99 intrepid very well taken care of has 281000km..... do i buy?

Asked by Lindsay09 Sep 12, 2008 at 09:27 AM about the 1999 Dodge Intrepid ES FWD

Question type: Shopping & Pricing

i have been thinkiong about buying this care. It has been very well taken care of but has high km. What is the life expectancy of these cars?

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so thats like 175,000 miles on a 99? thats 20K a year...thats pretty high..if this is a 2.7 liter, which i believe ES were, then pass unlesss he wants next to nothing for it, those motors were prone to sludge if a strict 3000 mile oil change regiment wasn't kept. i've actually heard of some dealers doing 3.5 liter conversions before selling them again after a trade b/c they are such a troublesom motor...if it's a 3.5 on the other hand, those motors were the exact opposite and preform amazingly..there's alot of them rolling aorund still with 200,000+ miles on them....however i dunno how many of them have the original transmission behind them...something else to consider with that kind of mileage on a used car.

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if u do buy this car, you definately have some change coming back to you.... take a 13 mm socket to the rear bench seat.... take it out, and your in for a big surprise..... A GOLDMINE!

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we have a 00 intrepid with 285,000 on it and its been well taken care of and everything. the transmission and motor was changed around 150,000 so i would say that they have a pretty good life expectancy if they are taken care of.

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id take it to a shop that you know and trust and ask for their opinion. all card are different some last very long time some dont.

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@Divitonautoryan ......just so you don't waste your time......look at when the question was asked.....this one is from Sept. 2008 ,.....just trying to help you

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