Yeah.... not untill I did some thinking did realize that this whole
merger thing may not be so bad.... Like my favorite band likes to say
"Stay positive and Love your life...."
maybe this won't be so bad. I think a German Designed DOHC 318 5.2L V8
would seriously smoke ass.... and it would last forever!!!!! Just my
$0.02...
-mike sykes
miggitymike@juno.com >or< mpsykes@erols.com
88V6LE3.55AUTO
"You can't legislate morality......."
>Anyway, I'd love to see some of the Merc engines in things, and maybe
>even a couple of rear wheel drive performance sedans (a rear wheel
>drive
>Avenger with the Merc V8 would be killer...)
>
>Craig
>
>____________________________________________
>
>Craig Baltzer - Anjura Technology Corp - Ottawa, Ontario
>Craig.Baltzer@anjura.com - (613) 727-1411
>_____________________________________________
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike P Sykes [mailto:miggitymike@juno.com]
>Sent: Monday, May 11, 1998 8:27 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: DaimlerChrysler
>
>
>Nah, from what I remember, Ferd snagged the Cummins deal, so CC went
>to
>Cat.
>A look ont the bright side about the DBCC deal.... maybe a 245HP
>Avenger
>with a Merc. derived V8..... OR a 200HP V6 from Merc in a Neon...
>wouldn't be a bad trade off.
>-mike sykes
>
>miggitymike@juno.com >or< mpsykes@erols.com
>88V6LE3.55AUTO
>
>"You can't legislate morality......."
>
>On Mon, 11 May 1998 00:01:18 -0400 Craig Baltzer
><Craig.Baltzer@Anjura.COM> writes:
>>What deal with Caterpillar? They have a deal with Cummins, but not
>Cat
>>as far as I know...
>>
>>Craig
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Mike P Sykes [mailto:miggitymike@juno.com]
>>Sent: May 10, 1998 8:13 PM
>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>>Subject: Re: DML: DaimlerChrysler
>>
>>
>>Hey, wait a minute... what about CC's contract with Caterpillar? If
>>Daimler owns Chrysler AND Nissan Deisel, does that mean they are
>>gonna'
>>start putting Nissan Motors in the HD Rams, or are they gonna' stick
>>with
>>Cat? I'd be interested in seeing how that turns out. I know CC gets a
>>good amount of the Towing Set becuase of the Cummins.... I know they
>>would hate to loose those loyal customers.....
>>-mike
>>
>>-miggitymike@juno.com >or< mpsykes@erols.com
>>88V6LE3.55AUTO
>>
>>"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law...."
>>
>>On Sun, 10 May 1998 19:12:31 -0500 Robert Trottmann
>><rotrottmann@davidson.edu> writes:
>>>Close but no banana. DaimlerChrysler itself is the 5th largest,
>>>behind GM,
>>>Ford, VW, and Toyota, in terms of # of cars sold. Just announced
>>>today,
>>>Daimler is trying to buy Nissan Diesel Motor company, Nissan's truck
>>>opperation. Now that would be one hell of a company, Daimler,
>>>Chrysler,
>>>Nissan Diesel....I guess the future is here.
>>>So, where is my money going today?
>>>Later,
>>>Robert
>>>
>>>Bruce Aaron Hefner wrote:
>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > I realize that. That's old news. I'm thinking Ford will have
>to
>>>> > merge/buy again to keep up w/ capacity. DaimlerChrysler is
>still
>>
>>>behind
>>>> > Ford in terms of size, but not very far at all. With the
>>>improvements
>>>> > the two added together will give, Ford is going to sink or swim,
>
>>>and to
>>>> > swim, they must merge. GM, on the other hand, is big enough to
>>>stay
>>>> > alive. Jag was nothing anyway, it was going to fail sooner or
>>>later, it
>>>> > was just a matter of time.
>>>> > Rolls and Bently and Jag were bought out b/c they were small.
>>>What the
>>>> > Daimler Chrysler deal does, is redefine what a "small" car
>>company
>>>is.
>>>> > Later,
>>>> > Robert
>>>> >
>>>> Well what I read the other day said that Chrysler by itself is the
>
>>>5th
>>>> largest automaker in the world, so the combined DB-CC will have to
>
>>>be at
>>>> least the third largest in the world if not the second largest (I
>>>assume
>>>> GM is the largest and Ford's second so with the merger they should
>
>>>be
>>>> right on the heels of Ford if not overtaking them...).. Just my
>>>> thoughts...
>>>>
>>>> Bruce
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>Mailto:rotrottmann@davidson.edu
>>>http://thelma.davidson.edu/rotrottmann/web/default.htm
>>>Davidson, NC- Now
>>>St. Louis, MO- May 19th
>>>95 Sport 318 Auto 2WD
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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