Here’s how the Dodge Intrepid started the cab-forward revolution

[@DankPods]

This channel is my absolute car geek heaven. Bravo!

[@godliZ]

DANKPODS!

[@1joshjosh1]

This channel is not just for car geek it's for guys who are into history. Because if you like all kinds of History you're going to like this.

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

NO WAY IN HELL

[@keyonroberts561]

@@1joshjosh1 exactly especially to picture history better

[@patrickracer43]

The second generation Intrepid was an absolute nugget

[@ktoth29]

I remember that commercial, Dodge seemed so futuristic in the early 90's

[@glennso47]

So did Ford Taurus

[@christopherjones512]

I like the this doge car

[@LoNeWoLf6661000]

Definitely boosted their image after the 80's

[@LAMB53087]

I still have my 2001 Dodge Intrepid RT. It's a rare car to see now. Mine has been a pampered car for 20 years. It has never given me trouble and it looks immaculate. Shiny white. I will not part with it now. Because it is so rare. Just part of the collection.

[@zoidzoid87]

I still want a intrepid R/T cleans ones are so nice to look at.

[@dabnisbrickey6527]

I bet that car is a beauty

[@aaronvillagomes9812]

Maybe one day it will shoot up in value. Not

[@painful-Jay]

@@aaronvillagomes9812 who cares? He likes it, that’s all that matters. Maybe the sentimental value is what he cares about. I’m sure he knows it’s not something rare and expensive.

[@johnl3230]

@@painful-Jay if I had one, I would be proud of it! You rarely see them anymore.

[@nosah8415]

My Intepid had the 3.2. I loved that car. This just makes me miss that every manufacturer used to make multiple sedans and now they're all being replaced with compact SUVs.

[@samiam9059]

Still have a neighbor with that very same green shade driving it today as a daily driver. Actually looks really good.

[@470HELLEPHANT]

Your neighbor was ahead of our time !

[@samiam9059]

@@470HELLEPHANT He in his late 80's so maybe so.

[@glennso47]

I’ve never seen a Dodge Intrepid in any other color but the green. Did they even make it in any other color?

[@samiam9059]

@@glennso47 Good point not sure but usually have more than one color.

[@Olde-Raleigh-Shoppe-NC]

I was in the car business as a Wholesaler just after graduating high school in 1990, until retiring in 2015. I will tell you that these cars were really hot and sold very easy, I had to have had sold 1,000s between all the different models you were talking about. They all drove really really well, of course all had some quirky problems, but nothing major. I remember buying a fully loaded Concorde at an auction, white in color and had the leather, sunroof, fully loaded. I liked that car so much I kept it as a daily driver to run my routes(200+ miles per day) for more than 5 years. The only reason I let it go then is because it was getting close to 200k miles. The only thing I had to replace on that car was tires, of course quite a few oil changes and normal maintenance, other than that it asked for nothing.

[@Docta50]

In 2001, I had bought a '94 intrepid. It had 325K on it, and had been across the country 3 times. I loved that car. That V6 engine took all the abuse I could give it, and the only issue I had in 5 years was a blown ball joint, and the radio died. It was a solid car

[@samnangchea5025]

I'm guessing it was the 3.5 motor? Those things were indestructible (lil brother had a 3.5 LHS w/260k and it was still going).

[@landonbenford8369]

How much did U pay 4 a car with 325k miles??🙄

[@Docta50]

@landonbenford8369 it was 500 bucks. I was a teenager and it was all I could afford. It was a great deal.

[@landonbenford8369]

@@Docta50 I'd say U got the better end of That deal!! Lucky!!!

[@Grayskull77]

I've owned a 97 Chrysler Concorde LX with the 3.5 for a few years. It was a one owner before I bought it. It actually wasn't a bad car. I currently own a 96 Chrysler Concorde LX with the 3.3 V6. I also bought it from it's original owner. I have to say, the 3.3 is more reliable than the 3.5 It now has 192k miles and still running strong.

[@Northstar4653]

I have a 2000 Concorde with the 3.2 275,000 miles still gets 23.9 mpg. lot of highway driving. Southwest car no winter for past 12 years.

