I BOUGHT A Fake HEMI Dodge Durango R/T *Weirdest Options Ever*
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- This 2011 Dodge Durango Crew popped up as one of the cheapest cars in inventory at the local Chevy dealer, so I made a bee-line for the dealer to check it out. When I got there my mind was blown when I found a cool color on a loaded car with a drivetrain that wasn't sold in the Crew trim. After driving it around the block I bought it, but it had a few problems so I wasn't able to take it home. They delivered it to me today, so now it's time to review it, and take it out for a real drive.
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This man is single handedly keeping his local O'reillys afloat
I think they didn't even open that location until they heard he won the shop at auction :)
I had to make the choice between liking and changing it from 69 to 70 likes or just not liking and keeping it 69. It was hilarious so now it’s 70
And we enjoy people like him!
As someone who hates leather seats...this Durango would be perfect for someone like me...the big engine, AWD, loaded with cloth seats...I'd rock this thing day in and day out!
Cold in the winter and hot as hell in the summer, I like my clothes too!
I wouldn't order a car with leather myself. I don't get why everyone thinks modern leather seats are so great.
i'll take a cushy cloth seat over a leather one any day. Especially new leather seats seem to be Rock hard to get that "sporty feel" ... i need to be comfortable, not sporty.
As someone who has never owned a single vehicle in their entire life without leather, there's something to be said about getting in someone's clapped out piece of shit kia that has grimey, gross cloth seats that stink of farts. Leather is cake to clean and care for. It almost never stains, and if you're not poor and have a garage to keep your car in, is absolutely never uncomfortable to sit in.
@@elesjuan You must not live in a desert like I do. A garage only helps at the start of the day. Afternoons can and have caused burn in the car I had that has leather. Oh and as for cloth being nasty... I feel the same way about leather. I had to spend more time trying to keep my leather seats clean than my cloth. Cloth is east to take care of if you are willing to care for them. With that said, anyone that allows their cloth seats to get as bad as you describe wouldn't take care of their leather seats and you would find how nasty they can be.
I'm not even going to touch the 'poor' comment. Snobs don't like it when their BS gets called out.
I work at the plant that builds those. That combination isn't all that odd. We built a few of them like that. Now with that HL1 interior color code, yeah. Definitely. I may have installed the left side rear shock on that Durango.
Very cool, how many is a few?
@@WatchJRGo Man, when you're on that line building 600+ in 10 hours, everything is a blur. The interior color is what makes it rare. HL1 (beige) doesn't come very often even to this day. Most were DX9 (black).
Built accords for a while, something that I don't consider super rare might be in the scheme of things, there's a tan/cream color for them that I saw probably 5000 of, it's a extra expense/ premium color that's not super popular, having lower specs on it is kinda rare. I don't know how many of those there are but not many compared with the overall number of accords.
@@OmniMontel you build any during the 98-02 6th gen models?
@@OmniMontel same with Toyota there is a cream brown i have only sold a few times its lush but very few get highlanders like that.
I love that color! I remember when this bodystyle was New for 2011/12. I drove many off the railcars to be prepped for overseas. A crap ton went to China, Philippines, South Korea and Japan. They had a package called the Durango Citadel. It was RHD, V6 or V8, AWD or 2WD. 50/50 being White, Black, Gold or Silver. Still fancy.
The Citadel is the ultimate, but I would've paid out the nose for it 😳
@@WatchJRGo I honestly didn't know what the Citadel entailed. At the time I thought it was just Duragno in another language. 🤣
We sent nearly the entire Dodge/Chrysler lineup overseas however. Including Diesel powered Jeep Wranglers in manual trans/RHD configuration. The Call of Duty package was neat at the time.
We also sent some SRT8 GC's, SRT4 Calibers, Diesel Calibers ect. Pretty much if they could get a diesel in their country, it was ordered and we prepped for overseas shipment.
I wished we were able to get the Diesel Jeeps. Especially now.
I know someone who has a citadel here in Canada
Totally agree - this is an awesome looking SUV - this color is rare as hens teeth.
@@WatchJRGo nice one...but.... what's the story with the Allante?
Actually the Crew was available in 2WD or AWD and the Hemi was optional. Express and Heat were, I believe, V6 only. The RT got performance extras (exhaust, suspension etc.).
Love that color. Reminds me of the Moss Green that Jeep used in the mid 90s
It does look very similar.
