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nein51
10-11-2008, 08:12 AM
Looks like this could happen...scary, scary stuff.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/11/chrysler.gm.ap/index.html
ChipOC
10-11-2008, 10:04 AM
Maybe GM can make them put out quality products again.
nein51
10-11-2008, 11:28 AM
Would be interesting, GM could up the Chrysler quality and Chrysler could teach GM how to build a car people actually want to buy...
Texas Golfer
10-12-2008, 02:58 AM
I heard on the news yesterday that the talks fell through and the merger, for the time being, is off.
nein51
10-12-2008, 09:21 AM
The issue is cash and the current economy, it is officially off but unofficially the talks continue. That news from someone who deals with both upper management groups fairly regularly.
Volunteer
10-12-2008, 10:06 PM
Ford wants to divest itself of Mazda. Dumb, but they need the cash. Ford ought to make the buyer of Mazda take Mercury off their hands as part of the deal. Mercury? Can you imagine being a Mercury dealer?
GigaBear
10-13-2008, 02:42 AM
Ford wants to divest itself of Mazda. Dumb, but they need the cash. Ford ought to make the buyer of Mazda take Mercury off their hands as part of the deal. Mercury? Can you imagine being a Mercury dealer?



Hey now....Mercury Marauder's are sweet....




http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Mercury_Marauder.jpg/800px-Mercury_Marauder.jpg
Volunteer
10-13-2008, 08:57 AM
Hey now....Mercury Marauder's are sweet....




http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Mercury_Marauder.jpg/800px-Mercury_Marauder.jpg

I stand corrected. There is one cool Mercury - or at least there used to be one cool Mercury.
Bexar Fan
10-13-2008, 09:15 AM
I owned 2 Mercury Capris back in the early 70s. Bought the first one in Europe. It was set up to German specs, except that it had safety glass, which was not required there at the time. They both would go 130 mph easily.
Friscobear
10-13-2008, 09:37 AM
Would be interesting, GM could up the Chrysler quality and Chrysler could teach GM how to build a car people actually want to buy...

That's what everyone hoped for when Daimler bought them...
Friscobear
10-13-2008, 09:39 AM
...only 1 of the four windows on my wife's Chrysler roll down. Yes, they've been "fixed" several times.
nein51
10-13-2008, 09:46 AM
Daimler learned a valuable lesson about unions and building in the US.
cowboycwr
10-13-2008, 10:48 AM
Why?? Why would GM want to buy a crappy brand of cars? I don't think I've ever seen a Chrysler anything that appealled to me. Including the cop car look alike Marauder
nein51
10-13-2008, 10:52 AM
The Maurader is a Ford product.

Newer Chyrsler products are far more innovative than GM products, just without the build quality.

As to none you would buy or appeal to you, I urge you to go drive a Viper, you cant get out of it and think you dont want one.
cowboycwr
10-13-2008, 10:53 AM
Isn't a viper dodge?
nein51
10-13-2008, 10:59 AM
Isn't a viper dodge?
Indeed. Chrysler is the umbrella for: Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Mopar, Chrysler Financial.

They are 80% owned by Cerberus Management Group and 20% owned by Daimler AG. Well, just over 80 and under 20 but you get the picture.
Limnos
10-13-2008, 12:02 PM
I owned 2 pair of Capris back in the early 70s. Bought the first one in Europe.

Hey now...this is a family show.

http://www.beach-clothing.com/gifs/women-capris.jpg
SoTex
10-13-2008, 01:33 PM
Put the hammer down on a fully loaded Charger or, better yet, Challenger and tell me you don't like it. I doubt you'd be able to. I'm not a Dodge/Chrysler "fan" but some of their vehicles are definitely appealling.
nein51
10-13-2008, 01:44 PM
Put the hammer down on a fully loaded Charger or, better yet, Challenger and tell me you don't like it. I doubt you'd be able to. I'm not a Dodge/Chrysler "fan" but some of their vehicles are definitely appealling.
I would be all about a Challenger BUT all automatics and no SRT8 version. When they load one up with the Viper V10 and a 6 speed sign me the heck up.
Bexar Fan
10-13-2008, 01:48 PM
Uh Limnos.....the Capris I was talking about were cars. :lol:
cowboycwr
10-13-2008, 02:51 PM
Indeed. Chrysler is the umbrella for: Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Mopar, Chrysler Financial.

They are 80% owned by Cerberus Management Group and 20% owned by Daimler AG. Well, just over 80 and under 20 but you get the picture.

I know that but I guess what I was confused on is I thought the deal was only for Chrysler and not all the other sub groups. Now there are some dodge and Jeep models out there I like. I guess I should have just figured it would be for all and not just Chrysler, that wouldn't make much sense.
ChipOC
10-14-2008, 11:10 AM
...only 1 of the four windows on my wife's Chrysler roll down. Yes, they've been "fixed" several times.
Exactly. They fall apart.
Wacoso
10-14-2008, 01:11 PM
The trucks are really Ram tough which is why so many eat cabrito for the tender juiciness.
atxtraveler
10-14-2008, 01:31 PM
Hey now....Mercury Marauder's are sweet....




http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Mercury_Marauder.jpg/800px-Mercury_Marauder.jpg

Man... why don't you just get a buick....