[@adamtrombino106]

The 3.3 is a very good engine

[@GFS695]

Always wanted one of these, thought they were the coolest looking cars when they came out.

[@geofflafrenier968]

Same here

[@kingjay239]

Back in 1998 my mum got a 1996 Dodge Intrepid. I thought it was the coolest car ever lol. Sadly after a few years the transmission went bad. She later got a Chrysler town and country it was a 1999 and again, the transmission went out. But I did love the intrepid.

[@jameshammond680]

@@kingjay239 yeah Chrysler has never been able to produce a solid trouble free transmission.

[@jamesmay5394]

This car was such a lemon.

[@Schumanized]

Had a 2000. Great car untill the oil pump thing acted up😓. My kids called it "The Limo".

[@GeeEm1313]

My aunt bought a new Intrepid in 93 and the engine promptly had to be replaced. Mopar quality at its finest.

[@barryervin8536]

I was a technician at a Chrysler-Plymouth dealership in the late 90s and worked on and drove many of these. They were really nice cars, but there were many problems and recalls. The "Cab Forward" thing was mostly advertising hype, it was more like "move the base of the windshield forward", since most passenger cars for decades already had the passenger compartment moved up to right behind the front wheel well, and you can't get much further forward than that. True "cab forward" was a term derived from race cars where the driver (the only passenger) sat in the center with his legs out between the front wheels. These Chryslers were very roomy but that was more because they had unusually long wheelbases for their size than because of "cab forward" design. But advertising slogans are what sell cars, I guess.

[@glennso47]

I only know cab forward design for commercial trucks that have tilt cabs. There are low cab forward trucks where the engine is partially under the cab as In Some of the medium duty trucks made by GM in the 1950s

[@barryervin8536]

@@glennso47 That was called "cab over", a different concept.

[@christopherekin1747]

I have a 96 3.5 just about to hit 400,000 miles. It's all about maintenance and who's behind the wheel.

[@timothykeith1367]

The Neon had some of that design as well

[@nicholasfield6127]

I've had a 1996 Intrepid ES 1996 Chrysler LHS 1998 Chrysler Concorde LXI 2003 Chrysler Concorde Limited 2005 Dodge Magnum AWD RT Loved every one of them. I want to get back into a full size Chrysler/Dodge soon.

[@bruceyung70]

Best looking Chrysler sedan! Intrepid was sleek, long, and had nice colors with a modern cab forward design!

[@BigCar2]

Very interesting video. Thanks!

[@JayG0o]

Hey , you look familiar :)

[@samholdsworth3957]

I like small cars

[@somejackball]

used to use an Intrepid for stormchasing , ride was so good, and never any problems

[@shannonwittman950]

25 sudden years later -- the cab forward still knocks me out. My all time favorite is the 1997 Chrysler Sebring coupe.

[@mikejames-drummerreginacan1386]

I bought a 1997 in 2010.....it has been wonderfully enjoyable and very reliable. It is still my driver with 360,000 KM on the 3.3 V6.....GREAT gas mileage and still nice to drive. Great video.

[@ChickenC0re]

The 3.3 V6 has a reputation of being reliable. Every time you see a Chrysler van with over 200,000 miles it always has the 3.3.

[@shaundis2117]

One of my first jobs was running dealer trades in the mid 90`s . The Intrepid and the Regal were my fav cars to move around. I was 18 and my mom had an 78 Plymouth Caravelle so they were quite different to drive .Later i did registration work for a Chrysler dealer and i always had my eye on the 300M when they came out. Never owned either but when i see an M or an Intrepid on the road still it makes me smile .

[@windanthonystream]

I loved the cab forward design because it was so big on the inside. But the car fell apart around me.

[@captrodgers4273]

yeah i had an 02 INTREPID..... mine had all the bells and whistles and buttons but every time a turned around i had major engine problems...eventually the engine blew .