I bought an 05 AWD Hemi Durango as a cheap winter beater and I fell in love with that thing. Ended up rolling it 2.5 times when I hit some black ice. Shes still my winter daily driver lol
You guys up north have it rough. Ice on roads and rust. Here in the south we have it good. I think we had ice on the road about 6 or 7 years ago. It all melted by 10am
I personally prefer cloth seats, its possible the other person did too.
I prefer cloth seats as well. Both of my vehicles have them.
Cloth is better. In the winter and summer.
Absolutely. I just bought my 2021 ranger and I wouldn’t even look at one with leather
My brother's like that, he always specially ordered top-spec'ed Impala's with cloth seats.
We have cloth seats in our 2012 Chrysler Town and Country. We volunteer at a cat rescue, and leather seats would have an incredibly short lifespan around cats!
Good luck with the fuel pump relay recall. The recall got recalled on the 2011-2013 models and they have a new fix for the fix. The problem is the parts don't exist. The local dealer here in WA says Chrysler lets them order parts to fix one car a week and they have a hundred cars backlogged. You might be waiting 2 years for that recall to be done. Mine was so bad I had to replace the relay myself because the car wouldn't start intermittently. Apparently the relays corrode internally and fail. If it suddenly cranks forever and won't start you need Omron Relay G8JN-1C6T-F-R-DC12. It's by the PCM/fuse box on the passenger fender. This won't do you any good to get that open recall taken care of unless the parts are somehow more available in Kansas.
This is basically a restyled 3 row Grand Cherokee with the tire under the car instead of under the trunk floor and a cheaper interior.
The flashlights all die. The batteries don't last. You can either replace the battery or just buy a new one. I think I paid less than 20 bucks on E-bay. They're super dim though.
If it's like my Grand Cherokee the USB in the center console is not just charging, you can plug a USB stick into it and it'll play off it or download into the head unit. And yes I use the hard drive, and not just a few songs. ;)
If you're unlucky like me the tick is broken exhaust manifold bolts. They're tiny little M8 bolts that love to snap off then you get a lovely exhaust tick on startup that goes away once the manifold heats up and seals itself.
It depends where you are, I’m in Maine and the dealer got mine done in a couple of days. Same with my 2013 grand Cherokee.
Great info!
Sounds like they owe you a new car... don't you know know lemon law?
The relays have been available for a while now, the problem is dealers are limited to ordering 2 per week only. Smaller dealers should be well equipped to help you out, versus the huge stores. Part number CSZDV621AA and CSZDV622AA in case you want to call ahead.
Can confirm, waiting on month 3 for my relay for 2011 JGC. It hasn't acted up for awhile, mostly when hot out. Crank for 15 seconds no start. I usually pop the start button out and start with the fob in dash, that has worked around it every time so far...
$15,000 for that in this market is a great deal. Ron Burgandy approves.
Just bought a 2018 fully loaded with a two inch lift. 95000 miles and surprisingly I offered them 19k and they said yeah lol.
Interesting, my 2012 SXT AWD w3.6L has the manual shift option. Bought it b/c it had the 4 captains chairs config vs. the mid row bench seating, and the tow package. 150k miles, absolutely no issues so far, and I tow our boat with it all the time.
Back in like the 1920s, the chauffeurs sat on leather (for durability) while the elite in back sat on cloth. So your cloth Hemi Durango is the special “Luxury Throwback Edition.” Sorta.
9:39 that tick you are probably experiencing is the manifold leak. It'll tick until the manifolds warm up, expand, and cover up the holes. Its an incredibly common HEMI issue and isn't a big deal.
Check the rechargable battery in your flashlight. If it is even in there, it's gotta be dead by now.
Yeah I'll have take it apart! 🔦
Came here to comment that. 100% that's what always fails in them. Thankfully they're replaceable.
Looks great. Definitely change the lift supports on that power lift gate. Last thing needed is for that system to break from the extra strain.
I prefer Cloth Seats! Cloth Seats are better in hot climates. Have you ever gotten into a vehicle with leather seats that was sitting in 90+ degree sunlight, wearing shorts?
Your legs and back feel better in Cloth. Cloth is cooler, and breathes!
All-Wheel Drive would fetch top dollar in Snow Zones. Snow Tires (Optional)
Agree completely. Also, leather always looks like trash after 5 years.
