Scotty and friends I know most Chrysler made cars are crap but I had a question about the 2006 Magnum wagon RT? a friend from work is selling for $2,300 with 111,000 miles with the 5.7 Hemi V8. She bought it brand new never had issues according to her. the interior is a bit worn and the leather seats had better days but I know seat covers can be placed. Would this be a good 2nd hand non daily driver?
Those cars have both engine and transmission issues around 100k miles. Have you typed "Dodge Magnum Common Problems" into google? You would see these pop up:
"The 2005 Magnum has problems with the gear shifter getting stuck, a shaky and sometimes stalled engine and transmission failure at 75,000 miles.
Let someone else deal with those headaches." - Carcomplaints
http://www.dodgeproblems.com/models/magnum/
What Magnum Owners Complain About
Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.
Worst Issues
Worst Topics
- Interior70(100%)
- Engine69(99%)
- Transmission27(39%)
- Lights15(21%)
- Windows14(20%)
Are you really going to take the chances?
Plus, even if it was reliable, this is the most uglies wagon thingy I've ever seen
Lets see, the RT had a brand new 5.7 engine, prone to problems like @yaser said. The transmission was Mercedes derived. The designer of this vehicle was later promoted to the Head Design of FCA. It shares the same platform as the Chrysler 300 and looks like a Dodge Grand Caravan.
All of this was compiled within 10 minutes through wikipedia and google, and this would be enough for me to run away from this vehicle. After this, I doubt you will consider this vehicle. Sure people do get lucky with American cars and maybe your friend is such but maybe he also did ONE google search on his vehicle, saw the common problems that pop up around 100k miles, and is trying to get rid of it. You never know.
After all of this, if you are still persistent on getting it because its a wagon and its powerful and you don't have enough drama in your life make sure to have a mechanic check it out.
Apparently, the 5.7L engine on these cars have lots of issues.
I say go for it, as long as:
1. A mechanic says it's in good condition
2. It's not going to be a daily driver.
IF it really is in good condtion, you could have a lot of fun with that thing before it blows up.
Just be prepared to put a little bit of money into it.
Well I really wasn’t crazy about it anyway and the inside was in pretty bad shape. However it Just so happens that a little while ago she just traded it to a dealer and got the same amount for what she was selling it for and got a 2021 Volkswagen Atlas SportCross AWD I believe with the V6. she wanted it because it’s very wide and the inside is so huge. I’m sure it’s not any better of a vehicle than the Magnum and more of a bad move she bought it so she’s gonna lose a lot value for sure.