BREAKING! Dodge, RAM & Jeep Just COLLAPSED!

Here we go... Every RAM, Dodge and Jeep dealer is in danger of being shut down and the CEO doesn't seem to care. Over the last few years Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavaris has been making some terrible decisions.
RAM truck got rid of the Hemi V8 and replaced it with a turbo 6 cylinder. Dodge killed the Hellcat challenger and replaced it with trash that nobody likes or even asked for. And Jeep keeps raising prices despite lowest sales numbers in the car market today.
RAM, Dodge and Jeep are struggling to sell their vehicles.
And in today's video I'm going to show you exactly why that is happening.

[@100pyatt]

Turbo charging and cheap engineering are a guaranteed recipe for engine failure constantly

[@brightymcbrightface]

There's a million pickups with a turbo six and they don't fail … but they have known design problems that continue after the warranty expires.

[@100pyatt]

@@brightymcbrightface 99% of all Semi trucks in USA have been Turbo I-6 for decades. These new cheaply designed gas turbo motors are the big problem. Toyota was seriously stupid they had the legendary 2JZ turbo I-6 they could've used but chose to build a ground up new V6 that turned out to be a bomb from using ways to cut cost in manufacturing that cost Toyota dearly. Another good example of a solid turbo gas engine is the DSM cars from the '90s. When they dropped the 4G63 motor they essentially ruined their cars.

[@MrEroshan]

There are lots of turbo diesel cummins out there with a million miles on them that would disagree.

[@brightymcbrightface]

​@@100pyatt I used to go dirt bike riding with a roadside service guy. He knew everything that he could fix on a Cummins on the side of the road. He saw me show up with the infamous Ford 6.0 turbodiesel and he laughed and said he'd tow me home. After a few years of riding and him seeing my truck show up every time, after 140k miles on the clock and zero breakdowns, we had learned that the 6.0 rewarded maintenance and was not designed for commercial operation. It suffers its reputation because Ford sold it as a heavy duty truck for tow trucks and vehicles overloaded, rid hard, put up wet. I now have a Ford PowerBoost (an Ecoboost with a very big electric starter motor … : ) and I know it has some basic design weaknesses that I'll have to look after. I agree that we see corporations like Toyota make inexcusably bad decisions when they have great powertrains and then they come out with something bad. RAM just quit the Hemi for example … one of their few star players and they retire it. I assume there's some product executive focused on his career and his next job, who decided supplier contracts or world markets emissions or production costs were more important than having a solid product and customers who want to buy their truck.

[@Homeguy4x4]

@@MrEroshan I've got one of those 6.7L Cummins... on my way to half million

[@wildman0607]

Them Jeep Wranglers should be like a $30k not $60k+ lmfao

[@sterlingmoore4798]

Agree. But lower. These jeeps just have the badge, and kind of look like real jeeps. Exclusively for soccer moms that want to look rugged now.🤷‍♂️

[@DerekJensen-m3q]

Exactly wrangler is trash looks good drives like shhhh

[@riccochet704]

@@sterlingmoore4798 They're still the go-to for serious off-roaders due to the SFA and aftermarket bigger than any other off road vehicle. You don't get that with anything else in that size. I think Jeep was trying to capitalize on that. They just kicked themselves in the ass with the pricing. Bronco's have plummeted in price due to lack of demand. But the serious guys aren't buying Bronco's anyways. Part of me wants Jeep to go tits up, just so I can scoop up a JL 392 for cheap. LOL

[@tiny9614]

I’m with Motor Feed buying used with low miles is the way to go anymore.

[@100pyatt]

@@wildman0607 Jeep wranglers have been a 30K vehicle for a long time until stalantis decided they were going to get greedy and tried to triple the price

[@H.pylori]

Title is wrong..."Buyers CAN'T pay for overpriced vehicles." The income for most people just can't support such inflated prices.

[@castiland1000]

I was wondering when people were gonna stop buying they cost too much to make sense with the median income especially with houses I just don’t get it

[@gixxingthecommute3410]

@@castiland1000 I was, and still am, shocked it's taken this long. I make a decent living and wouldn't risk the monthly payment that is required for these.

[@JeffinTD]

Yeah. For a while there I think people had enough margin in their budget to absorb inflation, but that may have come to an end. Plus higher interest rates… I think there’s a significant segment of working people whose standard of living declined below “new car buyer”.

[@undefinedundefined1662]

Income is the highest in the history of the United States . It's not. Income . It's democrats devalued the currency.

[@viper2165]

@@castiland1000 people are to stupid to stop buying at these prices. they have been programmed to buy the newest things regardless the cost. people fail to realize if they just all stop buying they will hurt the auto industry to the point they will either go bankrupt or wake up and lower prices. most likely they will choose to go bankrupt and if they take a government bailout, im just going to go take a truck off their lot because our taxes pay for that bailout.

[@nimueh4298]

An American truck needs a V8, the reason people are not buying these trucks too expensive. No truck out there is worth 75 to over 100 grand. That is just ridiculous.

[@erich5265]

Or a solid v6 depending on use.

[@wysetech2000]

I guess you don't mind paying 5000.00 more for an 8 cylinder engine. That's the amount of the EPA fine for not meeting fuel economy standards, on EVERY vehicle they sell.