We just need ventilated cloth seats. Trust me, once you have the option of sitting in a cooled/ventilated seat, even having to deal with leather is worth it.
Wow, $15k. Prices are just nuts. When I bought my 58k mile Lincoln MKT with the 3.5 EcoBoost and AWD in Feb 2020 I paid $16k out the door. Beautiful chocolate brown leather, power 3rd row, factory 20's, panoramic roof, heated and cooled front seats, heated 2nd row.
Cloth seats so much better. They age better as the car gets older. They're not hot in the summer, and not freezing cold in the winter.
Excellent spec! I like the colour and the cloth seats. I don't like any kind of non-porous seats, be they leather or vinyl. Perfect!
You may find a media/charge port in the glove box. I had one in my RAM 1500 of that same year. I used that port for my IPOD. These are heavy vehicles and the 5 speed automatic doesn't have enough gears to help that much with acceleration. All in all, a practical vehicle for families needing that type of space. It should make you some nice money over it's service life.
My Pioneer AVIC z2 has the rip feature for CD and DVD. Over the years I've stored 192 audio albums in the hard drive. If I ever have reason to road trip from FL to CA and back, I won't hear the same song twice. Unless, of course, I want to.
The startup tick is probably an exhaust leak caused by broken exhaust manifold studs. As the engine heats up, the tick goes away. Had that tick on my 2005 2500. Replaced the studs and new manifold gaskets and the tick is gone. But yeah, definitely stay on top of the oil. Quick way to check for broken exhaust studs is to reach in and try to move the heat shield covering the exhaust manifold. If they jiggle or make noise you have broken studs.
Thats exactly what it is and it's covered by a recall, I had my 09 Ram 1500 serviced for the same thing didn't cost me a thing.
I have a 2005 Dodge Durango 5.7L hemi. I put an exhaust system, bigger injectors and a cold air intake. She sounds amazing and gets up and moves surprisingly fast.
This is one of the few cool things about dealing with corporate shops. I'm figuring that since it's a one off, it slipped through the norm, and you scored!
If I could review the Hemi Durango with Watch JR Goes I would drink the shot of whiskey and the cold Bartle Skeets, and puff on the Cannabis Cigars and get all schmoked up
We've had an 01 Durango for 20 years now! I remember the day my dad came home with it. I drove it around a ton during covid, gotta say I love the 4.7 V8, rear-drive setup. It's numbers aren't amazing but it drives great (even with a broken sway bar in the front). Acceleration is punchier than you'd think!
I’ve got a 4.7 03 Ram and yea the torque is definitely noticeable. Fun Truck to drive I don’t really use it
Don't know how taxes work in your state, but in Indiana tax that we pay as part of the registration are based on the base price without options of the vehicle. So if it is a crew it would be taxed as a crew price, the R/T has a higher base do it would be taxed more.
That's an idea! Here the sales tax is just 8% of the price, they don't care about the car or trim, just that they get paid. 🍻
@@WatchJRGo That may explain why my very similar 2011 JGC was spec'd with the 5.7L, air suspension and leather but still badged a Laredo. I love it even with 260K miles on it. and JR, you are severely lucky that the dealer fixed the blend door issue, mine went out also but it wasn't just the actuator like I had hoped, it was the entire HVAC blend assembly. The doors seal themselves shut when the adhesive inside gives up, $250 for the housing, 8+ hours labor with the entire dash out and still had to go through the firewall. The tech said "never again, please" lol
@@WatchJRGo I believe he is talking about property tax not sales tax.
Those hooks (storage) on the back seat are for your shopping bags to keep them from tipping over while driving.
Why does it matter if someone is first?? Never understood that .
Cuz there immature lol
@@B0xlife1 yeah I can tell.lol everyone has to compete..it's not like anyone is winning a prize for being first.
It's just fun, and I give awards for it 🍻
Why do you care?
@@WatchJRGo yeah Im Just goofing around Anyways
That's wild--every Hemi Durango I've seen hits 60 in the low six second range. I recall seeing an allegedly stock new one do it in slightly under six seconds even. I would attribute it to the old transmission, but that same transmission (I think) in the previous generation was significantly quicker than that too.
I love the exterior color with that color interior, though going against the grain with the other comments, I do prefer leather. 8/10, would rent.
You let me down!... the entire video I wanted you to replace that stupid rear lift strut so I could see if the sound went away! Haha
I have to say that color is something else. I really enjoy it. Almost like a light forest green.
