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. I don't know about the dart but I put on 285k on my 2007 dodge caliber with 0 problems, I put 299k on the 2005 minivan 0 problems,now it needs lower ball joints. I put 235k on a 2000 sebring,the top wore out and I had to replace it, 95 Dakota v6 at 305k 0 problems, so far I sort of like em, BTW 2095 toyota tundra 12k and it was in for that dammed blower motor in the engine and again at 20k, then trans was slipping at 35k, got rid that truck in a hurry bought me an old dodge diesel 92 and have 490k on it,but it wearing out the tps shafts now,
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.
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?
Scotty has 1.4 million YouTube subscribers.
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