[@DEW409]

@@wysetech2000 Solution: Dump the EPA. They have gone mad with power pushing their worthless, destructive “green” agenda, which far exceeds their original mandate from congress. TRUMP 2024 or lose the country.

[@michaelhowell2326]

​@@tooltime9260it's a culture thing. California screws the rest of the country bc their EPA restrictions are on average 3× stricter than the rest of the country. And they keep making engine restrictions tied to vehicle size. That's why they are getting so huge. If we could diesels that were worth a damn in smaller vehicles it would really help too. A lot of us just love the way an American V8 sounds and feels.

[@Oilngld]

My first home was 134k just 13 years ago!!

[@allisonbrown3385]

I had 3 new Chrysler products. The quality declined terribly and after the last one I said never again. Poor quality and nothing was ever covered by warranty. They reaped the seeds they sowed.

[@christophergaudreau9265]

What you drive now ?

[@rickreese5794]

Proudly made in MESSCO 🙈🤮🤮🥵

[@ckljdkajiodgnk]

This company is definitely COLLAPSING! In fact, Stellantis is COLLAPSING so hard that they were only able to pay their CEO a 39.5 million euro bonus in 2023. Yep, definitely COLLAPSING!

[@BigNobody-2020]

It means everyone at the top knows its going down and they're all okay with paying each other off the spoils of the company. They're picking the bones clean so they can sell the brand as is because they know the Dodge name commands enough nostalgia in America to get the brand sold even without a balance sheet. Because they're destroying the Dodge brand during a general time of economic recession they can raid the company rest assured that when global markets eventually bounce back all ships will rise. Because all ships will rise anyone who wants to come around and make money in the automotive game can just buy the Dodge brand, and throw a random V8 into a body and make billions. This means the name and legend of Dodge will always be saleable. Because it will always be a saleable brand they can pay each other absorbent amounts. Well have a twin charged v8 by the mid 30s.

[@uristmcary]

When times are tough they often give themselves the biggest raises, I think it's to signal to rivals that they aren't screwed (They are)

[@iancoachwerksllc]

Globalists are doing this crap on purpose to cripple,humiliate and destroy American companies, and they thinks its funny, they do not care if these brands are destroyed permananly to help China get ahead

[@jondoes7836]

I worked for a company that was going bankrupt and board voted themselves a large raise & bonus. They said they’re entitled to a raise because of without their actions & decision making, the company would have lost even more money. 🙄

[@CarmieThompson]

Carlos Tavares is a Portuguese Businessman & obviously he's a fraud. Because when you don't pay attention to the market nor your customers, you'll deservedly go into the dumpster. Then of all the arrogates to not entertain a buy offer to maybe protect investors & stakeholders tells me he's an ignorant Marxist. Capitalism must rule America, whatever rules in Portugal Tavares, go back to it. You're a joke.

[@kevinl7173]

Right now people only can afford to pay $20000 for a car and $200000 for a house but both of them are double in price on the market

[@dontblameme6328]

If by "afford" you actually mean what you can get financed for... You can't actually afford it.

[@wturner777]

@@dontblameme6328Exactly.

[@jcheysel1]

There is blame across the board. Fed EPA regulations, Manufactures catering to the top1% of buyers, Dealers adding 'Adjustments' to MSRP, Planned obsolescence and forgetting about the average buyer (The majority) No sympathy...

[@Thir1320]

Let them fail. I hope the government doesn’t bail them out

[@iancoachwerksllc]

EPA regs are going to be dismantled after Chevron decision and it needs to happen quicker

[@Mandolin1944]

@@iancoachwerksllc Some of them might be -- but not all or them. Only the ones where EPA moved the goal posts beyond those set by Congress.

[@Oilngld]

Chevron Deference being shot down by the Supreme court should correct this. The EPA can be stopped by the automobile industry if they get their lawyers on it!!

[@Mandolin1944]

@@Oilngld No that is not necessarily the case! EPA has lawyers too and if they can prove that the Agency did not go beyond the will/intent of Congress then they are safe they will be upheld and the challenges will fail. The Chevron ruling was NOT an open season on regulations. Getting down to cases, the Hemi engine does not have a chance in hell of getting approval again. That does not make me happy as I currently own one and have owned different Hemis for over 10 years. That is old tech. But a high output DOHC 32 valve alloy V8 with twin turbos could meet regs. Tim Kiniskis had no foresight or imagination.

[@christopher.96]

I am seeing some deals at my local dealer, about 10 or 15 % off. The problem is that they are still 10 to 15% too high.

[@overbuiltautomotive1299]

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[@sabastian4858]

Dodge is done, and Carlos Tavares was paid 40million to tank the brand. Hornet for over $50,000 when including taxes? Mission accomplished Carlos.

[@Jubeidono2012]

CEOs that ruin their company always never lose any of their own money.