Def digging it. Wonder how rare it is? You should look up and let us know in the next video how many Durango’s came with that color!
Also I remember when dodge did those stupid option package names, they had “heat” , “crew” , crew plus, sxt, express(super base model 3.6only no
Options),sxt plus, limited, GT, GT Plus, R/T, SRT, SRT Hell Cat and last but not least!, Citadel!!! Lol that’s like the fully loaded model lol talk about CONFUSING!!!!!
I love the color, it has some gold in the metallic and really pops! I'll see if I can find out how many there are 🍻
I currently own a 2013 durango crew AWD with a hemi. Has every option: leather, navigation, blind spot monitoring, rain sensing wipers, auto high beam, Sunroof, sec row captain chairs. 2013 was the last model year for this generation. 2014 was the new model with the modern gauges and dial shifter.
The roof rack is really cool option that yours has if you look. They install parallel in the roof when stored. You take them out, lay across Matching the ABCD letters to use them.
That's one beautiful Dodgeratti! Love watching this channel grow and future investments roll in, Great job! P.S. Love the color as well.
I daily drive a 2011 Crew AWD HEMI with cloth seats.
The headrest button for the third row is great fun when there are kids sitting back there.
I'm pretty sure that I have all options aside from leather.
Yours have the headphones for it still?
@@michaelkoerner4578 you asking about headphones reminds me that there was probably a package for screens in headrests. I guess that's an additional option mine didn't have.
@@TimHoppen no, they're for the flip down VES. If you look at the back of the center console, there's audio and video plugs, but I think they were wireless headphones
The USB port in the console should display on the radio. I just bought a GC SRT with the same thing and you can play music through it.
Beautiful color! Count me as another fan of the cloth seats too. “Only” listened to the FM radio seems odd though. A strong FM signal will generally give you a much better sound than anything coming from a phone. The clarity and stereo separation are usually superior, but it certainly depends on your proximity to the antenna.
Not true, fm has so much interference versus a direct phone connection via wire or even Bluetooth depending on the receiver the car has and the codecs it supports
That Green is a dead giveaway at it being a custom order. A1.
I feel you on the struts my highlander had all four rear hatch struts bad when I bought it, the half hatch glass and main lift gate over $200 to order new ones.
Why do I love this thing so much?
Great timing! just bought a Mercury Cougar 2.0 5 speed! Going to watch this while I clean the nasty interior!
Good luck, hopefully it's not too bad! 🍻
Watch Detail geek for cleaning inspiration
honestly that's a good spec. I have a personal vendetta against leather seats, I'm tall and shirts don't fit me properly so as I sit down a portion of my back becomes un covered and leather seats burn the shit out of my back
Lmao
I've had cars with leather seats, never last long. Will not buy a personal car unless it has cloth seats. Not sure why people think leather is better, cold in winter, hot in summer, cracks, over priced the list goes on.
You think leather is still cold in winter and hot in summer?! They heat and air condition them now!
I’ve got a car in my driveway with 20 year old leather seats, if you take care of them with proper cleaners aka nothing armor all ever they will last
@@stephenhayes3765 you think all leathers are the same?! I love jeep zj grand cherokees and they had years where the leather was aweful 93-94, years where imo I was perfect 95 and sometime after that they switched again I know 98 had it and that leather was pretty good bit not as good as the 95
@@16driver16 Heated and ventilated seats take time before the seat heats or cools. I'm a get in and go person and don't waste my gas on idling for 30 minutes to get the cabin to the perfect temperature.
@@bill_clinton697 I too dislike leather too but if my seats are hot enough to worry about my steering wheel will be twice as bad leather or not. Leather is typically a little stiff for me and I drive long hrs. Seat heaters are great in the winter tho. I think the best seats I've ever had were in the worst car I've ever owned or the least popular at least my leather and swede seats in my 2002 pt cruiser were quite comfortable if a little too uoright
At 4:00 "letting the kids adjust their own temp in the back solves a lot of problems"...unless you have more than one then it's "Stop changing it, I'm to hot, well I'm to cold..." Ah yes...first world problems.
I had a 2010 Ram 1500 Sport with the 5.7 Hemi & I switched to Royal Purple and by the second oil change, I had a lobe broken off the cam. I was at 100,000 miles & the only way I could tell was my mpg's went down by 2 mpg. I traded it in on a 2018 Ram 1500 Midnight Edition 4x4 with a lifetime powertrain warranty, because I enjoyed that Hemi so much, but didn't want to see another $5,000 bill for a single head repair. I hope you never have to deal with that issue!
