1997 Dodge Intrepid 4-door ES review from North America

In the past year and a half that I've had this car, I've had very few problems with it until recently, and I drive it quite a bit. The car wouldn't start for some reason one day, and we found it to be the crank sensor. Because of this, the car has a new battery, spark plugs, computer, and coils. All but the computer were in severe need of replacing; however, I don't think it's a big concern, since we're pretty sure they were all original parts or had only been replaced once. After 144k miles, that's pretty intense.

Only complaints are that the windshield design is LAME; no matter how new my wipers are, they never seem to get the job done on such a wide, slanted windshield. The brakes need replacing (and probably frequent replacing) because this car just wants to fly everywhere. The weather strips on the inside aren't properly sealed, and there are some defects with the paint job on this year.

Despite its mistakes and the frequent need for brakes, this car is awesome. It gets 21-24 mpg city and about 29-31 highway, making it very fuel efficient. There's tons of space in the trunk and for passengers, and even so, the Intrepid handles like a small sportscar with turns and acceleration. With added snow tires, it is also fairly safe in mild to moderate snow conditions (thankfully). The standard speakers are also very good.