[@joshkeeling82]

@@captrodgers4273 Yeah, and did you take care of the engine, or did you just let it fall apart? I still have an 01 Intrepid and I absolutely love that car. I took care of it. I didn't hot rod it. I changed the oil when it was supposed to be changed. I took it to the dealer to have general maintenance work done on the engine. That car still runs and purrs like the first day I bought it brand new

[@captrodgers4273]

@@joshkeeling82 i took care of the engine the best as i could have without being a mechanic. i gave it monthy oil changes, i tried to be proactive replace parts before their end of life and still its was like 2 steps forward and 3 steps backward.

[@martindebrois1472]

I, five years ago knew a guy with a '96, with the 3.3 liter, with 320K miles. Nice clip 🙂

[@shadow105720]

My 97 just turned 250k

[@ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary]

I drove a 93 intrepid for almost a year back in the early 2000s and I still wish I had one of them today. The car looked like a big four-door Camaro as far as I was concerned and had a beautiful finish and with the chrome sport wheels I got attention everywhere. It was Black on gray.

[@CowboyFantastic007]

I owned a 93 Intrepid ES!!! Loved the two tone grey color, great CD player too and super comfy seats. Engine was the inline 6 which had sooo much power. Loved it and after hitting a deer in 06 wrote it off…. dearly miss it. After that I bought a 2nd Gen Intrepid and like you said feel ok love all over again. Great video. Thank you soooooo much

[@corymcgrath999]

I always loved the look of the Intrepid. Great video- thanks!!

[@chrisclark239]

Very informative. I work at the plant that built your car. The Intrepid was before my time as I started in 2005. We built the 300,Charger and the Challenger now.

[@bobwreck3775]

Do you workers have bad days and decide maybe not reach for that screw or something? Maybe do a crappy job once in awhile? Is that why Dodges fall apart?

[@RyanAlcantara]

Had a 96 Dodge Intrepid (RIP). Drove that thing while in college, from Missouri to Florida and back in between semesters as well as up the east coast and down to Texas. Despite the annual a/c compressor replacements, curled up passenger side air bag cover, failing headlight switch in the steering column, constant tie rod replacements, and even a busted CV joint in the middle of a traffic intersection, that car will always be my favorite.

[@MJWms2]

An ‘02 intrepid was my first major adult purchase at 22 years old. I loved that car.

[@ricky-sanchez]

Saw that model car stolen and parked all around my neighborhood throughout the mid 2000s. Turns out you could just take a screw driver and turn the door key hole, and then turn the ignition switch. No alarm, no nothing.

[@MJWms2]

@@ricky-sanchez you are so right! My car was attempted six times. Thankfully I had the grey key so the kill switch would not allow the car to stay running. That part was trash but I still loved that car.

[@happyherping3958]

I've had my 00 intrepid ES for the last 3 years as much as I wanted something new in that time the car turned out to be an absolute pleasure to own.

[@TrueTrife]

My grandparents owned a ‘97 Intrepid. Lot of good memories of that car, I can still remember the smell of peppermint candy that my grandmother would keep in the glove compartment. Car started having issues and eventually they moved on to ‘99 Ford Explorer, which they still have and is still going strong.

[@adamfischer6768]

I rented the intrepid a few times while on vacation. I loved the styling and wrap around dash of these cars.

[@jeromebarry1741]

I rarely 'fall in love' with a car, but the first time I saw an LH on the street I did. I bought a 2004 Intrepid new and still have it. Miles have slowly piled up on it and at 125K miles it's supposedly near the end. I've had to replace the battery once, and that is one weird location. I'll use it for a road trip this summer to drive 500 miles to Pensacola. For road trips, the car is comfortable and fuel efficient. I once got 30 mph in that thing. For the first several years of my ownership the engine made a sound as if it was a jet engine. A dealer service tech eventually discovered that the tensioner pulley was causing that noise and fixed it. That was fun while it lasted, though. I poured a bottle of Stop Leak into the radiator a few years ago and it's all borrowed time now.

