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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 10:51 PM Original message |
Dodge Charger coming to the rescue of the Alfa Romeo brand? Bet on it! |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. You put a Hemi into a Brera, and I'll be first in line to buy one. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 10:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I'll be the first to snicker at you when it never leaves the shop. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. No, Fiat's good now. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I'll take your word for that, but Chrysler products are still complete shit. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. But with Fiat in charge, the Viper might not burn the shit out of your leg |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Chrysler really has nowhere to go but up. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. Oh, I agree. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:52 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. FWIW, CR agrees with me on this one. |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-03-09 12:02 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Consumer Reports isn't god |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-03-09 12:06 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Of course they're not. But their reliability survey data is very good. |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-03-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. Who rates Consumer Reports? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-04-09 02:04 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. JD Power ratings are extremely dodgy, they look at the earliest, most trouble-free period. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-03-09 12:27 AM Response to Reply #33 |
43. You have to consider the cars being rated. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-03-09 12:32 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Noted, just pointing out that they said almost exactly what I did. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. some of them are- but that's true of just about every company. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Well yeah, but that was 1972. Engines ran on leaded gas, Nixon was president, |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. The Chrysler van is so bad that VW just rebadges it and call it's Routan |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. VW isn't exactly well regarded for quality these days, either. |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. VW is such a bad car they just passed Toyota worldwide in car sales |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:46 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. They're terrible cars. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-03-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #30 |
41. how many cars have you personally owned in your lifetime? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-03-09 12:30 AM Response to Reply #41 |
44. My family owns a business which depends on cars being reliable and economical to repair. |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-03-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. I've personally found Ford to be by far the worst of American cars |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-04-09 02:01 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Depends on what you need. |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-04-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Your favorite Fords are going away and are going to be replaced by Mopars |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-04-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Only for cop cars. |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-04-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. There's already plenty of Caravan taxi cabs and 300 limos |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-04-09 09:15 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Dude, you're telling me my business. Laughably bad idea, that. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Okay, that's not true. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. i guess that you've never driven a 300? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:27 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I like reliable cars. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. i've only had one chrysler that i had any big problems with... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. "Among the 34 brands ranked for 2009, Jeep is 28th, Dodge 30th, and Chrysler 32nd." |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:45 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. About one more repair visit per 5 years. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:50 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Their best rated brand came in at "Poor." They got outrated by Kia. |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:57 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Kia is a very competitive car, that proves your out of touch with the car market |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-03-09 12:03 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Kia's got better. Granted, they couldn't have got much worse. But if you're getting outclassed by |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-03-09 12:08 AM Response to Reply #27 |
39. i don't have a 2009. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-03-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. That's hardly the first year for the data to look like that. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-03-09 12:17 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. other than the minivan tranny thing...i can't think of any unusual/major problems... |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Is that some sort of slur? Chrysler and Fiat have built some of the greatest cars ever built |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Fiat had a lonstanding reputation for making unreliable crap. |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Jeeps are the best actual off road SUV's, Hemis are very fast, Rams are tough |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Did you seriously just say something positive about the Neon? |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. "Car of the Month: 446,000 Mile Dodge Neon R/T" |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. There's on in my driveway right now (the roomie borrowed my Subie once again to avoid driving it.) |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. So did Chrysler - a marriage not made in heaven. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. LOL! |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
10. This one? |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
16. I love the new(ish) Alfa 159 |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. This could be the new top of the line Alfa, just change the grille |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. No. Just... no. |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
18. Speaking of the Caribinieri, did you see where the Polizia crashed one of their Lambos"? |
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