally misunderstanding the "Cash for clunkers" bill. It's voluntary...
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Well as crappy as Fiat (Fix It Again Tony) is, they are the polar opposite to Chrysler. And I think the only cars left from Old Chrysler are going to be the Ram, Town & Country, Challenger, and Charger (for the police). And GM is going to be much stronger once they get retructured. And the last thing we all want is for the government to become socialist. I think cars that get under 20 MPG are now dead.
I dont think there dead. You still alot of them. But i do see your point, alot of poeple are putting them on the side of the road with a for sale sign attached.

One thing i dont like is how alot of the old cars got better or the same MPG than some newer cars. My 36 year old mercury got low to mid 20's, same goes for my gand fathers 65 mustang (we have the same original inline six). My fathers first car was a 70's datzun 1200cc something. It got high 40's. My first car was a 76 truimph spitfire. It wasnt drivable but was suposed to get around 45 to 50 MPG. All these cars had carbs. While my 91 4 banger fuel injected oldsmobile is getting maybe 18 MPG on a good day. My mothers chevy HHR is barly getting 25. The only newer car i see worth buying is the toyota pruis. A ladie i go to church with is getting 65 MPG (thats if you go 45 mph every where). But i still dont know if its worth the price.

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Cars back then weighed less, with much less luxury and safety items. All of which add weight and effect MPG. The cars you mention are all relatively low powered, small displacement small cars. But while cars maybe plastic bodies and small sides, their wieght is comparable to the biggest of cars back in the day.

That and not only has MPG requirements chagned, but reliability and emissions too. A carb is never as reliable as EFI, no questions about it. And there's no way with a carb that you can ever have consistant emissions.

The modern Impala weighs more than the '64 Imapala, which was all metal construction and much larger.


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Ya i see what your saying. There more crap in the way of emisions there were way back when.

Thats cool, the viper is back.
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lol.. honestly i don't give a **** what they say... im getting an 05 stang and its gonna make crap MPG... lol... but IDC im driving it until the kn ock me out and rip the keys from my hands... im not giving up a sweet ride for some hybrid BS.... but thats just me
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lol.. honestly i don't give a **** what they say... im getting an 05 stang and its gonna make crap MPG... lol... but IDC im driving it until the kn ock me out and rip the keys from my hands... im not giving up a sweet ride for some hybrid BS.... but thats just me
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