[@djhaloeight]

I had a 1995 Intrepid ES with the 3.3L in college. Was a great car. Got it with about 50k on the clock for $5k in 2000. Kept it for 5 trouble free years. Traded it for a 2002 300M Special, which was another great Chrysler. Always loved the LH cars. Had a few cars since the M, including one of the last 2011 Crown Vic LX models and a Mark VIII. Got a 2019 Chrysler V8 300C now. So far it’s been perfect. 👌🏻

[@JrGoonior]

I have owned three different LH cars in the last twenty years. First was a 94 New Yorker I bought in 2000, it basically fell apart by 100,000 miles. Next was a 96 LHS I bought in 2007, turned out to be one of the most reliable cars I’ve ever had, sold it in December 2011 with 230,000 miles on it. Currently own a 99 300M with 203,000 miles as of this writing.

[@dabnisbrickey6527]

My mother bought a 1994 concorde in 1999 with 50,000 miles. It was a one owner car in like new condition. By the time it reached 130,000 miles it turned Into the most unreliable car that ever existed even though it received all the proper maintence.

[@JrGoonior]

@@dabnisbrickey6527 My New Yorker had about 63,000 miles on it when I bought it in about May of 2000. It was great at first but then things started happening, timing belt broke, the front suspension wore out quickly, replaced the trans once, electrical bugs, and the drivers seat was broken. When the trans went the second time, towed it home and junked it a couple years later. Still have the rims and floor mats from that car, though. All this before 120,000 miles. Really took a chance on the 96 LHS and that one started out with 104,000 miles and never broke!

[@dabnisbrickey6527]

@@JrGoonior I've read a lot about electrical problems in these cars but my mother's Concorde never had any. Everything else went wrong though. Despite this my mother loved the car and said it was her favorite car she ever had. She kept it until her death in 2016. The car had 207,000 miles on it and was yet again broken down. I sold the car to a man who fixed it and has it in a large garage type of building he owns that he keeps his personal collection of older cars in. It runs but doesn't get driven much these days.

[@SGTEdwards2008]

Man this takes back. I remember when I saw my first Intrepid at middle school. One of our school teachers had the brand new 2000 ES model Red with Beige interiors, when I sat inside the car the infinity sound system and the ride got me sold. Eight years later I could never find any ES model let alone the RT and SXT models (the few that I found were in bad shape, really bad shape) and ended up buying a 2001 Chrysler 300M with no radio, no lighting inside, but had the least miles, as the years passed I've fixed the car slowly but surely, which of all the cars I've driven this has not let me down the road even with the worn torque converter it kept moving until fixed when the car had 14 years. Now I have a 2015 Dodge Charger Scat Pack as my 300M is 230K miles and its falling apart (burnt paint, cracked leather seats) but engine and transmission are still working :)

[@clinttrumble685]

We had a 1996 chrysler Intrepid (canadian) in wild berry pearl coat it was a stunning colour!! And we also at the same time had a Chrysler Dynasty in cherry red both such amazing vehicles:) id love to see a video on the Dynasty please

[@paulmaul2186]

I had a red Intrepid as a company car. It was great. Comfortable, reliable, decent performance and tons of room.

[@m-a-l-3000]

I always loved the design of the 2nd gen. Intrepid.

[@trekzilladmc]

I had a '94 Intrepid ES. It was phenomenal in the snow!

[@Izziana]

My first car was a 2000 Intrepid R/T that my dad gave me. It was the best car I ever owned. Ill always gave fond memories of the intrepid...thank you.

[@sammiller6952]

My first car was a 1997 intrepid, absolutely loved that car

[@iNeverHadMercy]

Nice rundown on the history of the Intrepid and the Cab Forward era for Chrysler. Would be awesome if you did the same for the 2 generations of the Oldsmobile Aurora.

[@painful-Jay]

I dated a girl that had an aurora. Very nice car but she never would let me drive it even though I had nicer brand new car.

[@iNeverHadMercy]

@@painful-Jay smart girl 😂😂😂.....🍻

[@turbojoe2]

I swear the Intrepid was the most aerodynamic car ever. It's like a missile.

[@punchy207]

reminds me of a shark

[@jamesmylife6578]

@@punchy207 reminds me of a glamorized fish.

[@punchy207]

@@jamesmylife6578 so a shark?

[@jamesmylife6578]

@@punchy207 kinda... but not really.

