Chrysler 300/300C

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Chrysler was making fine vehicles before the merger with Daimler, during it, and since the partial separation, too.
 
4 Owned by me now: 1. 99 Intrepid with 130,000 miles. (Great 3.2 L 24 valve V6 engine and 4 speed autostick, I like that tranny's mode of function better than the Mercedes designed 5 speed in my:
2. 2006 300C (admittedly the most pleasant to drive and runs fast) and in 3. 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
 
Both of the Mercedes designed trannys had the leak from the 13 pin plug that inserts into it. Fixed under warranty.
 
I'm not sure what 4 speed auto is in my 4. 2001 Cherokee (125,000 miles), but I know it has the 4 liter AMC straight six. Another great, if antique, engine.

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Somehow there is immediate bias to lump everything that Chrysler has done wrong and therefore everything they have done is considered wrong. All the manufacturers make mistakes, every single one. And all have had hits. For Chrysler the hits have been the minivans, 300, Ram, nearly all the Jeeps and there may be others. Where they haven't been able to come up with is in competition to Accord/Camry/Altima. I suspect that a Sebring or Avenger is as good a car as those, but there is immediate bias toward the Camcords. My family owns a 2004 Accord. It is nice enough, but even it has had recalls and problems (more than my Intrepid, 300 or Grand Cherokee).
 
Journey has been getting good reviews and folks love those minivans. I think the minivan will come back to replace the SUV as the family car of choice. Expect to see more Caravans and T&Cs.
 
          
Back to the topic: Should I consider trading our 2006 300C for a 2008 or 2009 due to the unlimited power train warranty? Fact to consider: I drove my last car for 17 years.

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You like to keep a good car for a long time. I think if you can afford to do it, get the new car with the lifetime warranty and be happy. If economics are a bigger concern, you might consider keeping your 2006 300C and buying an extended warranty for it. However, in my experience, I have purchased several of these extended warranties and they never really paid out anywhere close to break even. One warranty cost me $1700.00 and I had one $300.00 claim (of which only 178.00 was covered). What I have decided to do is forego any extended warranty and just depend on the quality and durability of the car I buy. I don't buy "baseline" stripped models, and I upgrade to better engines, transmissions, packages when possible. You get more car in the long run, and I have not had a problem with my 2006 300C's (I have two Heritage Editions) other than the tiny transmission oil leak that was fixed on both with a 50 cent O-ring. I cannot justify buying an expensive extended warranty (or trading off a perfectly good car) because I am afraid of potential repairs. Instead, I can set aside what I would have spent on the warranty or the cost of trading up, and use it to fix what ever breaks after the 3 year/36,000 mile warranty expires. So far, I have never had to spend more than a couple of hundred dollars on repairs on my 1999 and 2004 300M's and didn't trade them off until they were approaching 100,000 miles. If you really think you are going to need a lifetime warranty because this is going to be your last new car, I would opt for the new car. It is just hard for me to imagine myself keeping a car for 17 years. My first car was 14 years old when I got it, and I had it for 3 years... I usually keep a car for between 6 and 10 years maximum, but it depends on the mileage. I get a little worried about major repairs when a car nears 100,000 miles. It is hard to justify putting a new engine/transmission in a car with that many miles on it unless it is a collectible or classic. (Perhaps the new Challenger?)

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