"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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If their engines are as badly designed as those in Chrysler minivans, they
should be blowing blue smoke by 50K miles, thereby making them candidates
for the junkyard at an early age.



The engine is a 5 cylinder Mercedes diesel. In fact, the whole rig, other
than the name badges is built by Mercedes. They've been used for years in
Europe but the engines didn't meet US emission requirements. After they
bought Chrysler, the US market justified cleaning up the engine to meet the
standards. They have replaced the traditional Dodge Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500
van series.

Eisboch