"They can't make and engine or transmission that last, and people who work hard for their money are shopping around"
That's a quote I heard on the radio this morning. Is this true about Jeeps? Are Jeep transmissions not lasting? It seems to me Hyundai trannys were the faulty ones in the industry. Somebody jump in here and re-assure me.
There is no doubt Chrysler has some reliability problems. The last several years they have focused on "cute" instead of reliable. I have been a MoPar person since 1970 when I purchased my first Plymouth, and maintain quite a few older MoPars that I wouldn't trade for any other.
Regretfully, they abandoned me in 1989 when they ceased production of Rear Wheel Drive cars. Their Front Drivers are considered throw away cars by the repair industry. Jeep managed to escape the "bean counters" until Chrysler was taken over by Mercedes a few years back, however all of their newer products have abandoned the "Jeep Concept". They are slapping "JEEP" stickers on anything with wheels in an attempt to sell "cutsie vehicles" to the same city folks as the Hummer H2 and H3.
As for staff reductions, I am sure Union Contracts are responsible for forced "over staffing" by the Big Three here in America. However, I will not purchase anything vehicle that does not have a GM, Ford or Chrysler Logo. Everyone needs to understand that just because honda, toyota or hyundai may be built here, the PROFITS go back to their HOME country! Every time one of your neighbors buys a non-domestic, they are hurting us and our children!
Sorry about the "rant"!
Bruce
On Feb 8, 8:17 am, "Highcountry" wrote: I
Ummmm. You're probably not aware that the Ford Five Hundred -- soon to be rebadged as the Ford Taurus -- is built on a Volvo frame.
-- "We began to realize, as we plowed on with the destruction of New Jersey, that the extent of our American lunatic fringe had been underestimated." Orson Wells on the reaction to the _War Of The Worlds_ broadcast.
Thoth, you are right about the "Can O Worms", but folks really need to make an attempt! We are going down the drain at record speed...
Bruce
City folks have lots of money. These guys are in business to get some of that, not to preserve your nineteenth century manifest destiny American dream. If you don't want to own a ghetto blaster on wheels that is your business, you know?
How your children do in life is directly related to whether they want to work for a living or not. My children all work for a living and are not UAW members. Besides, this thread is about Canadian jobs being cut.
Cheers,
Earle
Hehehehe
I guess I told u so is redundant at this point.
I understand where you're coming from, but everyone differs in opinion. I could easily argue that a Honda plant in New Jersey employs
600 workers and the Honda dealership for service employs another 30, and these people are making a living in America with Honda, but anyways - competition is good for quality control.
HAHAHAHA Styrofoam works better for your application, friend... ;0)
Your philosophy is fine....but
Hm, how many dollars on that new Jeep end up mit ze chermans?
The first and last Honda we ever bought was bought back under Michigan's lemon law. So much for quality contol. I'll stick to my American nameplates.
Liberty CRD's have a torque converter that sucks! All 05's and some 06's are being replaced under a recall. Then to "fix" the problem they are detuning the diesel engine! Is that a band aid fix or what?
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