Start raiding the yards, Jon Boy!

[Mitchness]

Chrysler is done (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/business/01auto.html).

Doesn't bode well for my Jeep either. :(

[Backwoodz Tuner]

I thought they made some deal with Fiat

[Ty]

I thought they made some deal with Fiat
Read the article. They did.

It just means that the government is cutting them a break while they restructure their business and figure things out. Chances are they'll recover and business will resume as usual.

[Mitchness]

They hope. I'm sure major cuts in options and models will happen, just like with GM. Chrysler has partnered with other makers in the past and it seems to have done nothing to help.

[Backwoodz Tuner]

Read the article. They did.

It just means that the government is cutting them a break while they restructure their business and figure things out. Chances are they'll recover and business will resume as usual.

I didn't see the link 2 the article , I see now

[JetBlack]

They hope. I'm sure major cuts in options and models will happen, just like with GM. Chrysler has partnered with other makers in the past and it seems to have done nothing to help.

Chrysler, Jeep, Eagle, AMC... All Chrysler names and how many are left?

[Mitchness]

Well AMC was its own company which owned Eagle. Chrysler just bought it out. The Mopar crowd has traditionally been Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth. Up until now Plymouth was the only one that failed. Jeep was the only addition that actually made any money for Chrysler. But not enough that the Germans couldn't even make it work. :lol:

[TatMatt]

Meh! whos really cares. I mean if they are such a great company then why are they waiting for the flush. Just means no more Srt crap

[Domesticated]

wow, real low blow matt, srt rocks. theres nothing wrong with factory race cars. they are just overpriced. 28000 for a srt caliber. a little spendy but worth it. i dont know, whatevers clever i guess. i wont be mopar my whole life... maybe. but all the cars i like are the older ones anyway, i wanna get my hands on a conquest

[silver_echo]

wow, real low blow matt, srt rocks. theres nothing wrong with factory race cars. they are just overpriced. 28000 for a srt caliber. a little spendy but worth it. i dont know, whatevers clever i guess. i wont be mopar my whole life... maybe. but all the cars i like are the older ones anyway, i wanna get my hands on a conquest

isn't that the same as the starion?

[Domesticated]

yep, its another dsm..

[Mitchness]

C'mon Jon Boy, I figured you for a little more old school than that. '69 Charger, '71 Challenger, '70 'Cuda. Something more roots oriented. :wink:

[silver_echo]

i need to take another look and see if the starion i saw in the valley is for sale... if it is, i will let you know... i think i saw a for sale sign on it...

[TatMatt]

, srt rocks. theres nothing wrong with factory race cars. they are just overpriced. 28000 for a srt caliber. a little spendy but worth it.


I guess not, The american public has spoken. Again I will state if Chrysler was producing quality,attractive, and desireable cars they wouldn't be going under or being forced to accept goverment money and an imposed merger with fiat ( a french company).

[Mitchness]

I guess not, The american public has spoken. Again I will state if Chrysler was producing quality,attractive, and desireable cars they wouldn't be going under or being forced to accept goverment money and an imposed merger with fiat ( a french company).

...or bending over backwards for the goddamn unions. :wink:

[TatMatt]

Toyota,Nissan,Honda, Mitsu,Mazda,BMW,and Audi all have union workers. They are doing just fine. So next excuse for the dying big three...

[Backwoodz Tuner]

Toyota,Nissan,Honda, Mitsu,Mazda,BMW,and Audi all have union workers. They are doing just fine. So next excuse for the dying big three...


Good call Tat, I totally agree,its kinda odd how all the domestic brands are all goin belly up.gots to be 1 thing"GREED" . No sense of money management. Must be nice to get money for free cause they can't support themselves.
Kinda makes me think of the OCTO-MOM LOL. Have 6 and then pop out 8 more.

[silver_echo]

Toyota,Nissan,Honda, Mitsu,Mazda,BMW,and Audi all have union workers. They are doing just fine. So next excuse for the dying big three...

they may all have union workers, but the UAW union that covers the big three had been causing problems for years... example: there was a TSB from GM about connector pin strength where connectors were FALLING OFF the ecu, repair was a new connector wired in... it was falling off because the UAW made gm lessen the pin strength of the connectors so that the union workers would not get carpal tunnel from doing the job of assembling the car... that is where the quality went, and they are paid almost twice what the toyota union workers are making... yet toyota consistently posts better quality ratings and has better employee morale... hmmmm, i wonder...

[gotrice93]

chrysler+fiat= CRYALOT

[TatMatt]

OK you do know that most of the " import cars" are built in the good ole USA buy americans that are in the UAW right?? So yeah if the UAW did it in one plant then why wouldn't it be done in all? That is what unions do and I seriously doubt that the were only able to get plant to do it and not all.

[silver_echo]

OK you do know that most of the " import cars" are built in the good ole USA buy americans that are in the UAW right?? So yeah if the UAW did it in one plant then why wouldn't it be done in all? That is what unions do and I seriously doubt that the were only able to get plant to do it and not all.

yes i know that a lot of "imports" are built in the US... but i have not seen any of those issues with imports... besides, look locally to spokane, the grocery workers union was able to get a good contract from rosauers, but not from safeway and albertsons... so there will be a different UAW contract for each manufacturer, so yes i do think that it would be possible to get one plant but not another...