Some more details would have been helpful. When a car is "not running right" there are usually some simpler things that most people would try first before going right to replacing the engine bearings. Apparently this didn't help. I'm wondering what you didn't notice during the test drive that became apparent within 8 miles after buying it. If you had taken it for an 8-mile test drive before buying it, you could have saved yourself some trouble.

Hey I spent over 55000 dollars on my ride, its awesome I raced so many cars and killed them. Couldnt ask for a better car and people who don't like it just don't no how to drive it and handle it :)

You spent over $55,000 on a Dodge Intrepid? Why? If you decided to build a dragster with an Intrepid body on it, I should hope that it would beat the average stock car. On second thought, I highly doubt that you know what you're talking about.

Why would you race the same car? Two intrepids?

The race would only be decided by who pushed the accelerator down more or faster.

They weren't the same car. Read closer and you will see one had a 3.3L engine and the other had the 3.5.

So what car was fasher 3.5l or the 3.1l?

I am updating this page that I started. My Intrepid is a 3.3L. True it has the same engine as the Canadian Chrysler Intrepid 3.3L I raced, but mine was still faster. And it's not always who hits the gas faster. What also matters is what tires you use, what grade or quality fuel you use, and how many miles are on the car. Mine has 320k miles and is still going very strong on its first engine and transmission. But when some cars have high mileage, they sometimes have less compression in the engine due to normal wear and/or abuse. I love my 3.3L.

Come on now. If the original poster says he had no problems then fine. The second poster is carrying on as if people read these posts looking for cars that can accept no maintenance and survive. That's insane. EVERY car if maintained properly should give miles upon miles of service. We should all endeavour to care for our vehicles and stop looking for excuses for our inability to accept the result of what we dish out to our cars.

I am adding to this page I started. Yes it has had an oil change every 3k. miles. This car uses a timing chain not a timing belt as the guy above said. And yes, this car has been babied all of its life. It's been washed every week since new, never been abused, had a tune up every thousand miles, sometimes a little before, never been smoked in.

The only thing that it currently needs is a new steering rack (rack and pinion). So everything I said is true.