Do not look back

Hi All,
It seems to me that this group is turning into a place where old
people agree that in the old days everything was much better.
Being European I'm not emotionally attached to Dodge (first truck
I drove was a GT 6.0), Jeep (owned and saw a '91 Cherokee die on me)
or Chrysler (drive a Stratus now, it is branded Chrysler here, not
Dodge) and would really want to buy a Intrepid (which is not for
sale in Europe) as a daily driver and a '69 Charger (My wife and I are
together because of the Dukes of Hazard).

So, being objective, I see that people buying a car on a good day
and expecting or even demanding that the manufactorer of their choice
keeps things exactly the same.
I always thought that a free market was the way to do so (if you
don't like it, don't buy it) but I notice that people expect that
DC keeps on building the same old shit so to speek.
Why don't those people understand that that just won't happen.
Or anyway, not just like that.

DC is debranding the name Jeep to keep selling in the SUV segment.
Ford is debranding Jaguar to boost up sales in Europe.
Stuff like that happened before and will happen again.
Toyota invented Lexus to get into the Topsegment.
If that succeeds they will start rebranding Toyota's in smaller
Lexai (?). VAG has done the same with Porsche and Audi and is now
hoping to sell expensive Volkswagens.

Anyway, grow up, get over it, marry someone or die trying.
Make something of your life. Do anything. Be happy.

But stop yabbing about something that won't happen.
Please.

My 2 eurocents (15% better than your cents).
Martin

 

well, the group is a chrysler group, and Chrysler doesen't exist anymore
as it's part of Mercedes now. So this is somewhat understandable.
After all the strongest proponents of branding and brand loyalty are
the automakers themselves, you can hardly blame brand loyalty
among the customers when you see it.

Ted

 

I agree with some of what you say and definitely disagree with some of
what you say, but that is why this forum is here. We can state our
feelings and thoughts and beliefs and then listen to what others have
to say. If the statements offends anyone, they have the right to
answer or not enter the forum and read any other statements made. The
right to speak our mind - with NOT flaming or berating or belittling
the one who made the statement. That is what it is all about.
Thanks for your opinion.

My 2 cents (which MAY be worth less but is just as shaky as the rest
of the world's currency systems)

 

But not for long...

;-)
DAS