[@davidwing8879]

I drove a 96 Intrepid with the 3.5 for about a year. Loved the sound of it.

[@Dokushin1989]

I owned a black 02’ SE and it was my dream car growing up, it served me pretty well from 05’ until 14’ when the cost to repair finally exceeded its value and I donated it and went with a Hyundai Elantra ‘13 instead. It was a beautiful car.

[@theoparke]

Drove a 2003 Intrepid for over 10 years. Absolutely loved it. Was a fantastic highway cruiser, was comfortable and assertive around town, interior space was voluminous with plenty of amenities and storage space. Hated having to say goodbye to the old boy.

[@jackbn9353]

I bought a new ‘97 Eagle. It was the only lemon I have ever owned.

[@savagesock8967]

Lol

[@dolemitedavis]

I hated that. The intrepid Concorde and eagle all look really nice, and it was a brilliant concept, but the cars were literally trash from the moment they drove off the dealer lot...

[@savagesock8967]

@@dolemitedavis ikr, true definition of shitbox when you see one nowadays

[@dolemitedavis]

@@savagesock8967 Facts 😂😂😂

[@mattvallance614]

You are being kind.

[@angelicsoulz]

These cars were absolutely beautiful. I just had to junk out my 2002 Chrysler Concord Limited and it hurt. Almost 20 years later it still looks modern.

[@davidchristensen6908]

I don’t know if the cab of an intrepid was larger or just looked that way. But you never felt cramped in one. Always lot of room for everyone. 👍

[@prrichgaby]

Had a '97 intrepid with the 3.3 v6, not a lot of power but it was an awesome interstate cruiser

[@christopherjones512]

They were good because that iron block engine

[@Alviniscute]

Great video! those big whales are so cool. as a kid I always loved the Concorde. My sis drove one for 2 years, a 2001 Concorde, white, black cloth seats. very comfortable. it had 230,000 miles on it before it left her stranded, complete electronic failure. the interior was so well built. smooth and quiet

[@nellof1244]

I was a Chrysler mechanic when these cars came out. I loved the LHS. Was such a beautiful car

[@Foxonian]

I owned both a '93 Chrysler Concorde and a '98 Dodge Intrepid ES. Bought both cars for the interior room and for the traction control it had on the front wheels which gave it superior traction in the snow.

[@KingFedorTheLastEmperor]

This is a phenomenal channel. Just found it the other day and will definitely binge watch all of the episodes.

[@wafflesnfalafel1]

We had Intrepids as company cars, I really liked them. We got v6 Magnums after the Intrepids and other than in snow I really likes those too. I think both were underrated as solid, comfortable mile eaters.

[@rayn1ful]

i like the sound these chyslers make when they start up.

[@antonym24]

2:53 this still lives on in alot of cars in different ways. My 2013 cruze auto has one, forward for up and down for down. Grandmas trax has a M mode, and my friends Silverado has one on the column shifter.

[@johnnyedify]

I had a '96 Intrepid ES, very good driving car especially at high speeds. Also had an '02 300M. Very comfortable inside. They were engineered for comfort and handling.

[@hymeringfamily9711]

To me, the second generation Intrepid, is still one of the most beautiful cars on the road!

[@Juwellz18]

The first car I remember my mom getting was a Eagle Premier, she then went on to get a Intrepid, then another Intrepid which she then passed on to me. I loved that car, and was actually sad to get rid of it when I bought my first car, a Dodge Charger.

[@42luke93]

2:20 Fun fact, GMC Savana is a conversion van.

[@Alviniscute]

when the van's a rockin' don't come knockin'

[@42luke93]

@@Alviniscute I watch Hoovies Garage too, great channel and great reference! 👍

[@williamdixon8961]

Oh, I getit! Had to rewind😅

[@OhPhuckYou]

Makes more sense than her getting her back blown out in the Savanna with Hyena's running around with their female penises.

[@okjeffy6581]

@42luke I feel sad

[@roberthollenbaugh3972]

I had a 94 Intrepid ES. I really miss that car........

