Comments on: Weeding out the faux Mopar crowd http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/06/06/weeding-out-the-faux-mopar-crowd/ Chrysler, car, and other discussions by Allpar contributors Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:46:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Nick http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/06/06/weeding-out-the-faux-mopar-crowd/#comment-39031 Nick Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:19:41 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/06/06/weeding-out-the-faux-mopar-crowd/#comment-39031 They lost the Mitsu stake. Daimler decided that it was wasting too much money for them to keep it and sold it off like two years ago. Now Mitsu is making money again, and building and designing desirable products, and Chrysler is out of luck. Thanks Daimler. They lost the Mitsu stake. Daimler decided that it was wasting too much money for them to keep it and sold it off like two years ago. Now Mitsu is making money again, and building and designing desirable products, and Chrysler is out of luck. Thanks Daimler.

]]> By: bryce owens http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/06/06/weeding-out-the-faux-mopar-crowd/#comment-38366 bryce owens Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:13:10 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/06/06/weeding-out-the-faux-mopar-crowd/#comment-38366 I AGREE! many people say that chrysler benifits from daimler... but daimler benifits from chrysler. i have one good question... why did the quit making the Neon i-4 in favor of the GEMA i-4? It cost more money.. and they already had the 1.8, 2.0, 2.4 neon engines... and why isnt there a neon replacement yet? not this overweight underpowered ugly truck! when i saw one in front of me when i was going down the road the first thing i asked my mom is when did they start making eagles again? she laughed. and whos bright idea was it to add the compatriot twins? they are a waist! if i want a small jeep ill buy a liberty! i cant believe that the already straped for cash DAIMLERchrysler did this? and when chrysler was sold what happend to Chrysler Corprations stake in Mitsu? did they get it back? i cant believe that this horriable 9 year marriage is over... i mean look at all the ugly children that resulted from germans! the crossfire? ugly, waist of money. pacifica, kinda ugly... r-class copied it. and why isnt chrysler engneering its own small cars? they caliber/compatriot avenger/sebring are both mitsus in disguse. its sad. but im jumping for joy now that DAIMLERchrysler is over! now its Chrysler Holdings or Chrysler Corpration and we will get the Pentastar!!!! - Small Town Boy I AGREE! many people say that chrysler benifits from daimler… but daimler benifits from chrysler. i have one good question… why did the quit making the Neon i-4 in favor of the GEMA i-4? It cost more money.. and they already had the 1.8, 2.0, 2.4 neon engines… and why isnt there a neon replacement yet? not this overweight underpowered ugly truck! when i saw one in front of me when i was going down the road the first thing i asked my mom is when did they start making eagles again? she laughed. and whos bright idea was it to add the compatriot twins? they are a waist! if i want a small jeep ill buy a liberty! i cant believe that the already straped for cash DAIMLERchrysler did this? and when chrysler was sold what happend to Chrysler Corprations stake in Mitsu? did they get it back? i cant believe that this horriable 9 year marriage is over… i mean look at all the ugly children that resulted from germans! the crossfire? ugly, waist of money. pacifica, kinda ugly… r-class copied it. and why isnt chrysler engneering its own small cars? they caliber/compatriot avenger/sebring are both mitsus in disguse. its sad. but im jumping for joy now that DAIMLERchrysler is over! now its Chrysler Holdings or Chrysler Corpration and we will get the Pentastar!!!!
- Small Town Boy

]]> By: Moparnut http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/06/06/weeding-out-the-faux-mopar-crowd/#comment-35810 Moparnut Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:50:32 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/06/06/weeding-out-the-faux-mopar-crowd/#comment-35810 Many years ago, when I had bought a used 1960 M-B 220Sb, back in the mid 1960s when they had all but zero trade in value (I just liked them) I dealt with one of the Studebaker dealers (!) who had German immigrant mechanics. Also, at the time, I had experience with an assigned Plymouth Interceptor. I happened to mention to the German mechanic that Chrysler products had an American reputation for stellar engineering yet when a "dark cloud went over the damn thing wouldn't start. And if it rained, forget about it completely." Willi's answer was: "Ya - Choost like a Mercedes." Soon after they became not drivers' cars but purely status symbols and I got off the street, became a safety engineer, tried out Plymouth company cars and was forever after hooked on Mopars from the 1967s on. But Teutonic arrogance all but drove my wife and me away from the local dealers after many years of loyalty and I'm glad to see that one dealer we bought her last new Stratus from just ISN'T any more. It was that arrogance that trickled down so that unless you bought something off the showroom every year or two, you were treated like dirt. No thanks. Glad to see the Pentastar shining once more. C'mon, UAW - MAKE IT WORK! You guys can do it! Show 'em how! Many years ago, when I had bought a used 1960 M-B 220Sb, back in the mid 1960s when they had all but zero trade in value (I just liked them) I dealt with one of the Studebaker dealers (!) who had German immigrant mechanics. Also, at the time, I had experience with an assigned Plymouth Interceptor. I happened to mention to the German mechanic that Chrysler products had an American reputation for stellar engineering yet when a “dark cloud went over the damn thing wouldn’t start. And if it rained, forget about it completely.” Willi’s answer was: “Ya - Choost like a Mercedes.”
Soon after they became not drivers’ cars but purely status symbols and I got off the street, became a safety engineer, tried out Plymouth company cars and was forever after hooked on Mopars from the 1967s on.

But Teutonic arrogance all but drove my wife and me away from the local dealers after many years of loyalty and I’m glad to see that one dealer we bought her last new Stratus from just ISN’T any more. It was that arrogance that trickled down so that unless you bought something off the showroom every year or two, you were treated like dirt.

No thanks.

Glad to see the Pentastar shining once more. C’mon, UAW - MAKE IT WORK! You guys can do it! Show ‘em how!

]]> By: FreeLantz http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/06/06/weeding-out-the-faux-mopar-crowd/#comment-35793 FreeLantz Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:08:42 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/06/06/weeding-out-the-faux-mopar-crowd/#comment-35793 Thanks for the clarification...... I suppose a few Mercedes fans who followed Chrysler only during the last few years might jump ship now. Thanks for the clarification…… I suppose a few Mercedes fans who followed Chrysler only during the last few years might jump ship now.

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