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Replying to: jkinzel (Jul 02, 2008 7:09 am) The Jetta TDI is on its way. Every dealer has already received a demo car - sedan with DSG. I took it home for a day, and I got 40 MPG for mixed city/freeway ride home, 12 miles commute. Right now I am pre-selling my allocation for the next 6 months - I am at the only dealership in SF Bay Area that doesn't markup to cars, so the business is going to be very good!  Mico |
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Replying to: bvdj84 (Jul 02, 2008 7:07 am) I have to disagree. I have an 08 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited and I'm very happy with it. The quality is veyr good. This is my first Jeep, but I've heard from other owners that the 08s are much much better than the 07s. So there's hope. Having said that, my brother in Norway was looking at a Patriot. He was dissapointed about it. It didn't have a lot of the features that other similar cars there (Xenon, blue tooth, some mechanical things that I can't remember, etc.). So they aren't out of the woods yet.
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Replying to: verdugo (Jul 02, 2008 8:58 am)  The hitler youth( Dr Z and his gang of thugs) only returned to the fatherland a year ago.  In less than 24 months you will see a lean mean fighting machine
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Replying to: bvdj84 (Jul 02, 2008 7:07 am) LOL, on last night's local news, they had a family of 5 on and the guy says, "We decided to buy a Camry because of the high gas prices. Oh we're still keeping the Suburban, but for normal around the town driving, I couldn't afford the gas in the Suburban."
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Replying to: dino001 (Jul 02, 2008 8:03 am)
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Replying to: deskman (Jul 02, 2008 9:10 am) I take it that Jim Press was the only american on the board?  Edited to say: I may be slow, but I get there...and it's worth the wait according to mrs dad23 
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Replying to: deskman (Jul 02, 2008 9:04 am) Kind of sticks in my craw the way Daimler sucked Chrysler's sizable (at the time) bank account dry. Then proceeded to force previous generation technology on Chrysler (Crossfire, components for the 300, etc). Then, being so bold to think MB was so superior as to have Chrysler develop products that had little chance to succeed with the Mercedes cast offs. All the while, MB stole the 4WD technology from the Jeep division to put into their own SUVs. Some people said Chrysler drug the quality of Mercedes down to where it is today. I say it was the exact opposite. Mercedes drug down Chrysler's quality and technology. Back to sales stories (actually questions)..... -Does a dealership, who is stuck with immovable merchandise cut staff when things get tough? -If so, where to they cut? -Is it by attrtition? Are the sales people making so little money from commissions they eventually quit, and aren't replaced? |
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Replying to: graphicguy (Jul 02, 2008 9:20 am) -If so, where to they cut? -Is it by attrtition? Are the sales people making so little money from commissions they eventually quit, and aren't replaced? The strong survive! the weak go on to greener pastures and a pipe dream or order take at toyonda for a lot less money  My owner cut his fleet of russian / ukrainian mistresses down to 4 .
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Replying to: dad23 (Jul 02, 2008 9:19 am)
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Replying to: graphicguy (Jul 02, 2008 9:20 am) I thoroughly enjoyed that car. 5.5 years, 67,000 nearly trouble free miles (a couple of 1st model year, known issues repaired under warranty was about it). Build quality? Nowhere near the Japanese models I had owned, but it didn't leak, creak and nothing fell off. IMO, outstanding exterior style, nice interior (fabulous Plood!), nice handling for a large sedan, good ride and reasonable mpg. But, as I headed to 70k miles, old prejudices die hard and I didn't want to own the platinum beauty into its middle/old age (Chrysler, the tranny was going to go... And the front end was not feeling right). So, traded it for my current Acura TL which I also thoroughly enjoy (invoice price, 2.9% for 48/months). Hated to leave the M on the Acura lot, hope it found a good home. Current Chrysler products? Well, it has grown on me (familiarity breeds acceptance?), but the new 300 was/is not my cup of diet soda. The new Sebring is atrocious, imho (style-wise). Crossfire? Well, with the huge discounts might be a nice weekend toy. Calibre? Looks neat, but most reviews I've read haven't been overly kind. Never had a need/desire for any Jeep. So, currently there's not much that appeals to me. But, if I needed a minivan, I would definatley check out the Pentastar. My Dad enjoyed his Concorde, other than noise and really bad build quality I enjoyed my company provided Intrepid and the 300M was fab. So, hopefully Deskman is correct in his views of Chrysler emerging bigger, faster and stronger. More competition in the field can only benefit us all! And, yes, my lust still runs deep for a Jag XK... but my pockets run shallow... 
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