[@jordantaylorrocks]

My grandmother had her 97 Intrepid for a long time.. Was a very indestructible car that only rusted out from the salt.. but was ridiculously long for a sedan

[@jinglejazz7537]

I had a 2000 Chrysler Canada Intrepid. It had the nightmare 2.7 engine. I started hearing stories about the 2.7. I had it for 8 years. ran great. then after 7 years all the things I read online started to happen. engine light came on constantly, oil light. finally the engine blew just 2 kms from home. Had only 200,000 kms on it. 120k miles. It was a great car at first however never buy another chrysler product...

[@dylanmooney327]

Just get one that doesn’t have the 2.7, you don’t have to stay away from the whole brand, just the specific engine

[@philpatterson7085]

@@dylanmooney327 Shouldn't be a problem, they quit building the 2.7 over a decade ago. I won't buy Toyotas because they killed the Saylor family and so many others. I'd rather have a 2.7 than that.

[@paultrott3120]

I have 2 first gen LHS's. Love these cars. They definitely need to be maintained well.

[@citizenblue]

Man, these videos make me feel old. These cars still look newish to me

[@gorillaump5869]

I was in my sophomore year when this came out, at the time it was a bold leap forward in car design. This thing looked like the future of things to come, shortly after that the Camaro and firebird dabuted- amazing time in car design.

[@mqbitsko25]

Brilliant. I used to want a Jaguar E-Type, but then I saw THIS. Now I want a Dodge Intrepid. I guess that's why their value is skyrocketing among collectors.

[@ALL4RWB]

I'll never forget pulling up to my friends house when his father said that my front end looked so aerodynamic like something you'd see on a Corvette. I really liked that as that was how I felt too!

[@alexmaclean1]

My parents bought a new 95 intrepid and I remember thinking it was like a spaceship compared to our previous car when I was 8 years old. 8 years after that I ended up buying a well used 95 lhs at my first car. It lasted a full week before blowing up, but I thought I was living in pure luxury for that week.

[@landonbenford8369]

😆

[@ALL4RWB]

I also had two Intrepids, I owned a 1996 3.5L and then bought a 1997 3.3L I really loved those cars back then but absolutely hated the remodeling after that.

[@benjochs]

I really enjoy your videos. My high school car was a 98 Jeep Cherokee. They’re still around but I don’t see them like I did 10-12 years ago. They were popular used cars among us high schoolers (even though gas was over $4 a gallon!)

[@stephenmiller4091]

I own a 97 intrepid sport. The sport shift is fun on an empty country road. It was my aunts favorite possession. I bought it after she passed to restore it and use as a daily driver.

[@ryanmcintyre1206]

I had 2 Intrepids, one base model and then an SXT and really enjoyed both of them. The first one was totalled in an accident (stolen car hit me head on fleaing the scene of an accident he had just caused before hitting me), the Intrepid took that hit like a champ. I had very minimal injuries sustained becuase of that foreward cab design. I miss that car!

[@landonbenford8369]

Did they catch the little b@$+@rd?!?

[@McLacBlack]

Owned a '91 Lumina Euro coupe! Loved that car! It's ride and handling was AMAZING! Still to this day I compare a cars cornering to it. It had a Corvette inspired 4 wheel independent suspension. My '94 Z28 Camaro was a road hugging machine as well!

[@grimreaper5521]

1:50 I still love the early 90's look with the red paint I remember seen a few when I was young wouldn't mind owning one now

[@atomsmash100]

Would love to see a video on the Dodge Lancer and Chrysler LeBaron GTS. I owned an '87 Lancer and loved it. Chrysler was putting out interesting products from the 80s well through the 90s. I always felt these spawned the Dodge Shadow and Plymouth Sundance as their styling was similar, yet smaller.

[@tylerhanna2793]

My first car was a 1984 Pontiac 6000 ste. I loved this car! The digital instrument cluster was the coolest thing 16 year old me had ever seen. I was devastated when I hit a rock cut and wrecked it. I tried for a year to find another before giving up. I would love to see a video on the history of that car.