Nice color & it looks like a fun SUV!
That was when it still had the 5 speed auto. The 8 speeds are faster for sure.
Yeah the 8 speed is *chefs kiss* 🍻
6 speed auto in the Hemi. The 5 speed Mercedes was on the SRT models and V6 but the tow pig Hemi got the Chrysler 6 speed aka 5 speed with two second gears, one for acceleration and one for kickdown, same as the Ram got until the 8 speed took over.
@@teseract4755 545RFE 5 Speed Auto
@@JustinKelly In 2012 they renamed the 545RFE to the 65RFE. Same transmission just reprogrammed on the autostick models to allow you to use all 6 gears. This was mostly a marketing exercise. If this is a 2011 then technically it's the 545RFE, it's a 2012-2013 it's a 65RFE.
The 545RFE was always a 6 speed but 2nd and 3rd are very close ratioed. Under acceleration it uses the "true" 2nd then skips 3rd. When doing something like passing it uses 3rd gear to give you more revs before it upshifts to 4th.
Cloth seats have their bonuses. They are better in extreme temperatures. Not too hot or cold to sit on when getting into a car. You also don't slide around as much so less bolstering needed. The fabric is less likely to fail over time. Only down side is they are be a pain to clean.
Only zero dollars until you need to buy a bulb for something else since you used your zero dollar bulb on something that the dealer should have fixed.
I love this car! I have also Durango (2012) in black living in Germany 😉
My daily driver is a 2011 Durango R/T... Dark Charcoal Pearl with the matching 20" American rims. One of the last models from the Daimler-Benz days with most of the suspension/running gear lifted from one of their SUVs. Probably part of the reason that it rides and handles well, but weighs right at 5000 lbs!
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@@WatchJRGo I'm excited to watch this series. While I patiently wait for more Rolls Royce. 😜 Keep Rockin!
What's the VIN? Let me see if I can generate the original window sticker. You can usually do that with FCA stuff by VIN hacking the URL of a new window sticker. Only works after a certain year though.
My wife ordered a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited with every single option they had....except leather seats. She hates leather. So, we have a fully optioned Jeep that you could hose out the interior if you wanted. LOL She even ordered the headliner in the freedom top....EVERYTHING! No leather. LOL
BTW, I told her if she ordered a Jeep we were going to USE it as a Jeep. We do, and she loves it.
Back in the 70's Cooke salvage in ElDorado started a car rental business called, Rent a Wreck.
They mostly got wrecked and stolen.
Dodge - it's not just a brand, it's FCA's warranty policy. LOL. "We don't do warranties here, son. You buy from us, you take your chances!"
Far from it. I’ve seen cars far out of warranty good willed to keep the customer happy.
I've flipped like 8 vehicles in the past few years. None of them had trunk strut issues, unless you count my xB I drove at the time.
Seriously, who casted this curse onto you about always getting bad struts with freshly acquired vehicles?
The tach says about 1600 rpm at 55mph. I love it! SAVES GAS!
Thats not how it works in these. That Hemi is drinking gas with that AWD system and the aero of a brick on wheels.
I have a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited with the 5.7 hemi. I love my rig. My rig had the cam go bad after I bought it. I put a brand new hemi back in it.
I live in a time warp. That big ole' tank 69 in 9 seconds is not bad!
*Buys a Dodge
“I’m going for reliability here”
-Literally no one ever
My dad has a '66 Mustang in Ivy Green that looks almost identical to that color and I've always had a soft spot for it. Gorgeous.
4:09 those little boogers are little hooks to hold your grocery bags from rolling around. They put them in the back too.
Jr the Crew was available with the 5.7 it was available on the lot not special order. I have one as well from new. Good luck though mine in the last 2 years has gone downhill, it seems every time it’s driven something else breaks. Ohh and since it was the first model year the correct parts are harder to come by because they modified the design for 2012- present. But I have discovered most of the harnesses are the same. In some cases I’ve had to order a whole trim set to replace a simple broken module. Like I ended up with an entire console to replace the neutral button for the transfer case.
Lets go 2020 Durango SRT facelift conversion!! Lol
Just bought the Same suv for my wife, even had the same recall and ours has a flip down DVD instead of sunroof. But for as old as it is she really likes it.