[@coastalturn]

That’s right, only tax payers lose because government will bail them out

[@cowboygeologist7772]

I got the 20th Anniversary Rubicon 4xe. Yes, the sticker was $75,000 but between the dealer discounts and fed rebates, they took $21,500 off the sticker, plus, they gave me $2,000 more in trade than I had paid for my trade, brand new, 2 years before. And, I had $12,200 trade equity. Bottom line, for $24 more per month, I went frim a $32,000 Subaru to a $75,000 20th Anniversary Rubicon (which had a lot more on it than a regular Rubicon). Not to mention 25 - 35 mpg consistently on every tank for a 375 hp, 7,500 lb vehicle with 12" clearance (from the factory). When last I had it in for a oil change, I test drove the Hornet and loved it. It's way cheaper that it's Alfa Romeo twin. I had an Alfa 164 and lived it to and never had a single problem with it.

[@CoyoteWoods-fm3gj]

There are still stupid people buying these high priced junk, as soon as you leave the car lot your vehicle depreciated 30 thousand dollars. The financial loarners are done.

[@EricEanes]

They are High Priced , but they are not junk . I've owned 3 wonderful MOPAR vehicles since 2006 , the last of which was a 2020 Black on Black Challenger Scat Pack Shaker , heavily optioned that I miss Very Much !

[@TravelandAudio]

As long as we have dumb people that doesn't have any idea on the value of money, these manufacturers will continue to jack the price until one day nobody will be able to buy their overpriced cars.

[@EricEanes]

@manzanaresantonio You're Right .

[@teddyruxspin8480]

they don't depreciate near that much ... maybe if a dealer buys it

[@amazoidal]

Here in SoCal, there are millions of Jeeps that will never touch dirt. They have huge tires, snorkels and all the accessories. Phonies.

[@willf2896]

Hard pass. No need for $1400/month payments, completely senseless.

[@CraigS1124]

All American automotive companies are overcharging, and sales are down. Perhaps the goal is to collapse all American auto manufacturing.

[@tiny9614]

I bought a Ram 1500 Built to Serve Edition in 2021, the Anvil color is beautiful, and the only difference between my model and a Ram Rebel are air bags. I paid $54k and I love this truck. With the rising prices, instead of purchasing a new one I am going to keep it and fix it up the way I want. I have under 34k miles on it and there is no way I’m getting rid of it.

[@a.f.s.3004]

I remember buying my brand new Sahara Jeep 4dr back in 2013. Paid 34,500, drove it for 50k miles and got 28k on a trade in. The good ol’ days.

[@24bics]

I remember my cousin and I ordering new '89 Wranglers on the same day. I got the base model with all the mechanical upgrades (because I was going to wheel the s**t out of it) and my cousin got the Sahara. I paid $13,400 and he was around 15k. I drove mine well over 100k and sold it to a coworker 6 years later. I put an Offenhauser intake and Weber 4bbl carb with a Borla header on my cousin's Jeep. Finished with a high flow cat and a Flow master muffler. Really woke that old 4.2 up! He drove it for years before finally trading it in on a JK Rubicon.

[@Hunter-R-Hickey]

Stellantis is getting what they deserve for trying to sell their vehicles at such ridiculous prices.

[@johnirwin1837]

And the rest are not over priced? Give me a break.

[@wturner777]

And their poor quality doesn’t justify those prices at all.

[@ClimbnFish]

Turbo engine - risky reliability Dodge turbo engine - very risky NEW Unproven Dodge turbo engine - hard pass

[@100pyatt]

@@ClimbnFish There is no risky reliability to a turbo engine. Turbo engines are the dominant design in all industrial engines. This has nothing to do with turbo and everything to do with cheap engineering trying to cut corners so they can mass produce maximum profit.

[@lot2196]

​@@100pyattwrong.

[@Michael-1337]

Turbo engines now make up the majority of the market. It's not exactly a new technology.

[@OtisFlint]

@@lot2196 You probably think diesels are reliable...yet they're all turbo.

[@KevinSmith-qi5yn]

Chrysler in general over the last 2 decades have engineered great engines. The post Powertech engines are fairly stout with one exception. The eco-diesel. Chrysler also hasn't offered many powertrain options which is why the engines have performed well. From a simple design perspective, the hurricane should be reliable. It's an inline 6 which tend to be reliable with a lot of torque. It has twin turbos which again means more torque. The engine in this application is easily maintainable which is the most important aspect to a reliable engine. The only engineering issue to me is which side of the engine the exhaust comes out. I think this was the European influence as they prefer the exhaust on the left side of the vehicle. But V pattern engines will have an exhaust crossover so it shouldn't be a major issue. It does appear to have oiling concerns common with turbo engines. The real question is will the owners keep up with reliability. At its current pricing, it's doubtful a young person who lapses on maintenance will buy one of these.

[@claytondavenport6207]

With those prices and getting rid of the Hellcat variants. I hope they go bankrupt. It’s time for these crazy companies with their insane prices to go under. Just insane.

[@krzysztofkowalski2816]

Up and down

[@425superRocket]

Bring back the Viper and the Prowler.

[@tompinnef6331]

You 'never' buy the new engine the first couple of years. IF you like the V8 - better get it now before they are gone. The problem with this company. I had problems finding a vehicle (Durango) without a sun roof. I would have bought a higher model IF they would have let me get rid of the sun roof. Who wants a EV? Not this guy - ONE commercial charging area in the entire county here. Plus it gets subzero in the winter. Batteries suck in the cold.

