"Saint" <saint1958@cox.net> wrote:
:: A pretty stupid move, if true. Doesn't affect me too much; I don't
:: buy new Chrysler products because of the MB takeover fiasco, but I
:: know a lot of people are looking forward to HEMI Daks. (Granted,
:: the source *is* Truck Trend (Motor Trend) so I guess you have to take
:: it with a grain of salt, but still...)
: I am glad it happens. They have the right man for the job. Yes! I said it.
: This guy is not just MB guy but has a love for the American muscle car. I
: can see in the future, he will take over DaimlerChrysler and hopefully not
: soon. I want him to complete the cycle of quality, bring back the MOPAR
: performance, and real niche cars/trucks.
: Remember, he is the one who started the PVO division, modeled after the AMG
: division.
Them's fightin' wurds! ;-)
I assume you are referring to Dieter Z.? If so, I would have to
agree in part; he seems to be making the best of the situation. However,
the situation should never have come to be in the first place. Basically
I look at Dieter as "it could be much worse", but I feel Bob Lutz and
Tom Gale were better for Chrysler.
Chrysler had finally worked through their problems and were on a huge
comeback - their innovation and concept to production cycles were the
envy of the entire industry. They had a huge surplus of capital and
they were positioned for great things. Then, Jurgen Schrempp (Mercedes
Benz) came along, and with the help of a few key Chrysler upper managment
personnel which were esentially bribed with hundreds of millions of
dollars (*cough* *cough* BobEatonYouScumSuckingTraitor *cough*) they
used outright lies and deception to purchase Chrysler. Once they had
control they promptly spent every cent of Chrysler's surplus cash
(something like $10 billion) and filled Chrysler's upper management with
their puppets from Stuttgart. That's just for starters!
DaimlerChrysler may very well trudge along and may come out with some
good products. But it will never again truly be Chrysler until the
malignant festering German tumor is amputated. And until it *is*
actually Chrysler again, I refuse to buy a new vehicle from "that
company". Call me a sentimental fool, but to me, a car company isn't
just a corporation that builds vehicles. I probably couldn't explain
it even if I tried, but it runs deep, and I hate what has happened to
"my" Chrysler.
---Jon-
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