Comments on: Why Chrysler is perpetually bankrupt

By: Little Joe

Little Joe — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:09:28 +0000

Being in the automotive business over 30 years,I had an early stint with Chrysler Products and I have to tell you,they ha the best drive trains out there,very well built,very reliable,great for fleet use as well.Then the 80’s came,K-Cars,please.The big cars were gone,with the expeption of the Gran Fury,{which we bought 1 new},the Diplomat and The 5Th Ave.I liked them,yes they had some quality problems,no worse them the anyone else of the time,but rarely major!Then,Mercedes Benz got involved,yes there were improvements,but at a high cost.Being in the repair business,I saw this 1st hand.Parts pricing went crazy,and to add insult to injury,which is what the europeans are famous for,they withhold service information,making repairs more difficult,not the some of the dealership techs did any better,but it did strain customer relations with repair costs and time.Thats why I have NEVER recommended any european car to anyone.Chrysler needs to be saved and owned by an American Co,lets ease up on this global market,and for god sakes…BRING BACK THE PENTISTAR!

By: Auto Parts Jeepster

Auto Parts Jeepster — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:35:42 +0000

Well, everything is over. Chrysler is already sold to Cerberus. They just signed the contract recently. “It’s official — the 1998 transatlantic merger that was supposed to change the auto industry has ended. Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP took 80.1 percent ownership of the Chrysler group today. DaimlerChrysler retained 19.9 percent. Citing “highly volatile U.S. credit markets,” DaimlerChrysler said it would combine with Cerberus to loan Chrysler’s automotive business $2 billion”…from Automotive News

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:40:18 +0000

One of chrysler’s problems with the truck line is fuel ecomomy, they have never been able to compare with GM or FORD in that department.

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:49:01 +0000

I can only speak of what I know, which seems to be a departure from some of the previous comments. Although I am relatively young (25), I have only driven Chrysler products (Chryslers and Jeeps) and feel that the company has always ben underrated. My first car was a hand-me-down 1995 LH-New Yorker, and it was IMO the most thoughtfully, well designed car on the road. It had style, comfort, room (thanks to Chrysler’s cab-forward design, remember that?), and the 3.5l v6 was no slouch, epsecially for such a large car. I was the envy of all my friends back in the 90’s, any time we went anywhere they would insist we took “the whale” (remember the lyrics from Love Shack?) Since then I’ve also owner a 1991 Cherokee, a 1997 Sebring JXi (which I still have) and a recently acquired 1989 Grand Wagoneer (AMC engineered, I know, but the were bought out by that model year) just for shits and giggles. Guess what, I’ve never (knock on the Woody’s fake woodgrain) had any real issues with any of them that I couldn’t fix myself, let alone any major mechanical defects, how many can say that about their Benz? I will continue to buy Chryslers, albeit used ones, atleast until the resurrection of an independent Chrysler Corp. I’ve never cared or longed for a Mercedes, and even if I were to spend such a ridiculous amount of money on a (gasp!) German car I would buy a BMW hands down. I don’t know any of the numbers or statistics, and I refuse to repeat hearsay. All I know is that before the merger, Chrysler was building some of the most reliable, stylish cars on the road, which the fact we still see so many pre-merger Chryslers (including mine) driving around is a testament to.