I kind of knew all that, but you've definitely added to that knowledge. It
was only my sarcastic sense of humor, hence the :-) I never knew about the
train vandalism though. Thanks.
TTYL,
Norah
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Sandman
> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 2:56 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Chrysler Plant Tour (kinda long)
>
>
> As for why it takes so long for you to get your vehicle after you
> order it. I
> can answer that. Just think of it this way. They produce a
> completed car every
> 47 seconds, seems like a lot. Then take into account all the
> dealerships around
> the nation waiting for those vehicles. Then, you have to realize
> that they are
> sent out by train, which takes quite a while to get to their
> delivery point.
> Then they sometimes sit at the delivery points for weeks, even
> months before a
> driver becomes available to transport them. Then they are loaded onto a
> transport truck and hauled, sometimes all the way across several
> states to their
> final destination.
>
> Then you can take into account that alot of vehicles are damaged during
> transport. Vandalized on the trains.... scratched, dented, scuffed by the
> transport drivers... etc.... and have to be sent back to Chrysler and then
> you're waiting in line all over again. When I worked for the Chrysler
> dealership here in town I was in charge of checking in all the
> shipments. You
> wouldn't believe some of the stories I heard from these drivers. One that
> springs to mind particularly is about a Quad Cab dak. One of the
> first ones
> made. Some idiot got careless at the warehouse while loading it
> onto his truck
> and totaled it. Backed into a pillar at about 40-50 mph, bent
> the frame, broke
> out the back whindshield, screwed the tailgate and bed all up.
> So, maybe that
> will help you understand the process by which a dealer gets his
> inventory and
> why it takes so long sometimes.
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