Fiat and Chrysler strike alliance amid crisis

[KCALB SIRAY]

Personally I've never had any problems with my Chrsylers in the past. Granted the only newer Chrsyler product I've owned was a Jeep, but it was built to last a war, the rest were all pre 1971, lol. We've seen many of their products renew faith on design over the last 5 years despite the gas hogs (Durango, 300, Magnum etc.) great styles and have held their own in the design/auto world of awards. I honestly don't see it being a problem, just as Scion took to the states. It took a few to get it known, hopefully Chrysler can do the same with Fiat in the future. So yeah, I'd probably stillbuy it if it said Chrsyler on it

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by KCALB SIRAY

Personally I've never had any problems with my Chrsylers in the past. Granted the only newer Chrsyler product I've owned was a Jeep, but it was built to last a war, the rest were all pre 1971, lol. We've seen many of their products renew faith on design over the last 5 years despite the gas hogs (Durango, 300, Magnum etc.) great styles and have held their own in the design/auto world of awards. I honestly don't see it being a problem, just as Scion took to the states. It took a few to get it known, hopefully Chrysler can do the same with Fiat in the future. So yeah, I'd probably stillbuy it if it said Chrsyler on it

My last car was a 1999 Dodge Stratus. I kept it going until 138,000 miles. When I would take it to any Dodge stealership for service people would come from all over the facility to look at it. They had simply never seen a Stratus with that kind of mileage on it. I never knew whether to feel proud or embarrassed.

I was quite happy the day I traded that car in for a Toyota. I doubt I will ever buy American again.

[KCALB SIRAY]

Originally Posted by BailOut

My last car was a 1999 Dodge Stratus. I kept it going until 138,000 miles. When I would take it to any Dodge stealership for service people would come from all over the facility to look at it. They had simply never seen a Stratus with that kind of mileage on it. I never knew whether to feel proud or embarrassed.

I was quite happy the day I traded that car in for a Toyota. I doubt I will ever buy American again.

My parents had a Dodge Carvan that went for 12 years, no problem, 200K + miles on it. Never had a problem, even after being rear ended in a high impact situation. My first Toyota had an electrical problem that Toyota themselves could not fix. Basically I could only run the car during the day. As soon as I would run the lights, it would kill the battery no matter what was replaced. Theres always that one in every crowd that stands out. In this case, it's the car I'm speaking of

[GeneW]

Originally Posted by BailOut

My last car was a 1999 Dodge Stratus. I kept it going until 138,000 miles. When I would take it to any Dodge stealership for service people would come from all over the facility to look at it. They had simply never seen a Stratus with that kind of mileage on it. I never knew whether to feel proud or embarrassed.

Newer Dodges are like bad kids... they take up smoking in their youth and then die young. You could tell where they had been by their oily smell.

Probably most Dodge owners do not get their cars serviced at the Stealership. Too expensive.

Once upon a time Chrysler was a technological leader in the industry. Their drive train components were wonders, motors that did not die easily, trannies that were bulletproof and rear ends that were very rugged.

I drove a Chrysler van for 1000s of miles. Never had to do anything but change the oil, like our Yaris. Only after a new crew abused it to hell and back did the tranny start slipping. Simple rebuild and it was good to go for thousands more miles.

"Hemi", "Wedge", Charger, Challenger, Fury.... Coronet.


Does this new alliance mean that Chrysler will partake of the same craftsmanship and elegance that marks Northern Italian products? Is there a form of Ferrari or Lamborghini in Chrysler's future? What a possibility?

Gene