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#212 of 464 Re: Chrysler, are you kidding me? [nippononly] by jchan2 Nov 09, 2008 (12:31 pm)
Replying to: nippononly (Oct 29, 2008 6:51 pm) I'm kind of tempted to pick one of these rare creatures up just as a collector's item.   I'm loving how these Hybrids are being advertised right now when they won't be available shortly. What a waste of cash!
#213 of 464 Re: the latest dancing partner (steve_ HOST) [steve_] by dtownfb Nov 09, 2008 (9:08 pm)
Replying to: steve_ (Nov 08, 2008 10:48 am) Interesting.... Better than the government support the big 3.
#214 of 464 . by fintail Nov 13, 2008 (11:29 am)
25 years... Replies to this message: steve_ (Nov 13, 2008 12:16 pm)
#215 of 464 Re: . [fintail] by steve_ HOST Nov 13, 2008 (12:16 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Nov 13, 2008 11:29 am) 25th anniversary of the Chrysler minivan? Sweet.   A friend is visiting and is driving a rental Grand Caravan. Nice rig - has more bells and whistles on it than the one I rented a couple of months ago.
#216 of 464 there goes another by nippononly Nov 19, 2008 (6:36 pm)
Well, the San Francisco Chrysler dealer closed up shop and sent all his vehicles back to the manufacturer today. No word of explanation or advance notice, just "business closed" signs on the doors and the cars on auto haulers out in the street.   The local dealer where I am in the burbs disappeared in the middle of the night about a year ago. The cars actually sat there for a few months getting dustier and dustier before they got hauled away.   No matter what Chrysler has in the way of a turnaround plan, it isn't going to do them much good if all their dealers go out of business first. Seems like of all the domestics, Chrysler has historically been hardest on its dealer body. Replies to this message: fezo (Nov 20, 2008 6:12 pm) nippononly (Nov 21, 2008 8:11 am) fezo (Nov 21, 2008 8:15 am) and 1 more...
#218 of 464 Re: there goes another [nippononly] by fezo Nov 20, 2008 (6:12 pm)
Replying to: nippononly (Nov 19, 2008 6:36 pm) The Chrysler dealer 20 miles from here is gone, too. The smaller one in town is still here. I don't know how they are doing but it looks pretty quiet. Replies to this message: nippononly (Nov 21, 2008 8:11 am) fezo (Nov 21, 2008 8:15 am) steve_ (Nov 21, 2008 8:21 am)
#219 of 464 Re: there goes another [fezo] by nippononly Nov 21, 2008 (8:11 am)
Replying to: fezo (Nov 20, 2008 6:12 pm) In a 30-minute radius of me, the number of Chrysler dealers has gone from about 6 to 1 in the last year to 18 months. That one seems to do a good business in used cars of all brands. They only have a very small stock of new Chryslers/Dodges (they don't sell Jeep). Indeed, after the "0 payments for 12 months" fiasco, Mitsubishi dealers got by quite well for 2 or 3 years selling mostly used cars. Maybe Chrysler dealers can do the same until Chrysler dealer network is pared down to the appropriate size. I just wonder if it will drop below that point. They DO need some dealers to distribute their vehicles if they hope to remain in business..... Replies to this message: fezo (Nov 21, 2008 8:15 am) steve_ (Nov 21, 2008 8:21 am)
#220 of 464 Re: there goes another [nippononly] by fezo Nov 21, 2008 (8:15 am)
Replying to: nippononly (Nov 21, 2008 8:11 am) I suspect that the Chrysler dealers that are staying in business are the ones who have figured out how to run on a load of used car sales. Chrysler right now offers fewer interesting models than any other make - even the Koreans are doing a better job. Replies to this message: steve_ (Nov 21, 2008 8:21 am)
#221 of 464 Re: there goes another [fezo] by steve_ HOST Nov 21, 2008 (8:21 am)
Replying to: fezo (Nov 21, 2008 8:15 am) We're keeping score over in "Dude, where did all the dealerships go??"

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