Originally Posted by OVERKILL
Originally Posted by StevieC
Nope, good cars. Friends of ours got rid of their 2014 for a Kia Sorrento (kids), it had the V8 though...
The 3.6L V6 PentaStar is a great engine and super durable now that the bugs have been worked out in it since its inception in 2011.
Change the transmission fluid despite them telling you it's lifetime which is complete nonsense and even the manufacturer of the transmission tells you otherwise.
Yeah, the 8HP is a wonderful transmission, but you are correct, ZF states the fluid should be changed at 100K or 8 years at the latest.
Yes it is... I had the pleasure to experience it.
Originally Posted by Skippy722
I absolutely love mine. Mines a 2016, so no ESS or CarPlay/android auto. Gets good fuel mileage, the seats are super comfortable, the v6 on mine makes 300hp and will get you into trouble pretty quickly if you let it lol.
If you get snow, make sure you have good tires. Mine is RWD. I have Ironman Hercules aka generic Cooper's and they're awful in the snow. Blizzaks will turn it into a tank, my buddy has them on his older 300 and nothing stops him, I can't even get up my driveway.
RWD models will have 20" wheels, AWD got 19's. AWD models also sit noticeably higher than RWD ones.
Yeah it has the upgraded PentaStar with higher lift and modified compression ratio. It really makes the PentaStar super responsive and powerful.
It's used in the Grand Cherokee in this setup as well. Both come with the 8 hole fuel injectors over the standard 4 type used in the non-upgraded version like my Caravan.
They did it right!