[@jgal1231]

Buy a Hornet and get checked for dementia ...

[@Riskmangler]

Stellantis hates their customers. The entire Dodge/Jeep/RAM entity is being run as if they want to declare bankruptcy. Pathetic.

[@MotorFeed]

It sure seems that way.

[@danhall2197]

Stellantis does not care about American and or Chryslers heritage. Hence that is why those evil people will not sell the brand to anyone just for spite. As you said they run the company into the ground and thousands will lose their jobs.

[@icosthop9998]

Agree

[@peaceforlife.2896]

Anything that is uniquely special and American is considered toxic these days and it’s why they are driving another classic American business into the ground just like they did with Sears and Roebuck. same thing with GE and GM and IBM. And Bethlehem Steel etc. etc., this country is way past her prime and in steep decline.

[@Millyyyy93]

I have a loaded 2020 grand Cherokee with the hemi in my driveway. Never getting rid of that thing. This is a joke what they are doing.

[@UFPTX]

Currently around us most new rams are 10-15k off and still overpriced.

[@mauricewilkins7679]

Leadership that sets the prices across many of these dealerships don't have the conversations of eggs, rent, childcare or mortgage. They are in many ways removed from how middle income Americans are making decisions. I say, let'um go under. The power of consumer spending is returning to the consumer.

[@curtgomes]

How many people overpaid for these vehicles in the last few years. 80k for a pickup truck is absolutely ludicrous. Let the games begin…..

[@TheLumberJacked]

lol, all you will see is incentives from manufacturers. Manufacturers have a lot of tools/levers at their disposal to pull on before they drop their pants and the MSRP. I wouldn’t bet on it. So far it looks like July and Aug have been extremely good months for GMC/CHEV/FORD.

[@curtgomes]

@@TheLumberJacked I see where those reported numbers have been disputed. Like government employment and economic reporting, most of it is just not true, just manipulation..... Lots full of new trucks like never before.

[@NA-en7kz]

Covid money and rent forgiveness

[@theirthereandtheyre2947]

People need to realize that they probably don’t even need a pickup in the first place. An SUV or minivan pulling a utility trailer is all the capability most homeowners will ever need.

[@johnathoncastro]

Everyone's been saying this for 6 months now. I went to a toyota dealership the other day. They had a 2023 4runner SR5 with 12k miles for $48k. It's an SR5 !!!!! wtf

[@achintyagarg8280]

Toyota dealerships are the worst because of their reliability but you’ve got to look for msrp options maybe outside your area then bargain with the scummy salesmen in your area

[@anthonyyorkovich2222]

If everyone was smart, they would buy the 5 gen 4runner and run it for 20 years.

[@Freedom37854]

I am a new truck buyer for last 15 years. We have 4 company trucks. New ever 2 years. They have all been getting worse last 6 years for me. We have just stopped buying new. We went back to a very low mile 2016. To replace a 2022. We have never bought used trucks. We might go back to very old restored trucks. Looking at what kind of old truck I can get for 75,000 it is a lot. The recalls and break downs on new trucks is crazy. We never had trucks in the shop 20 year ago.

[@PULSELORD]

I mean, how many times can it "collapse"? It's like every day with you guys lol.

[@theantiqueactionfigure]

This reminds me of the 80's when Chrysler was putting imported turbo engines in their in their cars. Most of them blew up right after the warranty expired.

[@mrpmj00]

I upgraded from a 2014 Toyota Highlander to a 2024 Cadillac XT4(the 2024 highlander drove the same and is pretty much the same chasis and interior so it's boring). The Cadillac XT4 has no turbo lag that I can feel. Every other car that I test drove had turbo lag, whether short or long...Mercedes GLC300 (least turbo lag), BMW X3 (a little more turbo lag), Porsche Macan S (even more turbo lag), Honda (way too much turbo lag). The Cadillac has these features that KZbinrs miss: - lighted logo behind the dashboard - pulsating safety seat (most cars only beep) - left behind child in the rear seat alert - capless fuel tank (like my 2017 Corvette C7 ) - umbrella storage in the doors (like Rolls Royce) - active noise cancellation (like my 2017 Corvette C7 with Bose) - power passenger seat with lumbar - free 5G hotspot - stop/start feature is the smoothest I’ve ever experienced that I don't even notice it. My other car is a 2017 Corvette Stingray in stickshift.

[@bersky04]

Western Kentucky here. The chrysler jeep hyundai dealer have had the same waggoneers wranglers rams and Cherokee L’s for months. Zero price reduction. Really looks like they might sell one a month. No idea how they pay to keep the doors open

[@Mitzoplick]

The feature is called "adaptive cruise control" and I absolutely love it. When I bought my used Gladiator it had it and I have since found out that it is actually a pretty rare feature in the Wranglers and Gladiators. If you have never had it, you will not miss it. If you highway drive a lot and have it, then it would be one of your favorite things.

[@martys4814]

THE TWO DEALERSHIPS BY ME MOST SALESMEN AND MANAGERS LEFT…..THE HAVE ADS ON EVERY SITE FOR JOB OPENINGS…THEY MUST KNOW SOMETHING….

