Bought my '13 R/T used in March, 2017, with 35,000 miles. Today it has over 70,500 miles and it has all been trouble free with 1 exception. I have a small area on the front left fender & bumper fascia (where they meet) where some clear coat has come off when I was pressure washing the car. With these miles, I won't pay to a shop clean it up and respray as that's just too expensive. I'll simply be willing to take a "hit" when I trade/sell it in a few years. After all, what will the value be of an 8, 9, or 10 year old Challenger with 100,000 - 120,000 miles on it?
Dodge and Chrysler have been the whipping boys of all the "car experts" in their reviews. I've been driving them for 39 of the 52 years since I bought my first new car - a 1967 Dodge Coronet 440 2 dr hardtop. The only 2 issues I recall on any of the many Dodge/Chrysler products I purchased were a new 1988 Ramcharger which gave me fits overheating beginning at about 60,000 miles as well as an overheating issue on a 1998 Sebring convertible. Nobody was ever able to diagnose the issue on the Ramcharger. The best thought ever given me after I finally traded it was it could have been an internal crack in the block due to a manufacturing issue. I put about 50,000 miles/year on that car and was upside down on the loan so drove it for 4 years before trading it. It was tough driving in the heat of summer with the heater blowing to release the engine heat. The Sebring was the 2.4L which had known head gasket problems and shaving the heads and installing the redesigned gasket cured it. I would estimate I have easily driven all my Dodge/Chrysler offerings a total of at least 1,000,000 miles so I don't have an issue with their overall quality. Quite honestly, the biggest issue I always thought they had was back in the 60s and 70s I believe just thinking about snow & road salt would cause the fenders to rust.🤣
Maybe this brand will now start getting some love from those that write reviews.
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