The 300 replaced my 2011 Durango Citadel AWD with the 5.7 HEMI. The Durango was great, but I beat that thing HARD the first year I owned it because I was young and dumb. Every year something broke... water pump (turned out to be a huge issue on 2011-2017 models), the brake booster failed (recall), the fuel pump went out at about 75k, the AC compressor seized and shredded the clutch, and the oil drain bolt seized into the pan. Turns out they have plastic oil pans, and yes it was torqued to spec. Thing had a brass looking bung that the bolt screwed into it. After the oil pan fiasco, we decided it needed to go, especially since it averaged 15-16mpg.
We went to Carmax "just to look, I promise!" and my wife and I fell in love with this 2016 300S. Price was right on it so we pulled the trigger. Had ~42k miles on it. Only issue was the 5% window tint that I immediately took in to have removed and replaced with 20% on all windows except the windshield. We are at 54k miles on it and it's now my daily driver. Mine does not have the revamped Pentastar V6, so no stop/start tech on mine. In mine, the v6 is cranking out 300hp and 264ft lbs of torque.
Pros:
-It's quiet and drives nice and smooth
-Getting pretty good fuel mileage, 22-24mpg when calculated by hand, considering it only gets driven 20 miles a day.
-The Beats by Dre stereo in it actually sounds pretty good
-8.4" touch screen is awesome
-Love the LCD dash
-Sport mode, S on the shifter, transforms it into a whole different vehicle. Throttle response tightens way up, the transmission shifts faster and firmer, and doesn't try to get into 8th gear as quickly as it can
-The factory LED fog lights cast a super wide, low beam. Like almost 180º wide!
Cons:
-Has developed a dash/door rattle on the passenger side, whether its due to the repair from when my wife sideswiped a pole at the gas station or not I have no idea
-In drive (D on shifter) the throttle response is.... dull. Lazy might be a better term
-Transmission is also lazy in Drive, flooring it to pass results in a delay, then a few downshifts, THEN it goes
-245/45r20 tires are expensive
-Cartridge style oil filter housing is plastic, and are known to crack if overtightened
-Intake manifold has to come off to replace spark plugs and driver side coil packs when it's time
-Halogen headlights leave a lot to be desired, even with upgraded 9011 halogen bulbs or Diode Dynamics LED's
We went to Carmax "just to look, I promise!" and my wife and I fell in love with this 2016 300S. Price was right on it so we pulled the trigger. Had ~42k miles on it. Only issue was the 5% window tint that I immediately took in to have removed and replaced with 20% on all windows except the windshield. We are at 54k miles on it and it's now my daily driver. Mine does not have the revamped Pentastar V6, so no stop/start tech on mine. In mine, the v6 is cranking out 300hp and 264ft lbs of torque.
Pros:
-It's quiet and drives nice and smooth
-Getting pretty good fuel mileage, 22-24mpg when calculated by hand, considering it only gets driven 20 miles a day.
-The Beats by Dre stereo in it actually sounds pretty good
-8.4" touch screen is awesome
-Love the LCD dash
-Sport mode, S on the shifter, transforms it into a whole different vehicle. Throttle response tightens way up, the transmission shifts faster and firmer, and doesn't try to get into 8th gear as quickly as it can
-The factory LED fog lights cast a super wide, low beam. Like almost 180º wide!
Cons:
-Has developed a dash/door rattle on the passenger side, whether its due to the repair from when my wife sideswiped a pole at the gas station or not I have no idea
-In drive (D on shifter) the throttle response is.... dull. Lazy might be a better term
-Transmission is also lazy in Drive, flooring it to pass results in a delay, then a few downshifts, THEN it goes
-245/45r20 tires are expensive
-Cartridge style oil filter housing is plastic, and are known to crack if overtightened
-Intake manifold has to come off to replace spark plugs and driver side coil packs when it's time
-Halogen headlights leave a lot to be desired, even with upgraded 9011 halogen bulbs or Diode Dynamics LED's
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