What do you want to know?
Mega Cab
Ram refresh changes for 06
Dakota will get an updated 4.7 3-valve engine
PT refreshes and redesign for 08
Stratus is gone Avenger is in
6.7 HO Cummins Turbo Diesel - bigger and better
6.9 Hemi
4.0 ltr goes to 275HP
SRT-4 pumps out 280 in 07
More past halo cars make there debut soon.
GTS Viper Coupe pumps over 600-HP
Sebring being replace by Airflite
NASCAR to unveil the Charger today
SRT-10 Ram gets more power soon.
Dodge gets an entry level SUV
Chrysler gets a luxury SUV
Tomahawk ten models are sold out.
06 Minivan at 275 and force induction on the R/T model
5.7 Hemi goes to 375HP and so on.....
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Steven St.Laurent
Test Engineer
Ground Systems, GCE Team
System Test Branch
SE&I Support Division, MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, U.S. Marine Corps
Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN: 365)
Cell: (760) 622-9105
"If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith."
- Albert Einstein .
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Barnes [mailto:barnesrv@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 7:44
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: RE: DML: I Took A Gen IV For A Spin Today
Yeah? Like what changes?
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Stlaurent CIV
Steven
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 9:53 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: RE: DML: I Took A Gen IV For A Spin Today
There are great changes coming to all brand lines through DaimlerChrysler
that will be pleasing too all the non-loyalist and loyalist fans.
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Steven St.Laurent
Test Engineer
Ground Systems, GCE Team
System Test Branch
SE&I Support Division, MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, U.S. Marine Corps
Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN: 365)
Cell: (760) 622-9105
"If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith."
- Albert Einstein .
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Pitz [mailto:dakota@billpitz.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 14:43
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: I Took A Gen IV For A Spin Today
andy levy wrote:
> Look at the XJ vs. KJ (Cherokee/Liberty). DC pissed off just about
> every Jeep loyalist by killing the XJ and introducing the IFS KJ. But
> they also won over a lot of new people.
>
> Unfortunately, it's a business. You have to make the product that will
> sell.
I agree, but they are chasing away their loyal customers at the same
time. My point is that there aren't anywhere near as many people that
are loyal to a particular brand of American car as there used to be (or
should be if they were doing things right). On the other hand, I know a
huge number of people who are extremely loyal to certain import car
brands, mostly Toyota and Honda. I wish I could say I was that loyal to
Dodge, but I'm really not.
Sure, these new buyers that they have attracted with changed models like
the Liberty will bring them money for now -- but I'd give you odds that
most of them will not purchase another Jeep product in the future (or
any Chrylser product, for that matter). It's the repeat business from
loyal customers that REALLY brings in the money.
Even still, the number of hardcore Jeep fans who liked the solid axle XJ
are almost certainly severely outnumbered by those who want a
comfortable yuppie mobile.. err, SUV.. so it's worth Jeep's loss of
loyal customers to try and pick up the slack from these new customers.
Oh well. The days of most of the things we really like are starting to
wind down. I suspect that it won't be a whole lot longer and you won't
be able to get a solid front axle and decent ground clearance on most
full size pickups either.
-Bill
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