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Chrysler Crossfire
I have just read that the forthcoming Chrysler Crossfire is essentially a reskinned and fixed headed SLK. It uses the same floorpan, V-6 engine and even the dashboard.
This cannot be good for MB, can it?
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JJ Rodger 2013 G350 Bluetec 1999 SL 500 1993 E300 diesel T 1990 190 |
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Ssang Yong of Korea has been building one of its models on the 300E platform, with the same (albeit detuned) powertrain for almost a decade. I would just start to worry if it were the other way around and the new SLK were built on the neon platform.
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Jason Priest 1999 E430 1995 E420 - retired 1986 420SEL - retired |
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Yes, that's the worry I have as well. I saw a TV ad the other night with MB's and Chrysler's in the same ad. God help us all!
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OH NO! It deeply saddens me to learn of this. Damn it MB, don't start mixing Chrysler and Mercedes parts!
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Ali Al-Chalabi 2001 CLK55 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel 2002 Harley-Davidson Fatboy Merlin Extralight w/ Campy Record |
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Howdy All
The Jeep people are worried about platform sharing also. They think MB will ruin Jeep. Boy!¡ I guess it depends on what side of the fence you are on.
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You have got to be joking, I mean, you have GOT to be joking! I guess it also depends on what you mean by "ruin." Surely they don't think that a Jeep is a better vehicle than a Mercedes Benz do they? Maybe they're just talking about Jeep styling and history.
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I guess those Jeep guys have never met a G-Wagon
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Damn. I was hoping this wouldn't happen. |
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Howdy All,
Don't shoot me I'm just the piano player Jason; They have heard of the G and they can buy 2 Wranglers and "build" them up for the price of one Gwagen Kuan; I'm not!¡ They blamed Ma Benz for dropping the very off-road capable Cherokee for the IFS mall cruiser Liberty. I don't know who they will give credit to for bringing the new Wrangler called the Rubicon. Dana 44 axles with lockers and a few other improvements. The Dana 44 axle is the most popular axle for the hardcore rockcrawler. Yes they are worried about the styling and history also. Gee!¡ I didn't say anything about Mogs
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Frank X. Morris 17 Kia Niro 08 Jeep Wrangler 4 door unlimited |
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That is because Chrysler and MB had merged for 3 years. I think it was three years. Might have been more. When they merged, thousands of Jews returned their Chryslers. No Joke.
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You realized that some of the participants in this particular thread passed away recently, right?
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No, my condolences to their families.
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While I never met him personally, Kuan was like a son to me, and I'll miss his insight and the spirit of camaraderie that he brought to this place. I'm probably not a sentimental person; certainly not one given to emotional displays, but if all who read my words would just take a moment to say a quiet prayer in his honor, or just keep him in your thoughts, even briefly, it would mean something to me.
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I know that if he was here that he would appreciate such humor - he was always so irreverent.
I thought that it was a beautiful gesture that Kuan's wife took over his membership on this forum and continues to post to this day. Stay strong, Mrs. Kuan, stay strong... |
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