[@grgygantz6760]

Yeah, no one has any money and the banks don’t wanna loan on marginal credit so no one can afford to buy now

[@enjoylife7030]

Selling a "New" 2023 model which quite possibly could have actually come off the assembly line in late 2022 has to be a mess of problems for the future buyer. First off the depreciation on such a purchase would be impossible to figure out. Will an insurance company quote it as a New car? What about financing a new auto loan on a vehicle that is almost 2 years old? Finally cars are best when they get driven a bit at least once a week and probably at least 5,000 miles a year. God only knows what Gremlins await the buyer for it just sitting outside this long without having it move and having its fluids run through it.

[@URKlewless]

A new 2022 is treated the same as a new 2025.

[@gungadinn]

@@URKlewless Not by lending institutions. A vehicle that is 18 months old from the previous model year is considered as a used vehicle. You won't receive the lower rate as a current model year car or truck. My uncle was the VP of a very large bank that provided funding for auto dealerships. As soon as the vehicle rolls off the delivery truck, they start paying monthly interest. No lender is going to lend funds on a non-current model year with preferred rates, knowing in the event of a default, they're going to take a beating at auction. Look at KBB or any other site for pricing and they don't care if it's a 2023 with zero miles, it's still the previous model year and you get smacked. Dealerships typically heavily discount the previous model year vehicles, they get the loan off their books. (the money they're paying the bank to have the vehicle on lot.) If you're willing to pay a higher interest rate, you better purchase GAP insurance to cover the devaluation in the event of the vehicle being totaled.

[@1nm1]

The FIRST issue is the bank will consider the "NEW" 2023 to be a USED car, so higher interest rate right off the bat. Plus all the other issues you mentioned.

[@jasoncutledge2213]

Dodge would be delighted to continue making hemis and no nonsense trucks but they aren't allowed to. This situation can be traced right back to the voting booths, shallow minded people and greedy insurance companies!

[@rectorkirk1158]

Mostly done by unions.

[@jasoncutledge2213]

@@rectorkirk1158 Government mandates and insurance company stipulations. The solution is (as always) quite simple: Stop buying the crap🤷

[@greg1474]

My Jeep Wrangler was lots of fun to drive with the roof down and the doors off. It also was the biggest piece of junk I ever owned. Transmission nightmares, electrical nightmares, and so many other problems. The check engine light coming on became a normal occurrence.

[@kyulee2758]

I remember when I bought a new base 4 door sport (roll up window) wrangler for $18,900 in late 2013. Those were the good ol days.

[@scottferris6309]

At 5:28, $132,000 for a pickup. That is crazy. My first house was $50,500 and my second house was $98,000. Stellantis executives have obviously lost their minds! What kind of fantasy world are they living in?

[@URKlewless]

Wow my first house in 1962 was $11000. These facts are meaningless when you are talking about today’s prices. So would you say someone who offers you $300000 for your $50000 house is crazy because that price is too low for you to accept. These ‘facts” that you are trying to compare as apples to apples are meaningless.

[@DarthNero]

At least your houses value will appreciate while the pickup depreciates, making it a poor investment for anyone.

[@BeardedCheif]

So these prices theyre asking is justifiable to you? Well go buy some then, help this insane cause....​@URKlewless

[@adama7752]

@@BeardedCheif Ad Hominem fallacy

[@BeardedCheif]

@adama7752 English my friend....

[@brettoberry3586]

It puzzles me that EVERYONE complains about the smaller engines with turbos and very few direct their anger towards the real culprits behind it. Government mandates have caused this smaller engine debacle...

[@mauryd3444]

In my opinion, the government should not have the authority to force private auto manufacturers to adhere to the ridiculous CAFE standards. That's when cheapening of automobiles began since plastic components are often lighter than metal.

[@IrisYield]

Yep. But this principle applies to many things. The US Govt is completely corrupt and uncontrollable because the citizenry became complacent and needy.

[@brandonb417]

One problem no one is talking about is if the dealers are getting ready to shut down how will people who bought a new one get service? How will warranty be honored? These issues that threaten shutdowns will end up just speeding the shutdown since no one will want to buy a failing brand.

[@NA-en7kz]

Right?! Find yourself a good mechanic, get to know them, be friends, and that'll go miles.

[@zoopsoop]

The problem with all newer vehicles is that ZERO of them will still be on the road at 180,000kms without a major component replacement such as a $15k engine or a non-serviceable transmission.

[@mikebelk8641]

No matter the business you are in; you must give your customers what they want.

[@Swissk31300BO]

Let’s be intellectually honest here though. Ram didn’t get rid of the V8s… The EPA/ Federal Government did. Same thing with the Toyota Tundra and losing the 5.7.

[@LancelotLink1]

FINALLY an intelligent post.

[@OtisFlint]

@Michael-pi8ps GM did cylinder deactivation (terribly) for several generations, i'd take a turbo 6 before that all day. My 2011 5.3 burned a ton of oil right off the showroom floor, GM said within spec (which was like a quart every 1k miles). Traded it in with 10k miles.

