Well bye, Mopar

[BeatTheTunaUp]

I should change the spark plugs.

It takes a combo of 3 extension stub, short and long to puzzle out beneath the brake booster. You do it all through the wheel wells and takes about 2 hours. Good luck! lol

 

[Sam7sf]

I deactivate the 4 cylinder mode if that's what you mean.

Yes sir.

 

[PUCKER]

Nope Chevy is going to make an electric Corvette!

One of the things I noticed when I got my first in-person look at a cutaway of the C8 (Rolex/Monterrey Reunion, Laguna Seca, 2019, I think - the full on car was Zeus Bronze - which looked horrible in pictures until I saw it in person...WOW!! Stunning!) was that there was "space" for front wheel electric motors (not a LOT of space, mind you, but space)....so basically a foreshadow of events to come...sad sad sad!

 

[Sam7sf]

So would y'all rather drive a ford or have Hillary email you nudes?

 

[Brains]

Well, guess that means I'm not checking that email ever again.

 

[Vaquero]

It takes a combo of 3 extension stub, short and long to puzzle out beneath the brake booster. You do it all through the wheel wells and takes about 2 hours. Good luck! lol

I'll rephrase it.
I should have my sparkplugs changed.

 

[Wudidiz]

Crapping your pants is faster than going to the bathroom. Doesn't make it better.

May not be better but might be warmer.

 

[TheDan]

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  • R-Wing: Front aerodynamic wing retains Dodge profile while achieving aerodynamic efficiencies
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  • eRupt: Multi-speed transmission with an electro-mechanical shifting experience that’s pure Dodge
• Charger Daytona SRT Concept powered by new 800V Banshee propulsion system
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[Sam7sf]

I just can't with EV's.

Growing up my buddies and I didn't care about the features or how fast it was...It was about the grease, scraped hands and rumble from the new parts you couldn't really afford. It needs a real engine. It's just a turn off going to EV's.

 

[Grumps21]

Interesting thread.

Like many of you I don't get excited about EV's. As mention by beat the tuna on why, I agree they do nothing for me. EV's 0-60 are some mean machines but when you can download exhaust sounds...That makes me shake my head.
I don't know what the market is going to do when I pass my little diesel truck off to my son. That's my plan.
For a while I have been rethinking my opinion of Dodge trucks. Historically consumer reports are terrible and plentiful.

At this point I will never own another Ford truck. I would try a Ram over a Ford now. I'm witnessing people with Fords have unacceptable problems under 100K miles. My Colorado aint some amazing machine but it's been solid compared to issues I see other truck owners deal with. I have a service plan I follow and my goal is to see how many miles that 2.8 diesel can take without a major shop visit.

By the time I'm done with the Colorado maybe I won't be able to get a new Ram gas. I'm sure by then if it's a diesel a new rig will have an insane asking. At that point I'd just get a restored classic.

Kind of a same here. Never considered a MOPAR before, but I think with all of the electronics in cars today, most other brands have sunk in quality, and the MOPAR brands have all been around long enough to work out the kinks. I’d consider them today. Tundra lost it when they went to the TT V6, Titan might be decent but I just can’t get past the looks. Ford and GM are dead to me on the new stuff.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Performance Made Us Do It: Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept Previews Brand’s Electrified Future | Stellantis Blog

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[Axxe55]

I just can't with EV's.

Growing up my buddies and I didn't care about the features or how fast it was...It was about the grease, scraped hands and rumble from the new parts you couldn't really afford. It needs a real engine. It's just a turn off going to EV's.

Kind of a same here. Never considered a MOPAR before, but I think with all of the electronics in cars today, most other brands have sunk in quality, and the MOPAR brands have all been around long enough to work out the kinks. I’d consider them today. Tundra lost it when they went to the TT V6, Titan might be decent but I just can’t get past the looks. Ford and GM are dead to me on the new stuff.

Personally, I like the new technology of EV's and hybrid vehicles. I think it pushes the limits and pushes vehicle technology to improve.

What I detest is the government essentially forcing us to choose a vehicle based on what they think is best for us, rather than allowing consumers to decide what is best suited for their needs or wants.

And trust me, we are being forced. Just look at how much you spend putting gas into your vehicle at the pump!

 

[Sam7sf]

Personally, I like the new technology of EV's and hybrid vehicles. I think it pushes the limits and pushes vehicle technology to improve.

What I detest is the government essentially forcing us to choose a vehicle based on what they think is best for us, rather than allowing consumers to decide what is best suited for their needs or wants.

And trust me, we are being forced. Just look at how much you spend putting gas into your vehicle at the pump!

Driving and road trips are an experience. Cell phones made people lazy and took away physical maps. Cruise control and other features made people lazy and took away things the driver does. All a guy needs in a car is AC. I don't even care about power steering. The youth has it easy now and it's part of why they are soft.

How society uses it's tech is why I'm a grumpy old man in training at 40. People don't need stupid crap in cars. People need tech in hospitals and schools.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Driving and road trips are an experience. Cell phones made people lazy and took away physical maps. Cruise control and other features made people lazy and took away things the driver does. All a guy needs in a car is AC. I don't even care about power steering. The youth has it easy now and it's part of why they are soft.

How society uses it's tech is why I'm a grumpy old man in training at 40. People don't need stupid crap in cars. People need tech in hospitals and schools.

I'm driving a car that has manual brakes, no AC, broken radio, oh yeah manual transmission and the car is noisy.

 

[Axxe55]

I'm driving a car that has manual brakes, no AC, broken radio, oh yeah manual transmission and it's noisy.

Put some thicker gear oil in that transmission and it will quiet it down.

 

[Sam7sf]

People ask me if my touch screen in my Colorado bugs me. It has issues. I tell them nope. My knobs work, radio works, It's fine. Aint gonna waste money like that on a touch screen. Besides it's not like my old 80 Luv. You had to hit the dash to turn the wipers on.

 

[Axxe55]

People ask me if my touch screen in my Colorado bugs me. It has issues. I tell them nope. My knobs work, radio works, It's fine. Aint gonna waste money like that on a touch screen. Besides it's not like my old 80 Luv. You had to hit the dash to turn the wipers on.

Had an old Nissan pick-up that the wipers would stop working, and you would have to get out and move the wiper arms to get it going again!

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Put some thicker gear oil in that transmission and it will quiet it down.

the motor is noisy cuz it's a little modified.

 

[PDiddy]

Lol yep. Ive had too many close calls with those vehicles. Nissan Altimas and Chargers/Challengers being driven by complete assholes who have no regard for anyones safety.

I guess when your company will finance a car to anyone with a super high APR or an 84 month term, or both, the ignorant tend to drive your shitboxes.

Don’t get me wrong, I love what dodge does by shoving 700+ HP V8’s into anything it’ll fit in, but their cars are driven by a lot of assholes lol.

Yeah, what is the deal with Dodge drivers? Do they drive that way because they are angry at having to drive a Dodge? Do they drive that fast and erratically in the hopes that no one sees them in the Dodge??

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Yeah, what is the deal with Dodge drivers? Do they drive that way because they are angry at having to drive a Dodge? Do they drive that fast and erratically in the hopes that no one sees them in the Dodge??

It's in the name, "dodge".....