Two Local Jeep Dealers are wanting to buy my CRD......

warp2diesel · **Posted:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:14 am

....and the Pentstar Engine is blowing heads at ~20K.
There must be a connection.

I will keep my CRD.

4x4kingx889 · **Joined:** Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:42 pm **Posts:** 235

A quick search of that engine on google leads to many disappointed owners

racertracer · **Posted:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:03 pm

warp2diesel wrote:

....and the Pentstar Engine is blowing heads at ~20K.
There must be a connection.

I will keep my CRD.

Yeah ...VM better make things right and find a fix. Something is definetely not right.

geordi · **Posted:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:50 pm

Is that engine in a Chrysler?

Problem found.

EAB · **Joined:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:39 pm **Posts:** 141

warp2diesel wrote:

....and the Pentstar Engine is blowing heads at ~20K.
There must be a connection.

I will keep my CRD.

How does a head blow?

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:19 pm

EAB wrote:

warp2diesel wrote:

....and the Pentstar Engine is blowing heads at ~20K.
There must be a connection.

I will keep my CRD.

How does a head blow?

Ask your girlfriend after flowers and champagne.

racertracer · **Posted:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:33 pm

Sir Sam wrote:

EAB wrote:

warp2diesel wrote:

....and the Pentstar Engine is blowing heads at ~20K.
There must be a connection.

I will keep my CRD.

How does a head blow?

Ask your girlfriend after flowers and champagne.

Very crude ..... SS

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:04 pm

racertracer wrote:

Sir Sam wrote:

EAB wrote:

How does a head blow?

Ask your girlfriend after flowers and champagne.

Very crude ..... SS

That describes me well.

Randy B · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:25 pm

Funny I got a call today from the Dealer that done the rear LCA recall about a month ago. They asked if I wanted to sell my CRD.
Seems that they are remaking the heads for the Penstar engines, and the problem is a design flaw, go figure.
I will keep my CRD :lol:

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:56 pm

the 'we want to buy your Jeep' is a standard sales technique
makes no difference what you have - as long as you're willing to trade it in on something new.

Joe Romas · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:46 pm

ATXKJ wrote:

the 'we want to buy your Jeep' is a standard sales technique
makes no difference what you have - as long as you're willing to trade it in on something new.

X2
They play this game when they get bored.

But I have a dumb question.
What does the Pentstar blowing heads have to do with our CRD's :?:

racertracer · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:56 pm

Right... I made a mistake and jumped the gun.

I am light on the trigger when it comes to cylinder head leaks, since my previously totaled CRD experienced 2 head gasket failures back to back and within a 4 month window.

The PentStar engine is the V6 gasser.

I mistakenly read what warp meant, I believed he meant the VM Panther engine.

To appease the Lost Gods, I shall offer up a full grown angus bull as a sacrificial offering on the mountain top for my offense next time I'm there or smoke the sacred pipe in deep thought.

warp2diesel · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:06 pm

Joe Romas wrote:

ATXKJ wrote:

the 'we want to buy your Jeep' is a standard sales technique
makes no difference what you have - as long as you're willing to trade it in on something new.

X2
They play this game when they get bored.

But I have a dumb question.
What does the Pentstar blowing heads have to do with our CRD's :?:

They want used jeeps to sell and with the Pentastar engines cracking and blowing heads at 20K, who except fools are wanting to buy a Pentastar powered Jeep before the problem is fixed?

BTW, they want to buy it out right with or with out a trade.
No way, I have worked hard for the last 5 years undoing the Bean Counter Engineering and do not want to do it again on a Pentastar. For gassers the 3.7L and the 4.0L are much better engines.
The rumor rumbles are getting stronger that both Chrysler and GM are going to bring the 3.0L VM to the US/Canada. Other rumors tell that they will share the cost of EPA certification to take some of the pain out of it. If the 3.0L VM does come here it would be a no brainer choosing the 3.0L VM over the 3.6L Pentastar which looks to be a piece of crap for now.
I wonder if there will be a Pentastar Engine used for any Fire Works Displays on July 4th, 2012 (they do blow up) ?

geordi · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:19 am

racertracer wrote:

To appease the Lost Gods, I shall offer up a full grown angus bull as a sacrificial offering on the mountain top for my offense next time I'm there or smoke the sacred pipe in deep thought.

