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Originally Posted by Goin'toasquarestate
Have same concerns I guess, of reliabity in such a broke in daily car. Turbochargerpros.com.......just poked 'round there to see that theey had kits for 2.0's. P/T cruiser and Neon.
I don't drive this car harsh at all, thought it'd be a fun little gizmo job for my 16 year old and I to attempt.
This car's the best I've ever owned, sure wish hadn't stop making it!
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From what I gather, 2003 was a pretty good year for Dodge cars. I had an '03 Intrepid that I bought with 7k and traded it with 231k miles. It needed some front end bushings halfway through its life (and again when I traded it) but it always started right up and never left me stranded. Out of all the people I knew with domestics of this era, this was easily the most reliable car. It would've be as good as Honda or Toyota if it wasn't as high maintenance as it was. So keep up with that maintenance by the book, use
100% Mopar fluids, and don't listen to the bandwagon naysayers.
That said, I'd keep the drivetrain stock and take up the "road handler" suggestion. Sway bars, strut tower brace, bushings, etc. At 8 years/81k some of those bushings might be worn out anyway. You won't be compromising reliability, it's probably cheaper to do, and a somewhat safer way to improve performance considering a 16 year old is driving it.
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