You've no idea how much I would love something like this as my daily. Sadly they're not available in the UK
One of my favourite colours for a car. My A4 avant was very similar..just love it.
As someone who has a '21 R/T AWD with that very same 5.7 but with the 8 speed auto and 3.09 final drive I have to say that yours definitely looks and sounds like it is painfully slow. The newer ones move much quicker than that. Still, super cool Durango and definitely an odd combo of options! If I'm ever in that area and need a car I know what I'm renting lol
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Many people make horrible mistakes renting their vehicles through things like Turo.
Tax Insurance Public Liabilities and Business licences are among the expensive things you need to get the correct handle on before you hand over the keys to a stranger.
You need to expect the vehicle to be trashed wrecked stolen and gutted every time it leaves your possession.
A favourite scam people pull on small and private renters is gutting.
Someone who has what is basically a rolling wreck will look around for someone renting that vehicle with good parts that they need, they rent the vehicle gut it for all the parts they require then either dump it somewhere and report it stolen or go to the effort of fitting their old parts and return the vehicle hoping that you won’t catch on until it’s too late to prove.
There is another scam where a straw man rents the vehicle then fake papers are made up and the vehicle is sold. Then they report it stolen.
There is something to be said for specing your own car. I just ordered a 400hp 2022 Explorer ST. I got the rubber floors from a police model. Cloth seats and no sun roof. Sunroofs are dumb. They leak they let light in( who needs that?) and they add a little under 200lbs to the top of an suv that goes fast. I knew I would never find a spec that I wanted so I ordered it
Here in my country is pretty common to see AWD V8 Crews, actually I've seen more than V6's. I had an Uber that came in a V8 Crew (with LPG conversion).
It's actually illegal for a dealership to sell a vehicle with an open recall. That's a federal law. I work with dealerships for my job and have came across this issue before.
They will claim ignorance.
Fix is not available. Got my relay fixed a year after notice. Got new notice a month later to fix the new fix. Notice said parts were not available yet. They would send notice when available. The body control module is bad. There 1500 dollars so there trying to come up with a cheaper solution. Sounds like its all models.
I am still waiting for a recall to be repaired on my 2011 Chrysler Town and Country. My local dealership said it may take 6 months to get the parts. It's a shame that they won't pay for a loaner until it gets repaired.
Usually I do not like green cars but, that green color looks great. 👍
Weird that the dealer even sold it with open recalls, they're not supposed to do that, it's technically illegal. How do you insure the stuff you put on turo? My insurance tells me every year that things like turo exclude cars from coverage.
You're in good hands if Jake is taking your pics. He really knocked it out of the park with Hoovie's "bmw dream team" shots
I was thinking the same thing. As soon as I bought my vehicle that very clearly told me all recalls are taken care of and handed me paperwork with proof.
As to insurance, the renter's insurance is the primary coverage. Turo's policy is secondary. Your insurance reverts to primary coverage when the vehicle is not being rented.
JR,
I authorize you to use the compound word, Dodgerati ! 🤣
FLEET Spec probably!!! My uncle worked for the FBI and had a Explorer XLT Base with the 3.5L Ecoboost and 4WD. Oh yeah… the ticking noise are the cam lifters
in the early ones you could get the hemi in almost all durangos sadly dodge stopped and made it so you had to get top of the line ones to get a v8. i miss the days when you could get a cheapest option car and still get the big v8. I would love to own this one.
That's how the Mustangs use to be, I use to have a foxbody Mustang LX 5.0 & GT only meant you had luxuries, like leather seats.
@@JustinPennito ive driven a gt convert with hand crank windows and cloth seats.
@@jeffreyrigged couldn't of been a foxbody unless it was a LX 5.0 & someone threw a GT badge on it. I won't lie, I did that, but this was also 12 years ago & it did, at least, have the 5.0 in it.
@@JustinPennito i think it was a mid 80s
@@JustinPennito i looked up on one of the fox body forums you could get a gt with no options for several years way up to around 91 or so. including no radio or ac. cloth seats you could get in a gt still way after that. girl at work had a 94 and a 95 both had cloth seats.
Love a simple SUV just has the right equipment no complications and electronics everywhere.
