Actually the reliability rating went down as the cars were on the road
longer and more and more things went wrong. Any 6 month old car should
be pretty reliable it's 5 years down the road that you have to look for.
NO Chryslers in my Garage.
Peter S.
Charlotte NC
Bryan Vandiver wrote:
>
> Jay,
>
> I'm aware of the 'first model' syndrome, however Chrysler/Dodge has had a
>pretty
> good tract record in the last several years with first model vehicles, the
> Intrepid for instance was it's best in it's first year, but gradually went
>from
> good to fair over a couple years. I think what happens is that the first year
>is
> 'over-built/over engineered, and after the car has been on the market a few
> years, they figure out how to make it cheaper, and start cutting some corners.
> The other issue is that you can bet that the next model year the price will go
> up significantly.
>
> - Bryan
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