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1999 Intrepid v.s. 2001 Sebring
Hi,
I was looking for a 2001-2002 Sebring v6 when I stumbled across a 1999 Intrepid v6 2.7 with 85000 km on it. I really liked it when I test drove it and I heard it share the same engine as the Sebring v6 anyway (Intrepid is heavier though). I was almost commited to buy it, but this morning I suddenly heard all the horror stories about the v6 2.7L engine in the Intrepid. So now I am wondering whether I should continue to look for the Sebring. Do they indeed share the same engine? Does using better engine oil help with the engine problem? $5600 cnd is not that bad a deal, but I don't want the car to blow up on me within a couple of months. Any suggestions? Many thanks. |
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1999 Intrepid v.s. 2001 Sebring
>> it is badly sludged up now.
> > Also, keep in mind that, based on my reading of LH car forums, I have > concluded that the large majority of 2.7L catastrophic failures occur at > roughly 95,000 to 130,000 km. You have to consider that the previous > owner may have noticed some subtle warning signs or been warned by a > friendly mechanic and decided to sell to avoid the risk. > > *IF* you know the history of the car, then you might ignore the above - > perhaps the dealer will provide you with name and phone number of the > previous owner so you can talk to them and see what they have to say > (about maintenance and how it was used/driven - assuming you can believe > it)? > I just bought a 98 sebring LXi v6 with 140k miles on the speedo and it seems to run great and is getting 25+ mpg. It looks to be very well taken care of so should I be worried now? |
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1999 Intrepid v.s. 2001 Sebring
RM wrote:
>>>it is badly sludged up now. >> >>Also, keep in mind that, based on my reading of LH car forums, I have >>concluded that the large majority of 2.7L catastrophic failures occur at >>roughly 95,000 to 130,000 km. You have to consider that the previous >>owner may have noticed some subtle warning signs or been warned by a >>friendly mechanic and decided to sell to avoid the risk. >> >>*IF* you know the history of the car, then you might ignore the above - >>perhaps the dealer will provide you with name and phone number of the >>previous owner so you can talk to them and see what they have to say >>(about maintenance and how it was used/driven - assuming you can believe >>it)? >> > > I just bought a 98 sebring LXi v6 with 140k miles on the speedo and it seems > to run great and is getting 25+ mpg. It looks to be very well taken care of > so should I be worried now? IMO probably not. I'm assuming that it's making it this far is due to regular oil and filter changes (not at 7500 mile intervals but at 4000 mile or shorter intervals), and more highway than city driving. Don't slack off on the oil changes. Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x') |
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