Although this is old news, I was told the start was because the upper boot was too close to the manifold, heat causing premature boot failure, more wear on the ball joint, etc. I had to replace the upper on a '98 dakota for same reason, even though the lower (which ALWAYS goes before the upper) was fine. It almost always happens on the passenger side as well.

My fiance's mother had a Chrysler 300, the same chassis as an intrepid I think. The motor blew up in it and it had under 100k on it.

Wow. I never seen this one. I purchased '02 'rango early last year. The first month I had I felt a clunk or some play in the steering. I took the wheel off and you can and the whole spindle and everything has play in it. I'm lucky I purchased a warranty because I'm gonna take a closer look at it now.

I would say there is a very good chance you aren't the original owner and the front end and tranny have been replaced at least once already. If that's not the case, that is like a Ford Pinto going 200,000 without any problems, although unlikely, it can happen and your Intrepid belongs in the Guiness Book of World Records. This is coming from someone that has owned a couple of them and worked on them. The 3.2L is actually a great engine although they had a bad batch of bad builds, a relatively small one so if you got a good 3.2L and it was taken care of, it's definately possible.

I have a 98 3.2 intrepid and I love it. it runs freaking great and the stock trans is holding up but slips a little, 175k miles running awesome....but my front suspension is sooo on the way out :/

i think hotdoggy421 hit the spot. any vehicle will be reliable for a long time with regular inspections and mantainence. it also helps if you have mechanical knowledge to diagnose small problems before they turn big i.e. U-joints, suspension bushings, engine noises, gear whine, etc.

Sorry about the typos

Advise for all vehicles owners, regularly check your front end. If is it greasable, grease it. For those that don't do their own maintenance, when ever you get your oil changed, pick a place that can give the front end/suspension a good once over.

alright then it's all good man. you too with your rides, take care.

Lol, alright, agree to disagree then. Best of luck with your Cobra and Tahoe, and no i'm not trying to be a smarta$$