[@jameshammond680]

That whole platform was extremely reliable. Pontiac 6000, Buick Century, Chevy Celebrity, and Olds Cutlass Ciera. Sure they are low tech and sound like a tractor when running, but absolute reliability (V6 models). And believe it or not, these cars were considered very sleek and modern when they came out in 1982. Flush glass, rounded edges, composite headlights (except for really early ones). After the disastrous X cars, these cars are one of the first front wheel drive modern vehicles that did really well.

[@makaveli087]

LH-Platform were about the finest cars America ever made. I think I've owned about every one except the Intrepid. Had a brand new 00 300M off the showroom floor I *never* should've parted with. Still keep my 02 M Special plated & insured even though it hasn't touched the road more than twice in like 3 years (because I'm stupid with 10 stupid cars & let it sit to rot.)

[@OsbornTramain]

The first car of the Eagle Brand was the Eagle Sports Wagon in 1985. AMC rolled it's car line into the Jeep Division and changed it's name to Eagle. So you had a Eagle Sedan and an Eagle Sports Wagon. This became the Jeep Eagle Division of Chrysler Corporation. Joe Cappy CEO of AMC writes extensively of the Eagle Brand in his Book "The Last American CEO". Chrysler didn't create the name Eagle, AMC did it on it's own a year and a half before Chrysler Acquired American Motors Corporation.

[@rdpeach]

Next to my buddys house, there is one in storage in a garage, 93-96, once in a while they take it out in the yard, its never driven. Car looks pristine.

[@charlesrsilkwood1832]

I have a 93 Intrepid 3.3 Lt looking rough but put some work into it nothing major bought it used 2015 had 216000 miles on and still driving today 4/19/21 have 238979 miles on now i paid $800 for it

[@miketess4272]

I bought a new intrepid ES in 2000. It was a beautiful car. Good memories! I ended up naming my son cab forward.

[@GuineaJay]

I had a 1997 Intrepid. Loved that car. Actually almost bought an old 300m this week but someone beat me to it.

[@TCG2008]

Heck when I first went to Florida to visit my aunt. I remember a couple cars there. A 93 4Runner and rav4 a 92 intrepid and a 94 LHS and a 93 NewYorker. A Taurus SHO and a ranger. But that’s half the cars she owned

[@EagleTim265]

2000 Intrepid with the 2.7 was my first car. I was lucky never had an issue with the engine. Now the power steering and breaks, that was a different story.

[@16rumpole]

my father had a 3.5 L Intrepid, it was spacious and I loved the design and the engine was powerful and responsive.

[@doingstuff76]

I had a 2001 Dodge Stratus Se for 20 years and finally sold it. Never any issues other than wear and tear.

[@kingkatradio]

My Dad's friend had one of these, very plush comfortable car riddled with problems. Some other ideas for you: Buick Century/Olds Cutlass Ciera, 94-03 Gmc Sonoma/Chevy S-10, Scion, Daewoo's short in time in the USA, and Isuzu's departure from the USA.

[@JVan876]

I had a '96 Intrepid with the 3.5l engine. Loved that car. Longitudinal engine layout made the car feel like my old 80's american sedans, sitting at idle you could feel the engine rocking a bit. And the longitudinal engine made it easy to work on too, though I never had much trouble with it. Transmission design was unique because the engine output shaft was behind the front wheels, the power needed to be routed forward to get to the axles. As I recall, that transmission found its way into the Prowler to save money on that project. Sold my Intrepid at 225,000 miles. You might consider including in your video what is perhaps the most famous Intrepid. Was owned and driven by the owner of the largest Airstream dealership in Canada. He reinforced the trunk, put a big hitch on it, and with a Hensley Hitch he towed his 10k lb triple-axle Airstream all over the US and Canada. At RV shows he'd let customers take his Intrepid and Airstream through a slalom course: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnfWg4ugfp2KbNE

[@dj33036]

I bought a 98 Concorde from my Uncles estate. It was the LXI model with every know option. What a fantastic car.

[@robertdavis32]

My grandma had a ‘95 Concorde, I remember it was a deep purple color and she had it pretty loaded up. She ended up replacing it with a ‘99 Explorer but I do wish she could’ve held onto the Concorde a little longer

[@dragon81heart]

Ugh!! That looks EXACTLY like the 93 Intrepid ES that I had! Best color combo ever offered on the Intrepids! Wish they made the transmission a bit better, but otherwise I loved that car!

