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re: Chrysler's and Dodge's days appear to be numbered.

Posted on 6/2/18 at 11:41 am to
Posted by fallguy_1978
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Posted on 6/2/18 at 11:41 am to
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I'm shocked they are still in business honestly. Ball players getting challengers and chargers is all that is keeping them afloat.

Ram is the 3rd best selling vehicle in the US and the Jeep Wrangler essentially is its own category alone.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
85538 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 11:48 am to
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How can they not be making money on the challengers.. I mean they are freaking everywhere


Really. I see lots of Chargers and Challengers. Plus cops use them now.
Posted by Reservoir dawg
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:02 pm to
I really want an Alfa 4c coupe black on red
Posted by Reservoir dawg
Member since Oct 2013
15168 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:09 pm to
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Really. I see lots of Chargers and Challengers. Plus cops use them now.



They are everywhere. You can get them with very little down. But the retro styling will wear out sooner or later and sales will go away. If oil prices go up much more, you will see the used market flooded with 8 cylinder Challengers.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
85538 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:12 pm to
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But the retro styling will wear out sooner or later and sales will go away. If oil prices go up much more, you will see the used market flooded with 8 cylinder Challengers.

I guess so, but on the other hand they’re pretty unique looking. I don’t know how many V8 versions are sold, but gas prices will hit trucks harder I’d think.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
76156 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:15 pm to
Not surprised.

The Dodge Brothers’ story didn’t turn out well in real life.
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
33902 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:15 pm to
It’s weird to me how RAM is it’s own brand now. I used to own one when they were Dodge RAMs
Posted by starsandstripes
Georgia
Member since Nov 2017
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Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:18 pm to
What will this do to the price of Jeep and Ram?
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
40521 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:20 pm to
What does this mean for Jeep?
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
41382 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:21 pm to
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What will this do to the price of Jeep


#makeAMCgreatagain
Posted by member12
Bob's Country Bunker
Member since May 2008
33146 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:22 pm to
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Everyone likes to talk shite about how bad Dodge cars are, but I've owned 2 chargers and 2 challengers and every single one had zero problems.


Rear drive cars is sort of their core competency.

Their Fiat based products are worse than any ground up Chrysler design ever was.
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
87748 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:22 pm to
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Been saying what crap Dodge and Chrysler are 4 years yet I still get plenty of downvotes on this forum when I mention it.



You're really out there on an island talking shite about Dodge and Chrysler

Trashing the most trashed automotive brands in the country is pretty edgy
Posted by Reservoir dawg
Member since Oct 2013
15168 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:22 pm to
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guess so, but on the other hand they’re pretty unique looking. I don’t know how many V8 versions are sold, but gas prices will hit trucks harder I’d think.




I wouldn't mind having a Hellcat.
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
61607 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:23 pm to
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I would say this in wildly inaccurate. Chrysler was going to shite well before that purchase. Hell, I'll even go as far to say that Mercedes saved them at the time.


Yea... thats flat out wrong. Mercedes fricked them big time. It's not even a debate.
This post was edited on 6/2/18 at 12:24 pm
Posted by Placebeaux
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Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:27 pm to
As a repair shop owner this is not good news. I might have to close shop.............Oh wait, nevermind, GM is still making cars.
Posted by Placebeaux
Bobby Fischer Fan Club President
Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:29 pm to
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I wouldn't mind having a Hellcat.


You will still be able to get one of those in Morgan City.
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
32785 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 1:16 pm to
They should probably further narrow that list to Ram and Jeep.
Posted by mtntiger
Asheville, NC
Member since Oct 2003
29911 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 1:22 pm to
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Charger amd Challenger.


Perhaps the most uncomfortable cars ever. Have rented a few in the past couple of years and HATE them. Like sitting on a park bench.
Posted by Shoulderchoke
Swamps of Lafourche
Member since Aug 2008
7977 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 1:44 pm to
My wife has a 2012 Chrysler 300S and it’s been a fantastic car. Has 145,000 miles and we haven’t had any issues. Very comfortable to drive.
Posted by SeeeeK
some where
Member since Sep 2012
30763 posts
Posted on 6/2/18 at 2:21 pm to
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I would say this in wildly inaccurate. Chrysler was going to shite well before that purchase. Hell, I'll even go as far to say that Mercedes saved them at the time. It is their own damn fault they are shite, they have been making shitty cars for decades.


Uh no, i was working for Chrysler, at the time of the purchase, Chrysler was doing great, getting a nice piece of the market with the newly designed ram, mini van,etc.

We had our biggest bonus checks those 2 years, we were working 24/7 in that plant to get mini vans out the door. They didn't give a frick if they were paying double or triple time, they had a shite load of orders.

Remember, mercedes were the dumbshits, that when the PT cruiser came out at its 16K base price, and sold like hot cakes, stopped production to raise the base price to 22K. And because of the stoppage and then sticker bump, they petered out.

Mercedes did what ti came in 2 do, get that 900mil in cash, and steal from the Hemi diesel. They wanted it for years.

I still have my swatch watch from the purchase by mercedes. We all got one, had clear face and clear band, with daimler-chrysler on the band.
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