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<blockquote data-quote="Whaler27" data-source="post: 1620897" data-attributes="member: 47769"><p>The dealer called mid-afternoon yesterday. The oil leak was reportedly caused by a bad O-ring on the plastic drain plug. That’s a first for me too. </p><p></p><p>If the next 110,000 miles are trouble-free and require nothing more than oil, gas, lube, wiper blades, and tires I’ll be a very happy camper — even with the permanent oil stains on the driveway.</p><p></p><p>I don’t have any uncommon apps on my phone, and they are set to update automatically, as is my iPhone X. I can’t speak for the Sync system, as I don’t know how to check it or update it. That’s a good segue to the next point. In case it’s not already obvious, I’m old and I’m a technology retard. I enjoy the conveniences provided by some modern technology, but the processes to operate/coordinate/update the technology bore the crap out of me and, since my brain is turning to oatmeal with age, I’m not sure I’d have the mental horsepower to understand them even if they interested me. That makes me the perfect test monkey for their user-friendliness. If I can sit in a new car and use the system without instruction or wading through the tech manual it’s user-friendly and almost anybody will be able to use it. That’s been my experience with the systems I described more favorably. I required very little time, no instruction, and no manual perusing to operate the most-used features. Also, if FCA systems have required updating I never participated in it. That makes them fully idiot-proof systems designed to accommodate a dull-witted, aging, baby boomer. </p><p></p><p>I’ve had GPS and other nav systems in off-shore boats since the technology became available for civilian use, but I didn’t install a nav system in my vehicle until I installed an aftermarket stereo system in my F350 in 2002. The head unit was a single-DIN Pioneer unit with a nav screen that deployed and rotated from horizontal to vertical orientation. That thing seemed like magic at the time, and it worked amazingly well. My first OEM nav system was the Super Duty one referenced above, almost six years newer than the Pioneer, and it was a significant step back in capability. I eventually learned how to use it’s full functionality, with the occasional help of my kids, but it was a persistent disappointment. The Raptor was an easier transition because of my experience with the Super Duty, but the FCA system required no such transition even with no prior FCA experience. It just works, obviously and easily, all the time. Surprisingly, that’s been our experience with the MOPAR products in general since 2006, and I always thought MOPAR was the lowest tier of the American big three vehicle manufacturers. </p><p></p><p>I guess all this distills to your suggestion that we agree to disagree.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whaler27, post: 1620897, member: 47769"] The dealer called mid-afternoon yesterday. The oil leak was reportedly caused by a bad O-ring on the plastic drain plug. That’s a first for me too. If the next 110,000 miles are trouble-free and require nothing more than oil, gas, lube, wiper blades, and tires I’ll be a very happy camper — even with the permanent oil stains on the driveway. I don’t have any uncommon apps on my phone, and they are set to update automatically, as is my iPhone X. I can’t speak for the Sync system, as I don’t know how to check it or update it. That’s a good segue to the next point. In case it’s not already obvious, I’m old and I’m a technology retard. I enjoy the conveniences provided by some modern technology, but the processes to operate/coordinate/update the technology bore the crap out of me and, since my brain is turning to oatmeal with age, I’m not sure I’d have the mental horsepower to understand them even if they interested me. That makes me the perfect test monkey for their user-friendliness. If I can sit in a new car and use the system without instruction or wading through the tech manual it’s user-friendly and almost anybody will be able to use it. That’s been my experience with the systems I described more favorably. I required very little time, no instruction, and no manual perusing to operate the most-used features. Also, if FCA systems have required updating I never participated in it. That makes them fully idiot-proof systems designed to accommodate a dull-witted, aging, baby boomer. I’ve had GPS and other nav systems in off-shore boats since the technology became available for civilian use, but I didn’t install a nav system in my vehicle until I installed an aftermarket stereo system in my F350 in 2002. The head unit was a single-DIN Pioneer unit with a nav screen that deployed and rotated from horizontal to vertical orientation. That thing seemed like magic at the time, and it worked amazingly well. My first OEM nav system was the Super Duty one referenced above, almost six years newer than the Pioneer, and it was a significant step back in capability. I eventually learned how to use it’s full functionality, with the occasional help of my kids, but it was a persistent disappointment. The Raptor was an easier transition because of my experience with the Super Duty, but the FCA system required no such transition even with no prior FCA experience. It just works, obviously and easily, all the time. Surprisingly, that’s been our experience with the MOPAR products in general since 2006, and I always thought MOPAR was the lowest tier of the American big three vehicle manufacturers. I guess all this distills to your suggestion that we agree to disagree. [/QUOTE]
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