[lotsofpulp]

> It's always been my premise that good maintenance means longevity on vehicles.

There are myriad examples of manufacturing defects and cost optimizations that lead to early failures regardless of maintenance. I would not trust a well maintained Stellantis vehicle to make it to 200k miles regardless of how well it was maintained.

[linksnapzz]

I'll bet that a Ram 2500 w/ the 392 engine could, if maintaine, (in a climate where there's no road salt...) reach 200K w/ only regular maintenance.

Not much else that they make.

[hedora]

Unless they use a completely different transmission platform than the 1500 or Jeeps, I wouldn't bet on it.

The transmission has an integrated computer that controls shifting, cooling, etc. The lines between that and the speedometer are flaky, so every once in a while it'll decide to not cool itself, get stuck in 2nd/3rd, etc, etc.

I have an additional 15 years of cool down I consider another Stellantis product. By then, they won't be selling ICE, for one thing. For another, the current engineers will be long gone.

[linksnapzz]

It used to be that the six-speed Aisin HD transmission was an option, which wasn't a Stellantis product. Also, I'd immediately disable the AFM stuff, which has always been a threat to top-end lubrication.

My grandpa used to say that every American ought to purchase a Chrysler product once every ten years (if only to get the urge to do so out of their system) and sell it immediately afterwards. He was a Dodge fan in the same way that some people are Cubs fans; i.e. inured to disappointment.