Comments on: ChryCo CEO Denies No Free Credit (Report Dot Com Baby)

By: windswords

windswords — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:13:56 +0000

capeplates,

Thanks for enlightening the discussion here. We appreciate your input.

By: capeplates

capeplates — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:12:03 +0000

Chrysler, like a number of other US car manufacturers are doomed! They’re going down bigtime!

By: gforce2002

gforce2002 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:12:34 +0000

Indeed. Given that information, the question is not why are the Sebring/Avenger as bad as they are, but rather why are they as good as they are.

By: windswords

windswords — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:46:04 +0000

gforce2002,

Thanks for a great link. I didn’t know this was in the discussion forums. Just the editorials and main website stories will make you shake your head in disbelief but this link about what happened from someone on the inside is even more enlightening. Hey TTAC’rs, you should all click on it and read it!

By: RedStapler

RedStapler — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:31:34 +0000

rodster205:

I saw one this weekend with an add-on sticker that had specified “ADM $25,000″, for a final price of $67K. And I have the photos to prove it…

95% of the Chrysler dealers deserve to go under.

And this is any different than the current $5-10k ADM bump on Prii?

Until car dealers become non-profits this is just part of the game. Just wait a while for car to cool to normal.

There are plenty of rotten apples with every make. Here in Reno the Toyota dealer is just awful, they once tried to sell me a Repo’ed Matrix for more than the MSRP of a new one.

By: gforce2002

gforce2002 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:42:28 +0000

This thread from Allpar is particularly enlightening.
http://www.allpar.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=103289

By: windswords

windswords — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:13:10 +0000

“Any thoughts on the DC days?”

Your best source for info on this is at http://www.Allpar.com especially the editorials section. Someday someone will write a book about this.

By: jaje

jaje — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:27:10 +0000

My father was a die hard Chrysler fan but with the K cars cheapness and terrible reliability, the New Yorker which spent more time in the shop than you could drive it, and two Caravans that needed new trannys within the first year of ownership – it was the last straw.

By: Ptrott

Ptrott — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:58:28 +0000

As a Mopar guy, it really does hit me hard to see Chrysler struggle like this, however, I hope for the best and that these struggles do them some good. I would really like to know the REAL inside story of the DaimlerChrysler days. I suspect their was an attempt to use Chrysler as a cash machine and nothing more. As a result, Daimler stripped Chrysler of all its talent, resources and soul. I have owned LOTS of Chrysler’s, both new and used, with only one unexplained major failure. I love my cruiser but must admit the current lineup is just shy of hideous. Any thoughts on the DC days?

By: rodster205

rodster205 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:31:00 +0000

The dealers may be scared to death, but that isn’t stopping them from trying to gouge every penny from new Challenger SRT8s. I saw one this weekend with an add-on sticker that had specified “ADM $25,000″, for a final price of $67K. And I have the photos to prove it…

95% of the Chrysler dealers deserve to go under.

By: jaje

jaje — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:23:44 +0000

Dealers can no longer sell cars to those with terrible credit or swap over $10k in negative equity. The credit market can no longer afford to take on those deadbeat / risky customers just for a dealer to get a sale.