I love that thing. Thats speced as I would buy one. Even the green which is my favorite FCA shade.. ever want to give it to a deserving fella I'd gladly accept. Whoever speced that out probably had a previous Mopar with leather seats and as anyone who's owned one will tell you the leather makes the seats 50 percent less comfortable yet cloth seats are very comfortable bit the light grey stains kinda easy..
Why in the world would he give it to you? He has a family to feed
How about NO.
JR you need to buy some Avalon's for your fleet. Excellent, reliable and safe. For $15k you can buy plenty around my way, east coast , in excellent condition and in your year range. They would be in demand for rental.
They did offer a AWD Hemi package in the Chargers and the Magnum for a short period and I bet this was built during that period and snuck out the back door when someone knew what boxes to check. I'm pretty sure they offered it in the police package Chargers. My buddy does have a 15 Durango RT and it is of course AWD and very quick for its size. They pretty much stopped selling it in the Charger with the Hemi because the drive train just couldn't take the power.
They must have beefed up the running gear in the Durangos. If it's ticking you might want to check the roller rockers and the exhaust manifold bolts tend to leak which sounds similar. The tick gets pretty loud when the rollers get really bad it eats the affected cam lobe. My 06 Charger RT doesn't have the vvt setup so isn't affected by the rocker issues.
I just looked at the 2011 brochure and the Crew and up was available with 5.7 Hemi and AWD. It's not that rare really. Maybe just because it's a lower trim. As for the Chargers I believe 2011-2014 was available as 5.7 and AWD.
They still do. My 12 300 was Hemi AWD.
Sold a silver crew with all the same options and a V8 AWD. Didn't know the crew could have the V8 till we bought and sold that one great truck just had the regular 5.7 hemi problems
In 2011 all but the base Express model were available with the Hemi. Adding leather would have bumped this up to a Crewlux which essentially had all the same equipment as as R/T without the sporty looks.
I would suggest the mpt zddp additive. The 4oz bottle. Did wonders for my friends hemi ram when we added it. And keeps zinc at a reasonable level 1200ppm so it won’t damage catalytic converters. Some of the others will bring the level 2500+ ppm.
The beautiful thing about living in Wichita, there are lots of boarder crossing to get into Mexico...😂
Leather seats are very nice, but the cloth seats are more comfortable and last longer. Once had an R/T Charger in this configuration, only RWD
Yooo! That’s awesome. I got a 2012 Durango Crew about a month ago as a family vehicle. It’s also Hemi powered with AWD and the Alpine system. It’s black on black with black leather interior
The "Tick" is a roller rocker failing.
Not even close. The rocker doesn't fail the lifters do. If its ticking on start up and goes away within a few seconds it's the exhaust manifold bolts.
The hooks on the backseat next to the net storage is for plastic shopping handles.
This is perfect. No fancy crap, low profile, powerful... don't need nothing more.
The back of this Durango is identical to my Australian 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee but the front seat dash area is like my old 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It’s like a mix up of both of them.
I feel like I have years of my life invested in that R8, All I did was watch vids, to have it leave in less than 5 second vid is tough. I now realize that JR was truly sick of that car.
when you get tired of throwing money in the same hole and never get to drive it...
@@amerixantrash3620 exactly...it was like bad pizza...still entertaining, buy eventually you want some good pizza.
I ordered a 1970 Plymouth Sport Satellite with that color, gorgeous then and today
You should be able to shift it on your own, when you get it in drive push the gear selector to the left and it will allow you to shift the car up by push it to the right and back down by pushing it to the left. I found this out on accident in mine one day when my durango wasn’t shifting gears and I realized on the dash instead of saying it was in drive mode it said it was in 1st. I’m assuming yours is the same, I think all the 3rd gen durangos have that option but I’m not positive.
The cold start tick could also be cracked or warped exhaust manifolds. My 2013 Ram has had them replaced twice in 100k miles. My buddies 2012 Durango had gone through a couple as well.
I love the green and the cloth seats.
You got that Durango: Formula. No trim package, but the best powertrain. I would send it.
My GMC truck requires my pulling the tail light bulbs and cleaning the bases and putting fresh bulb grease on them every couple of years. When the old grease hardens contact is lost for some reason.
I had a 2011 Durango. The rear ac lines will rust located near the wheel wells. Known issue with the Durangos. If this happens, very expensive to fix, we just cut and capped the rear, so we still had front ac. Great vehicle though, had the V6.
JR lives in Kansas. Rust isn't the game (clay/dust is).