[@JessHull]

My Dad had a 300m. He even autocrossed it once and even won the popular vote in the exhibition class. He normally autocrossed a 1970 911 through the PCA, but it wasn't able to get fixed in time for the up coming autocross weekend. So I convinced him to take his daily driver, the 300m. We had way more fun than anyone would have thought capable of having autocrossing a huge sloshy 300m. The course on the first day had a long increasing radius sweeping turn and with the 300m's open diff the inside tire would spin up and make for some smoky exciting corning. The first time around everyone thought a coolant hose had let go or something, but it was just tire smoke. lol. At the Time in the PCA any car that ran that wasn't a Porsche got lumped into the same exhibition class, so his 300m was up against some pretty nice cars (supras, corvettes, miatas, etc) and yet he still won the popular vote. I think the smokey burn out corning helped, lol, and the shear novelty.

[@nobodysbusiness4130]

The reason you don’t see many of these is because most had the sludgy 2.7L engine that wouldn’t make it to 100K and fixing them was way more than they were worth. I would know, my 99 Concorde only made it to 84K. Loved it right up until the end.

[@aacar4095]

Had a 1999 LHS my parents passed down. Most incredible back seat ever…so spacious. Front was great too and overall always thought the car looked so good. You could fit a ton in the trunk. I should have kept it longer than I did.

[@gregorynofsker7554]

I was always intrigued with the longitudinal engine in a FWD as opposed to the common transverse layout.

[@RoofysGarage]

That's because Chrysler had originally designed the LH cars to be easily adaptable to RWD drivetrains if warranted. Unfortunately that never happened

[@stevef1840]

@@RoofysGarage There was an AWD Eagle Vision available in Canada. The Intrepid transmission is basically an AWD transmission with a missing rear output shaft capped off.

[@JK061996]

You can trace that design back to the Renault 25 that later became the Eagle Premier

[@SethPowell7]

Yeah I was surprised that wasn't mentioned in the video. Being FWD but not transverse is by far the most interesting and strangest thing about these cars. It's gotta be one of the only cars like this.

[@ShadePOWERSTROKE95]

Didn't Cadillac have something like this in the 70s?

[@tylersams321]

I'd like to see a video on my 1st car - the Dodge Spirit. They sold it under a few other names too. It'd be interesting to see where the model and its siblings fit in automotive historical context.

[@atgn-0088]

My dad had that exact same battery issue with his '99 Intrepid ES! 😂 That was fun to figure out! Besides the battery, I loved everything about that car and drove it quite a bit in high school. It had decent power, lots of front and rear room (I was 6'2"), and quite a large trunk. Thankfully, this car was powered by the 3.2L, so it didn't have the oil sludge issue. The only thing I found odd was that the engine sat longitudinal, but it wasn't RWD. Every other FWD car I had seen at the time or since has a transverse engine layout.

[@eddiethetruhead]

I had a 2004 base Intrepid in red with the pathetic 2.7, I did get 180000kms before it died. Loved how it looked so I then found a 2002 Intrepid ES in gold with leather, sunroof, chrome wheels, premium sound system and the 3.5. Much better car but overheated and disintegrated the water pump causing continuous issues until a soccer mom wrote it off in one fell swoop. I do miss that car, but I learned my lesson with Chryslers and now drive a 2000 Lexus LS400. So I don’t miss it that much. RIP Intrepids. Thanks for the vid Bro.

[@landonbenford8369]

So a soccer mom totalled it in a crash??

[@eddiethetruhead]

@@landonbenford8369 Yup

[@barryismygod]

I had a ‘95 Dodge Intrepid as my first car it had the 3.5 V6 I loved that thing. they had plenty of power and were great handling for a sedan. ( mine subsequently got modified with a turbo. And lived as a street racer till it blew up)

[@kiprandom7208]

That Concorde ad was brilliant

[@stevejohnson1321]

This model was a huge fleet purchase here in the northeast. These days I never see one on the road.