"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"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


Well, that's a good thing. I can identify the older minivans on the road
ahead with almost 100% accuracy, based just on the stink.