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Old 04-11-2011, 01:10 PM
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But according to the commercials, the Durango spent the last 3 years of development on winding back European roads! Oh, well I guess it didn't leave much time for actual engineering
Good Memory - I forgot about that commercial. The article for parade said it had a "Imported From Detroit" tailgate sign..............

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Do they get high at lunchtime too?
Mine was...."European built".
In the pre DC days at that.
High and drunk. Also on their 5 week paid vacations to Amsterdam. Pre DC, post DC, if your Benz was assembled on the other side of the pond, it was built by union labor. Most of the suppliers are also unionized.
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Old 04-11-2011, 03:11 PM
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My ML was union built. Biggest POS ever.
Ahh the Alabama trash can!



I would have helped to put it out, plus my Chevy would be more than able to pull that float without bursting into flames.
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Epic fail.


One less POS SUV on the roads though.
A drop in the lake..........
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Noticed this on the "latest articles" on the website.. LOL!

Dodge Challenger burns to a crisp on assembly line




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Very true...the only small difference is that back in Europe the Unions first and foremost look after the members instead of trying to blackmail the manufacturer all the time and the union representative ARE actually working on this same line like the rest of the members.... not seating in the office and "representing"....
Those poor, poor millionaires. I'll make sure to send them a sympathy card later.
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I hear they are having similar issues with the NEW venerable Grand Cherokee. Things like drive train shudder and body fitment issues.
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Noticed this on the "latest articles" on the website.. LOL!

Dodge Challenger burns to a crisp on assembly line




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A direct descendent of the 1958-1959 De Soto

"FIRESWEEP" from the Chrysler corporation..

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With the Firedome V8...
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I just saw one of those Durangos on the road. I don't get it, it doesn't even look like a car
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Quality is Job One? Oh wait, that's Ford
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Quality is Job One? Oh wait, that's Ford
Wrong.


MARKETING is Job One.

With Ford GM Chrysler and even Mercedes Benz.
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Wrong.


MARKETING is Job One.

With Ford GM Chrysler and even Mercedes Benz.
Chrysler Corporation no longer exists in reality. It died in 2000 when they let Jim Holden run the place and he started to squeeze it dry. Cerberus finished the job and Fiat is eating what is left of the carcass.

When you eat a carcass,, the result of your actions is, sadly, ***** and that's what's left now.

I look for selected old school MoPars and Benzes and that's what I'll drive. Maybe also a Citroen, but they are getting harder to find.
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I look for selected old school MoPars and Benzes and that's what I'll drive.
How many times you watch "Vanishing Point"?



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