I can do on a wet road what that car couldn't even dream of on a dry one...
Posted on 10/26/2008 5:20:18 PM PDT by WilliamReading
etroit's Big Three look like they will soon be a Smaller Two. Industry leaders and investors are still absorbing the idea that Chrysler LLC could disappear. A lot of consumers have already moved on.
Chrysler's woes arise from many mistakes, compounded by bad turns of luck. But the company's failure to keep up with rivals on quality is a significant, and underrated, factor in its current crisis. Join the Discussion
Readers, over to you: Has poor quality pushed you to avoid purchasing a Chrysler product? Cast your vote and join a discussion.
Chrysler's quality deficit was a stark highlight of Consumer Reports magazine's annual survey of vehicle quality, released last Thursday. Chrysler "trails the pack" in quality, the magazine says. Almost two-thirds of Chryslers models rated below average in the magazine's testing and in its subscriber survey, which collected responses on 1.4 million vehicles this year and is one of the largest surveys running on vehicle quality.
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I have a 2008 Sebring and I love it. Touring model with the MyGiG stereo system and Boston Acoustic speakers in it and it rocks. Have the 4cl and get 24 town and 36 highway. Lifetime bumper to bumper warranty for an extra two grand so I really don't care what breaks down.
Previous two cars were Town and Country with great service but gas mileage that wasn't so great.
I have an ‘05 Durango. Bought used in March ‘06 with 13,ooo miles. I’m now at about 134,000 miles and no problems to speak of. The EGR valve needed replaced about 100,000 miles ago, but since there aren’t any emissions test in my area I saw no reason to get it changed.
It has a 5.7 liter Hemi in it, and I get 18.8 mpg with a mix of city and country driving.
Their trucks and jeeps are pretty damn good. Nissan needs a truck line, so it makes sense for them to take over that part of the business.
The Chrysler 300 is also an amazing value. The rest of their cars don’t interest me at all . .
Well, that’s all well and good. But Hyundai has a 5 year bumper to bumper warranty, not 3 year like Chrysler.
Do you know how much that helped Hyundai gain credibility with the consumer?
“Check me on this boys, but I believe that the “Seibreinggs” that you’re so hatin’ on are actually built by (Japanese) Mitsubishi, of WWII Zero fame.”
Spell the name any way you like, (ok, I looked, it’s Sebring), it still refers to the same item, crap.
Who cares who made it, it has a Chrysler badge on it. If your company sells me something, and it has your logo, I expect you to be putting your reputation on the line with that product.
The exploding transmissions in the Neons, and Minivans are NOT Mitsubishi made.
I can do on a wet road what that car couldn't even dream of on a dry one...
We have owned many Chrysler cars and have never had any problems with them other than routine maintenance. Jeep Liberty, several Jeep Wranglers, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, and I now have a Chrysler Aspen that I drive the wheels off of being the Mom taxi. Hubby just got a 4 door Jeep Wrangler. We have only owned one foreign car in 27 years of marriage. It was a Subaru wagon. Had to rebuild the engine at 90K miles. Have bought American ever since.
The whole concept of American cars versus foreign cars is passe. Nissan cars and trucks are made in America and lots of Chryslers are made outside of the United States.
America workers, are not the enemy.
the unions are.
Yes, I have no doubt in my mind!
My heart sinks when I see never ending stream of engineers and scientist from foreign countries and our kids falling farther and farther with no remedy in sight.
I worry about this country and I was a foreigner one time.
“Why buy a Chrysler when you can just buy a used Honda or Toyota that will be worth more in ten years than a brand new 2009 Chrysler.”
Why? Because Honda and Toyota don’t make real trucks, like my 2008 Ram 4500 2-ton. And Toyota’s commercial line of trucks (Hino) SUCK big time.
My Dad had a Nissan 410 with the `Z’ engine in it, some sort of metal fabric fuel injection lines: engine caught on fire!
We can tell personal anecdotes all evening: I had a `95 Plymouth Voyager that was a lemon and a VW that was a great car, but it is sad to see Americans enjoying some kind of `schadenfreude’ over the the fact that American car companies are struggling.
I purchased a new 2008 Chrysler 300 SRT several months ago, and I have had precisely zero problems. I wouldn’t trade my 300 for anything from over the ocean - Pacific or Atlantic. Great quality, great ride, freaking fast, and just plain cool as &*@#!
I had a 93 Dodge Sport Van which had a transmission probelm at 59,000 miles (60K warranty). 5 trips to the dealership and at 60,400 miles it went out - the dealership promptly quoted a bill of $3,400 to fix it w/12 month warranty. I fixed it elsewhere w/same warranty for $1,200 and compalined to Crysler. The sent me a check for $3,000 off on my next vehicle. I returned the check told them I would never buy another Dodge product (had owned 6 prior to that incident). I’ve kept my promise to Crysler and told everyone I’ve know for the last 11-years about this wonderful SERVICE.
Like capitalism and keeping the nation republic, I suppose.
I stopped at a dealership yesterday and looked at a couple of the challengers-WOW! 6.1 litre Hemi, what a beautiful automobile
I had a 90 Plymouth Voyager, great car.
I then bought a new 95 Dodge Neon. POS. Leaked oil like there was no tomorrow. A/C problems. Traded it for pennies on my wife’s F-150.
1998 Wrangler, the pride of Toledo.
Not a thing wrong after 108K miles and 10 years of Colorado trails...
Maybe it’s not the best time to be badmouthing an American employer...?
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