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The Last Really Good Chrysler Product
My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's
never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as souvenirs. Yes, he's a peckerwood. I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? |
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I guess it doesn't count as a mopar car but the last good chrysler product
is the 300C hemi srt-8 that will come out shortly. It's only last because there is yet to be anything after it. Oh, and IMHO it's the first good one in a long time. Richard "Ted Azito" > wrote in message om... > My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? |
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I guess it doesn't count as a mopar car but the last good chrysler product
is the 300C hemi srt-8 that will come out shortly. It's only last because there is yet to be anything after it. Oh, and IMHO it's the first good one in a long time. Richard "Ted Azito" > wrote in message om... > My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? |
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Ted Azito wrote:
> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? IMHO the A-body, but I have a feeling that's not the answer he gave you. nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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Ted Azito wrote:
> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? IMHO the A-body, but I have a feeling that's not the answer he gave you. nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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Ted Azito wrote:
> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? My 89 Acclaim was the best one I've ever owned. My 96 minivan isn't bad, still running reasonably well at 158,000 miles, however, it has required at least one trip a year to the dealer for something significant - a couple or three recalls, clockspring, electrical problems, etc. The Acclaim had only one significant problem in 143,000 miles and that was a cracked torque convertor flex plate. Matt |
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Ted Azito wrote:
> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? My 89 Acclaim was the best one I've ever owned. My 96 minivan isn't bad, still running reasonably well at 158,000 miles, however, it has required at least one trip a year to the dealer for something significant - a couple or three recalls, clockspring, electrical problems, etc. The Acclaim had only one significant problem in 143,000 miles and that was a cracked torque convertor flex plate. Matt |
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I had a 68 Dodge Sportsman Window Van when I was in high school. It had the
225 slant six and the odometer broke on it when it turned over for the second time. It was 12 years old when I got it 1n 1980, my first "car", and I drove it for 8 years after that. I gave it to a friend in 88 and he got a couple more years out of it at least. Who knows how many miles it had when it went to the boneyard but I'll bet 300,000+. It was a great first car and built like a tank. You couldn't dent it easily like the tin cans of today. |
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I had a 68 Dodge Sportsman Window Van when I was in high school. It had the
225 slant six and the odometer broke on it when it turned over for the second time. It was 12 years old when I got it 1n 1980, my first "car", and I drove it for 8 years after that. I gave it to a friend in 88 and he got a couple more years out of it at least. Who knows how many miles it had when it went to the boneyard but I'll bet 300,000+. It was a great first car and built like a tank. You couldn't dent it easily like the tin cans of today. |
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With your kind of language, Teddy, I wouldn't let you near my 99 Intrepid ES
which I consider to be one of the best cars I've ever owned (so far). "Ted Azito" > wrote in message om... > My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's > never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as > demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad > in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they > don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer > them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him > even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as > souvenirs. > > Yes, he's a peckerwood. > > I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring > them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and > dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on > brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get > crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints. > > But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good > Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little > later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar? |
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