The sacred pipe will just give you the munchies afterwards... Better to sacrifice the bull, but do it on the Kingsford altar and at a ceremonial gathering of CRD timing belts, such that there will be a collection of Bishops of the Diesel Torque Wrench to witness and bless your sacrifice with spices... and sauces.

Randy B · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:29 pm

geordi wrote:

racertracer wrote:

To appease the Lost Gods, I shall offer up a full grown angus bull as a sacrificial offering on the mountain top for my offense next time I'm there or smoke the sacred pipe in deep thought.

The sacred pipe will just give you the munchies afterwards... Better to sacrifice the bull, but do it on the Kingsford altar and at a ceremonial gathering of CRD timing belts, such that there will be a collection of Bishops of the Diesel Torque Wrench to witness and bless your sacrifice with spices... and sauces.

nissanfrontier · **Joined:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:09 pm **Posts:** 145

Shait just gotta call on mine dealer offered swapping for new pentstar libby 4x4 with zero miles no other cost except $499 doc fee's holly crap batman! CRDs going up like everything else Take book value add $10k

geordi · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:45 pm

nissanfrontier wrote:

Shait just gotta call on mine dealer offered swapping for new pentstar libby 4x4 with zero miles no other cost except $499 doc fee's holly crap batman! CRDs going up like everything else Take book value add $10k

That seems VERY fishy... Why would any dealer be that willing to over-buy a trade, unless they were getting the new vehicles for free from the manufacturer, and thought whatever price they paid you, they could clear $5k over that in profit room?

This math doesn't add up. Are they making a concerted effort to target the CRD market, or is there something REALLY funky happening up the food chain with the Pentstar supplies and Corporate just wants them gone?

painemann · **Joined:** Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:02 pm **Posts:** 607

I am on Lost and I am very Lost! What the heck is going on, why in the heck would a Jeep dealer want an old used Liberty so bad?

EAB · **Joined:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:39 pm **Posts:** 141

geordi wrote:

nissanfrontier wrote:

Shait just gotta call on mine dealer offered swapping for new pentstar libby 4x4 with zero miles no other cost except $499 doc fee's holly crap batman! CRDs going up like everything else Take book value add $10k

That seems VERY fishy... Why would any dealer be that willing to over-buy a trade, unless they were getting the new vehicles for free from the manufacturer, and thought whatever price they paid you, they could clear $5k over that in profit room?

This math doesn't add up. Are they making a concerted effort to target the CRD market, or is there something REALLY funky happening up the food chain with the Pentstar supplies and Corporate just wants them gone?

Plus the Liberty isnt available with the Pentistar engine....

WolverineFW · **Posted:** Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:12 pm

EAB wrote:

geordi wrote:

nissanfrontier wrote:

Shait just gotta call on mine dealer offered swapping for new pentstar libby 4x4 with zero miles no other cost except $499 doc fee's holly crap batman! CRDs going up like everything else Take book value add $10k

That seems VERY fishy... Why would any dealer be that willing to over-buy a trade, unless they were getting the new vehicles for free from the manufacturer, and thought whatever price they paid you, they could clear $5k over that in profit room?

This math doesn't add up. Are they making a concerted effort to target the CRD market, or is there something REALLY funky happening up the food chain with the Pentstar supplies and Corporate just wants them gone?

Plus the Liberty isnt available with the Pentistar engine....

Exactly....last I saw Libby still had the 3.7. That dealer needs another hit off his bong.

Two Local Jeep Dealers are wanting to buy my CRD......

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