Editorials and Articles

Guest Editorials

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Auto information in detail

• Engines
  • Biodiesel - information and a users' guide on this practical fuel (2001)
  • Horsepower vs Torque (2000)
  • Diesel engines - information and perspectives (May 2001)
• Working at Trenton Engine (March 2006)
• Chrysler auction scene, 2007
• History of Jeep and the Jeep Liberty: written by a former Chrysler engineer (March 2004)
• Ford: 100 years of deception (Feb 2003)
• SUV suspension design from an expert (March 2002)
• Platforms: what is a car platform, and what does it imply at DCX? (July 2001)
• Auto development notes (April 2005)
• What is a muscle car? (Oct 2001)
• Auto design: best designs, cost efficiencies, waste (Sept 2001)
• Antitheft devices and car security (July 2001)
• SUV Buyers' Guide; 4x4 vs 4WD vs AWD (1998 - updated July 2001)
• Headlights: E-codes vs DOT (1999)
• A car safety timeline (2001)
• Is it quality or maintenance? (2002)

Mergers and acquisitions

• DaimlerChrysler
• Cerberus

The life and end of Plymouth

• The history, present, and (lack of) future of Plymouth (2000)
• A look at the slow death of Plymouth (2001) - by Dan Minick, with a response by Curtis Redgap
• Ways to avoid ending the brand (2000)
• Historical overview of the decision to stop making Plymouths (2000)
• Many opinions on Chrysler's decision to stop making Plymouths (2000)
• Rebuttal and a rebuttal of the rebuttal, believe it or not (2000)
• The Chrysler Prowler (2000)
• Brand dilution at DaimlerChrysler (2000)
• Various histories of Plymouth

Driving

• Speed doesn't kill - stupidity and inattention do (with many responses)
• Roger's rebuttal to the many, many responses people have written

• former patrolman's view on safety, road rage, speeding, and selective enforcement

• Dealing with aggressive drivers: tips from the New Jersey State Police

• Mopars can save your life

Other stuff

• SUV RIP - A Briton’s View of the Magnum (300C Touring)
• Naming the 300C is a mistake (April 2003)
• Inside the Chrysler Museum
• Chrysler's Extended Enterprise supply-chain system
• Gasahol, alcohol, and other solutions (December 2005)
• Is it Quality - or Maintenance? (1997)
• Components affected by a wheelbase change (March 2003)
• The myth of the lazy, overpaid UAW employee (2002)
• Tom Batchelor's Mopar memories - and other Mopar memories
• Ford vs Chrysler enthusiasts
• Selling Dodge - a commentary on Dodge marketing (2001)
• The Jeep Liberty vs the Jeep Cherokee (2001) (More opinions)
• How the EPA tests cars
• What if cars were like computers? (humor; 1995)
• The Insider's History of Plymouth (and Chrysler)
• Christmas in May: putting a 1949 Plymouth into emergency action (2003)
• Focus groups, or how the Aztek made it to production (2001)

Chrysler dealers and car repair shop articles

Dealers	Independent repair shop owner Beth wrote:
Dropping dealers in 2009 Dealership photos Merits and flaws of dealer drops Handling conflicts with dealers List of dealer lies The view from the other side Getting good dealer service An former dealer mechanic speaks Related articles Resolving mail-order disputes Universal and hidden warranties Scheduled maintenance scams Top 5 tire misunderstandings Ode of a car mechanic	Tales of an independent car repair shop How to hire and work with mechanics (and everyone else) How to be a good or a bad customer Five useless customer phrases Why would you lie to your car repair shop? Advice for semi-pro mechanics Fair pricing for repair shops ’Tis the season! Why we won’t help: helping vs enabling Manners in the repair shop

Written by the Allpar Staff

Newer opinions and editorials are in the weblogs

Corporate Chrysler issues

• Ongoing technological innovations (ongoing)
• Learning the wrong lessons - how to sell the Pacifica (August 2003)
• Why does Chrysler keep shooting itself in the foot?
• Five Star dealers
• Cultural change at Chrysler (article from 1995)

Government and regulation

• USA pollution requirements: A better way
• CAFE revisited: How the government rewards waste (Responses)
• Trucks and SUVs - where will it end?
• How mass transit helps drivers

Other

• Don't get ripped off! Avoid these common dealer scams
• Driving in England: What are we Americans missing? What can we learn? (responses)
• Consumer Reports' statistical and methods flaws

Totally off topic

• Driving music: Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• Organizational development
• Using MacSSH for secure SSH2 FTP, POP, and SMTP connections

Tips for Chrysler

Where we tell a big company how to run their business. All written around 2002-2003.

1. How to sell Neons
2. How to save lots of money (and customers) with an absurdly inexpensive change
3. How to keep your customers - and recover the ones you lost
4. Regaining the faith and loyalty of enthusiastic boosters and customers