I paid $13k for a 2011 Laredo HEMI with 76k miles on it, in
2018. It was in the middle of the Kelly Blue Book value, but also a 70th Anniversary model with several premium options on a more basic vehicle and the very unique Bronze paint color. The previous owner smoked in it, and it had cooling system and brake system problems, not obvious or serious problems, but I could tell from my own inspection and test drive.
Scrubbing every square inch of the interior and shampooing the carpet 3 times, a charcoal cabin air filter and then keeping several boxes of baking soda open in the cabin does wonders for getting rid of the smoking odors. Mostly gone in a month, totally gone in 3 months, only when the carpet got wet it would release some smoke odors for another couple of months after that.
I'm at 125k miles, the engine is still great. But lots chassis and brake problems to fix and they keep breaking. I can not stop the cooling system from leaking, as soon as I figure out the leak and fix it, a month later it starts leaking in a new spot. My aftermarket water pump with 49k miles started leaking at the shaft seal and I just replaced it, hopefully this is the final leak. And one of my heavily rusted parking brake cables just snapped, I've ordered the parts for that. And my brakes have been working perfectly for an entire year, so clearly something has to go on that, and the only part I haven't replaced has been the hard lines, ABS Module and Vacuum Booster, and my Vacuum Booster is leaking down within an hour after shutting down the motor, so that needs replaced soon.
Sometimes the MDS will have a noticeable vibration to it, but more often its perfectly smooth. I think it might be hotter air temperatures, cause its summer now and I can notice some engine vibe in MDS mode, when its been perfectly smooth and unnoticeable for a long time, like a whole year? A whole year? Like last summer, when air temperatures were over 90°F
When I have tried 87 Octane gas I think it creates some noticeable MDS vibe, I use 89 Octane exclusively, the engine is much more responsive with that Octane. (which is what the O.M. basically says).