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Dude, where did all the dealerships go?

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Re: just saw [cadillacmike] by lemko
Jun 08, 2009 (9:38 am)
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Replying to: cadillacmike (Jun 07, 2009 8:56 am)

I was in SF back in 2000. Nice clean city compared to what I'm used to. It seemed more like a large town rather than a city to me. The hilly streets reminded me a lot of NE Pennsylvania anthracite coal mining towns like Ashland and Pottsville. The only part that seemed like a city was the financial district. Haight-Ashbury can be compared to Philly's own South Street or a Bucks County town called New Hope.
 
Funny. When you watch movies like "Dirty Harry" and "Bullitt," they seem like a San Francisco in a parallel universe to the one we see today. We see the Disney-fied version of the City by the Bay today.
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Re: just saw [lemko] by boaz47
Jun 08, 2009 (1:15 pm)
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Replying to: lemko (Jun 08, 2009 9:38 am)

And the tenderloin and water front streets and Wharf area? What part does that remind you of?
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789 dealers by tomcatt630
Jun 08, 2009 (2:13 pm)
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Back on topic.
 
Tomorrow is day when Mopars 789 dealers have to close. Anyone know some personally?
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Re: 789 dealers [tomcatt630] by andre1969
Jun 08, 2009 (2:32 pm)
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Replying to: tomcatt630 (Jun 08, 2009 2:13 pm)

Tomorrow is day when Mopars 789 dealers have to close. Anyone know some personally?
 
I've never bought a car from them before, but I did hear that Laurel Dodge in Maryland is closing. I remember awhile back, my coworker's mother bought a brand-new 1999 Intrepid from them. She had a perfectly fine 1994 with only ~30K miles on it, but she was going on some golfing tournament that weekend, and wanted a new car to show off in to her friends.
 
The dealer I bought my 2000 Intrepid from, Sheehy in Upper Marlboro, is still around as far as I know, but they did shutter their Chevy operations a few months ago, and now I think they're Dodge/Jeep/Chrysler.
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Re: 789 dealers [andre1969] by lemko
Jun 08, 2009 (7:53 pm)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 08, 2009 2:32 pm)

The biggest Chrysler dealer near me is Gary Barbera Chrysler-Jeep on Roosevelt Blvd. I was in there and the place reminds me a lot of Towbin Doge on the short-lived show "King of Cars."
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Jun 09, 2009 (5:04 am)
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Re: 789 dealers [lemko] by michaell
Jun 09, 2009 (8:54 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Jun 08, 2009 7:53 pm)

I had the opportunity to drive past the two closed C-J-D dealers this weekend. The one in my home town was empty (though, to be fair, this location was a satellite lot - the main dealer is up in metro Denver, so I suspect that they moved their stock to that site). The one in the next closest town had quite a bit of new and used cars on the lot - makes me wonder if they were going to transfer their inventory to a dealer that is staying open. Didn't seem likely that they could sell their cars in just two days (can't sell cars in Colorado on Sundays).
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Re: 789 dealers [michaell] by steve_ HOST
Jun 09, 2009 (9:43 am)
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Replying to: michaell (Jun 09, 2009 8:54 am)

I think congressional pressure made Chrysler treat the closing dealers a bit better.
 
"They will have a limited number of days to submit their warranty and incentive claims for payment. Chrysler will redistribute the unsold inventory of defunct dealers to surviving dealers."
 
Last Call: Tuesday Is End of the Road for Some Chrysler Dealers (AutoObserver)
 
"The dealers being eliminated had 42,000 vehicles in inventory on May 14, when the automaker announced which outlets it would keep. The rejected dealers sold 16,000 vehicles through last month.
 
Those retailers can transfer vehicles to other dealers and get out of their loan obligations or be reimbursed for the price of the vehicle if they pay a $350 inspection and transfer fee. Chrysler has arranged to begin moving the transferred vehicles beginning tomorrow, said Carrie McElwee, a company spokeswoman."
 
Chrysler Guarantees Rejected Dealers Place for Autos (Bloomberg)
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Re: 789 dealers [steve_] by dtownfb
Jun 09, 2009 (9:52 am)
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 09, 2009 9:43 am)

It would have been nicer if they had given them more time like GM is doing......
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Re: rootes [stickguy] by boaz47
Jun 09, 2009 (1:40 pm)
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Replying to: stickguy (Jun 04, 2009 6:02 pm)

"Plymouth Cricket, baby! "
 
first new car I had after getting out of the service. a little tank I thought. Nothing special and not very pretty but with the exception of the carbarator it was a dependable little car.

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