[@Michael-1337]

​@Michael-pi8ps that's not the problem. No v8 can be compliant under current regulations. Ford and GM have tiny efficient engines in their line up that are offsetting their overall emissions allowing them to keep V8s as an option that they only pay a relatively small penalty for. Dodge, jeep, ram, Chrysler have no such tiny engines to offset their emissions so they were all paying massive fines to the government to stay in operation on top of buying massive amounts of carbon credits. If you look at Ford, GM, and Toyota all of their high volume vehicles are only available with their smallest most efficient engines to get their emissions as low as possible so that V8s can remain a luxury option on their high end vehicles.

[@rogerdodrill4733]

​then how did owner get plates to drive them?s@Michael-pi8ps

[@robertfast5961]

Chrysler does not learn from history, not the first time they have experienced this EXACT same mismanagement.

[@mikesmith1702]

Phoenix Jeep dealers are discounting Wranglers by $14K

[@MotorFeed]

Not surprised at all.

[@esousa486]

@@MotorFeed Come January, dealerships WILL have to give "INCENTIVES" in the $20k mark , just to get a few "bites" .... (Because folks will be strapped from the holidays, by then ....) Time WILL tell ALL !! *GREAT VIDEO*

[@Musclecar123]

Canadian dealers seems to be discounting about 8k CAD, or ~5k USD.

[@johnathoncastro]

so what are the prices after the discount? Don't be fool those discounts aren't actually discounts it's all the mark ups and BS fees...so you think you're getting a deal when your still paying msrp or slightly higher. A deal would be a new rubicon for $35k - $38k like a few years ago. the srt rubicons were $115k......Thats absurd!!!! it's a $60k vehicle max.

[@technom3598]

Never going to happen. Selling a Rubicon for 35k. Those days are gone. We have fox shocks lockers. Giant screens heated steering wheels. Steel bumpers... The trucks are filled with stuff. You can't compare to a decade ago. ​@@johnathoncastro

[@Felony1793]

They can't sell them but they are not lowering the prices either

[@CIAG4PNP]

They are thinking the government will bail them out. Meanwhile, their greed prevents sales because no one can afford them at the delisional prices and sky-high interest rate. Pricing a car at the cost of a second mortgage payment is a delisional market strategy.

[@soxgopro5552]

Why have an understressed reliable V8 when you can get a boosted overstressed six?

[@terrygarvin1392]

The new UAW contract is going to kill off the American auto workers.

[@devonp5079]

Dodge is building crap

[@johnossendorf9979]

Chrysler products = 💩

[@why6212]

Has been my whole life (except the viper)

[@carreramotors598]

Dodge is always building crap

[@LancelotLink1]

Al Bundy drives a Dodge

[@davidgraf197]

Your videos are great, bad news but great informative videos!

[@ajmedeiros77]

Ford didn’t get rid of their V-8. They have the best V8 1:32 on the market, the coyote. Ford starter the twin turbo back in 2011 and have been some of the most reliable engines, especially compared to the hemi and the GM trash. V8’s

[@NA-en7kz]

They are called Eco-Booms for a reason. The Coyote is amazing! Ford turbos are trash. Getting a Ford dealership to actually work on your beautiful 5.0 mustang? Good luck. None of mine wanted to, and they screwed it up each and every time.

[@dennisvandergriff7757]

You are 100 percent correct. Thank you for your true opinions. 😊 old fat Dutchman loves your channel. ❤

[@dcpete5475]

Die kunnen ze in Neverland zowiezo niet betalen ha ha

[@msgmak1379]

If it's got a Fiat motor/////we know how that will end.

[@thatoff-roaddude9515]

They send me letters all the time about trading in my 2020 ain’t no way I’m trading my 8 cylinder for a 6 I just can’t do it 😂😂😂

[@bradbradshaw-i4n]

if prices stay high you will see more places go out of business.

[@anthonydilligaf823]

The UAW negotiated themselves this fascinating contract, only to now complain that they're not working. Ladies and gentlemen, this isn't 1980.. You work for an overseas company. I just hope the government doesn't think bailing them out a third time is a good idea.

[@anthonydilligaf823]

That said. Stellantis is probably HOPING they'll strike, because it's likely cheaper than laying them all off for a few months until MAYBE someone buys the stuff they're trying to sell...

[@MrCh1cken]

Looks like somebody has been stealing the spare off those Wranglers.

[@WlmFjb]

I was truck shopping fairly recently. The didge dealership said they have had very low sales, but Dodge refuses to drop prices. Used vehicles have went down though.

[@mc4277]

No V8, no money.

[@holeshot1721]

I went and looked since you been saying this! Only stelantis sale was on the jeeps. The ram 2500 , 3500 came in as the most expensive as the big three ford dodge and chevy! Nd forgot about anything with the turbo 6 was $80k

[@blainclatworthy5423]

As an old guy, there is No Replacement for Displacement

[@danimaljjmnhj4308]

There is and it’s called a turbo charger

[@davethehammer8325]

Fukn…A right…give me my v8… these turbo shits are trash

[@daryldehart8875]

Small displacement, heavy vehicle with turbo = grenade.

[@rogerrichards5602]

I'll keep my 2005 GMC with V-8. 170K miles, runs perfectly. Just towed 3000lbs worth of trailer and load (light I know) 10 hours straight through no problems. Will never get rid of it.

