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Replacement parts for a 2010 are impossible to find???
Which parts might those be? If you have the V6 Duratec, believe it or not that engine was actually designed originally by PORSCHE.

I have this distant dream of buying a 1965 Chrysler 300.
I keep getting close and then some household issue wipes it out.

But I'm not trying to buy a show car, just a daily driver, it does not have to be perfect so that means it is a "parts bin car" and I can put anything that fits into service if I want.
If the original engine in the old girl is in good shape, then great but if it's not I have no qualms about yanking a modern Chrysler LA block V8 from a junkyard and cramming it in there, a lot more room under that giant hood so pretty much anything will fit.

And since I only drive solo about 150 miles a month I'm not really destroying the planet, just dinging my wallet a wee bit at fillup time.
The rest of my driving is with Karen in Miss Ruby, her 2017 Pacifica, which rides as nice as a Bentley according to a Bentley owner in the Pacifica owners group.

I'm certain Miss Ruby will last a long time at the slow rate we rack up miles these days.
If I ever get my 1965, I'm sure it will outlive me.
Those old tanks never die unless you leave them rotting in a field somewhere.

(Example)


Hey I can dream, can't I?
I do a lot of dreaming behind the wheel of my son's 2006 Scion, which looks like an eyesore but runs perfectly.