2001 Dodge Intrepid ES review from North America
"A great car, but not one for the careless"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Radiator clogged at about 130000 miles.
Water pump failed at about 170000 miles.
Headlight projectors are "fogged over"
General comments?
The Dodge Intrepid is a really cool car for a full size and delivers years of fun driving and reliability if you take care of it.
The handling is quick and responsive for a car of it's size. It corners well and rides around on a nice semi-stiff suspension system.
The 3.2L engine puts out a fair amount of power and gives the car a lot of pick up and speed. This is however compared to other cars of the class, it's not like a full on sports car, but it is pretty fast.
Reliability is mostly a maintenance issue. If you keep the vehicle well maintained it will last quite a long time. At the time of this review my ES has 175000 miles on it and it still runs almost as well as when we got it. If you buy one expect to spend a little coin on a 90k set of repairs.
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| I would buy it again in a heatbeat |
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| Expensive, would rather have a stratus with anything, but the 2.7 or 2.0 |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 2001 |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.2L Semi-Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 175000 miles |
| Previous car | Oldsmobile Cutlass |
| Date of Entry | 13th January, 2008 |