[@tachikaze222]

speaking as a Tesla driver, engine/exhaust noise is just power not making it to the pavement

[@joeblow6516]

I love how this guy is just walking around this dodge parking lot talking about how shity their cars are 😂

[@mauryd3444]

While being blinded by the sun because his hat is on backwards. Neck is nice and cool though.

[@USViper]

I own a 2013 Ford Raptor 6.2L with 74k miles... paid off, and I'll drive it until 250k miles if necessary. No payments for 3 years now..

[@bbellefson]

Today's management thinks Quality, Reliability and Service are mere "costs" that can simply be cut. That fact that those things actually need to exist in reality (not just Marketing) to build a profitable company is alien their sociopathic brains.

[@mrright6085]

Stellantis has raised their prices 50% in the last 5 years, more than any other car maker. In the past they would have gotten away with it because history has shown that car crazy Americans will pay anything for a new car. But in the highest inflationary time in history people can no longer over pay and nobody at Stellantis realized this! Do these car companies not have economist or at least consult them. On another note, car companies will never, never significantly lower their prices, it's not happened in over 100 years, it's not in their DNA. They will go out of business and the upper management will retire to their yachts or serve on corporate boards. Owning a car is not a given anymore.

[@itchintogo7689]

Scotty Kilmar says stay away from Turbo engines !

[@NA-en7kz]

He says to stay away from everything! Including new Toyota's so... Love him, and he should be protected as a near national treasure, but I'd be without any kind of car if I took his advice lol. Be better off on a bike or an original K car and a hammer lol.

[@McMyerz223]

"Rev up your engines!" 😎

[@georgiafan6618]

I rented a ‘22 Chrysler mini van for 2 months. It had powerful V6, good brakes, stow and go seats, huge room inside for my dogs and moving furniture. I was hard on the veh and it got 18 mpg. Only dig was tech that was buggy. It would be tragic if that van went away. It’s a great car. I love it.

[@vicmendes6940]

Turbo engine, 50k to over 100k trucks … not thanks. I’ll continue to drive my 2011 Ford F150 with 120k miles for another 10 years

[@bradzimmerman3171]

And it will still look good too,10 years easy no problem 😊

[@silverstarflite135]

'That just makes me crap my pants"........best line ever. I drive a 2016 GC. 88k miles and no issues other than oil changes and tires. I guess I'm lucky.

[@bryandevries7210]

I had 175k on the 16 GC I traded and got 9k for it.

[@RobertStuch]

I have a 2000 Focus ZX3 with much the same. May be the least intensive car ever owned. Just maintenance and little else.

[@judd_s5643]

Don’t buy a car from a company that is going bankrupt! There are hundreds of parts on these cars that will keep them from running. You will need parts! The after market isn’t set up to support these new cars. You will be buying an orphan!

[@kjfishman547]

Yes prices are too high. Blame the EPA and CAFE standards for the death of the V8. Stellantis also would not pay the carbon tax again more government overreach.

[@wallylasuer6886]

These truck prices are a joke, half tons at 65k and they’re not loaded? Loaded goes up to 80k ridiculous. If people stop buying maybe the prices will come down.

[@robertyoung8289]

BIDENS WORLD..

[@paulramsay6589]

You’re an absolute genius you figured it out

[@trumpsa34xfelon]

tRump increased the Federal deficit by more than $8 TRILLION! That's more than any president in history.

[@lowercentenary]

Trump worst president in American history ya deluded muppet

[@BodiePerkins]

Between the UAW GREED, the ridiculous salaries of the car companies CEO's, and the ridiculous MSRP's, no wonder vehicle sales are horrible. Car lots everywhere are overflowing with inventory. Can you imagine the interest payment each month on their floor plan! Gotta be close to be broke/going out of business.

[@msgmak1379]

Here in Phoenix area....they act like there are incentives but their really isn't. Cut 30% off msrp and I'll start looking. BTW, my 2014 RAM Hemi gets 21 mpg cross country doing 70-75 mph....just did it....

[@DanBlackRacing]

My 2021 RAM Classic Warlock IS PERFECTION: Simple. Easy to work on. It was only $42,000 and I LOVE IT.

[@tunnelvision2day]

They don't make 300s anymore. Pacifica only..

[@Oilngld]

Yeah getting rid of the 392 was the dumbest thing I've ever heard!

[@LaughitOff526]

High price junk. They put it to me. I hope they fold this afternoon!

[@incredable6211]

The real estate sale for sign out front in the early part of the video was a nice touch. LOL

[@Maniac742]

Now customers need to stop buying overpriced, garbage tier Toyotas. The Toyotas of today are not the Toyotas of the 2010s. Not by a long shot.

[@Millyyyy93]

I’m a v8 guy I’m 32 , I have a loaded wk2 with the hemi. I’m riding that until the wheels fall off. My favorite motor ever

[@robertyoung8289]

A lot of this can be blamed on the union's. They demand higher and higher wages and always seem to get it. You dont deserve $60 per hour to install a damn hubcap.

[@mauryd3444]

That's why you see so many robots assembling cars now.

