WTH is Scotty Kilmer's problem, anyway?
I really enjoy his channel! First, he's on the record of at least admiring and appreciating classic Mopar stuff. It's just the more modern machines that he gripes about.
Personally, I disagree with 50% of his opinions but I find that he's on target with most of his advice. The photos/clip art that go along with his talks make me laugh out loud. There's some funny, subtle stuff that pops up now and again.
Yes, I remember the brake line repair that everyone is pontificating about...I agree, it's a great example of something he did wrong but the vast majority of his information is worthwhile.
Scotty Kilmer is a joke and a hack. My son was into his YouTube channel for a while. So I sat down and watched an episode, I could not believe that this guy has followers and people buy into his advice. It's sad and the very reason people don't have a clue how to work on their own cars correctly.
I disagree. The guy was a professional mechanic for 50 years and now he has a profitable YouTube channel (which is probably a lot harder than you can imagine). He's no hack. You're free to not like the guy or disagree with his methods but come on. A "joke and a hack?" You're flat wrong by any legitimate measure.
There's a disease in the US of A these days where any person that we disagree with is some kind of worthless piece of dogsh--. Can't we move past this?
Who died and left him in charge Just another self proclaimed no it all poge.
Scotty has 1.4 million YouTube subscribers.
Never heard of him. Could care less what he thinks.
I personally have had great luck with Chrysler products. I've had 5 Dakota's and Durango's all go over 225k to 290k miles on original motors and transmissions. All of them were sold and still in great running condition. Current beater is a 2002 Durango that just turned 200k miles. Doesn't burn one drop of oil and the transmission shifts perfectly. I've had Magnum RT's, 300C SRT8's, tons of Jeep's, and several Dodge Rams and I've never had a bad one yet. There are going to be lemons in every car manufacture but my experience has been very positive. That's not to say I'm a Dodge only kind of guy, I like other brands too. I've also had my share of Audi's (A4's, A6's, and S4's) and some Fords.
I believe you completely but looking at the Mopars that you listed, I'm struck by the fact that those are (by my estimation) the "good" ones. They're also the modern Chryslers that most of us here are probably most familiar with. These vehicles have tried and true engines, domestic/German underpinnings, ZF and Tremec sourced transmissions, etc. Ignoring the fact that Durangos, Dakotas and Rams are total rust buckets around here, these are the best of Chrysler's offerings over the past two decades. They have their problems but they're certainly competitive and appealing.
Scotty Kilmer seems to primarily complain about the FWD stuff...and based on the age of cars and demographic that he served, he was likely exposed to a lot of the Cerberus Capitol era +/- cars which were largely Mitsu-based platforms that were a generation behind in terms of tech, and from Eastern Europe in terms of interior/exterior styling.
Would you be sharing the same high praise if you had a 2000 Avenger or Sebring? How about a 2006 Caliber or a 2013 Dart? I honestly doubt it. Maybe his mistake is that he's not differentiating between the model lines.
By the way, if you say that those Audis were trouble free for 200k+ miles, we're going to have you checked into an asylum. :D