[@corydodge1691]

My wife has been obsessed with the new Bronco, and wanted test drive one. I told her take the raptor version for a drive and see how you like it. She told the salesman its a piece of guttless crap with that V6 and left lol😂

[@johnspoon923]

A bit over dramatic on the headline but inventory is building which will help actual transaction prices continue to decrease. Guess is some serious incentive enhancements will hit in October on Ram HD trucks.

[@TheStickinator]

Never ever buy a vehicle with new engine. Always wait a few (3 years) years so they work the bugs out of things.

[@jamesplotkin4674]

I almost shat my pants when you said "most reliable V8's" Ha Ha Ha!! Ever heard (pun) the Hemi-tick?

[@LancelotLink1]

Yeah my Ram Hemi ticked at 20K miles and it cost a small fortune. Never again.

[@bmpwe]

I custom ordered my ‘20 Rubicon fully loaded except black flares, plastic bumpers, black hard top, and cloth seats (basically no appearance upgrades) for $47k out the door. Jeep is out of their ever loving mind!

[@stevehayward1854]

You could have a Tesla for that Dodge Hornet, you can see why they aren't selling

[@jefffoster3557]

Yeah...because a Tesla is better. Good grief. Shutup man.

[@northeasterndirtandpropert7974]

Keep your Dodge,in the garage,because thats where its gonna spend most of its time.

[@brentmcmahon8188]

In 1973 I bought a brand new CJ5 with roll bar 304 V8 soft top and a 4x4 for the price of 3600 bucks not 34 k but 3400 bucks that just show you how much the dollar has devalued and that’s why we pay so much and one of our great presidents decided to disconnect the dollar from gold to get the prices down the need to hook up the dollar to gold and then you will see prices to be half as much as they are now and the dollar never goes up, unless we hook the dollar to gold and I have not heard any of our new presidents say this so let’s get Trump to do this and we know the Dems won’t bring this up because the first thing is Harris doesn’t even know about this and the Dems want to get rid of the middle class . They only want two classes in this country to have control over its people the rich and the poor now that’s sick makes me think they want us to be like some of these socialist South American countries .

[@jeffrey501green]

Right on my friend. You hit the nail on the head....printing too much fiat cash= high inflation!

[@jeffrey501green]

Kamalas daddy was a full on Marxist...and the apple didn't fall far from the tree...

[@GO-nh6br]

There, no more real gold that's why...

[@LancelotLink1]

I remember the 1970s Cherokee's with the 360. Great 4x4

[@mauryd3444]

And those AMC engines were indestructible.

[@robertfinck1275]

Do the real math. 60% of the price of gasoline is Government tax, then deduct the fact the the ICE engine is around 40% efficient at best with that 60% going wasted as heat. Then do another calculation. For Stellantis to continue to sell overpriced ICE cars they need to spend tens of Millions to Hundreds of Millions to Tesla to buy regulatory credits to stay open as a company. Then you have another calculation to consider. A BYD gets 2 to 3 times the range for 1/3 the price to 1/6th the price of a Stellantis ICE vehicle. Then add this China is outselling us 5 to 1 in the Automotive market globally. They are building cars the World wants and building for Billions, as we try to sell our horse and buggies to a world of cars. Then we have 2 facts. No Human has ever invented an ICE engine of any kind that doesn't do 2 things, kill us, and poison us. Then consider the fact that the minimal requirement to build a vehicle and sell a vehicle will be that it must be ZERO emission, which no ICE engine can ever be if it burns fossil fuels. BYD will buy Stellantis for pennies on the dollar and turn it into a Domestic EV company to avoid the 100% terriff. Right now BYD and Tesla can buy the top 10 ICE car companies and decimate the entire ICE market. 99% of the people who follow the big oil delusion are basically lobsters in the pot gradually heating till they have no way to change the outcome.

[@johnathoncastro]

Said A whole lot of 💩 and made no sense.....you must be in California....please stay there.

[@robertfinck1275]

@@johnathoncastro you can fact check if you like. Nothing I said was incorrect.

[@richardfolden3860]

You’re missing the $750 billion to $1 trillion dollars that are used to subsidize fossil fuel production every year. Take that away and gas is at least $15/gallon. Biggest scam in history.

[@mattnoble655]

I have been a dodge jeep owner for over 40 years. Never again. They have no support. My 2018 Rubicon had been repainted once. It's already bubbling if the doors and hood. Absolute junk

[@theien5929]

We can thank the US gubment for this wreckage of the auto industry. It is all about regulations.

[@ashfordj81]

100% people are blaming manufacturers for the EV crap coming out, but they're forced to meet CAFE standards, which also push prices up astronomically for the electronics while destroying reliability.

[@jamesb.armstrong5433]

The UAW has went on strike or threatened too until their compensation is around $50/hr. People making $15-$20 can't afford the products of people making $50/hr. It time for consumers to go on strike and refuse to buy over-priced vehicles until the UAW reduces their wages.

[@thumperjr100]

Totally agree 👍🏿

[@ec16445]

Let them lose their jobs. Lowly skilled laborers making $50/hour is ridiculous. But then again, the government printing money has caused all of this BS.

[@roguedolphin]

Communist style central planning (as seen in the US auto market) is ALWAYS a COMPLETE DISASTER!! 🥵